tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post114131549193805964..comments2023-12-21T16:53:47.077-05:00Comments on Inside the DC Bubble: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141430229001339362006-03-03T18:57:00.000-05:002006-03-03T18:57:00.000-05:00The river is indeed a barrier, however that doesn'...The river is indeed a barrier, however that doesn't mean Anacostia can't revert to the clean, low-crime, close-in suburb it once was. So, while we shouldn't be expecting those same folks looking in say Cap Hill to be persuaded to look in Anacostia once the prices get too high in eastern Cap Hill, we CAN expect the same forces that are getting the inner city to clean up to start cleaning up Anacostia ... When that occurs, Anacostia will again become desireable in the same sense that Arlington and Bethesda are desireable ... not as an inner city neighborhood, but as a close-in suburb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141422301784807952006-03-03T16:45:00.000-05:002006-03-03T16:45:00.000-05:00"The Anacostia river is a REAL barrier for gentrif..."The Anacostia river is a REAL barrier for gentrification east of the river."<BR/><BR/>Gentrification is a somewhat organic process that spreads from one block to the next. In that sense the river is a barrier.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169148764438565562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141393688225924202006-03-03T08:48:00.000-05:002006-03-03T08:48:00.000-05:00I disagre, David. The river isn't what has been ho...I disagre, David. The river isn't what has been holding back development east of the river. The two reasons people are afraid to cross the river are 1) it's too violent "over there" and 2) there's nothing worth moving for "over there". dcbubble is correct in his point that development has slowly pushed eastward. But I alter paths with him in where and how it will play out for the city.<BR/><BR/>Gentrification <B>will</B> cross the river, but it will hit the neighborhoods of Ward 7 before it finally creeps down to Ward 8. Camp Simms may be "the hot SE spot" right now, but it's surrounded by neighborhoods like Congress Heights. It's the burned out H Street Corridor without the charm.<BR/><BR/>Unless, of course, the development at Navy Yard spills across the 11th Street Bridge <I>and</I> the city <B><A HREF="http://beyondthemall.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/ending-a-30-year-drought/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Ending a 30 Year Drought">finally gets to building the Anacostia Gateway</A></B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141356761040721052006-03-02T22:32:00.000-05:002006-03-02T22:32:00.000-05:00"For the last 30 years development in DC has moved..."For the last 30 years development in DC has moved east. no one thought the east end of penn. ave. would develop, but along came the MCI center. H street NE was on no one's (hardly anyone's) radar screen until a few years ago"<BR/><BR/>This is all very true. However, many other neighborhoods (such as Petworth, Trinidad, Brightwood Park, Brightwood, Ivy City) have much more gentrification potential. The Anacostia river is a REAL barrier for gentrification east of the river.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169148764438565562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141334414638081882006-03-02T16:20:00.000-05:002006-03-02T16:20:00.000-05:00For the last 30 years development in DC has moved ...For the last 30 years development in DC has moved east. no one thought the east end of penn. ave. would develop, but along came the MCI center. H street NE was on no one's (hardly anyone's) radar screen until a few years ago. It only stand to reason that someday...soon... development and gentrification will push across the other river.dcbubble.blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559033937374496586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141331883143289192006-03-02T15:38:00.000-05:002006-03-02T15:38:00.000-05:00Hmm, I don't know. You have to have attractive ho...Hmm, I don't know. You have to have attractive housing to support gentrification. The housing and landscape in that area is just hideously ugly and without any charm. There is still plenty of space west of the river to fill.<BR/><BR/>Tear it all down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141329946209606872006-03-02T15:05:00.000-05:002006-03-02T15:05:00.000-05:00Let's try this again:http://www.washingtonpost.com...Let's try this again:<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/<BR/>2006/03/01/AR2006030102762.html<BR/><BR/>Nice blog but you should switch to haloscan comments. Takes only a few minutes to set up.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141323596686671472006-03-02T13:19:00.000-05:002006-03-02T13:19:00.000-05:00Only near downtown Anacostia is a possible gentrif...Only near downtown Anacostia is a possible gentrification neighborhood.Further south will not becuase of many factors including wrong type of housing supply. Also the river is a natural boundary for gentrification.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169148764438565562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141321824612592692006-03-02T12:50:00.000-05:002006-03-02T12:50:00.000-05:00And in other SE news...http://www.washingtonpost.c...And in other SE news...<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030102762.htmlColinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573575140584770666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955194.post-1141316011884771302006-03-02T11:13:00.000-05:002006-03-02T11:13:00.000-05:00SE is like Mclean? YOu mean it's like Mclean, but...SE is like Mclean? YOu mean it's like Mclean, but with more shooting, drug-dealing and sub-standard housing...and without the shopping or places to park where your car won't be stolen.HomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.com