The Westin "Georgetown" ???

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08/19/2011

The Westin "Georgetown" ???

LOOK CLOSELY. THE WESTIN SIGN SAYS "GEORGETOWN."

I got this habit from my friend Topher Mathews at The Georgetown Metropolitan. He cries foul on businesses, especially realtors, when they stretch Georgetown's borders to improbable lengths, sometimes practically into Cleveland Park, routinely into Foggy Bottom and also Burleith and Glover Park.

Today I noticed a good example in a neighborhood that is unequivocally West End. The Westin Hotel there has a sign that says "Westin Hotel - Georgetown." Unh? No, it is not in Georgetown. Not at all.

West End is actually a fine neighborhood and has worked hard to define itself when once upon a time it was just a dreary stretch of road linking Georgetown to downtown. It deserves credit. Besides, Westin West End has a decided ring to it.

Posted at 01:16 PM in Silliness, Washington | Permalink

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