In the late 1960s and early 1970s there were so many Georgetown undergrads streaming down the hill to work at the neighborhoods bars, nightclubs and eateries that Mike and his friends had another name for the elite Jesuit university: the Georgetown Restaurant School. "I've heard something about the problem ," he said, "but I understand it's a tradition since Georgetown has had nightclubs." We wear our boxer shorts and some say Oh, my God, who are these guys?. Prices and visitors' opinions on dishes. It closed in 1989 and is now the Running Company. . This location was first the Carriage House, a dining room frequented by many important social and political figures of the District. Since then the location has been a sandwich shop but currently remains for rent. This is an Appalachian family in Eastern Kentucky, circa 1964. 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. It was the spot to be on Sunday nights. If I could turn back time! All Rights Reserved. He said he comes to Mr. Henry's mainly for conversation. Have you ever heard the rumors of Georgetowns bustling nightlife and bar scene in the 1980s,1990s and early 2000s? Bros in polos and hungry clubbers start the night with massive plates of Irish nachos before climbing the stairs to the hot and heavy dance floor, wrote one review. 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. English . I loved the Bayou (great bands, great dancing), and the club behind the Biography theater (a psychedelic scene) now a CVS. Fourteen years in the making, "The Bayou" is a 90-minute documentary about the legendary Georgetown nightclub, which closed in 1998. NO SKIN NO WIN!!! 3135 K Street, Georgetown, Washington DC. self-published memoir: Meet Me at the Bar, Im Hungry. "Every time you come here you see someone you haven't seen in a long time, someone you grew up with. This article was featured in the InsideHook DC newsletter. It's what they call a "listening room," with little signs on the tables firmly requesting that customers not chitchat during performances. It transitioned toWinstons Pumphouse in 1972, and then in 1996 it became Rhinoa popular if not beloved Georgetown Universitybar. The owner sold it to a corporation and then it began to slide. During the Tramonte's ownership of the club, Paul Wolff was the front of house engineer. 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. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Much like today, there was some turmoil, some celebrations and some change. Tuesdays was Pendletons or Chadwicks, a K Street joint located under Whitehurst Freeway known for its hamburgers, cheap beers and late-night hours. Reportedly decked in khakis and polished penny loafers, blond hair and blue eyes, he was a Georgetown junior at the time. "My dog's better'n that," replied Costner. 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. Though Lisa Birnbachs iconic 1980 Official Preppy Handbook was meant to lampoon the aesthetic, it instead galvanized it, and, just like the early-aughts Brooklyn hipster movement, all irony was soon stripped away. While Im sad to see eras end, Georgetown is due for another chapter, said Georgetown restaurant broker Bill Miller at the time. A rich tan (and were not talking about the Q.T. Great memories. But it was Clydes that the Official Preppy Handbook would list as their definitive prep bar for the DC area. Georgetown Billiards: GM loved this place. 1. It offered an onyx bar top, hexagonal white tiles on the floor, checkered tablecloths, draught beer and burgers. Then again, no one in Georgetown is these days either. (202) 387-8411. Crazy expensive and hard to get into, it set the standard for special-occasion dining in the era when butter and . Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The post Revisiting the 1980s Heyday of Georgetowns Fabled Preppy Bars appeared first on InsideHook. 2. Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events, Mike Soper, a D.C. chef who started out working in Georgetown bars in the early 1970s, at Bobby Van's restaurant in Washington. (John Kelly/The Washington Post). Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Mr. Henrys Georgetown catered to a gay crowd but never declared itself as such because of its dependence on the tourist crowd in Georgetown. But to the chronic dismay of some Georgetown residents, the streets and a circuit of popular nightclubs are a commercial everyman's land. This establishment was a left over remanent of the 1970s disco scene. It wasnt all preppies, of course. Photograph: Courtesy Blues Alley. A one-square-mile neighborhood of cobble-stone streets and stately, federal-style homes centered around the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, Georgetown nonetheless boasted more than 115 liquor licenses in an approximately 10-block area. For example, did you know that restaurant workers love it when tiny women order big club sandwiches? She directed church choirs and began taking voice lessons, concentrating primarily on opera, with Frederick Wilkie Wilkerson. There are two worlds in Georgetown. The announcement yesterday of the imminent closure of the Rhino Bar means that come March, there will be no more "college bars" left in the heart of Georgetown. The interior, meanwhile, was more inspired by another preppy haven popular with