Dupont circle deteriorating

[Anonymous]

Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

[Anonymous]

My office is there (in a building we own) and I’m so frustrated with the tents that have spring up. I emailed the anc rep and got no response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

DC welcomes public defecation and vagrancy so maybe it's the parents of toddlers that don't belong there. I believe people started getting those diseases from inhaling defecation up there in NOMA which finally got Bowser to clear out an encampment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

None of what you're describing is going to hurt your precious little snowflake. Check your privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DuPont circle has always been sketchy/dangerous. Lots of muggings. I used to hang out there a lot 20 years ago and it got really unsettling after dark really fast. Even during the day, crossing the circle with all the homeless/mentally ill people...not the greatest. A lot nicer than adams Morgan used to be but that is not saying much. I am really sad about kramerbooks closing.

Is Kramerbooks closing? The last I heard was that they MIGHT move — and still have a few years to go with their current lease.

I hope you are right! I was thinking about the article in the post from may that said the owner is planning to move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

None of what you're describing is going to hurt your precious little snowflake. Check your privilege.

Check your triteness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in the middle of a pandemic. Everything is a mess now, but recovery starts soon.

“Soon” huh?

Sounds a lot like “just two weeks to fatten the curve”.


I’m predicting the “recovery” will be sorta like “two weeks to flatten the curve”.

It’ll be here soon..... soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

None of what you're describing is going to hurt your precious little snowflake. Check your privilege.

Did you know that even poor, black locals don’t want to live like that either?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also lived in Dupont Circle until 18 years ago. Sounds like it's reverting to what it was. Back then however prices were perhaps 1/3 of what they are today.

This. -DMV resident for almost 50 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

None of what you're describing is going to hurt your precious little snowflake. Check your privilege.

Did you know that even poor, black locals don’t want to live like that either?

Did you know that it actually does damage he neighborhood and bring in crime to have active addicts on the streets? OP is right to be concerned. If you’re a parent, you sound like a sh!tty one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also lived in Dupont Circle until 18 years ago. Sounds like it's reverting to what it was. Back then however prices were perhaps 1/3 of what they are today.

This. -DMV resident for almost 50 years

Snort. Your usage of “DMV” disagrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

Bye Felicia.

[Anonymous]

I lived there 20 years ago, and remember a naked guy running up and down the street outside Buffalo Billards. I had little nephews visiting me and they were thrilled with the excitement of the naked runner. And there were always a ton of pan handlers by the Cathedral on RI.

I didn't even realize people were raising families there now, honestly. Where is there a playground? Columbia Heights/Adams Morgan seems so much more family friendly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived there 20 years ago, and remember a naked guy running up and down the street outside Buffalo Billards. I had little nephews visiting me and they were thrilled with the excitement of the naked runner. And there were always a ton of pan handlers by the Cathedral on RI.

I didn't even realize people were raising families there now, honestly. Where is there a playground? Columbia Heights/Adams Morgan seems so much more family friendly.

Kalorama Park (playground). TBH I think of Dupont and Adams Morgan as the same thing, and then Columbia Heights is its own little scene. I've lived in DC forever (from here) and they all have nice aspects/are seedy in their own ways. I agree the itinerant homeless camp outs in DC are out of control. I didn't realize there were also drugged out people lying in the road. The city should pass news laws allowing for institutionalization and treatment and/or a bus ticket home if they were drawn here from elsewhere. Last, people should stop giving money directly to panhandlers. If you want to donate to a charity, they will be grateful to use your money thoughtfully.