Clarendon

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t ther a thread once women of Clarendon s few weeks back?

There is at least one nut job who hates Clarendon and regularly criticizes the area. Kinda sad that someone feels that much hate and tries to tear it down. Must be pretty miserable in his/her “oasis”.

They have a point. I live in Clarendon and it has gone steeply downhill in the past 5 years. It’s almost starting to look trashy.

Guess you are new to the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t ther a thread once women of Clarendon s few weeks back?

There is at least one nut job who hates Clarendon and regularly criticizes the area. Kinda sad that someone feels that much hate and tries to tear it down. Must be pretty miserable in his/her “oasis”.

They have a point. I live in Clarendon and it has gone steeply downhill in the past 5 years. It’s almost starting to look trashy.

Guess you are new to the area.

I heard they might put a Sears there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t ther a thread once women of Clarendon s few weeks back?

There is at least one nut job who hates Clarendon and regularly criticizes the area. Kinda sad that someone feels that much hate and tries to tear it down. Must be pretty miserable in his/her “oasis”.

They have a point. I live in Clarendon and it has gone steeply downhill in the past 5 years. It’s almost starting to look trashy.

I think the rents have gotten too high to support the frat-boy clientele there, so most places have been forced to shutdown. I think they’re going to re-do Clarendon like they did with Ballston and try to make it more high-end.

And one poster is correct, many of those frat college grads are now married and having kids so there is an abundance of strollers over in that area now. They’ll most likely transform that entire area soon.

Into what? Another generic strip? I know let’s put a Teds, a matchbox, and a food court in, white people are going to love it

[Anonymous]

Whenever I a there it seems pretty busy. Don't know about world class, but there seem to be plenty of interesting places to eat. I don't go out to drink much, but I doubt there is a shortage of places for that, even if some of the old frat boy places are gone. And yeah, having chain stores you can walk to, and especially grocery stores, is really desirable. Whenever we talk about car dependence in this region someone always pipes up with "I can't get my groceries without a car".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It continues to be one of the most coveted places on earth, judging by housing prices.

I guess it’s a less ugly option in a sea of uglier options for those who have to live in the DMV. But if anyone thinks it is anything beyond that, then they haven’t traveled much.

I see. Hope you are enjoying your time in Paris.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clarendon has way too many vacant businesses.

Empty retail is a problem all around the country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t ther a thread once women of Clarendon s few weeks back?

There is at least one nut job who hates Clarendon and regularly criticizes the area. Kinda sad that someone feels that much hate and tries to tear it down. Must be pretty miserable in his/her “oasis”.

They have a point. I live in Clarendon and it has gone steeply downhill in the past 5 years. It’s almost starting to look trashy.

I think the rents have gotten too high to support the frat-boy clientele there, so most places have been forced to shutdown. I think they’re going to re-do Clarendon like they did with Ballston and try to make it more high-end.

And one poster is correct, many of those frat college grads are now married and having kids so there is an abundance of strollers over in that area now. They’ll most likely transform that entire area soon.

Into what? Another generic strip? I know let’s put a Teds, a matchbox, and a food court in, white people are going to love it

That’s what most likely is going to happen, though. The independent spots that were unique, at least, are a thing of the past. Get ready for more Not Your Average Joe’s and Busboys and Poets!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We lived in a leafy neighborhood in Arlington in a Yorktown pyramid for many years. When our kids graduated high school we looked at Clarendon as a reasonable substitute for walkable urban living, but the housing stock sucked and was overpriced and the neighborhood too lily white. We ended up moving to Logan Circle and are glad we did.

Yorktown pyramid wasn’t lily white?

It sure was, and we were ready for something different. Clarendon wash't it.

So, if I understand, You only looked for something that wasn’t lily white after school was completed, no? Why not earlier?

Logan circle has been gentrified for 20 years, they are hardly striking out to a real urban neighborhood.

Wow. So many haters out there. Why all the anger/jealousy?

Here's our story. We moved to North Arlington from outside of the DC area many years ago, before our oldest started first grade. We didn't choose where we lived for the lily white schools. In fact, we didn't do a whole lot of research on schools. Our oldest went to kindergarten at a majority minority school and we didn't think anything of it. We chose North Arlington because there was a nice (enough) house available for rent in the area that was very close to metro and I was going to be commuting into DC for work.

Then we just settled into Arlington, buying a larger house on a cul de sac further from the metro and I started to have to drive. Twenty or so lily white years later, our youngest left for college and we decided we wanted to downside into walkable living and public transportation. Because we were so used to Arlington, the obvious place we looked at first was Clarendon. It didn't do it for us at all. Expensive for what you get, and yes, too white. So we starting looking in town and saw lots of options in the Logan/U Street area. This was over ten years ago, and the block we settled on wasn't nearly as gentrified as it is today. And, yes, even today the Logan Circle area is way, way more diverse than Clarendon in every conceivable way, including race. Our neighbors on both sides of us (we're all in rowhomes) are black. How often do you see that in Clarendon?