college kids, an underground spot called The Tombs. The loss of a significant number of Georgetown's bars and late-night options has run contrary to the neighborhood's population growth. "Now which one of y'all is going to tell me that's her?" From bell bottoms to long lost amusement parks we all wish would come back to Ohio, it was certainly a unique time to live in the Buckeye State. [8], In the late 1990s, The Bayou was owned by Dave Williams (Cellar Door Productions), who was also responsible for putting on the concerts at DAR Constitution Hall and the Capital Centre. By 1967 Flack had gained a healthy local following, and was singing five nights a week at a nightclub on K Street in Washington. It stayed open until a few years ago when Vinyard Vines opened up. The current location, near the White House, has been its home since 1983. At one point, every place on M Street had a manager or chef who was someone from my class, Mike Soper says as I tuck into my oyster poboy at Bobby Vans downtown. Panelists include: Mike Tramonte: The Bayou Bill Scanlan: MTITV, filmmaker of "The Bayou: DC's Killer Joint" 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. This bar (known primarily as a gay bar) was famous for being the place where Roberta Flack launched her career. Knew the owners Sam, Jack, Dave. Cerphe Colwell: musicplanetradio.com. Where else can you watch drama, comedy, tragedy and farce for the price of a drink? This establishment was a left over remanent of the 1970s disco scene. "What a wonderful place. [10], The Bayou was the subject of a documentary produced by Metro Teleproductions, Inc. Maryland Public Television aired the program on February 25, 2013. They have a gay following and the original is near Dupont Circle. The East India Trading Company ( I think), another bar, in the basement of what was most recently Maxime. These kids are very well-behaved," Spaulding said. Quickly, Williams and McDonalds bashes, based on a Myrtle Beach frat-boy aesthetic they had grown up on in the South, were a sensation, packed with men in blazers and women, according to WaPo, who pronounced daddy as a three-syllable word. [6] The club had a lower level area with a large raised stage and a wrap around upper balcony that overlooked the dance floor and stage below. This location has been a bar since 1952 when it was first the Shamrock. American Cafe was great, a landmark endeavor for Georgetown and the food industry. Yep, My one year in DC, 1983-84, Mr. Henrys in Georgetown was a favorite gay hangout. Brett Kavanaughs infamous hand-scrawled calendar even detailed his goings-on during that crazy summer, when he was a year away from graduating from Georgetown Prep in nearby Bethesda. Started my bouncing career in that joint. Storz said he spit beer. There were lines of boat shoes out the door every Friday night. By the 21st century, Georgetown bar culture was dying as students began going out in the Adams Morgan neighborhood instead. It was closed in 2015 due to high rent and is now Club Monaco, a clothing store. People bump into old friends, make new ones. Milos Forman, R. Lee Ermey: More Than Movie Originals, Questions for Chloe: Positive Reinforcement for Better Sleep. Likewise, if in the 1970s, Georgetown was mostly known for its thrift stores (such as Commander Salamander), record shops and even a disco bar called Tramps, that too was in flux. ORileys Pub, opened in the late-1970s by two Georgetown alums one who owned an old warehouse, the other who simply had a catchy Irish name. 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. I went to all of those a lot when I was at GW from 98-02. Some of the best years of my early life were spent within those walls. I think the infamous Maximilian Rochambeau had a club in that building back in the early Nineties. The Bayou backed up to another famed D.C. music institution, Blues Alley, located down the alley behind the Bayou. Elmos Fire Now it is an upscale Mexican restaurant called El Centro. My friends Craig and Ardith and I would go there several times a week for happy hour, for years approx 1974 to 1977-ish. 5. Clarke-like bar/restaurant, a reference to Manhattans iconic preppy paradise. There are out-of-town families trying to decide where to eat: "But I don't want steak" went the refrain recently outside Dino's Steakhouse. The 9:30 club . They chat, window-shop, kiss under the Whitehurst Freeway, throw change to street musicians, carry vendors' red roses, sit on cars and play the radio (sun roofs and hatchbacks open) as if settling down for a day at the beach. I personally took comedians Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor to Brits. Over the years, it has moved to a few different locations in the downtown area. We wear our boxer shorts and some say Oh, my God, who are these guys?. Just think back a few years ago and list the rowdy bars that almost exclusively attracted college-aged (or very recently graduated) patrons: Thats just from the last couple years. 