In his book City of Rhetoric, author David Fleming argues that our built environment is influenced by and influences the rhetoric surrounding it. Throughout the book and his research he shares different examples and his reasoning, but it’s in the final chapters where he ties it all together. In chapter 8, Fleming also raises two new questions: “What […]
Author: Ellie
Essay 2: Mapping Commonplaces
G E O R G E T O W N, an Acrostic. Each letter above stands for a word I believe represents Georgetown, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The letters above are hyperlinked, leading to a corresponding page on my website. Each website then goes into detail of why I chose each specific word to describe Georgetown. This page, the homepage of my […]
N = Neighborhood
As stated on the “Life at the Top” page, “I love Georgetown! It’s beautifully old, strikingly new, traditional yet exciting and definitely high end. It thrives with in-town energy and puts all the best the city has to offer at your doorstep. It’s a perfect choice.” For more information on Georgetown, visit the Georgetown DC […]
W = Waterfront
Like I stated in G = Growth, Georgetown used to be a port city until the Potomac was too silted to navigate and the canal was sold to the National Parks Service. Today, when visiting the Georgetown Waterfront Park, you can still see boats floating by during the day and the lights of Arlington, Virginia at […]
O = Omnivorous
The only other reason someone would visit Georgetown (besides shopping and a historical tour) is for the food scene. Georgetown is home to so many cafés, diners, restaurants, food trucks, coffee shops, specialty desserts, and markets that no resident could ever go hungry (unless they’re unwilling to pay the high prices). Some say there are two […]
T = Transportation
As a college student at American University, I have a hard time getting to Georgetown. For one, I don’t have a car on campus, so that’s not an option. (Even if I did have a car, I most likely wouldn’t drive to Georgetown anyway. The few parking lots they do have are expensive and really […]
E = Egotistical
Many believe that those who actually reside in Georgetown have a larger than life ego about it. It is an expensive area, home to notable people, and the neighborhood itself is known around the world. When the crack epidemic hit Washington, D.C. (as chronicled in David Fleming’s S Street Rising), Georgetown was unaffected. Washington is a relatively […]
G = Georgetown University
As a student at American University, I don’t have much knowledge of what it’s like to be a Hoya. (I don’t even know what a hoya is…is it a dog?) The only information I’ve gathered is from the 1980’s movie St. Elmo’s Fire starring the Brat Pack. I know GU students frequent the Tombs, discuss politics, […]
R = Race
When doing research for my project, I landed across the journal article “Georgetown University: A Mostly White Enclave in a Black City.” This phrase, ‘a white enclave in a black city,’ resonated with me. Georgetown has a majority white population, but like the rest of D.C., was historically diverse. Here are a few links to articles […]
O = Ornamentation
Georgetown, if not first a neighborhood, is known as a shopping district. I know ‘ornamentation’ is a bit of a stretch, but what is clothing if not a selection of ornaments for our bodies? Georgetown has everything from low priced department or thrift stores like H&M, Forever 21, and Buffalo Exchange, to high end stores […]