We wear our boxer shorts and some say Oh, my God, who are these guys?. I do remember when Blimpies Subs opened just south of Mr Henrys, maybe a couple doors down or next door- It was perfect food for late nights,after the clubs. ", "Actually, Georgetown is my neighborhood," Smith said. 12. She also began taking on voice students of her own. Elmos Fire Now it is an upscale Mexican restaurant called El Centro. I loved the Bayou (great bands, great dancing), and the club behind the Biography theater (a psychedelic scene) now a CVS. This bar (known primarily as a gay bar) was famous for being the place where Roberta Flack launched her career. A very civil place six nights a week according to a 1978 Hoya article, the only exception being thirsty Thursdays, when the preppies would invade en masse to Carolina shag a dance descendent of the jitterbug and drop trou, a supposed mating ritual endemic to an era when sexual harassment didnt exist. Opened 1939 as Don Dickerman's Pirate's Den. self-published memoir: Meet Me at the Bar, Im Hungry. Admittedly, the quiet Wendy Beamish (Mare Winningham) is the only real preppy in St. Elmos Fire (described as a sweet-faced, insecure preppy in the script) as Alec Newbury (Judd Nelson) has advanced into more of a mid-1980s yuppie with his slick hair and Gordon Gekko-esque contrast-collar dress shirts. The announcement yesterday of the imminent closure of the Rhino Bar means that come March, there will be no more "college bars" left in the heart of Georgetown. Clarke-like bar/restaurant, a reference to Manhattans iconic preppy paradise. The following 13 vintage photos showcase different areas throughout Ohio during the 1970s: 1. Pingback: Neighborhood News Roundup: Your Receipt, Please Edition - City Desk. Meanwhile, the bars upstairs, outdoor patio was a tiki bar complete with kitschy totems. Georgetown is a multicultural and international hub now which I think is a positive thing., How Suburban Chicago Became the Unlikeliest Clubbing Scene of the 1980s, The Discreet Charm of the Old-School Preppy Bar, Bonfires, Ballrooms and Boris Johnson: Photos From the Last Days of the Old, Decadent Oxford. Tuesdays was Pendletons or Chadwicks, a K Street joint located under Whitehurst Freeway known for its hamburgers, cheap beers and late-night hours. Equally lamentable was the disappearance of Philly Cheesesteak. Prices and visitors' opinions on dishes. Before the dawn reclaims the streets, there are myriad human sights and sounds, often in stark contrast. At least one valid email address is required. Currently the AMC Theatre, the Bayou was the go-to music scene from 1953 to 1998. In my day. There was a bar and a backroom for small venues. Nightlife. There are a few prerequisites [for entry], wrote WaPo. The scene was burning so bright, however, that it couldnt possibly last forever. Co-proprietor Hugh Kelly was relaxing after the kitchen had closed for the night only to be asked if he could cook up a pair of steaks for some late travelers. Half of Mikes book is recipes, scaled down for household use, and half is behind-the-scenes reminiscences. Fish Tails Bar & Grill. Storz, in Kelly green bermuda shorts, planted a noisy smooch on Smith's lips. Peak hours are 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., during which period the D.C. Department of Transportation estimates about 10,000 cars and 6,000 pedestrians travel through the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. According to Salon, the American diplomat now sported short trousers, a large tattoo and spoke Arabic he was anything but a preppy. In my now 60 years on earth I never felt more connected to my fellow brothers then during the Sunday afternoon/evening Broadway show tune sing-a-longs with the piano player at the Mr Henrys at 1225 Wisconsin Ave from say 1977 to 1980. Likewise, if in the 1970s, Georgetown was mostly known for its thrift stores (such as Commander Salamander), record shops and even a disco bar called Tramps, that too was in flux. See more ideas about growing up, silver spring maryland, rockville maryland. [3], The club included a balcony level, with tables and chairs, and two standing room only bars. Georgetown Piano Bar View Map Address 3287 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA Phone +1 202-827-3236 Web Visit website Gather around the cherry red piano and sing along at Georgetown Piano Bar on M Street, which offers music and live entertainment every night of the week. Not to forget Crazy Horse, Desperados, the Down Under. In the late 1960s and early 1970s there were so many Georgetown undergrads streaming down the hill to work at the neighborhood's bars, nightclubs and eateries that Mike and his friends had. By 1982, preppy partying in our nations capital was reaching a fever pitch, with limousines crawling down M Street and bars packed