Around Old Town

These three cinder block houses on E. 7th Street used to be owned by the Presbyterian Church and sat vacant for many years. Someone rece...

One of the neatest things about doing this blog is that I sometimes get e-mails out of the blue from people who have read my posts and want ...

My favorite spa in Georgetown used to be located in this house at the corner of Main Street and Austin Avenue. Unfortunately the owner o...

This house at 211 E. 5th St., which was built around 1880, is one of the oldest surviving houses in Georgetown. Its first owner was Woodso...

Earlier this year, I reported on how the house at 415 W. 10th St. was slated for demolition (You can read that post here ). The hous...

For many years now, Southwestern University has had some material in its Special Collections related to the Belford Lumber Company. This ma...

Like many of the houses along University Avenue, the house at 908 East University Ave. has many ties to Southwestern University. The firs...