The funky retailer closed its doors in 2010.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
The location of what is currently now Restoration Hardware was once home to many things, such as Roy Rogers and The Key Theatre.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
The space previously occupied by Marvelous Market still remains vacant.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Marvelous Market once used to occupy the corner of Wisconsin and P Streets in Georgetown until it closed in 2014.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
Georgetown architect Robert Bell recently purchased the old Georgetown Theater. "The major sale represents an architectural and retail renaissance that likely will come for the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and O Street," The Georgetowner reports.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
The former Olsson's Books and Records on Wisconsin Avenue is now an Ann Taylor Loft, Georgetown Metropolitan reports.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Bookstore owner John Olsson was forced to close his high-rent Georgetown location in 2002, The Washington Post reports.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
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Today, the Stoupsy's location is occupied by Paolo's Restaurant. The Georgetown Metropolitan details its history.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
In 1993, Stoupsy's Cafe resided on the corner of Wisconsin and N Streets.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
The former Kemp Mill space is more recently known as British clothier Reiss. Now, it's for rent.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
The former record store had more than 30 shops in the Metro area, including two in Georgetown, DCist reports.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
In 2004, Blue Gin opened up in the former Champions space, but has since closed as well.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Georgetown Metropolitan refers to this '90s bar as a bit relaxed ... especially when it came to examining ID's.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
The former retail location for Commander Salamander is now a bank on Wisconsin Avenue.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
The former Garrett's is now occupied by a modern Thai restaurant. (Courtesy Prince of Petworth/Popville)
Garrett's was a railroad-themed tavern, and it shut its doors in 2011. The Georgetowner describes its closing as "a loss of a popular community hangout loved and frequented by locals, students, employees and tourists since 1979."
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
What was Poseurs is now the Georgetown Running Company.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
It was the first club to feature and embrace music videos: Poseurs ushered in the punk rock and new wave crowd in its days. "It was the tragically hip folks," says original Poseurs bartender Kyle Remissong in a previous WTOP article. "All the cool kids, as it were."
(Courtesy Tania Olsen/WTOP File Photo)
Courtesy Tania Olsen/WTOP File Photo
The former Cellar Door location is now available for lease at 34th and M Streets NW.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
From 1965 through 1981, the Cellar Door was a music club on the corner of 34th and M Streets. Artists such as Miles Davis, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell played at the club during their careers, among many others.
(Screen Shot/Album Cover)
Screen Shot/Album Cover
Italian restaurant Rialto replaced The Guards in 2013.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
After more than a 50-year lease, The Guards owner Hossein Shirvani decided not to renew his lease in 2012. The Washington Post reports Shirvani was 60 years old at the time of the decision and said he needed to "take a break from the restaurant business."
(Courtesy Yelp)
Courtesy Yelp
The replacement for Nathans did not last too long, though. Serendipity 3, a diner-style restaurant, known for its $1,000 sundae, closed its doors in the summer of 2014. The Washingtonian reports, "Between a temporary closure due to health-code violations and a brawl between the owners, the restaurant's tenure in Georgetown has been less than serendipitous."
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
The Washington Post called Nathans "a piece of D.C. history." Proprietor Carol Joynt closed the Wisconsin and M Street restaurant, bar and popular late-night hangout in 2009.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
Au Pied du Cochon's former location is now a Five Guys.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
According to Georgetown Metropolitan, Au Pied du Cochon on Wisconsin Avenue is where Soviet defector Vitaly Yurcenko escaped CIA handlers by climbing through the bathroom window and running up Wisconsin Avenue. The French bistro closed in 2004.
(Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan)
Courtesy Georgetown Metropolitan
The Third Edition was replaced by Richard Sandoval's El Centro D.F., a Mexican restaurant with another location on 14th Street NW.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
The Third Edition was open for 34 years and served as one of the main filming locations for the '80s hit "St. Elmo's Fire" before it closed in early 2013.
(Courtesy Third Edition Facebook)
Courtesy Third Edition Facebook
