Best Elementary School in Georgetown (or other urban neighborhood)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at Glover Park. Good elementary school. Lots of kids and families. Parks and playgrounds. Walk to stuff all along WI Ave (although who knows when Whole Foods is going to reopen but I heard rumors of Trader Joe’s coming too.) Close to Georgetown if you like that area. No metro but good bus service from what I’ve heard. 1-1.5 million gets you a good row house there.

Glover Park is great. Trader Joe's is confirmed (timing either late 2018 or 2019). Very good bus service - 7 routes during rush hour (6 other times).

I wouldn't call it urban though.

I mean, it's more urban than most other upper NW neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

OP, if by any chance you're still reading, most people in DC aren't like the mean crazies here on DCUM. Don't let them scare you off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if by any chance you're still reading, most people in DC aren't like the mean crazies here on DCUM. Don't let them scare you off

Yes, picture the cantankerous DCUM posters as Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show. The rest of DC is full of just regular muppets.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone not see this thread playing out almost exactly as it has?

Yes! It’s so repetitive, even down to the bigot who references Barry and hasn’t been in DC in years based on his moronic posts.

Wasn't Barry the bigot?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dcs-marion-barry-widely-rebuked-for-comments-about-asian-business-owners/2012/04/05/gIQA27SVyS_story.html?utm_term=.8639da22e286

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republicans live in Virginia. Do yourself a favor and don't quote dictionary definitions of "urban" to those of us who actually live an urban life.

I don't know what this has to do with republicans, but PP very indirectly raised a valid point.

Parts of D.C. are no less urban than the inner suburbs. For example, I think AU Park makes a ton of sense for you. But it is no more, and in some ways is less, urban than downtown Bethesda.

That could mean you won't like AU Park, or it could mean you should also look at Bethesda.

Million dollar AU homes would be backyard tool sheds in Dallas.

Location, location, location. You didn't know that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republicans live in Virginia. Do yourself a favor and don't quote dictionary definitions of "urban" to those of us who actually live an urban life.

I don't know what this has to do with republicans, but PP very indirectly raised a valid point.

Parts of D.C. are no less urban than the inner suburbs. For example, I think AU Park makes a ton of sense for you. But it is no more, and in some ways is less, urban than downtown Bethesda.

That could mean you won't like AU Park, or it could mean you should also look at Bethesda.

Million dollar AU homes would be backyard tool sheds in Dallas.

Maybe. But at least you don't have to live in Dallas--a cowboy hat-wearing hellhole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m late to this party but I’d buy in ludlow taylor, jo Wilson or Watkins. I love Capitol Hill. It’s my favorite area of the city. We have friends IB for all three schools and they all have said good things.

I always see on here people say “don’t buy Capitol Hill because of middle school”. Well not everyone can afford a space that fits their needs WOTP, me included. There are a lot of families on the hill that make it work.

Yes, agree.

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lizziewhit wrote:Why would someone say "Yuck" to Cleveland Park? I don't want to spin my wheels there if its truly that bad.

Because Cleveland Park is a historically affluent neighborhood, very bourgeois, and somewhat sleepy and not exactly up an coming today. Some people resent that and think it's not cool.

I like Cleveland Park, but one thing that would bother me about it is that there is a very high proportion of kids in private school. You'll find more of a neighborhood school community feeling in a place like AU Park, where most kids go to Janney these days.

Im the poster that said Yuck to Cleveland Park.

I lived there when I first moved to dc and found the place incredibly rude.

It's full of old people who hate kids, not walkable, and the restaurants are not very good. I did most of my grocery shopping at CVS because the local supermarket was full of expired and expensive food. I met very few parents as it's just an unfriendly place. I was happy to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

lizziewhit wrote:Why would someone say "Yuck" to Cleveland Park? I don't want to spin my wheels there if its truly that bad.

Because Cleveland Park is a historically affluent neighborhood, very bourgeois, and somewhat sleepy and not exactly up an coming today. Some people resent that and think it's not cool.

I like Cleveland Park, but one thing that would bother me about it is that there is a very high proportion of kids in private school. You'll find more of a neighborhood school community feeling in a place like AU Park, where most kids go to Janney these days.

Im the poster that said Yuck to Cleveland Park.

I lived there when I first moved to dc and found the place incredibly rude.

It's full of old people who hate kids, not walkable, and the restaurants are not very good. I did most of my grocery shopping at CVS because the local supermarket was full of expired and expensive food. I met very few parents as it's just an unfriendly place. I was happy to leave.