eight-deep as people queued up for drinks. All rights reserved. Costner yelled to a group of giggling girls, as he examined a fake I.D. 10. [5], The club was owned from 1953 to 1980 by the Tramonte family who designed it to have an intimate atmosphere like a family. Remember in the 1980s, DC wasnt doing well, says Alana McGovern, a Georgetown alum who wrote about the neighborhoods bar scene over the years for a project entitled Booze to Bougie. It offered an onyx bar top, hexagonal white tiles on the floor, checkered tablecloths, draught beer and burgers. At Annie Oakley's Wild West Bar, Virginians like Susie Plundeke, 19, arrive every weekend ("if we can find a car") to drink beer, play pool, meet people and talk, despite the pulsating sound system. 293 views, 6 likes, 4 loves, 2 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Preserving LGBT Sites in Metro DC: The Georgetown Grill, from 1948 to 1977, became a popular gay male hangout, especially. It would become gridlocked with cars as far as the eye can see, according to the New York Times, each and every Saturday night. At others, I shock people. However, Poseurs loyal followers hosted a 30-year reunion, so check out their event on Facebook Event. There was a Mr. henrys on Wisconsin Ave. in the late 1960s. From 1977 to 1991, the building at 7th and E Streets NW that currently houses a Starbucks was home to one of the area's. . For decades, Washington's fancy restaurants were French. The entire team was very kind. John Kelly writes John Kelly's Washington, a daily look at Washington's less-famous side. This bar (known primarily as a gay bar) was famous for being the place where Roberta Flack launched her career. Best jazz clubs in DC. Pingback: Ten Years: The Recent Past | The Georgetown Metropolitan, Pingback: The Sovereign 17 Cork by Northwest, Pingback: Mayor Proposes End to Tavern License Cap in Georgetown | The Georgetown Metropolitan, Pingback: Georgetown Looks Set to Double Tavern License Cap, Will it Matter? All info on Bar Poliesportiu De Monserrat in Montserrat - Call to book a table. Photograph by Ehpien/FLICKR . Much like today, there was some turmoil, some celebrations and some change. Not sure how Scott (the manager) kept a lid on that zoo. "We wear our boxer shorts and some say 'Oh, my God, who are these guys?' At first she considered the suggestion an insult, but over time she began making appearances at local clubs, both as a pop singer and as a piano accompanist for others. Been to them all, Lets not forget The Cellar Door, The Bayou, The M club, oh my I know theres a few I left out. In Blues Alley and Charlie's, jazz-lovers sip drinks and converse in muted tones. The idea was you needed to sell food at the bar, as well as drinks, because it took up so much real estate, Mike says. If the Ivy League look had been around since the early 20th century, with a true scene emerging by mid-century, it would be mainstreamed into preppy culture by the start of the 1980s. Topher, I hate to contradict you but there never was a Mr. Henrys at 1225 Wisconsin Ave. During the Tramonte's ownership of the club, Paul Wolff was the front of house engineer. I think the gay steakhouse was called Paramount? Bill Scanlan: MTITV, filmmaker of The Bayou: DCs Killer Joint Back in the day Georgetown was the groove, and way out in front, too. Popular attractions . Log In. It was the closest, the sleaziest, and the drunkest bar of them all. Had no regard for my coworkers. Area residents complain that loud music and rowdy patrons are the bane of their lives. 1050 30th St. NW The Georgetown bar culture was filled with much more than loafers, gingham, pleats and shoulder pads, wrote McGovern. Nowhere was that more evident than in our nations capital, which was uniquely positioned to become Americas preppiest party city of the era. However, if it was dead all week, on the weekends it would become The Chinese Disco, or Chidi, a packed spot where he would dance the shag to beach music and flirt with local coeds it was then the epicenter of Washington DCs preppy playground. In 2014 it was forced to move from its M Street location to K Street, where it replaced longstanding bar Chadwicks due to rising rents. "Well," she said with a drawl, "We're gay. It was the Duke Zeibert's of Dance, the Sans Souci of Sweat. It is currently a Zara clothing store. The Boy-Whore World. They go to good colleges or have good jobs.. The D.C. Public Library's Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker will lead a panel discussion of the histories, stories and insights around Georgetown's great venue spaces of the 1960s and 1970s. Pool. If by the 1980s New York was going new wave and hip-hop, club kids and cokeheads, in Washington, DC, a melting pot of fledgling lawyers, bankers and politicos still enjoyed dressing up in boat shoes, blue blazers and Brooks Brothers button-downs to hit the town. The best was very comfortable. I went to all of those a lot when I was at GW from 98-02. 