Milos Forman, R. Lee Ermey: More Than Movie Originals, Questions for Chloe: Positive Reinforcement for Better Sleep. A rich tan (and were not talking about the Q.T. I worked there. 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?". The event will also feature a film screening of The Bayou: DCs Killer Joint (30 min.). [7], The Bayou was known for hosting benefits, including one for Toni Wilson, a singer who would frequent the club with her family. Nor the fact that an endorsement from then-Mayor Marion Berry would make September 30, 1986 the final day 18-year-olds could legally drink in Washington. Website by Red Clay Creative. Todays mixological artisans work like alchemists, decanting potions and grinding tree bark. $66. | The Georgetown Metropolitan, ICYMI: When Wootten Met Thompson at Jelleff. 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. Free WiFi. For example, did you know that restaurant workers love it when tiny women order big club sandwiches? For previous columns, visit washingtonpost.com/johnkelly. Nor the fact that an endorsement from then-Mayor Marion Berry would make September 30, 1986 the final day 18-year-olds could legally drink in Washington. It's free. The people that come here are from good families, explained one Chidi-goer at the time, differentiating them from the non-preppy riff-raff. It was kind of like Tuscany in that everyone had to go there at least once.. Mr. Henrys was absolutely 1225 Wisc. Then it was taken over by the famous disco club Tramps, run by Washington Playboy Mike O'Harro. John Dominis. I guess it would be fairer to say she was discovered at the K St. club (the Bayou maybe?). Since then the location has been a sandwich shop but currently remains for rent. This Hugh did. He later moved over to M Street. I remember waking by the side steps of The Cellar Door and John Denver was just sitting there, strumming his guitar, enjoying some sun. However, Poseurs loyal followers hosted a 30-year reunion, so check out their event on Facebook Event. It was the closest, the sleaziest, and the drunkest bar of them all. 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. 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. Bill Scanlan: MTITV, filmmaker of The Bayou: DCs Killer Joint As for Mr. Henrys, there may have been one in Georgetown, but Id go to Mr. Henrys on Capitol Hill, upstairs, to see Roberta Flack. By Joann Stevens. Blues Alley. Much like today, there was some turmoil, some celebrations and some change. In 1985, The Third Edition exterior acted as the stand-in for the titular St. Elmos Fire bar in the Joel Schumacher film about recent Georgetown graduates. It was a safe spot to meet. That was redneck.. 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. In the Washington Post, January 7, 1982, there is an account of the unfathomably named Richard Hamilton Herrud Houghton III. The interior, meanwhile, was more inspired by another preppy haven popular with college kids, an underground spot called The Tombs. "That block is becoming another 14th Street strip," said attorney Courts Oulahan, who is representing Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3A and the Georgetown Citizens Association in an old battle aimed at reducing the number of Class C (restaurants) liquor licenses granted in the area. 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. As for Richard Hamilton Herrud Houghton III, that original WaPo article is literally the only time his full formal name would ever be mentioned in the annals of American journalism. Somehow we had to remake things so that those who wished could engage in political activity. It's what they call a "listening room," with little signs on the tables firmly requesting that customers not chitchat during performances. 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. 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. A misty rain dampens the sidewalk in front of the Naples Cafe on New York Avenue NW near 13th Street. The East India Trading Company ( I think), another bar, in the basement of what was most recently Maxime. There were family restaurants, jazz clubs, punk bars and average joe-type dives, many frequented by Marines from the nearby barracks. Modeled after turn-of-the-century Chicago taverns, it offered a 50-foot-long bar, gold-painted ceiling, solid oak floor and elevator doors repurposed from Manhattans Waldorf-Astoria. Clarke-like bar/restaurant, a reference to Manhattans iconic preppy paradise. Storz, in Kelly green bermuda shorts, planted a noisy smooch on Smith's lips. Garretts Restaurant and Railroad Tavern shut its doors for the last time on a Monday in 1979. There were family restaurants, jazz clubs, punk bars and average joe-type dives, many frequented by Marines from the nearby barracks. 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It wasnt cool to drink draft beer, Mike said. lolAnyone remember Cafe de Paris and Sundowner Club? oh, but they were just south on M~ Cheers to those Great Times . One of D.C.'s ultimate dive bars, The Raven has been tucked away in Mount Pleasant since 1935. Wasnt there a regular Britches a little further up Wisconsin, like around where Polo is now? The scene was burning so bright, however, that it couldnt possibly last forever. 1) Washington DC in the 1970s was a riveting time. 