Well Dupont, at first I thought Georgetown owned us at decorating for Halloween. I was there last weekend and there were some amazing decorations. I hadn’t seen anything besides tasteful pumpkins-on-steps displays around here. But maybe we are just late bloomers, because over the past week I’ve noticed more creative efforts.
This creeper is on 21st between Q and R:
The faux rat on the ledge (right side of the door) scared the bejesus out of me at first glance. This would be spookier if the ghoul on the left were still upright:
While not spooky, these pumpkins win creativity points:
Still, I’m woman enough to admit that Georgetown wins this battle. But Dupont has a lot more apartment buildings and a lot less kids, so I guess that makes sense. See pictures of some over-the-top Georgetown displays after the jump.

Don’t forget! As if you could. The annual High Heel Race on 17th St., organized by 