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A Georgetown Tradition Comes to Court House; Flea Market's (Temporary?) Move Enlivens Area
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
May 18, 2006| Author:
Brigid Schulte - Washington Post Staff Writer
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The Georgetown Flea Market on Wisconsin Avenue always had the
cachet that comes with a famous and historic location. Diane Keaton
bought vintage clothes there. Author Larry McMurtry set one of his
novels there. Olga Hirshhorn, as in the art museum, was a regular,
once pulling out a Moroccan rug and pillows to show a New York Times
reporter who was profiling her. "Aren't these colors wonderful? And I
only paid $115! He wanted $120, but we flipped for it!"
A painting offered for sale the...
