What are some preppy hangouts in Baltimore/Dc

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All my preppy friends from Baltimore meet up at the Mount Vernon Tavern or the Elkridge Club.

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Think Hopkins Lacrosse. Boats, lacrosse and horses .
Gilman , Loyola Blakefield , st Pauls , Calvert Hall , Boys Latin, McDonough, St Mary's , Spauding, Severn, Friends, Bryn Mawr, Roland Park Country, Notre Dame, Mt St Joe, Archbishop Curley, Saint Francis, Glenelg Country Day.

Lacrosse , crabs, Sailing , Horses... Crabcakes and preppy, that's what Marylnd does.

What about UMD? Preppy at all?

No. more New Jersey and middle class moco kids.

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Does anyone here know what they're talking about? I don't know about Baltimore, but in DC, Georgetown is where you'd find your traditional preppy hangouts. You've missed the Late Night Shots boat by a few years, as the site has closed down and you'd need a private membership to join anyway, but that was a good place to find out where "the scene" was going for nights out. Or you could probably just go to Smith Point or Town Hall. These are bastions of preppyness in a scene of liberalness that is DC. The whole scene has actually been diluted though, as other spots like 14th Street/U Street have usurped the once magnetic draw Georgetown had on nightlife.

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Paleo, I thought you believe that social hierarchy is the natural order of things (serfs and monarchs and all that.) Shouldn't you just accept your place in the pecking order? You clearly weren't to the manor born, so why are you so desperately trying to climb the ladder into a class of people who will never accept you. You are a serf, my friend.

[Anonymous]

I think you meant the Mount Washington Tavern, not the Mount Vernon (did you mean Mount Royal by MICA? There's no Mount Vernon Tavern, but there was the Midtown Yacht Club and was decidedly an...unique...hangout) But you'll find them at Brewer's Art, and if daddy's a member, at the Maryland Club.

20somethings like their fun just as much as others do.

Anonymous wrote:All my preppy friends from Baltimore meet up at the Mount Vernon Tavern or the Elkridge Club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you meant the Mount Washington Tavern, not the Mount Vernon (did you mean Mount Royal by MICA? There's no Mount Vernon Tavern, but there was the Midtown Yacht Club and was decidedly an...unique...hangout) But you'll find them at Brewer's Art, and if daddy's a member, at the Maryland Club.

20somethings like their fun just as much as others do.

Anonymous wrote:All my preppy friends from Baltimore meet up at the Mount Vernon Tavern or the Elkridge Club.

Yes, sorry. I did mean the Mt. Washington Tavern

[Anonymous]

PC you will definitely want to go to the Preakness in the spring. There is drinking but it's a preppy scene and lots of young people. There are also a couple of boat shows in Annapolis during the year and I think there are some parties connected to those.

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OK I'll bite Georgetown and Old Town Alexandria for sure, malls are not preppy but if you HAVE to shop cross the bridge to the outlet mall in Queenstown, Md.

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/08/the-25-douchiest-bars-in-washington-dc/

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Think Hopkins Lacrosse. Boats, lacrosse and horses .
Gilman , Loyola Blakefield , st Pauls , Calvert Hall , Boys Latin, McDonough, St Mary's , Spauding, Severn, Friends, Bryn Mawr, Roland Park Country, Notre Dame, Mt St Joe, Archbishop Curley, Saint Francis, Glenelg Country Day.

Lacrosse , crabs, Sailing , Horses... Crabcakes and preppy, that's what Marylnd does.

What about UMD? Preppy at all?

No. more New Jersey and middle class moco kids.

Correct. The Baltimore prep crowd, literally those who went to prep. schools end up at Ivies, the Maine schools, Vanderbilt, Duke, University of Richmond, College of Charleston and a few more.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you meant the Mount Washington Tavern, not the Mount Vernon (did you mean Mount Royal by MICA? There's no Mount Vernon Tavern, but there was the Midtown Yacht Club and was decidedly an...unique...hangout) But you'll find them at Brewer's Art, and if daddy's a member, at the Maryland Club.

20somethings like their fun just as much as others do.

Anonymous wrote:All my preppy friends from Baltimore meet up at the Mount Vernon Tavern or the Elkridge Club.