If you doubt this, check out http://clevelandparkcomplaints.tumblr.com

[Anonymous]

I don't think this lady's coming back lol. Probably she won't even move to DC anymore after this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think this lady's coming back lol. Probably she won't even move to DC anymore after this thread.

True!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

lizziewhit wrote:Why would someone say "Yuck" to Cleveland Park? I don't want to spin my wheels there if its truly that bad.

Because Cleveland Park is a historically affluent neighborhood, very bourgeois, and somewhat sleepy and not exactly up an coming today. Some people resent that and think it's not cool.

I like Cleveland Park, but one thing that would bother me about it is that there is a very high proportion of kids in private school. You'll find more of a neighborhood school community feeling in a place like AU Park, where most kids go to Janney these days.

Im the poster that said Yuck to Cleveland Park.

I lived there when I first moved to dc and found the place incredibly rude.

It's full of old people who hate kids, not walkable, and the restaurants are not very good. I did most of my grocery shopping at CVS because the local supermarket was full of expired and expensive food. I met very few parents as it's just an unfriendly place. I was happy to leave.

If you doubt this, check out http://clevelandparkcomplaints.tumblr.com

That thread you posted is from 2013, it is almost 2018. There are tons of families in Cleveland Park and if you are close to the metro, it is incredibly walkable and you can easily access the bus routes on Conn. as well. Maybe you had not nice neighbors, but our neighbors are a range of ages and super helpful, nice and community-oriented. The older folks in my neighborhood actually love our kids. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

These culled posts are several years old from the so-called Cleveland Park list serv, which is the de facto NW list serv. Most of its members don’t live in Cleveland Park, and many Cleveland Parkers find it useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

lizziewhit wrote:Why would someone say "Yuck" to Cleveland Park? I don't want to spin my wheels there if its truly that bad.

Because Cleveland Park is a historically affluent neighborhood, very bourgeois, and somewhat sleepy and not exactly up an coming today. Some people resent that and think it's not cool.

I like Cleveland Park, but one thing that would bother me about it is that there is a very high proportion of kids in private school. You'll find more of a neighborhood school community feeling in a place like AU Park, where most kids go to Janney these days.

Im the poster that said Yuck to Cleveland Park.

I lived there when I first moved to dc and found the place incredibly rude.

It's full of old people who hate kids, not walkable, and the restaurants are not very good. I did most of my grocery shopping at CVS because the local supermarket was full of expired and expensive food. I met very few parents as it's just an unfriendly place. I was happy to leave.

If you doubt this, check out http://clevelandparkcomplaints.tumblr.com

That thread you posted is from 2013, it is almost 2018. There are tons of families in Cleveland Park and if you are close to the metro, it is incredibly walkable and you can easily access the bus routes on Conn. as well. Maybe you had not nice neighbors, but our neighbors are a range of ages and super helpful, nice and community-oriented. The older folks in my neighborhood actually love our kids. YMMV.

I don't doubt you.

But I'm pretty sure you're white.

Super glad I left that $hith0le.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

lizziewhit wrote:Why would someone say "Yuck" to Cleveland Park? I don't want to spin my wheels there if its truly that bad.

Because Cleveland Park is a historically affluent neighborhood, very bourgeois, and somewhat sleepy and not exactly up an coming today. Some people resent that and think it's not cool.

I like Cleveland Park, but one thing that would bother me about it is that there is a very high proportion of kids in private school. You'll find more of a neighborhood school community feeling in a place like AU Park, where most kids go to Janney these days.

Im the poster that said Yuck to Cleveland Park.

I lived there when I first moved to dc and found the place incredibly rude.

It's full of old people who hate kids, not walkable, and the restaurants are not very good. I did most of my grocery shopping at CVS because the local supermarket was full of expired and expensive food. I met very few parents as it's just an unfriendly place. I was happy to leave.

If you doubt this, check out http://clevelandparkcomplaints.tumblr.com

That thread you posted is from 2013, it is almost 2018. There are tons of families in Cleveland Park and if you are close to the metro, it is incredibly walkable and you can easily access the bus routes on Conn. as well. Maybe you had not nice neighbors, but our neighbors are a range of ages and super helpful, nice and community-oriented. The older folks in my neighborhood actually love our kids. YMMV.

I don't doubt you.

But I'm pretty sure you're white.

Super glad I left that $hith0le.

No. I'm a little green man from Mars. WTF?