I miss DC Circa 2000

[Anonymous]

My life was so easy then. I was 22. I lived in a studio apartment on 16th Street near Mount Pleasant, before it got gentrified.
I worked in Tenleytown and would often stop at Guapos to do takeout -- a hefty styro container of chile relleno smothered with shredded lettuce and a heaping plop of sour cream.
I worked out at the gym nearby too and shopped at Fresh Fields.

On weekends, we'd go dancing at Rumors or maybe Chief Ike's Mambo. Late night empanadas from Julie's, was the name?

Life was so simple.

[Anonymous]

Ghost burger is the new Guapos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ghost burger is the new Guapos.

What!? Guapo's is gone?

[Anonymous]

I hear you. I was a wild child in the mid-aughts, worked in restaurants, had zero obligations and just had a good time. DC was slower paced and more provincial then.

Things change.

[Anonymous]

Julia's Empanadas

[Anonymous]

I remember being young, right out of college, smoking cigarettes in the bars, flirting with all the other interns and new associates, and having a blast.

I can't fathom ever smoking again but boy was it fun when we were young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ghost burger is the new Guapos.

What!? Guapo's is gone?

Guapos is not gone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember being young, right out of college, smoking cigarettes in the bars, flirting with all the other interns and new associates, and having a blast.

I can't fathom ever smoking again but boy was it fun when we were young.

I remember this but didn't go out much drinking because I had student loans to pay off. I was being super careful and was very conservative, trying to impress at new job, etc. I should have relaxed a little.

[Anonymous]

I remember boogie-woogie-ing at Madam's Organ and eating steamed green beans there, ew

[Anonymous]

Same, I was 22 in Bethesda living a similar life. Wish I hadn't taken it all for granted and just paused to appreciate how carefree it all was. I yearn for those times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear you. I was a wild child in the mid-aughts, worked in restaurants, had zero obligations and just had a good time. DC was slower paced and more provincial then.

Things change.

No, DC was not slower paced and more provincial then. You just had fewer responsibilities, etc. YOUR life was slower paced.

DC hasn't been "more provincial" since the early 90s. That was probably the last time traffic didn't suck, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear you. I was a wild child in the mid-aughts, worked in restaurants, had zero obligations and just had a good time. DC was slower paced and more provincial then.

Things change.

No, DC was not slower paced and more provincial then. You just had fewer responsibilities, etc. YOUR life was slower paced.

DC hasn't been "more provincial" since the early 90s. That was probably the last time traffic didn't suck, too.

I miss those days too. Life was so fun and carefree! Do you think the current 20 something DC crowd is having as much fun as we did?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear you. I was a wild child in the mid-aughts, worked in restaurants, had zero obligations and just had a good time. DC was slower paced and more provincial then.

Things change.

No, DC was not slower paced and more provincial then. You just had fewer responsibilities, etc. YOUR life was slower paced.

DC hasn't been "more provincial" since the early 90s. That was probably the last time traffic didn't suck, too.

This. It's fine to miss it all the same. But don't confuse it with the place. Instead, it was your time.

[Anonymous]

I'm about 4 years younger than you but same, and we lived close to each other.

Gaming the zoned cabs by getting dropping off at 16th and U. Hitting the Adams Morgan bars. Dates at Zaytinya and MieNYu. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My life was so easy then. I was 22. I lived in a studio apartment on 16th Street near Mount Pleasant, before it got gentrified.
I worked in Tenleytown and would often stop at Guapos to do takeout -- a hefty styro container of chile relleno smothered with shredded lettuce and a heaping plop of sour cream.
I worked out at the gym nearby too and shopped at Fresh Fields.

On weekends, we'd go dancing at Rumors or maybe Chief Ike's Mambo. Late night empanadas from Julie's, was the name?

Life was so simple.

I get that you miss being 22, but most of things you mention here have not changed? Chief Ike's closed, but Guapos and Julia's Empanadas are still around. Mount Pleasant didn't really gentrify, it was always nice, though it got more expensive.

People still work out at the gym and shop for overpriced organic food in Tenleytown.