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An view from the Georgetown Reservoir basin of the pump house off MacArthur Boulevard, May 2016. Photo credit: USACE
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Front Street in historic Georgetown, South Carolina
Published in Grand Strand Magazine Dec/Jan 2014 issue
About Georgetown, Washington DC
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, commercial, and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 in the state of Maryland, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years. Georgetown remained a separate municipality until 1871, when the United States Congress created a new consolidated government for the whole District of Columbia. A separate act passed in 1895 specifically repealed Georgetown's remaining local ordinances and renamed Georgetown's streets to conform with those in the City of Washington.
The primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue & M Street, which contain high-end shops, bars, restaurants, and the Georgetown Park enclosed shopping mall, as well as the Washington Harbour waterfront restaurants at K Street, NW, between 30th and 31st Streets. Georgetown is home to the main campus of Georgetown University and numerous other landmarks, such as the Volta Bureau and the Old Stone House, the oldest unchanged building in Washington. The embassies of France, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, and Ukraine are located in Georgetown.
The new (May 2010) Safeway in Georgetown (Washington DC) at 1855 Wisconsin Ave NW) opened just one year after the previous store at this location closed. It is the first LEED certified (sustainability) store in DC.
According to their site...
Safeway has strong roots in the Georgetown community. Safeway began serving Washington DC by acquiring the Sanitary Grocery Company 80 years ago. Safeway operated the Georgetown Sanitary Grocery store before it changed the banner to Safeway. Later, Safeway opened its first store on Wisconsin Avenue near 34th Street. Since then, it has been replaced and enlarged twice to improve the services provided to our customers. As the fourth store in this location, the Georgetown Safeway is the urban supermarket for the 21st Century.
Georgetown University, Henle Village. I think these are plum blossoms (captured i mid-March). They didn't look like cherry trees...