Top public elementary with neighborhood feel?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

What a simple life you must lead.

If that was meant as a dig, you misfired.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

I think this vibe is why people are getting offended. Adams Morgan isn't inherently better than Capitol Hill. I've lived in DC for a long time and have lived in both neighborhoods. They are just ... different, and different kinds of people want to live there. Capitol Hill feels quieter and more like a village within a city and many people are connected to The Hill for work and people don't generally come to NW very often. It's too far and annoying so they stay on the Hill.

Adams Morgan and Dupont and U street just have a more gritty and simultaneously wealthy and more chaotic city vibe, and are more integrated into the larger city.

It's just different. Not better! Not "more."

But what you've described IS "more." And that's what we wanted.

It's more of some things, less of others. If my entire picture of life on the Hill was "I walked around Lincoln Park for a couple of hours on a single Sunday afternoon" I too would think Capitol Hill is boring.

But we did much more than that. I've also been back there enough times since not moving there to confirm that we made the right decision -- for us. It's just too boring and one-dimensional for us.

Why are you being so mean? It's weird. I've lived in Cap Hill and 20009 and inner NW neighborhoods. they all have their pros and cons. You can live a super interesting life in all of them.

The beauty of Capitol Hill is that it really feels like a village and you get to know the neighbors really well. The kids can travel around in gangs and have independence by late elementary school. All the little shop keepers have stories to tell, too. So I can imagine that just by "being back" to visit you might be totally unaware of that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

I think this vibe is why people are getting offended. Adams Morgan isn't inherently better than Capitol Hill. I've lived in DC for a long time and have lived in both neighborhoods. They are just ... different, and different kinds of people want to live there. Capitol Hill feels quieter and more like a village within a city and many people are connected to The Hill for work and people don't generally come to NW very often. It's too far and annoying so they stay on the Hill.

Adams Morgan and Dupont and U street just have a more gritty and simultaneously wealthy and more chaotic city vibe, and are more integrated into the larger city.

It's just different. Not better! Not "more."

But what you've described IS "more." And that's what we wanted.

It's more of some things, less of others. If my entire picture of life on the Hill was "I walked around Lincoln Park for a couple of hours on a single Sunday afternoon" I too would think Capitol Hill is boring.

But we did much more than that. I've also been back there enough times since not moving there to confirm that we made the right decision -- for us. It's just too boring and one-dimensional for us.

Why are you being so mean? It's weird. I've lived in Cap Hill and 20009 and inner NW neighborhoods. they all have their pros and cons. You can live a super interesting life in all of them.

The beauty of Capitol Hill is that it really feels like a village and you get to know the neighbors really well. The kids can travel around in gangs and have independence by late elementary school. All the little shop keepers have stories to tell, too. So I can imagine that just by "being back" to visit you might be totally unaware of that.

See, that doesn't sell me. I didn't move into the city to "feel like it's a village." I moved into the city because I wanted to feel like I was in a city. I was leaving a village.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

I think this vibe is why people are getting offended. Adams Morgan isn't inherently better than Capitol Hill. I've lived in DC for a long time and have lived in both neighborhoods. They are just ... different, and different kinds of people want to live there. Capitol Hill feels quieter and more like a village within a city and many people are connected to The Hill for work and people don't generally come to NW very often. It's too far and annoying so they stay on the Hill.

Adams Morgan and Dupont and U street just have a more gritty and simultaneously wealthy and more chaotic city vibe, and are more integrated into the larger city.

It's just different. Not better! Not "more."

But what you've described IS "more." And that's what we wanted.

It's more of some things, less of others. If my entire picture of life on the Hill was "I walked around Lincoln Park for a couple of hours on a single Sunday afternoon" I too would think Capitol Hill is boring.

But we did much more than that. I've also been back there enough times since not moving there to confirm that we made the right decision -- for us. It's just too boring and one-dimensional for us.

Why are you being so mean? It's weird. I've lived in Cap Hill and 20009 and inner NW neighborhoods. they all have their pros and cons. You can live a super interesting life in all of them.

The beauty of Capitol Hill is that it really feels like a village and you get to know the neighbors really well. The kids can travel around in gangs and have independence by late elementary school. All the little shop keepers have stories to tell, too. So I can imagine that just by "being back" to visit you might be totally unaware of that.

See, that doesn't sell me. I didn't move into the city to "feel like it's a village." I moved into the city because I wanted to feel like I was in a city. I was leaving a village.

