Talk:Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

message: The demographics section currently only deals with historic statistics, mainly from the 19th century. Are any 21st century demographic statistics available? Ordinary Person (talk) 06:13, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Ordinary. Georgetown was stripped of its city charter in the 1870s and was fully absorbed by the City of Washington in 1895. As a result, there is no longer any census data done specifically for Georgetown. The best we can do is check out the 2010 Census Map and add up the census tracts; the population that currently resides in what is now "Old Georgetown" is about 14,000. Unfortunately, we can't use that in the article because it's all Original Research. I have not seen an reliable source that provides that same info. Best, epicAdam(talk) 11:28, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
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message: There is an associated story about this fire involving a famous letter to Congressman Davy Crockett from one of his constituents that Crockett's vote for the above appropriation was "unconstitutional."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.4.72.216 (talk) 01:30, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  In what year between 1827 and 1835 did Georgetown catch on fire and what Congressional Act provided $10,000 for its rebuilding? 

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message: I have modified the caption of the infobox to reflect the name of the buiding as Farmers and Mechanics Bank  Your revert has asked for a source identifying the building by that name. It is referred to as such here, here, and here at p. 12. Ergo Sum  05:11, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I looked at these sources in the underlying article before I made the change. The contention is that the name of the building currently is the Farmers and Mechanics Bank. The first source says "the inside-and-out restoration of the 1922 Farmers and Mechanics branch at Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW in Georgetown". Lower-case letters don't suggest a proper name, and even still, not a match. The second source says "[t]he old farmer and mechanics of Riggs Bank". Same problem. The only mention on page 12 of your third source that comes close is, "Typical is the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Georgetown, which purchased a three-story brick building at 31st and M Streets, N.W. , in 1814." That refers to the name of the bank, and an unnamed building bought in 1814, but this building was completed in 1922. You may be right, but we still need a source. Got anything else? --Bsherr (talk) 05:25, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not able to find such a source, since most references to the building are historical and refer to it at a time when the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank was coextensive with the building. I see your point, but for the foregoing reason, I'm hesitant to make so fine a distinction. Doing so would necessarily preclude similar buildings such as Riggs National Bank and Riggs National Bank, Washington Loan and Trust Company Branch from being named as such, which doesn't seem plausible. Ergo Sum  05:50, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: For those buildings, at least we have NRHP applications to which to cite and that substantiate the name of the buildings at the time of the application, if not now. For this one, we don't have any sources to substantiate the name as titled currently at the article. On the other hand, the city property database calls it 1201 Wisconsin. Is there another reason you are confident that you have the name correct? --Bsherr (talk) 06:14, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine with having only the address, though it does seem rather inelegant compared to using a proper name, even if it's one that is unofficial. Ergo Sum  06:29, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The sourcing on this claimed proper name is quite thin, and in any event the F&M name is not in any common usage. The building should be referred to by the name of its current owner. JohnInDC (talk) 12:47, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the address is inelegant, and suggest, “PNC Bank, originally constructed in ____ as a branch of Farmers etc.”. JohnInDC (talk) 13:01, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: Name of building in infobox photo 

message: Basic information to add to this article: the average income for residents of this neighborhood. 76.190.213.189 (talk) 22:44, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  To add to article