Thanks for your post. I was wondering if Mt. Washington Tavern was still go to place. Back in the day it was that and Jerry's Belvedere.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is very preppy and more so than DC. It was a wealthy city in the 19th century and many families from those days still abound, along with their institutions. As for why they stay in Baltimore, it may shock some of you to be told that despite the dysfunctional nature of large parts of the city, Baltimore still has lovely areas as well as suburbs and the valleys to the north of the city. For the prep (and not so prep) families in North Baltimore it's the land of pleasant living.

As for where the young preppies hang out - mostly in the waterfront neighborhoods - Canton, Fells, Locust Point, Federal Hill. But it is an insular crowd based on tight high school friendships and lacrosse clubs. Breaking in is not easy if you don't come from the same crowd/background, don't play lacrosse or have friends who know them. There are other graduates of the Baltimore prep schools around who aren't lacrosse freaks and are more open but as with any friendships you need to have something in common and be proactive.

Paleo, good luck in college. St. John's will be an interesting experience for you. Just be who you are, don't chase after an elusive dream of preppiness that may not exist. It really is not worth it.

This is a good description of the Baltimore old money culture. You always could be like Martin O'Malley and marry into it.

THIS. DH and I are both from Baltimore, though I moved by high school. He went to a Baltimore private and when we go out, he runs into so many people from school and the first question people ask me is "where did you go to school?" and they do not mean college. Because I went to a public high school I am def a second class citizen in their eyes even though DH and I both went to the same prestigious undergrad and grad schools. It's hysterical.

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THIS. DH and I are both from Baltimore, though I moved by high school. He went to a Baltimore private and when we go out, he runs into so many people from school and the first question people ask me is "where did you go to school?" and they do not mean college. Because I went to a public high school I am def a second class citizen in their eyes even though DH and I both went to the same prestigious undergrad and grad schools. It's hysterical.

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PaleoCon, what does preppy (especially in college) mean to you? Because to me now, it means polo-wearing, salmon or khaki shorts, boat shoes, maybe lots of partying.

You mentioned coats and ties being worn to class, which I do not see as preppy at all.

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Spent my life in the prep schools and decamped for New York long ago.

The poster who mentioned the waterfront neighborhoods then Homeland and Ruxton is spot on. This is how it was 20 years ago and is still to this day.

The city was very wealthy and the money originated in industry or one of the T Rowe, Legg, Brown iterations. There are plenty of very wealthy older families and single family offices in the area.

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PaleoConPrep wrote:I know it's not typical on the travel forum to ask about this area, but I'm headed to St. John's in Annapolis in the fall. I'll have eay access to Baltimore and DC. My weeks will be full of work, but I do want to explore the area on weekends. What are some preppy hangouts (shops, restaurants, etc) in Baltimore and DC? What's the preppiest mall in the area?

Off point here I know, but I think I recall your posts on the college forum, and I'm surprised you picked St. John's College. I think it is a wonderful school, by the way, but you seemed very focused on a degree from a college filled with preppy handbook types, that would eventually land you a job on Wall Street. Assuming you are the poster I'm thinking of, kudos to you for valuing academics over the other factors!

PaleoCon here
Yep, I'm the same poster. I picked St. John's because it's the best academic fit for me.( I want to get a PhD in Classics or European History after undergrad) it's got an excellent classical curriculum, uses the Socratic method for every class, and has a top notch faculty. I loved the intellectual feel of the place when I visited. I'd say people on here might have a dated view of the social scene St. John's. It's not exclusively nerdy anymore. I do love prepdom, but I'd call myself a preppy scholar. There are plenty of conservative scholarly types at the Annapolis campus of St. John's. When I visited, I saw plenty of nerds, but I also saw a good number of guys in coat & tie. St. John's also has a fairly popular sailing program. I'm sure that attracts some preps. St. John's (Annapolis) is now a mix of East Coast preps and hipsters. A freshman there told me that the campus is 1/3 conservative and 2/3 Liberal. The reason I asked this question is because I thought there might be some preppy hangouts in Baltimore/DC. NYC has Dorians. Is there not a similar place in Baltimore or DC?

Well, the most famous Preppie frequenter of Dorrians in New York currently lives in Fallsburg, New York, at the tony Sullivan Correctional Facility. Orange is the new Pink. Jennifer Levin wasn't available for comment.