11. The announcement yesterday of the imminent closure of the Rhino Bar means that come March, there will be no more college bars left in the heart of Georgetown. Though Lisa Birnbachs iconic 1980 Official Preppy Handbook was meant to lampoon the aesthetic, it instead galvanized it, and, just like the early-aughts Brooklyn hipster movement, all irony was soon stripped away. Then I am mistaken. But those are off the main drags. Clarke-like bar/restaurant, a reference to Manhattans iconic preppy paradise. Photographer Michael Horsley documented the era with a fascinating series of 537 photos. The clothing store Wet Seal opened here sometime around 2003. (202) 387-8411. Chidi had been opened as this youthful preppy scene was just beginning to emerge, in 1976. One amorous pair -- a man and woman -- eating dinner and oblivious to their surroundings, was asked, "Did you know this is considered a gay bar?". John Thompson's teams made it to the Final Four three times in the 1980s and won the National Championship in 1984. A portion of the discussion will be dedicated to remembering Jack Boyle, owner of the Cellar Door, who died last year. In Nathan's, where sophisticated young professionals mingle before a backdrop of forest green walls and framed pastel hunting scenes, a lawyer explained his presence simply: "It's loneliness, the human condition. Crazy expensive and hard to get into, it set the standard for special-occasion dining in the era when butter and . You can stand and talk and see the sights.". The scene was burning so bright, however, that it couldnt possibly last forever. What movies was she in?' In 2014, The Third Edition became El Centro, an upscale Mexican restaurant. A rich tan (and were not talking about the Q.T. Sometimes we take our pants off and it really bums people out, claimed James Muggy (Mike) Smith, a self-proclaimed filthy rich kid who was wearing a pink-and-green plaid bow tie and pink sweater when he was interviewed in yet another 1982 WaPo article on the scene. Washington, DC 20007 1. The steakhouse was called Dinos Paramount steakhouse and served the best sizzling steaks in the city. These kids are very well-behaved," Spaulding said. I personally took comedians Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor to Brits. Tuesdays was Pendletons or Chadwicks, a K Street joint located under Whitehurst Freeway known for its hamburgers, cheap beers and late-night hours. . Theres a lot of booze in the book. From 2000 to 2012, the population of 20-to-24-year-olds in Georgetown rose by nearly 40 percent, largely because of an increase in student enrollment at the university. This bar created Georgetowns punk rock scene. Kentucky Explorer. Above all, it was . There were lines of boat shoes out the door every Friday night. It closed in 1989 and is now the Running Company. According to Salon, the American diplomat now sported short trousers, a large tattoo and spoke Arabic he was anything but a preppy. Some places, I fit right in. Before Il Pane, there was a very tasty Italian sandwich shop up on the second floor called Lucianos Cafe. I remember waking by the side steps of The Cellar Door and John Denver was just sitting there, strumming his guitar, enjoying some sun. While Chinese Disco had long since moved locations to Prospect Street NW, even it would close in 2018. Del Grande, sporting a high-and-tight haircut, said in confidential tones, "I'll tell you what. Just think back a few years ago and list the rowdy bars that almost exclusively attracted college-aged (or very recently graduated) patrons: Thats just from the last couple years. The event will also feature a film screening of The Bayou: DCs Killer Joint (30 min.). Here at 4E we asked these questions and did the research into Georgetowns bar history, and no this is not a shameless plug for my final research project. Thursdays were the big nights Georgetown/American University nights. Sometimes we take our pants off and it really bums people out, claimed James Muggy (Mike) Smith, a self-proclaimed filthy rich kid who was wearing a pink-and-green plaid bow tie and pink sweater when he was interviewed in yet another 1982 WaPo article on the scene. I worked there. That was redneck.. Jammed packed, upstairs and down. Bros in polos and hungry clubbers start the night with massive plates of Irish nachos before climbing the stairs to the hot and heavy dance floor, wrote one review. "I spend a lot of time here. Those were the days.Let me tell you. A one-square-mile neighborhood of cobble-stone streets and stately, federal-style homes centered around the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, Georgetown nonetheless boasted more than 115 liquor licenses in