Vanishing Georgetown

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Anonymous wrote:Third Edition, Garretts, The Cross! Yes I mostly drank in Georgetown.

Garretts on the corner! Can you tell I was 18 in the mid80s?

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Anonymous wrote:- Poseurs

Yeaaas, Poseurs with the creepy window mannequin and the second floor dance floor that felt like it was going to cave in. Good times!

The Bayou and Mr. Days took a lot of my time and money.

Rally in the Alley. Ha!

Met my husband there and yes we're still married!

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Anonymous wrote:Right at the edge of Georgetown, but... Lulu's.

Hootie and the Blowfish played a Halloween party there before their first big hit. Remember thinking they were a fun band, but not much else... and had no idea I'd seen them play live until I noticed the name on a plastic souvenir cup I still use to scoop our dog's kibble out of the bin.

It's a yellow cup, isn't it?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is getting very sad....

where do the "young people" go in Georgetown now?

Georgetown Cupcake, SoulCycle, TJ Maxx, or Baked and Wired. The happening places are all east of Georgetown now.

The young kids today don't drink and hook up? Too busy dating on apps?

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Anonymous wrote:A French restaurant on one of those streets that crosses the canal. My friend’s menu caught fire from the table candle.

Chez Billy Sud? That's still around!

Cafe La Ruche was in that spot befor Chez Billy Sud

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Anonymous wrote:Cafe la Ruche!

I lived in Clarendon in 1991 and we used to walk there all the time. I thought it was so elegant.

Clarendon was basically a wasteland in 1991. My girlfriend lived there. We'd rent moves from Erols. There was not much else to do there.

Definitely, but an interesting one, in a grungy kind of way. I lived with my college boyfriend in an in-law suite in a house on N. Edgewood next to a car dealership on the main drag—Wilson. We signed the rental agreement without realizing our place would be bathed with security floodlights every night. We went to Whiteys, Pollo Rico, and Summers a lot and to a little French restaurant on Wilson that had a bird symbol. We missed Bardo’s and that whole scene by just a couple years.

Whitey's was the best.

That is all.

The best Halloween in my life was 1991 at Whitey's. Dressed up as a devil, fishnets and all. Went with my roommate and the two girls across the hall. Pure fun.

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Anonymous wrote:Right at the edge of Georgetown, but... Lulu's.

Hootie and the Blowfish played a Halloween party there before their first big hit. Remember thinking they were a fun band, but not much else... and had no idea I'd seen them play live until I noticed the name on a plastic souvenir cup I still use to scoop our dog's kibble out of the bin.

It's a yellow cup, isn't it?

All of my original “glassware” was from Lulus! I would stAck those up!

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Anonymous wrote:- Poseurs

Yeaaas, Poseurs with the creepy window mannequin and the second floor dance floor that felt like it was going to cave in. Good times!

The Bayou and Mr. Days took a lot of my time and money.

Rally in the Alley. Ha!

Met my husband there and yes we're still married!

Garrett’s here - still married too!

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Anonymous wrote:At the risk of sounding old, I thought I’d start a list of places I loved in Georgetown, but which have since disappeared.

Anyone remember (and can add to the list)

- Au Pied de Cochon?

I loved that place. Great booths. Glass of red wine. Group of girl friends. Couple of them smoking. Eating fries. Staying up too late.

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Savile Bookstore. Magnificent place

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Pauvre Immigrant - upper Wisconsin ave near Germaine's

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classic clothing, the used clothing store on M st
commander salamander
laura ashley
that random sex toy shop in Wisconsin
in junior high my friends and i would frequent all of the above on an average saturday afternoon.
(PLus urban outfitters, the gap, benneton, etc)

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Anonymous wrote:More from the '80s: there used to be a fantastic vintage clothing store just below M on the east side of Wisconsin. Bought my prom dress dress there. I can't for the life of me remember the name.

classic clothing

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Anonymous wrote:Key Theater

I was wondering when I'd see the Key Theater pop up.

Who remembers the Biograph?

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Anonymous wrote:Ah, the French Market! The best potato salad in this or any other universe.

And Georgetown Coffee, Tea, and Spice. Walls of candy. That place smelled soooo good.

And what was the shop near the Christ Child Opportunity Shop that was a warren of little rooms with lampshades, trays, placemats, all the kinds of things old Georgetown would have around the house?

Loved the Georgetown Coffee, Tea, and Spice shop! It was an amazing place.

Are you thinking of Little Caledonia? Near the corner of P street? That was a warren of rooms with household stuff!