If the Logan Circle neighborhood isn't "urban," then nowhere in the entire DC area is. It's the most densely population neighborhood in the city. Unless your definition of "urban" means poor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clarendon was where young Republicans lived because they thought DC was “sketchy” but I guess those people live at the Navy Yard now and the older ones live in Clarendon now with babies and range rovers.

That's quite the leap! They moved from Clarendon / Glover Park to Navy Yard?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Clarendon was where young Republicans lived because they thought DC was “sketchy” but I guess those people live at the Navy Yard now and the older ones live in Clarendon now with babies and range rovers.

That's quite the leap! They moved from Clarendon / Glover Park to Navy Yard?!

DP. I don't know if they came from Clarendon but Navy Yard is where for sure the young Trumpster are living. It's in the guide book that the Trumpsters gave out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clarendon was where young Republicans lived because they thought DC was “sketchy” but I guess those people live at the Navy Yard now and the older ones live in Clarendon now with babies and range rovers.

That's quite the leap! They moved from Clarendon / Glover Park to Navy Yard?!

DP. I don't know if they came from Clarendon but Navy Yard is where for sure the young Trumpster are living. It's in the guide book that the Trumpsters gave out.

Doesn’t AOC live there too?

And I wouldn’t say Trumpsters, but it’s definitely where the Caucasian yuppies are at now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t ther a thread once women of Clarendon s few weeks back?

There is at least one nut job who hates Clarendon and regularly criticizes the area. Kinda sad that someone feels that much hate and tries to tear it down. Must be pretty miserable in his/her “oasis”.

They have a point. I live in Clarendon and it has gone steeply downhill in the past 5 years. It’s almost starting to look trashy.

Guess you are new to the area.

I heard they might put a Sears there.

Or a big empty parking lot. Or a bunch of used car lots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clarendon has way too many vacant businesses.

Empty retail is a problem all around the country.

Wait - isn't the economy "booming"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We lived in a leafy neighborhood in Arlington in a Yorktown pyramid for many years. When our kids graduated high school we looked at Clarendon as a reasonable substitute for walkable urban living, but the housing stock sucked and was overpriced and the neighborhood too lily white. We ended up moving to Logan Circle and are glad we did.

Yorktown pyramid wasn’t lily white?

It sure was, and we were ready for something different. Clarendon wash't it.

So, if I understand, You only looked for something that wasn’t lily white after school was completed, no? Why not earlier?

Logan circle has been gentrified for 20 years, they are hardly striking out to a real urban neighborhood.

Wow. So many haters out there. Why all the anger/jealousy?

Here's our story. We moved to North Arlington from outside of the DC area many years ago, before our oldest started first grade. We didn't choose where we lived for the lily white schools. In fact, we didn't do a whole lot of research on schools. Our oldest went to kindergarten at a majority minority school and we didn't think anything of it. We chose North Arlington because there was a nice (enough) house available for rent in the area that was very close to metro and I was going to be commuting into DC for work.

Then we just settled into Arlington, buying a larger house on a cul de sac further from the metro and I started to have to drive. Twenty or so lily white years later, our youngest left for college and we decided we wanted to downside into walkable living and public transportation. Because we were so used to Arlington, the obvious place we looked at first was Clarendon. It didn't do it for us at all. Expensive for what you get, and yes, too white. So we starting looking in town and saw lots of options in the Logan/U Street area. This was over ten years ago, and the block we settled on wasn't nearly as gentrified as it is today. And, yes, even today the Logan Circle area is way, way more diverse than Clarendon in every conceivable way, including race. Our neighbors on both sides of us (we're all in rowhomes) are black. How often do you see that in Clarendon?

If the Logan Circle neighborhood isn't "urban," then nowhere in the entire DC area is. It's the most densely population neighborhood in the city. Unless your definition of "urban" means poor?

You sound old to be on a parenting website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t ther a thread once women of Clarendon s few weeks back?

There is at least one nut job who hates Clarendon and regularly criticizes the area. Kinda sad that someone feels that much hate and tries to tear it down. Must be pretty miserable in his/her “oasis”.

They have a point. I live in Clarendon and it has gone steeply downhill in the past 5 years. It’s almost starting to look trashy.

Guess you are new to the area.

I heard they might put a Sears there.

Or a big empty parking lot. Or a bunch of used car lots.

You may have heard wrong. 96 of them are closing. https://www.businessinsider.com/sears-to-close-96-more-stores-kmart-list-sears-transformco-2019-11