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Georgetown

Georgetown is one of Washington’s oldest neighborhoods, predating the federal city itself. These posts explore its colonial-era streets, Federal rowhouses, working waterfront, and the characters who shaped one of DC’s most enduring communities.

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Plans for proposed building projects in Washington, D.C. Perspective view of concourse and entrance to Key Bridge, 1928Key Bridge: The 1928 Proposed Grand Entryway That Was Never BuiltUpdated Jun 27Commander Salamander storefront at 1420 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Georgetown, early 1990sCommander Salamander and the Many Lives of 1420 Wisconsin AvenueJun 18Apple Store in Georgetown1229 Wisconsin Ave NW: The History of Georgetown’s Apple Store BuildingUpdated Jun 18Bomford's Mill at Potomac and Grace Streets NW in Georgetown, photographed in 1967The Flour Mill in Georgetown: From Bomford’s Mill to 135 HomesJun 18The Francis Scott Key Mansion at 3516-18 M Street NW in Georgetown, its gabled roof and chimneys intact, with the Potomac River behind it.Francis Scott Key’s House in Georgetown, and How DC Lost ItUpdated Jun 17Robert LeGendre setting the world broad jump record at the 1924 Paris OlympicsRobert LeGendre: Georgetown’s Olympic Champion and the 1930 Divorce His Family Wanted to UnderstandJun 17Swearing in of Dwight Davis as Assistant Secretary of War on March 5th, 1923Three Former US Secretaries of War and the Washington Houses Where They LivedUpdated Jun 9Rhino Bar: 63 Years of Drinking at 3295 M Street in GeorgetownJun 8The Tombs in Georgetown: The Bar That Inspired St. Elmo’s FireUpdated Jun 2
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