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. It wasnt all preppies, of course. we found that we could get into clubs if we dressed up! I worked in a candy/gift store (Sharons Mom and Dad owned it) right across the street from Mr. Henrys,and I also worked just down M Street at Clothes Circuit, so Henrys was a very convenient destination. He's the author of a new memoir, "Meet Me at the Bar, I'm Hungry." A shock to the guest, perhaps, but not as shocking as what Mike says once happened at Kellys Irish Times. The Boy-Whore World. I seem to remember a Mr Henrys on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan as well as all the ones mentioned here. Past Bars in Georgetown By Curtis Newman on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 11:01 AM D.C. bars back in the day If they have an address I have the Matches with Address and Ph# 15 Minute club 18th Street Lounge 21st Amendment was a GW hangout 3514 (12th St NE) 5th Column 930 Club (Was F St now 815 vst) Abbey Road ACME Bar and Grill Also, Nathan's an elegant Georgetown bar is real big now." But Tramps was more than a disco. He looks back on his career in a new self-published memoir: Meet Me at the Bar, Im Hungry (Dog Ear Publishing; $16.95 paperback, $26.95 hardcover). "Now which one of y'all is going to tell me that's her?" Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Best jazz clubs in DC. He got a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown and a law degree from Catholic University. Georgetown was getting overrun by high-end national retailers, movie theater chains, luxury hotels and cupcake shops, though a few bars had managed to hang on into this century. There definitely was a Mr Henrys on Wisconsin avenue in the 80s. Just ten years ago, such an outcome would seem impossible, but after a few years of relentless closures, the inevitable has come about. The clothing store Wet Seal opened here sometime around 2003. Nathans, Tombs. Costner yelled to a group of giggling girls, as he examined a fake I.D. He started as a busboy and dishwasher at Chadwicks in Georgetown. On weekends, Georgetown is Washingtons front porch, wrote Leslie Berger in yet one more 1982 WaPo nightlife article. There was also the gay-friendly Georgetown Grill (I may have the name wrong; it was long ago, in the 70s). The actual menu of the Bar Poliesportiu De Monserrat. Gunchers, Olde Mac;s, Winstons, Paul Mall, Apple Pie, Chadwicks, Third Edition, Guards. Our room was spacious, clean and quiet. The 1980s were the prime years for Georgetown basketball. The 1970s were a memorable time no matter where you livedbut here in Ohio it was extra groovy. Its impossible to discuss 1225 Wisconsin without mentioning that it was the location of Mr. Henrys from 1967 to 1986. They used to sell canned Clydes chili. There was high crime, a lot of drugs, prostitution Georgetown was where the going-out scene ended up being simply because the rest of the city wasnt as nice.. Here is another article discussing Garrets closing. All info on Bar Poliesportiu De Monserrat in Montserrat - Call to book a table. C/Luis Garca Berlanga, 19-21, Valencia, Valencia, 46023. J. Pauls would close a few months after that, marking the end of an era, according to Eater. Channeling the immense popularity of Chidi, a so-called circuit of preppy bars soon dotted the neighborhood, giving the pastel-clad a place to party virtually every single night of the week. Richard Harrington: music critic, the Washington Post A note to Jacques: Before Lucianos on the second floor was Blimpies, the original foot long sandwich shop (theres still one up in New Jersey). I wonder if Rocky Horror Picture Show is still playing at that little theater across from Henrys? In 1970, the former boarding house stand-around bar, Old Ebbitt Grill, stood one city block away from the White House. 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. Champions closed their doors in 2002. Rhino Bar is the old Winstons, which I agree was a staple for years. Performers included Count Basie and Woody Herman. It transitioned toWinstons Pumphouse in 1972, and then in 1996 it became Rhinoa popular if not beloved Georgetown Universitybar. By fww2. The spacious bar offered martinis and Sinatra music, while a preppy look acted as the cover charge. By 1980, WaPo was offering a laundry list of the clientele to expect there: Mt. A Classic. In the '70s, everything went downtown." Toward the end of its run, the Quonset also featured a downstairs lounge for acts too edgy for the main stage. At others, I shock people. The space next door was Britches Great Outdoors, Britches of Georgetownwhich sold mens suitswas where Ralph Lauren currently is. Closed down long ago. And I'll go down the list and that gets them talking.". In my day. He got a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown and a law degree from Catholic University. This iconic jazz supper club, founded in 1965, has hosted major names like Dizzy . Copyright 2023 InsideHook. 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. By the aughts, now known simply as Richard H. Houghton III, he was serving as Acting Country Director of the International Republican Institute in Baghdad. Michael OHarro: Tramps and Champions This article was featured in the InsideHook DC newsletter. 3135 K Street, Georgetown, Washington DC. By 1967 Flack had gained a healthy local following, and was singing five nights a week at a nightclub on K Street in Washington. (139 reviews) Can't wait to go back. John Kelly writes John Kelly's Washington, a daily look at Washington's less-famous side. It would become gridlocked with cars as far as the eye can see, according to the New York Times, each and every Saturday night. In 1970, the Homophile Social League met here as well as the Community Church organized by Rev. For decades, Washington's fancy restaurants were French. Nightlife. Yep, My one year in DC, 1983-84, Mr. Henrys in Georgetown was a favorite gay hangout. Go down the hill on Wisconsin, pass the Church, turn left and there it was. Panelists include: Mike Tramonte: The Bayou Bill Scanlan: MTITV, filmmaker of "The Bayou: DC's Killer Joint" They go to good colleges or have good jobs.. . Theres still Tombs (the other inspiration and filming location of St. Elmos Fire) and Chadwicks under a new name is still basically Chadwicks. 