Capitol Hill Trick or Treaters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill is a big area. How do you know those kids don't live there?

They do. She just had her stroller brigade blinders on.

[Anonymous]

The first year I lived on Capitol Hill ten years ago, pre-kids, I was shocked by the number of trick or treators. I never saw many kids at other times, and I wasn't prepared for the hundreds of kids marching through. Now that I know what to expect, I kind of love it. Big groups of kids in costumes, no one seems overly grabby, and the bigger kids generally have a sense of humor about it all. I buy a couple of the huge bags from Costco, give generously until we run out, and head inside to get the kids to bed.

[ThatSmileyFaceGuy]

Maybe they even can to ToT with friends that DO live in the neighborhood.

However I do get what OP is saying when mom drives in with a minivan of 12 year olds drops them off at one end of the street and then drives down to the other end and waits for them.

[Anonymous]

Are you new, OP? Your neighborhood has been promoting Hilloween for years!! It is a major event. The big trick or treating neighborhoods in the city are the Hill and Lamont Street in Mount Pleasant. The Hill skews a little younger and more family-friendly; Lamont is for the more adventurous and less fearsome. You don't have to participate, but it seems very odd that you would judge those that did, as this is an institution created by the neighborhood not by those in attendance.

And, yes, there are many, many places in the city where kids do not have their own trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods, and not just bad ones. Many children live in apartment/condo buildings, but they still want to have the tradtional Halloween experience. If you don't like it, turn off your lights!

[Anonymous]

Depends on what you mean by "nearby." We live in the Atlas District, which is just under a mile from Hilloween. We stroller the kids to Hilloween, ride the carousel, see friends, admire costumes, get apple cider, and then walk/TOT our way home. We veer off at East Capitol because that is just so much fun, but mostly we just march our numbered street the whole way home and stop at any house we see that the kids want to TOT at.

Does that count? Because TONS of people do this. And pretty much I think that's what is intended by announcing the crap out of Hilloween on MOTH and in the Rag.

I fully admit that the TOT is WAY better the closer to Eastern Market you get. Not because the houses are close in, but because more people are out and engaged than near our house. It makes for a far better experience. But we TOT in our very close in hood as well as we walk home.

I guess most people I know who live in the Brent/Peabody area are pretty welcoming and enjoy the giant turnout. What are you considering acceptably nearby?

[Anonymous]

The more I think about the tone of these posts, the more upset I get. As the parent of a child who has no opportunity to trick-or-treat in her own neighborhood, I am so greatful for neighborhoods that open their doors to everyone, but it makes me feel really terrible when I hear the type of resentment that is reflected above. Yes, of course it is for the candy, that is what Halloween is. It isn't like we are trying to steal it, we are just trying to trick or treat. And, no, I didn't go to the Hill last night, but I certainly felt invited.

Hilloween
Where: 7th Street SE in front of Eastern Market
When: October 31, 5:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Capitol Hill’s annual event is a legendary neighborhood event for little ones. The block of 7th Street SE next to Eastern Market will be closed to traffic for one of the best community Halloween celebrations in the city. Hayrides, moon bounces, goody giveaways, and even a mini carousel add to the excitement. The best part is seeing the masses of jubilant kids in all kinds of costumes indulging in the extravaganza.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The first year I lived on Capitol Hill ten years ago, pre-kids, I was shocked by the number of trick or treators. I never saw many kids at other times, and I wasn't prepared for the hundreds of kids marching through. Now that I know what to expect, I kind of love it. Big groups of kids in costumes, no one seems overly grabby, and the bigger kids generally have a sense of humor about it all. I buy a couple of the huge bags from Costco, give generously until we run out, and head inside to get the kids to bed.

Ditto! Hill East resident over here and Halloween is so much fun. Big kids, little kids, kids from wherever--I don't care. Almost every single one said "Trick or Treat" and Thank you!" And if they didn't, their parents were yelling at them from the sidewalk to do so. I love it. And yeah, we went through about 20 pounds of candy last night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The more I think about the tone of these posts, the more upset I get. As the parent of a child who has no opportunity to trick-or-treat in her own neighborhood, I am so greatful for neighborhoods that open their doors to everyone, but it makes me feel really terrible when I hear the type of resentment that is reflected above. Yes, of course it is for the candy, that is what Halloween is. It isn't like we are trying to steal it, we are just trying to trick or treat. And, no, I didn't go to the Hill last night, but I certainly felt invited.

Hilloween
Where: 7th Street SE in front of Eastern Market
When: October 31, 5:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Capitol Hill’s annual event is a legendary neighborhood event for little ones. The block of 7th Street SE next to Eastern Market will be closed to traffic for one of the best community Halloween celebrations in the city. Hayrides, moon bounces, goody giveaways, and even a mini carousel add to the excitement. The best part is seeing the masses of jubilant kids in all kinds of costumes indulging in the extravaganza.

The bolded part bears repeating for the douchebags on page 1 of this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The more I think about the tone of these posts, the more upset I get. As the parent of a child who has no opportunity to trick-or-treat in her own neighborhood, I am so greatful for neighborhoods that open their doors to everyone, but it makes me feel really terrible when I hear the type of resentment that is reflected above. Yes, of course it is for the candy, that is what Halloween is. It isn't like we are trying to steal it, we are just trying to trick or treat. And, no, I didn't go to the Hill last night, but I certainly felt invited.

