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The State of Georgetown: 2010
In one of his earliest posts, GM documented all the stores in Georgetown that are on M St., Wisconsin Ave., or just off these two corridors. The study was inspired by an article by the great Marc Fisher lamenting the “generification” of Georgetown.
The results demonstrated that while there are a lot of chains in Georgetown, there are even more independent stores. A lot more. As of December 2008, of the 427 stores in Georgetown, almost 70% were independent stores.
So what does the picture look like a year later? Pretty much the exact same. [Click here to download the complete list of establishments].
Overall Numbers:
Two weeks ago, GM walked the streets again cataloging every store, restaurant, bar, etc. Here are the overall numbers:
Total Establishments: 443
Total Independents: 308 (69.53%)
Total Chains: 122 (27.54%)
Total Regional Chains (e.g., Five Guys): 13 (2.93%)
(While as discussed below, there were openings in 2009, not all the disparity between 2010’s totals and 2009’s totals can be explained by new establishments. GM was simply a bit more diligent about tallying them all this year.)
For the visually minded, here’s what Georgetown looks like in pie form:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by David Kleinschmidt.
Good morning Georgetown here’s the latest:
- Western High School may return as a result of The Duke Ellington School possibly relocating to the Logan School campus.
- The Georgetown Hoya finally adds a blog.
- Georgetown Mall M St. employee got pepper-sprayed by alleged shop-lifters.
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Restaurant Week/Month Is At Hand
The annual Restaurant Week has arrived again. For many this is a chance to try out spots they’d ordinarily consider too expensive (for others it’s a reason to stay home).
So who’s offering deals in Georgetown? Here’s the list according to OpenTable.Com:
- 1789
- Bistro Francais
- Bistrot Lepic
- Cafe Bonaparte
- Farmers & Fishers (nee Agraria)
- Filomena
- Hook
- La Chaumiere
- Mie N Yu
- Morton’s
- Neyla
- Nick’s Riverside Grill
- Sea Catch
- Sequoia
On top of the normal restaurant week, 1789 and Farmers & Fishers are making it Restaurant Month by offering specials straight through 1/31.
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The Morning Metropolitan
Buildings on the Canal by Palkynebtab.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Vox Populi tracks campus crime.
- Georgetowner got some great submissions for their photo contest.
- Pizzeria Paradiso hosting Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (it’s French for making cool beers) Monday night.
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Deal Near For Nathans Space?
Nathans by M.V. Jantzen.
Walking by the iconic Nathans building at M and Wisconsin recently you may have noticed that the large sign advertising the building’s availability has come down. GM emailed the agent, Josh Feldman, to see whether that meant a tenant was found. His response “[w]e are close to tenanting the building but I cannot comment past that. I am sure we would all like to see the corner achieve its potential.”
Could this mean we’ll finally bring some life back to the southeast corner of Georgetown’s crossroad? GM hopes so, but when informed about the news, a person very knowledgeable of the Georgetown commercial real estate market was very skeptical. Â So don’t get too excited until we see some more evidence.
Filed under Real Estate
The Morning Metropolitan
Big Wheel Bike’s big bike by Kevin H.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Want to help the Haitians? Go to the Red Cross and donate. This has nothing to do with Georgetown, but it’s just the right thing to do.
- Georgetown goes one-for-two in Tom Sietsema’s chat.
- Philly Pizza to remain open at least until February 9th.
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