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. Topher, I hate to contradict you but there never was a Mr. Henrys at 1225 Wisconsin Ave. This bar (known primarily as a gay bar) was famous for being the place where Roberta Flack launched her career. Photograph by Ehpien/FLICKR . A good percentage of the people you see here never even went to prep school.. Does that sound right? This is the scrappy old lesbian bar Coconuts, converted last year into Waterstone -- a pretty tavern for the under-served western edge of Mount Vernon . The American Caf was next door down the street. A very civil place six nights a week according to a 1978 Hoya article, the only exception being thirsty Thursdays, when the preppies would invade en masse to Carolina shag a dance descendent of the jitterbug and drop trou, a supposed mating ritual endemic to an era when sexual harassment didnt exist. 4 out of 5. Pingback: St. Elmos Georgetown | The Georgetown Metropolitan. "I spend a lot of time here. 293 views, 6 likes, 4 loves, 2 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Preserving LGBT Sites in Metro DC: The Georgetown Grill, from 1948 to 1977, became a popular gay male hangout, especially. Here is another article discussing Garrets closing. It was the Duke Zeibert's of Dance, the Sans Souci of Sweat. And awesome. Area residents complain that loud music and rowdy patrons are the bane of their lives. Garretts: GM spent many hours at this bar in his early 20s. In the early days, all gentlemen had to wear a coat and necktie. In Nathan's, where sophisticated young professionals mingle before a backdrop of forest green walls and framed pastel hunting scenes, a lawyer explained his presence simply: "It's loneliness, the human condition. Log In. Chidi had been opened as this youthful preppy scene was just beginning to emerge, in 1976. That would be the Class of 1972 at Georgetown University, although, in the end, Mike wouldnt graduate with it. Not to forget Crazy Horse, Desperados, the Down Under. Copyright 2023 InsideHook. The scene was burning so bright, however, that it couldnt possibly last forever. Performers included Count Basie and Woody Herman. 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. He snatched the offending pieces of beef off the plates and slapped them on the bar top, Mike writes. Just ten years ago, such an outcome would seem impossible, but after a few years of relentless closures, the inevitable has come about. Mike whipped the plate of half-eaten chop from the table. Wasnt there a regular Britches a little further up Wisconsin, like around where Polo is now? Washingtons weird territorial placement in the American firmament also played a key role in the bar scene that emerged. The price is $66 per night. Changed to the Bayou in 1953 with Owners Mike Munley, Vince and Tony Tramonte, The Tramontes sell the Bayou to Cellar Door Productions in 1980, This page was last edited on 2 December 2022, at 07:05. There definitely was a Mr Henrys on Wisconsin avenue in the 80s. "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. All rights reserved. A very civil place six nights a week according to a 1978 Hoya article, the only exception being thirsty Thursdays, when the preppies would invade en masse to Carolina shag a dance descendent of the jitterbug and drop trou, a supposed mating ritual endemic to an era when sexual harassment didnt exist. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. This week for Not So Long Ago, GM stops by Wisconsin Ave. just above M St. where the Vinyard Vines and Bebe shops now sit. At Commander Salamander, punk rockers in concentration camp coiffures gobble up New Wave merchandise just like the middle-class consumers they disdain. However, the Federal-style townhouse playing host to all those hormones was built in the mid-1800s. $66. But if it was, I would suggest that you check out this website to learn more. There was another room in back down a hallway,which had a bar and piano. Before the dawn reclaims the streets, there are myriad human sights and sounds, often in stark contrast. Georgetown Today, July 1970 The overwhelming majority of the faculty believed that we, right on the doorstep of the national government, just could not conduct business as usual. A Louisville Howard Johnson during the 1960s. This brought a huge influx of teenagers from the DC suburbs to Georgetown on Fridays and Saturdays that, when combined with the sizable university population, led to swells of 20,000 to 30,000 patrons, many of whom travelled by car, during the nighttime.. Where: Find: Home / Spain / Montserrat, Valencian Community / Bar Poliesportiu De Monserrat; Our guests praise the bar in our reviews. It wasnt all preppies, of course. ", But Bruce Norris, cartoonist for The Georgetowner newspaper and a Nathan's regular, goes about finding a companion creatively. Georgetown Most things at The Tombs aren't older than a college senior today. In its script, St. Elmos is described as a P.J. An American Bar, according to its marquees subtitle, it opened in 1963 in a former motorcycle hangout as the first full-sized bar in the District since Prohibition. I wonder if Rocky Horror Picture Show is still playing at that little theater across from Henrys? It was buy 2 cocktails and the 3rd was free (so we just had to) and we would order onion rings,salads,burgers,and mainly light meals,then catch a cab for nights out dancing at The Pier 9. We always sat in the front room and played Barry White,(and Pier songs,) on the jukebox which was located up front at the north window. Required fields are marked *. We talked for a bit and then I went on my way. Panelists include: Also, Nathan's an elegant Georgetown bar is real big now." But Tramps was more than a disco. She also began taking on voice students of her own. But it was Clydes that the Official Preppy Handbook would list as their definitive prep bar for the DC area. I was a waiter at tended bar at Winstons in 78-80 glory days. Opened 1939 as Don Dickerman's Pirate's Den. Occasionally on Wednesdays and always on Saturdays, the premier preppy spot was The Third Edition, or Thirds, a casual, wood-paneled restaurant opened in 1969 that in the evenings would become a nightclub full of Georgetown and George Washington students. 