People, don't engage with this obvious troll. There's no way someone could be such a simple person when considering a neighborhood (and so quick to attack and throw around racist remarks)

I guarantee this person doesn't consider Ward 8 as an option, and I wonder why.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

I think this vibe is why people are getting offended. Adams Morgan isn't inherently better than Capitol Hill. I've lived in DC for a long time and have lived in both neighborhoods. They are just ... different, and different kinds of people want to live there. Capitol Hill feels quieter and more like a village within a city and many people are connected to The Hill for work and people don't generally come to NW very often. It's too far and annoying so they stay on the Hill.

Adams Morgan and Dupont and U street just have a more gritty and simultaneously wealthy and more chaotic city vibe, and are more integrated into the larger city.

It's just different. Not better! Not "more."

But what you've described IS "more." And that's what we wanted.

It's more of some things, less of others. If my entire picture of life on the Hill was "I walked around Lincoln Park for a couple of hours on a single Sunday afternoon" I too would think Capitol Hill is boring.

But we did much more than that. I've also been back there enough times since not moving there to confirm that we made the right decision -- for us. It's just too boring and one-dimensional for us.

Why are you being so mean? It's weird. I've lived in Cap Hill and 20009 and inner NW neighborhoods. they all have their pros and cons. You can live a super interesting life in all of them.

The beauty of Capitol Hill is that it really feels like a village and you get to know the neighbors really well. The kids can travel around in gangs and have independence by late elementary school. All the little shop keepers have stories to tell, too. So I can imagine that just by "being back" to visit you might be totally unaware of that.

See, that doesn't sell me. I didn't move into the city to "feel like it's a village." I moved into the city because I wanted to feel like I was in a city. I was leaving a village.

People, don't engage with this obvious troll. There's no way someone could be such a simple person when considering a neighborhood (and so quick to attack and throw around racist remarks)

I guarantee this person doesn't consider Ward 8 as an option, and I wonder why.

Just because I'm not a fan of CH doesn't mean I'm a troll. And you're right, we didn't consider Ward 8 either -- it's nowhere near the city center.

[Anonymous]

I believe that they’re not a troll, because I have felt the way they do in the past. If you want urban bustle, you won’t find it in the sleepy Maury area (of course, it’s not hard to get to H/Union Market/Eastern Market from that part of the hill, but it’s somewhat removed). I live in the Maury area and I do miss urban bustle but I also appreciate the pros of this neighborhood that others have highlighted.

[Anonymous]

CH is one of the more walkable and family friendly neighborhoods in DC. Something tells me the 20009 poster has no kids. But why post on a DC public school board if that is the case?

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of people, myself included, who have kids but still want urban bustle.

[Anonymous]

I would love to know what people mean by urban bustle. Is there some quota of crackheads? Should 20003 be busing them in from EOTR?

[Anonymous]

OP, you should look at Stoddert Elementary in Glover Park

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would love to know what people mean by urban bustle. Is there some quota of crackheads? Should 20003 be busing them in from EOTR?

I'm sorry but LMAO.

[Anonymous]

its all pretty relative. almost nowhere in dc is anything like nyc, the amenities that come with super high density, or a skyscraper style downtown. i think CH has more “urban bustle” and proximity to downtown than say upper NW or most of the suburbs surrounding DC. if you want lots of hip bars and restaurants nearby, i agree its rather lacking in that. the wealthy professionals without kids tend to far prefer logan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

Makes sense - did you end up in a neighborhood that is Too Black? Or Too Latino?

[Anonymous]

To me “urban bustle” does not mean “crackheads” (so clever) but means a density of people and businesses such that there are usually feet on the streets and commercial establishments within a block or two. Adams Morgan has that. CH in the Maury area does not - it’s less dense and way more quiet. If I walk my dog at 9 pm there is usually no one else on the street.

But yes, it is all relative. CH is much more dense and bustling than most areas in the suburbs. I think a lot of people like me who like urban bustle but have kids find CH to be a nice compromise because it really is “family friendly” with lots of other kids and playgrounds, etc., but still more lively than most of the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the "too white" poster, and for the record I never said Maury was 20003. I don't know the CH zips codes at all. Another poster responded to my saying that I ended up in 20009 by comparing it to 20003.

All I'm saying, again, is that the first place we looked after deciding to move into the city was CH, including specifically the neighborhood around Lincoln Park, and all I saw was white couples in their 30s and 40s pushing expensive strollers while accompanied by designer dogs. I was like, nope! But maybe that's what OP wants. We wanted more.

Makes sense - did you end up in a neighborhood that is Too Black? Or Too Latino?

It seems likely they chose a neighborhood they like, right?