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. And awesome. 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. It offered an onyx bar top, hexagonal white tiles on the floor, checkered tablecloths, draught beer and burgers. If you were really classy, you drank Heineken, the green bottle telegraphing your suavity. Eventually, Wilkerson convinced Flack to give pop music a try. Those were the days.Let me tell you. Some places, I fit right in. We wear our boxer shorts and some say Oh, my God, who are these guys?. Had no regard for my coworkers. According to Salon, the American diplomat now sported short trousers, a large tattoo and spoke Arabic he was anything but a preppy. View the menu, check prices, find on the map, see photos and ratings. The other big draw was the $1 hamburger night with Gregorio the bar-back flipping the nastiest hamburgers allowed for human consumption. Tuesdays was Pendletons or Chadwicks, a K Street joint located under Whitehurst Freeway known for its hamburgers, cheap beers and late-night hours. I could go anywhere in Georgetown and not spend a dime. Mike whipped the plate of half-eaten chop from the table. John Thompson's teams made it to the Final Four three times in the 1980s and won the National Championship in 1984. While Chinese Disco had long since moved locations to Prospect Street NW, even it would close in 2018. [citation needed], The Bayou was a stop on the national tours of musical groups and solo artists. However, the Federal-style townhouse playing host to all those hormones was built in the mid-1800s. Then I am mistaken. "The Bayou was a mid-Atlantic icon," said Dave Lilling . By the aughts, now known simply as Richard H. Houghton III, he was serving as Acting Country Director of the International Republican Institute in Baghdad. There was a Mr. henrys on Wisconsin Ave. in the late 1960s. He snatched the offending pieces of beef off the plates and slapped them on the bar top, Mike writes. In 1970, All Souls was the site of the Black Panthers' Peoples Revolutionary Constitutional Convention, an event staged with the strong support of DC's Gay Liberation Front. It then became a French bistro and then Five Guys and now &Pizza. Is everyone forgetting the Library? Very sad to see the continued gentrification of a once great area. The steakhouse was called Dinos Paramount steakhouse and served the best sizzling steaks in the city. Tastes in mixed drinks have changed. She was discovered there by Henry Yaffe, who brought her to his trendy new Georgetown club Mr. Henrys. Mr. Smiths: This piano bar abruptly closed last year, it immediately reopened in the space that Chadwicks occupied. 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. Reportedly decked in khakis and polished penny loafers, blond hair and blue eyes, he was a Georgetown junior at the time. I use to go every weekend for a while. I don't think I'll every be able to live with anyone, although I get very lonely sometimes. "We wear our boxer shorts and some say 'Oh, my God, who are these guys?' The protests are known as Mayday. The 9:30 club . As for Richard Hamilton Herrud Houghton III, that original WaPo article is literally the only time his full formal name would ever be mentioned in the annals of American journalism. Jammed upstairs and down. This rare footage of Washington DC from the 1960s gives you more of a look into the fascinating history of the city. We're happy. Friendships often begin in Georgetown bars. 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. Loved American Cafe. J. Pauls would close a few months after that, marking the end of an era, according to Eater. It closed two years ago and became El Centro. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Donal Leace, who sadly passed away yesterday in Texas from COVID19, use to play Sunday afternoon shows at Mr. Henrys on Wisconsin. No one was coming to his restaurant any way, so Chin figured he had nothing to lose. Popular Mobile Games You Must Play In 2023, Revisiting the 1980s Heyday of Georgetowns Fabled Preppy Bars. Bars & Clubs. It was the first bar in Georgetown that integrated music videos into the bar! Unfortunately, in 1982 it stopped Staying Alive and closed its doors. . The Guards: This one was more popular with the post-collegiate set, particularly in W. Bushs Washington when the formerly scuzzy basement became the still scuzzy Gryphon Room. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "ae994b54ef062d4461bc2a54018d3062" );document.getElementById("gab125c3ec").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. And awesome. Or order the book at meetmeatthebarimhungry.com. My friends Craig and Ardith and I would go there several times a week for happy hour, for years approx 1974 to 1977-ish. This location was first the Carriage House, a dining room frequented by many important social and political figures of the District. Back in the day Georgetown was the groove, and way out in front, too. 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. Its free. By the 21st century, Georgetown bar culture was dying as students began going out in the Adams Morgan neighborhood instead. According to Salon, the American diplomat now sported short trousers, a large tattoo and spoke Arabic he was anything but a preppy. If Washingtonians mostly only drank at restaurants, hotels, social clubs and high-society parties previous to 1980, that was about to change, and quickly.