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. But when he asked how they liked the meal, the customers told him that the steaks seemed a little tough. Sign up for InsideHook to get our best content delivered to your inbox every weekday. However, Poseurs loyal followers hosted a 30-year reunion, so check out their event on Facebook Event. 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. I don't think I'll every be able to live with anyone, although I get very lonely sometimes. It offered an onyx bar top, hexagonal white tiles on the floor, checkered tablecloths, draught beer and burgers. In 1970, the Homophile Social League met here as well as the Community Church organized by Rev. That same year, WaPo was already pointing toward Georgetowns end days, and they werent even aware of the looming crack epidemic which would cripple the city and turn it into the nations murder capital. At first she considered the suggestion an insult, but over time she began making appearances at local clubs, both as a pop singer and as a piano accompanist for others. Its still a lot like a frat party, except now, because of the recent prep craze, you might see a Marine or someone from [the bar] across the street just because its cool to be prep, explained another suffixed partier, Jean-Charles Dibbs III, then a barely-legal Republican political aide. Mike, 63, is semi-retired now. He later moved over to M Street. This Hugh did. 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 In the early fall of 1983, J. Pauls opened to much fanfare, a two-level bar uniquely built for preppies. Its impossible to discuss 1225 Wisconsin without mentioning that it was the location of Mr. Henrys from 1967 to 1986. Born in Washington, John started at The Post in 1989 as deputy editor in the Weekend section. It's impossible to discuss 1225 Wisconsin without mentioning that it was the location of Mr. Henry's from 1967 to 1986. Photographer Michael Horsley documented the era with a fascinating series of 537 photos. Mike Tramonte: The Bayou 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. 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. [5], The club was owned from 1953 to 1980 by the Tramonte family who designed it to have an intimate atmosphere like a family. Peak hours are 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., during which period the D.C. Department of Transportation estimates about 10,000 cars and 6,000 pedestrians travel through the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street. They say customers park illegally, drink beer, urinate on sidewalks and gardens, and vandalize property before driving away intoxicated. http://www.answers.com/topic/roberta-flack#ixzz1cew9n6YQ, Neighborhood News Roundup: Your Receipt, Please Edition - City Desk, St. Elmos Georgetown | The Georgetown Metropolitan, From the Comments | The Georgetown Metropolitan, ICYMI: When Wootten Met Thompson at Jelleff. Or have you accepted the fact that M Street is an eerily too similar replica of your hometown mall? I guess it would be fairer to say she was discovered at the K St. club (the Bayou maybe?). "Space is the Place" was the soundtrack to radio spots for d.c. space. For the two spines of Georgetown-M and Wisconsin-the era of college bars is now closed. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Luciano was quite a character, but he didnt seem to have the business sense to make it there long-term, especially with the added challenge of not being on the street. Upstairs was a deli/market called Il Pane (thats Italian for bread). The entire team was very kind. "Sometimes we take our pants off and it really bums people out," Smith said, with Storz at his side, doing exactly that. One of D.C.'s ultimate dive bars, The Raven has been tucked away in Mount Pleasant since 1935. Open in Google Maps. The restaurants stayed open until sometime around 2000. Paul Breton, which later became the Metropolitan Community Church of DC. But he didnt fall off the face of the earth. Go back further and you add a string of legendary bars from Georgetowns 80s heyday, like Charring Cross, Pall Mall, the Bayou, etc. Pingback: Ten Years: The Recent Past | The Georgetown Metropolitan, Pingback: The Sovereign 17 Cork by Northwest, Pingback: Mayor Proposes End to Tavern License Cap in Georgetown | The Georgetown Metropolitan, Pingback: Georgetown Looks Set to Double Tavern License Cap, Will it Matter? The steakhouse was called Dinos Paramount steakhouse and served the best sizzling steaks in the city. While Maryland raised its drinking age to 21 in 1982 and Virginia did the same in 1985, the District of Columbia held out, wrote Hunter Main for The Hoya