an approximately 10-block area. In 1970, the Homophile Social League met here as well as the Community Church organized by Rev. The bar was bought and converted into an upscale Belgium restaurant called The Sovereign. Panelists include: Worked at The Crazy Horse and The Cellar Door. The site you are referring to was The American Cafe in the 80s and may have been an Annies Steakhouse before. Here is another article discussing Garrets closing. A 'hip' bar scene in Towson during the 1970s. And hes especially fond of the saloon, a style of establishment for which Georgetown home of the original Clydes became famous. John Dominis. There are a few prerequisites [for entry], wrote WaPo. But I'm not interested in going to discos and taking drugs. Admittedly, the quiet Wendy Beamish (Mare Winningham) is the only real preppy in St. Elmos Fire (described as a sweet-faced, insecure preppy in the script) as Alec Newbury (Judd Nelson) has advanced into more of a mid-1980s yuppie with his slick hair and Gordon Gekko-esque contrast-collar dress shirts. But he didnt fall off the face of the earth. Comments? Outside Winston's rock 'n' roll cave, jean-clad youths wait impatiently to show identification to bouncer Wally Costner, whose 21 years of living are distributed through a 6-foot-5, 240-pound frame. Espaol . Tales might involve bar hopping, disco dancing, lining up at music clubs, concert crowds or stylish restaurants. This establishment was a left over remanent of the 1970s disco scene. Cerphe Colwell: musicplanetradio.com. Three hustlers standing on the street . By the 1990s, Georgetown had, like most of America, entered into a grunge period, with alternative music blasting out of the doors at rock clubs like Poseurs. The owner sold it to a corporation and then it began to slide. The price is $66 per night. A Louisville Howard Johnson during the 1960s. "Space is the Place" was the soundtrack to radio spots for d.c. space. The interior, meanwhile, was more inspired by another preppy haven popular with college kids, an underground spot called The Tombs. From May 1- May 3, a series of large scale demonstrations were held in DC protesting the war. Then again, no one in Georgetown is these days either. For one, its geographic location straddled the line between the prep schools and Ivy League institutions of the northeast, while also having a foot in the South with its fratty gentlemen and sorority belles. Nov 21, 2022 - Explore Sharon Clayton's board "Restaurants - from when I was growing up", followed by 176 people on Pinterest. Beer was king, specifically bottled beer. said the women. If Washingtonians mostly only drank at restaurants, hotels, social clubs and high-society parties previous to 1980, that was about to change, and quickly. And nobody mentions Mr. Smiths on M Street in the 60s-70s. I guess it would be fairer to say she was discovered at the K St. club (the Bayou maybe?). 1) Washington DC in the 1970s was a riveting time. It even got a moment of Hollywood fame as the beloved St. Elmos Fire bar in the 1980s classic St. Our room was spacious, clean and quiet. | The Georgetown Metropolitan. Also loved the roof deck and, Avril, who became a fast friend with the . The action stops only after 2 a.m., when serving liquor is forbidden, and the streets slowly empty as people try to remember where they parked. While it may have "grill" in the name, diners won't find much more than Utz potato chips to go with the beer and rail drinks. Check out this websiteto learn more! "It's okay for young people in their twenties. Looks like Old Glory is the last one standing. Washingtons weird territorial placement in the American firmament also played a key role in the bar scene that emerged. Pingback: From the Comments | The Georgetown Metropolitan. I think the infamous Maximilian Rochambeau had a club in that building back in the early Nineties. Georgetown Today, July 1970 The overwhelming majority of the faculty believed that we, right on the doorstep of the national government, just could not conduct business as usual. Not exclusively gay but ahead of its time? Garretts Restaurant and Railroad Tavern shut its doors for the last time on a Monday in 1979. There are out-of-town families trying to decide where to eat: "But I don't want steak" went the refrain recently outside Dino's Steakhouse. lolAnyone remember Cafe de Paris and Sundowner Club? oh, but they were just south on M~ Cheers to those Great Times . Reportedly decked in khakis and polished penny loafers, blond hair and blue eyes, he was a Georgetown junior at the time. At least Quick Pita lives on!! Mike, 63, is semi-retired now. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The club, which was a regular stop on East Coast tours by UK bands from the late 1970s on, featured artists including U2 (their second show in the United States), Kiss, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers (performing twice in 1988 which would be their final DC shows with founding members Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons ), The Only Ones, Squeeze, Bottles placed upside down into funnels feeding long tubing led to the downstairs bars. I worked on M Street and I ate many meals and drank a few too many drinks there. For more discriminating tastes, there are establishments like the Pisces Club, F. Scott's, the Georgetown Club, Charlie's Georgetown, Chinoiserie and Blues Alley, which are protected from the masses by understated facades and locations off the well-trodden Wisconsin-and-M pathway. We started DCs Fastest Bartender, and Monday night Mike Nardello spinning tunes during No Skin No Win naked dance contest Buddy Jenkins was Mgr. . Whats a Hoya with a fake ID to do these days? The other big draw was the $1 hamburger night with Gregorio the bar-back flipping the nastiest hamburgers allowed for human consumption. The Georgetown bar culture was filled with much more than loafers, gingham, pleats and shoulder pads, wrote McGovern. type); blond, dirty blond or light brown hair; a polo shirt with some sort of animal or mammal applique; a pair of madras pants or Bermuda shorts; and your name on the Britches mailing list for its new fall collection.. In 1993, the Vinyard Vines store housed Britches Great Outdoors, a branch of the Georgetown-based Britches chain. $66. Every Friday night, he would head to The Day Lily, a red and gold velvet-walled Chinese restaurant, a seedy spot that would seem beneath his social class. Its impossible to discuss 1225 Wisconsin without mentioning that it was the location of Mr. Henrys from 1967 to 1986. He then grabbed a nearby bar stool, flipped it over, and pounded the defenseless steaks vigorously with the flat seat top.. The restaurants stayed open until sometime around 2000. When he wasnt pounding keg beer on the Maryland shore, the future Supreme Court Justice could be found pounding [brew]skis at underage bars and house parties, according to his handwritten notations. She noted that by now the 100-plus bars in the neighborhood were starting to rankle the older, upper-crust residents with to their boisterous partying. American Cafe was great, a landmark endeavor for Georgetown and the food industry. 4 out of 5. Winstons, Pall Mall, Pierce Street Annex, Numbers, The Bayou, Bojangles, Windsor McKays, Abbey Road and Pattons, Pingback: ANC Signals End to Moratorium But Delays Decision | The Georgetown Metropolitan, Pingback: The Georgetown Metropolitan Forgets its Birthday Again | The Georgetown Metropolitan. Started my bouncing career in that joint. Yes, definitely Mr. Henrys (Georgetown) was just above M street on Wisconsin Avenue, I think it was #1225. The spacious bar offered martinis and Sinatra music, while a preppy look acted as the cover charge. Roadside Pictures. That same year, WaPo was already pointing toward Georgetowns end days, and they werent even aware of the looming crack epidemic which would cripple the city and turn it into the nations murder capital. It was the first bar in Georgetown that integrated music videos into the bar! Have you wondered where these bars went? Mr. Henrys Georgetown was owned by Avery Morrison and Larry Samuel. And the location, perfect! By the 21st century, Georgetown bar culture was dying as students began going out in the Adams Morgan neighborhood instead. It stayed open until a few years ago when Vinyard Vines opened up. View the menu, check prices, find on the map, see photos and ratings. In the early days, all gentlemen had to wear a coat and necktie. If you are talking the late 80s-early 90s, you forgot Winstons. The Third Edition was a Georgetown neighborhood staple, serving students, visitors and the neighborhood from 1969 to 2013. On weekends, Georgetown is Washington's front porch. Mike will be selling and signing books from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Boss Shepherds, 1229 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Southside 815, 815 S. Washington St., Alexandria; and as part of a dinner special Oct. 29 at Clydes of Georgetown. ", But Bruce Norris, cartoonist for The Georgetowner newspaper and a Nathan's regular, goes about finding a companion creatively. This really does cap a disturbing trend in the Wisconsin/M area. It stayed open until a few years ago when Vinyard Vines opened up. We're happy. While Maryland raised its drinking age to 21 in 1982 and Virginia did the same in 1985, the District of Columbia held out, wrote Hunter Main for The Hoya Georgetown Universitys student newspaper in trying to explain the era. I remember a Mr. Henrys in Georgetown at the same time as the American Cafe but that Mr. Henrys closed around 1980-81 (it started getting mostly straight customers