Hilloween
Where: 7th Street SE in front of Eastern Market
When: October 31, 5:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Capitol Hill’s annual event is a legendary neighborhood event for little ones. The block of 7th Street SE next to Eastern Market will be closed to traffic for one of the best community Halloween celebrations in the city. Hayrides, moon bounces, goody giveaways, and even a mini carousel add to the excitement. The best part is seeing the masses of jubilant kids in all kinds of costumes indulging in the extravaganza.

The bolded part bears repeating for the douchebags on page 1 of this thread.

10:57, I'm looking at you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The more I think about the tone of these posts, the more upset I get. As the parent of a child who has no opportunity to trick-or-treat in her own neighborhood, I am so greatful for neighborhoods that open their doors to everyone, but it makes me feel really terrible when I hear the type of resentment that is reflected above. Yes, of course it is for the candy, that is what Halloween is. It isn't like we are trying to steal it, we are just trying to trick or treat. And, no, I didn't go to the Hill last night, but I certainly felt invited.

Hilloween
Where: 7th Street SE in front of Eastern Market
When: October 31, 5:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Capitol Hill’s annual event is a legendary neighborhood event for little ones. The block of 7th Street SE next to Eastern Market will be closed to traffic for one of the best community Halloween celebrations in the city. Hayrides, moon bounces, goody giveaways, and even a mini carousel add to the excitement. The best part is seeing the masses of jubilant kids in all kinds of costumes indulging in the extravaganza.

Don't feel bad. NORMAL people are not looking at you and sniffing to themselves thinking, "They do not LIVE here." They are happy to see your child dressed up and happy to pass out candy to them, because that is the POINT of Halloween. People who get upset that Trick or Treaters at their door can't provide valid proof of residence in their neighborhood are small. Period. They are small people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP did not say anything about anyone being black or white or green or purple (lots of those last two kinds on Halloweeen, you know). I actually agree with OP. Driving your child to another neighborhood to t-o-t is obnoxious and greedy. Lots of people who do that are NOT coming from unsafe neighborhoods, they just want to go to neighborhoods where the t-o-t'ing is "easier" because houses are closer together or in area where they think the houses will have "better" candy because it is more affluent. This is not race based, you see it in the upper crusty areas of all neighborhoods. Halloween is not suppossed to be a greedy free-for-all. Right of passge and childhood memories, sure, but in your own neighborhood if you want to really do it the traditional and all-American way.

The caveat is, if you do indeed live in a dangerous or unfriendly to t-o-t'ing neighborhood than, by all means, come on over! but dont do it just for the candy which is what we are blantantly seeing (and I do not live on Capital Hill or in G'town).

You sound like a class A jerk. The street I grew up on had no sidewalks and was not safe for trick-or-treating. The neighborhood was somewhat out of the way and was not at all walkable, so my mother always took us to ToT with our friends. Was this somehow wrong? And who the eff are you to decide if people are doing it for memories or solely for candy? You snot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The more I think about the tone of these posts, the more upset I get. As the parent of a child who has no opportunity to trick-or-treat in her own neighborhood, I am so greatful for neighborhoods that open their doors to everyone, but it makes me feel really terrible when I hear the type of resentment that is reflected above. Yes, of course it is for the candy, that is what Halloween is. It isn't like we are trying to steal it, we are just trying to trick or treat. And, no, I didn't go to the Hill last night, but I certainly felt invited.

Hilloween
Where: 7th Street SE in front of Eastern Market
When: October 31, 5:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Capitol Hill’s annual event is a legendary neighborhood event for little ones. The block of 7th Street SE next to Eastern Market will be closed to traffic for one of the best community Halloween celebrations in the city. Hayrides, moon bounces, goody giveaways, and even a mini carousel add to the excitement. The best part is seeing the masses of jubilant kids in all kinds of costumes indulging in the extravaganza.

Don't feel bad. NORMAL people are not looking at you and sniffing to themselves thinking, "They do not LIVE here." They are happy to see your child dressed up and happy to pass out candy to them, because that is the POINT of Halloween. People who get upset that Trick or Treaters at their door can't provide valid proof of residence in their neighborhood are small. Period. They are small people.

+1 The Mr. Potters of the world.

[Anonymous]

Good lord, someone posts the same thing every year about the Hill and TOT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The more I think about the tone of these posts, the more upset I get. As the parent of a child who has no opportunity to trick-or-treat in her own neighborhood, I am so greatful for neighborhoods that open their doors to everyone, but it makes me feel really terrible when I hear the type of resentment that is reflected above. Yes, of course it is for the candy, that is what Halloween is. It isn't like we are trying to steal it, we are just trying to trick or treat. And, no, I didn't go to the Hill last night, but I certainly felt invited.

Hilloween
Where: 7th Street SE in front of Eastern Market
When: October 31, 5:30-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Capitol Hill’s annual event is a legendary neighborhood event for little ones. The block of 7th Street SE next to Eastern Market will be closed to traffic for one of the best community Halloween celebrations in the city. Hayrides, moon bounces, goody giveaways, and even a mini carousel add to the excitement. The best part is seeing the masses of jubilant kids in all kinds of costumes indulging in the extravaganza.

Don't worry about the idiots here - most of us are MORE than happy to put a smile on any childs face with a little Halloween candy. The more the merrier. You're welcome in Glover Park!

[Anonymous]

We do not live on the hill but our kids go to school there and we work there. We live in a nearby neighborhood. All of my kids friends are there,lots of our parent friends are out and about and after ToTing we all end up at one friends house where all the kids and adults hang out.

THATS why we are there OP. Is there a problem with that?