Georgetown Universitys student newspaper in trying to explain the era. In the latest Pelecanos The Way It Was Derek Strange has Roberta Flack starting out at Clydes. Michael OHarro: Tramps and Champions 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. Those were the days.Let me tell you. For one, its geographic location straddled the line between the prep schools and Ivy League institutions of the northeast, while also having a foot in the South with its fratty gentlemen and sorority belles. Perspective Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events. And it was popular with college kids primarily because you didnt even need a fake ID to get in; it was 18 and over. More than 100 businesses in the area serve liquor. But those are off the main drags. I think that may have been replaced by American Cafe, which was very popular. ", "Actually, Georgetown is my neighborhood," Smith said. In the late 1960s and early 1970s there were so many Georgetown undergrads streaming down the hill to work at the neighborhood's bars, nightclubs and eateries that Mike and his friends had. Fish Tails Bar & Grill. No one was coming to his restaurant any way, so Chin figured he had nothing to lose. According to Salon, the American diplomat now sported short trousers, a large tattoo and spoke Arabic he was anything but a preppy. Bottles placed upside down into funnels feeding long tubing led to the downstairs bars. Before Il Pane, there was a very tasty Italian sandwich shop up on the second floor called Lucianos Cafe. 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. He started as a busboy and dishwasher at Chadwicks in Georgetown. (202) 338-4833, Georgetown Media Group. It closed in 2011. This building used to house The Cellar Door, a live music club thatplayed host to famous artists such as Jimmy Buffet, Patti Smith, Carole King and manymore from1965-1981. Ladin, lingua ladina . 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. And then Bistro Francais on M, where everyone would show up at 3am and stay till dawn. Mr. Henrys was rollicking, but it was Mr. Henrys on Capitol Hill, Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., where Roberta Flack performed and from which she became a hit. Its still just a drink, Mike says. It even got a moment of Hollywood fame as the beloved St. Elmos Fire bar in the 1980s classic St. A rich tan (and were not talking about the Q.T. There was definitely a Mr. Henrys at 1225. In Blues Alley and Charlie's, jazz-lovers sip drinks and converse in muted tones. Vernon College girls in Pappagallo shoes, McMullen blouses, Villager skirts and Liberty sweaters; Georgetown Foreign Service School types in some of the first Gucci shoes and Paul Stuart suits seen in Washington: tousled Irish Catholic kids in jeans and tweed sportcoats, whose great regret in life was not being old enough to have gotten drunk with Dylan Thomas at the White Horse in Greenwich Village.. Spaulding said Winston's patrons are college students from George Washington and American universities, "which are considered some of the finest academic institutions. [My friends] and I were pretty upset about it closing, noted one Georgetown junior in reference to Chadwicks, which shuttered before the new school year of 2014, by now famous for its cheap and unlimited champagne brunches, a preppy mecca until its final days. 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. Although many Georgetown merchants say this is the worst summer for business they have seen in years, one bartender in a popular nightclub said it can gross $10,000 on a Saturday night. Clarke-like bar/restaurant, a reference to Manhattans iconic preppy paradise. [3], The club included a balcony level, with tables and chairs, and two standing room only bars. "Well," she said with a drawl, "We're gay. http://www.angelfire.com/art2/delacroix_berthier/meet_de_la_croix.%20part%203.htm. "The Bayou was a mid-Atlantic icon," said Dave Lilling . From May 1- May 3, a series of large scale demonstrations were held in DC protesting the war. Theres a lot of booze in the book. Mr. Henrys was absolutely 1225 Wisc. Likewise, if in the 1970s, Georgetown was mostly known for its thrift stores (such as Commander Salamander), record shops and even a disco bar called Tramps, that too was in flux. Popular attractions . The protests are known as Mayday. card. Theres still Tombs (the other inspiration and filming location of St. Elmos Fire) and Chadwicks under a new name is still basically Chadwicks. Were not splitting the atom here.. Costner yelled to a group of giggling girls, as he examined a fake I.D. Looks like Old Glory is the last one standing. He got a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown and a law degree from Catholic University. It was rite of passage. And the location, perfect! Third edition was my go to spot from 92-96. Also loved the roof deck and, Avril, who became a fast friend with the . If by the 1980s New York was going new wave and hip-hop, club kids and cokeheads, in Washington, DC, a melting pot of fledgling lawyers, bankers and politicos still enjoyed dressing up in boat shoes, blue blazers and Brooks Brothers button-downs to hit the town. I was a bouncer at Crazy Horse. Passions can run high in the restaurant biz. 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.