when they hired a teenaged Tori Amos to play piano)and the American Cafe followed suit a few years later. Likewise, if in the 1970s, Georgetown was mostly known for its thrift stores (such as Commander Salamander), record shops and even a disco bar called Tramps, that too was in flux. Every Friday night, he would head to The Day Lily, a red and gold velvet-walled Chinese restaurant, a seedy spot that would seem beneath his social class. Mr. Smiths was arguablythe second oldest continuing bar in the Georgetown neighborhood as it was founded in 1962. We wear our boxer shorts and some say Oh, my God, who are these guys?. Two recent college grads, Nicky Williams and Buff McDonald, asked The Day Lilys aging owner, Jim Chin, if they could start renting his restaurant for Friday night parties. At one point, every place on M Street had a manager or chef who was someone from my class, Mike Soper says as I tuck into my oyster poboy at Bobby Vans downtown. The article Revisiting the 1980s Heyday of Georgetowns Fabled Preppy Bars by Aaron Goldfarb was originally published on InsideHook. In the latest Pelecanos The Way It Was Derek Strange has Roberta Flack starting out at Clydes. Georgetown Most things at The Tombs aren't older than a college senior today. Free WiFi. This week for Not So Long Ago, GM stops by Wisconsin Ave. just above M St. where the Vinyard Vines and Bebe shops now sit. acid jazz and electronica, following the establishment of a variety of bars and clubs in the area, most notably The Black Cat (which was co-founded by Dave Grohl, another native of the DC punk scene). It's impossible to discuss 1225 Wisconsin without mentioning that it was the location of Mr. Henry's from 1967 to 1986. Open in Google Maps. Changed to the Bayou in 1953 with Owners Mike Munley, Vince and Tony Tramonte, The Tramontes sell the Bayou to Cellar Door Productions in 1980, This page was last edited on 2 December 2022, at 07:05. There were family restaurants, jazz clubs, punk bars and average joe-type dives, many frequented by Marines from the nearby barracks. When he wasnt pounding keg beer on the Maryland shore, the future Supreme Court Justice could be found pounding [brew]skis at underage bars and house parties, according to his handwritten notations. By 2002 Bebe had moved in. It closed in 2011. By fww2. Some of the best years of my early life were spent within those walls. [citation needed], The Bayou was a stop on the national tours of musical groups and solo artists. She noted that by now the 100-plus bars in the neighborhood were starting to rankle the older, upper-crust residents with to their boisterous partying. Chidi had been opened as this youthful preppy scene was just beginning to emerge, in 1976. [7], The Bayou was known for hosting benefits, including one for Toni Wilson, a singer who would frequent the club with her family. That didnt last long, and the old Champions returned for a little while longer before closing a few years ago. Revisiting the 1980s Heyday of Georgteown's Fabled Preppy Bars In the Washington Post, January 7, 1982, there is an account of the unfathomably named Richard Hamilton Herrud Houghton III.. And there was nothing gay about Dinos. Storz said he spit beer. Then again, no one in Georgetown is these days either. Espaol . [4] The main floor bars were fed bottled liquor from a "tap" room that was situated above the entrance. The American Caf was next door down the street. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Would eat some nearly every lunch. [8], In the late 1990s, The Bayou was owned by Dave Williams (Cellar Door Productions), who was also responsible for putting on the concerts at DAR Constitution Hall and the Capital Centre. Champions: This sports bar at the end of the alley next to Benetton entertained drunk college kids for years before it briefly became the upscale Blue Gin. There was a time when some bartenders kept pace with their customers, when some chefs carefully calibrated their liquor intake over the night, sweating out the alcohol over a hot grill. Very sad to see the continued gentrification of a once great area. Reserve now, pay when you stay. An American Bar, according to its marquees subtitle, it opened in 1963 in a former motorcycle hangout as the first full-sized bar in the District since Prohibition. Upstairs was a deli/market called Il Pane (thats Italian for bread). But Mike always had a soft spot for the bar both sides of it. The loss of a significant number of Georgetown's bars and late-night options has run contrary to the neighborhood's population growth. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Spent a lot of time at the tiki bar at Third Edition. Mike is impressed by the complexity of todays craft cocktails, if a little mystified by their appeal. 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