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The Morning Metropolitan

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

  • The other day, GM wrote about how Ben and Jerry’s used to be Georgetown Electric. Turns out there’s still a sign for Georgetown Electric on the alley. Walker Lamond sent GM this shot:
  • Ugh, some new reality show based in DC is going to be called “Georgetown”.

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Not So Long Ago

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Today GM is introducing a new and exciting feature to the Georgetown Metropolitan. You’ve all seen the “Then and Now” blogs and articles that show an old photo next to a modern day photo to demonstrate how much has changed, or hasn’t.

Most of the old photos on those sites are from a long, long time ago. This is great, but sometimes it’s more surprising to see how much has changed in a much shorter time period. That’s what GM is going to do for Georgetown.

Recently GM came into possession of a pile of photos taken of Georgetown storefronts by the Citizens Association of Georgetown in 1993. The photos were taken as part of an effort to clean up the signage around Georgetown. It’s an effort that GM is trying to repeat, which is why he was given these photos. Continue reading

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