Happy Holidays! Our Gift to Georgetown: A Map of Where to Shop, Eat, Stay and Play
By • December 6, 2023 0 667
Meet Our Map Researcher, Vivien Dobrescu
Our map researcher, Vivien Dobrescu, walked every block of every street in Georgetown, detailing every place and recording what was there, vacant storefronts and businesses yet to come. The process started earlier this year. In July, The Georgetowner unveiled Phase 1 of an accurate interactive map linked to Google Earth, denoting every major store, boutique, mom and pop shop, restaurant, café and bakery and all the hidden gems to know about and see in 3-D. We have completed the next stage of our efforts, which include 267 shops and boutiques and 195 restaurants, cafés and bakeries.
We’ve designed our Discover Georgetown Map to help our readers receive a more complete, colorful, up-to-date and informative guide to the commerce in our beloved community— all with the detail only locals can provide.
While the revitalization has been impressive, Georgetown still has around 80 boarded up, vacant or for-lease commercial spaces along the main streets. Our goal for this interactive map is to help fill out these vacant storefronts in the future and contribute to the continuing growth of Georgetown’s vibrant business scene.
As an ideal spot for flagship stores, startups and on-trend retailers, Georgetown has a plethora of independent businesses to choose from and we hope you can use our map to discover some exciting new stores and restaurants.
We plan to update the map as new stores and restaurants open, and others leave. It was designed to help our readers receive a more complete perspective of the state of commerce in our community. We hope you enjoy the next stage of our map. Do not hesitate to offer a suggestion and help us create the most comprehensive map of Georgetown available.
To access our Discover Georgetown Map, go to Georgetowner.com/discover-georgetown/. And, to your map suggestions, email editorial@georgetowner.com or if you’re reading this on the web, leave a comment on the story below.
An Easy Guide to Using the Map: For a more immersive view of our map, press on the three vertical buttons next to the search bar and click “View in Google Earth.” There you can toggle between 2-D and 3-D displays, zoom in and out, change orientations, and even use it to guide a walk along the streets of our map.
From our December 2023 print issue.
