Reminisce about the old Dupont Circle with me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aw! Childe Harold and Zorbas! I lived in DuPont Circle for a few years after grad school. I’d never lived right in a city before, and it was SO cool to me that I got to do so. Spent my weekends at Second Story Books, Kramer Books and Afterwards (those are still there, fortunately) and Books A Million.

The streets are overrun with homeless camps now.

Your "never lived in a city before" is showing. There are about 3 tents north of the circle and 3 to 5 homeless people sleeping on the Mass and CT side. I wouldn't call it "overrun" with camps compared to what we are seeing in other parts of the city, though we are working on finding them housing.

/Dupont resident of 20 years

[Anonymous]

Sunday brunch and browsing at Kramerbooks was one of my very favorite things ever.

[Anonymous]

I love The Burro, a burrito shop across the street from Burrito Brothers more or less. And I still miss a particular vegetarian sandwich from Marvelous Market in the mid/late 90s.

[Anonymous]

What was the name of that great record shop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What was the name of that great record shop?

12" Dance Records?

The proprietor (Sam the Man Burns) passed away recently:
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/176046/sam-the-man-burns-19572020/

[Anonymous]

Front Page bar. Met so many cute women on Thursday night happy hours there.

[Anonymous]

The nightlife: Red, Ozio, 1223, Dragonfly, ESL, Sesto Senso, Sign of the Whale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What was the name of that great record shop?

Was it Record and Tape Ltd. or was that just in Georgetown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The nightlife: Red, Ozio, 1223, Dragonfly, ESL, Sesto Senso, Sign of the Whale.

Big Hunt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What was the name of that great record shop?

Kemp Mil

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The nightlife: Red, Ozio, 1223, Dragonfly, ESL, Sesto Senso, Sign of the Whale.

I loved Sign of the Whale.

[Anonymous]

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/07/archives/a-place-in-the-sun-sidewalk-snacking-around-washington-if-you-go-.html

From 1978 NYT: see bit about DuPont.

[Anonymous]

The Big Hunt and Mr. Eagan's. They were on the same block and I spent most of my 20s migrated between the two of them.

[Anonymous]

I spent a good part of the mid-90s at the Big Hunt!

For some reason, I have a very clear memory of seeing Pulp Fiction at the theater across from Buffalo Billiards. That movie was amazing at the time and that time, just out of college, was memorable.

[Anonymous]

If you walk in the foyer of Decades or Mayflower Club (they are between Lucky Bar), and I forget which place as it's been a while, going up the stairs they have photos and flyers from all the old clubs in the area. My friends and I get stuck on the stairs reminiscing every time we go there.