He's the author of a new memoir, "Meet Me at the Bar, I'm Hungry." The chain went bankrupt in 2002. 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. It was the Duke Zeibert's of Dance, the Sans Souci of Sweat. 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 M Street. I seem to remember a Mr Henrys on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan as well as all the ones mentioned here. The clothing store Wet Seal opened here sometime around 2003. Brad, you might be right, but what I read is that Flack started at the Georgetown Mr. Henrys and then the club owner, Henry Yaffe, recognized her talent and then built a room for her at his Capitol Hill location. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Some of the best years of my early life were spent within those walls. "It's okay for young people in their twenties. For the record: Dinos Paramont Steakhouse, with a parking lot to the left, and Mr. Henrys to the right, and American Cafe to the right of that. 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. Tomorrow evening, April 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Georgetown Public Library at 3260 R St. NW, one of Georgetowns coolest times will be recalled with Last Call; The Bayou, Cellar Door and Georgetown Nightlife., The D.C. Public Librarys Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker will lead a panel discussion of thehistories, stories and insights around Georgetownsgreat venue spaces of the 1960s and 1970s. All Rights Reserved. Equally lamentable was the disappearance of Philly Cheesesteak. Tuesdays was Pendletons or Chadwicks, a K Street joint located under Whitehurst Freeway known for its hamburgers, cheap beers and late-night hours. The antique-lined bar at 75-year-old seafood restaurant Crisfield. 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. It closed two years ago and became El Centro. Born in Washington, John started at The Post in 1989 as deputy editor in the Weekend section. Performers included Count Basie and Woody Herman. 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. Not a fan of Rhino, but its a shame to see rising rents continue to reduce Georgetowns diversity of storefronts. At least Quick Pita lives on!! They have a gay following and the original is near Dupont Circle. "We're probably the preppiest people in there and we really bum people out," he said, leaning against the wall outside Winston's and looking oh-so-preppy in his pink-and-green plaid bow tie and pink sweater. Since then the location has been a sandwich shop but currently remains for rent. But it was Clydes that the Official Preppy Handbook would list as their definitive prep bar for the DC area. This became the preppy list-restricted George-more popular with a slightly older 20-something crowd of transplant Southerners-which itself recently became Chinese Disco. This group is now the most populous . 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. It closed in 2011. 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. This site seems to confirm that there was a Mr. Henrys at 1225 Wisconsin Ave.: Meanwhile, music remained a central part of Flacks life outside of the workplace. C/Luis Garca Berlanga, 19-21, Valencia, Valencia, 46023. James Muggy (Mike) Smith, a self-proclaimed "filthy rich" Indiana University student from Arlington, and Brian Storz, a Tulane University student from Savannah, Ga., met in the Third Edition this summer. Elmos Fire Now it is an upscale Mexican restaurant called El Centro. In its script, St. Elmos is described as a P.J. Or order the book at meetmeatthebarimhungry.com. So if finals haveyou feeling down, take a walk with 4E down memory lane and peer into the past with our Georgetown Bars Now and Then. Area residents complain that loud music and rowdy patrons are the bane of their lives. Quickly, Williams and McDonalds bashes, based on a Myrtle Beach frat-boy aesthetic they had grown up on in the South, were a sensation, packed with men in blazers and women, according to WaPo, who pronounced daddy as a three-syllable word. The actual menu of the Bar Poliesportiu De Monserrat. Go down the hill on Wisconsin, pass the Church, turn left and there it was. In the Washington Post, January 7, 1982, there is an account of the unfathomably named Richard Hamilton Herrud Houghton III. The Third Edition was a Georgetown neighborhood staple, serving students, visitors and the neighborhood from 1969 to 2013. People bump into old friends, make new ones. It was a refuge for long-haired psychedelic groups as well as oddballs like Sun Country, a local garage act led by a female drummer. All rights reserved. And nobody mentions Mr. Smiths on M Street in the 60s-70s. The other big draw was the $1 hamburger night with Gregorio the bar-back flipping the nastiest hamburgers allowed for human consumption. This building used to house The Cellar Door, a live music club thatplayed host to famous artists such as Jimmy Buffet, Patti Smith, Carole King and manymore from1965-1981. According to Salon, the American diplomat now sported short trousers, a large tattoo and spoke Arabic he was anything but a preppy. Ladin, lingua ladina . GM was a big fan of Britches back in the day when a Britches Great Outdoors was at his local Connecticut mall. Theres still Tombs (the other inspiration and filming location of St. Elmos Fire) and Chadwicks under a new name is still basically Chadwicks. 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. Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events, Mike Soper, a D.C. chef who started out working in Georgetown bars in the early 1970s, at Bobby Van's restaurant in Washington. That didnt last long, and the old Champions returned for a little while longer before closing a few years ago. Over the years, it has moved to a few different locations in the downtown area. He said he comes to Mr. Henry's mainly for conversation. But he didnt fall off the face of the earth. From bell bottoms to long lost amusement parks we all wish would come back to Ohio, it was certainly a unique time to live in the Buckeye State. 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. Lets not forget Scandals which was definitely a college bar and the famous Tramps Discotheque both in the same building at corner of Wisconsin and Prospect! Del Grande, sporting a high-and-tight haircut, said in confidential tones, "I'll tell you what. It was rite of passage. [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. Thursdays was E.J. Thursdays was E.J. Pingback: Neighborhood News Roundup: Your Receipt, Please Edition - City Desk. Here is another article discussing Garrets closing. No one was coming to his restaurant any way, so Chin figured he had nothing to lose. Nov 21, 2022 - Explore Sharon Clayton's board "Restaurants - from when I was growing up", followed by 176 people on Pinterest. [9], Though The Bayou generally attracted an older crowd, the club also featured a diverse following including college students from Georgetown University, men and women from the many military installations in the DC area and The Pentagon. Use to work for Britches Great Outdoors. 1) Washington DC in the 1970s was a riveting time. In the late 1960s and early 1970s there were so many Georgetown undergrads streaming down the hill to work at the neighborhoods bars, nightclubs and eateries that Mike and his friends had another name for the elite Jesuit university: the Georgetown Restaurant School. Fish Tails Bar & Grill. 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. 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. These kids are very well-behaved," Spaulding said. Photograph by Ehpien/FLICKR . 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. Tuesdays was Pendletons or Chadwicks, a K Street joint located under Whitehurst Freeway known for its hamburgers, cheap beers and late-night hours. Free WiFi. 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 least one valid email address is required. I had many meals and drinks there. He draws the caricature of an attractive woman, or sometimes, he says, "I'll tell a woman she reminds me of an actress. Our guests praise the bar in our reviews. One of D.C.'s ultimate dive bars, The Raven has been tucked away in Mount Pleasant since 1935. Garretts: GM spent many hours at this bar in his early 20s. 3135 K Street, Georgetown, Washington DC. 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. That would be the Class of 1972 at Georgetown University, although, in the end, Mike wouldnt graduate with it. My friends Craig and Ardith and I would go there several times a week for happy hour, for years approx 1974 to 1977-ish. 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.