Mt Pleasant just keeps getting better and better

[Anonymous]

First, Suns Cinema came in, and all of a sudden we had arthouse movies every night of the week w/ way more interesting people than the DC average. Then, surprise, the hottest new restaurant in the city opens up in the old Heller's Bakery space (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/an-all-star-cast-works-its-magic-at-elle-in-mount-pleasant/2018/04/12/353ad81e-39ad-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html). Now, it's Mt Desert Ice Cream, already a strong contender for best scoop shop in the city alongside Dolcezza and Jeni's. And all this is happening alongside the great new developments in AdMo (Songbyrd, the Line, Al Volo) and Woodley Park (Bindaas!), without losing the character of the neighborhood that's made Mt P ridiculously charming over the decades -- hipster boutique groceries at Each Peach right alongside all the Korean and Salvadoran cooking staples fully stocked at Best World. Simply the best neighborhood in the city at its price point and it's not even close.

[Anonymous]

Lived there over six years; never felt it was all that great.

[Anonymous]

Did you just pass out from the ecstasy?

[Anonymous]

And to think, it only took 20 years for a couple new businesses to open on Mt. Pleasant Street since Marx Cafe, while a dozen opened on 11th Street in five years. Best neighborhood evah tho!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And to think, it only took 20 years for a couple new businesses to open on Mt. Pleasant Street since Marx Cafe, while a dozen opened on 11th Street in five years. Best neighborhood evah tho!

Where have you been? Tons of other (perfectly good) stuff has opened in Mt P over the years, it's more that recent openings are among the best in the city despite the neighborhood's tiny size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And to think, it only took 20 years for a couple new businesses to open on Mt. Pleasant Street since Marx Cafe, while a dozen opened on 11th Street in five years. Best neighborhood evah tho!

It took that long for people to forget about the former leadership of the MtP citizens' association, who more or less waged war on any business that attempted to open there, so much that few even tried to bother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And to think, it only took 20 years for a couple new businesses to open on Mt. Pleasant Street since Marx Cafe, while a dozen opened on 11th Street in five years. Best neighborhood evah tho!

Why would you need businesses beyond the Marx?

No way though, too rich, too white, too expensive. I can’t even buy a sandwich with a straight face at that twee little market. Soon Trump will deport the few legacy Salvadorans who haven’t already been smoked out (sry too soon) and then it will just be compact Bethesda. Like a Bethesda hatchery for when your kids are small.

[Anonymous]

I lived there for years when I first moved to DC, and I got priced out. The gentrification is real (completely acknowledging the fact that I was also a gentrifier).

I miss it.

[Anonymous]

AND THE 7-11 IS THE HOTTEST ONE IN THE CITY! Their taquitos are lit, son.

....now if only you could do something about that pesky group of drunk dudes who is everpresent on the corner, whistling at everyone walking by.

[Anonymous]

Ha, love this thread. I'm a Mt. P resident so biased, yes, but do love it. A bit quirky at times but such a great part of the city. While I really like the cool new places, I still love the old standbys as well.

[Anonymous]

I’m glad that there have finally been changes in Mt P but I find it the least accessible area of the city, between the lack of metro, hills that are hard for bikes, overcrowded buses, and constant construction on FCP.

[Anonymous]

RCP, not FCP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad that there have finally been changes in Mt P but I find it the least accessible area of the city, between the lack of metro, hills that are hard for bikes, overcrowded buses, and constant construction on FCP.

Ah, yes. If only the Klingle Street bridge was still open...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad that there have finally been changes in Mt P but I find it the least accessible area of the city, between the lack of metro, hills that are hard for bikes, overcrowded buses, and constant construction on FCP.

You do know about the Columbia Heights metro at 14th and Irving, right? It's barely 2 blocks from Mt. Pleasant street, and about a 15 minute walk to the most distant point in Mount Pleasant from it (Rosemount Ave) according to Google Maps. There are also busses, and you can drive, bike or walk to lots of places, including Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, U Street, and Cleveland Park, to name just a few places that are within easy walking distance. I'd hardly call that the "least accessible area of the city".

That said I personally find the development east and south of 14th street to be a lot more interesting in the last decade or so. But to describe Mt. Pleasant as "inaccesible" is pretty absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad that there have finally been changes in Mt P but I find it the least accessible area of the city, between the lack of metro, hills that are hard for bikes, overcrowded buses, and constant construction on FCP.

You do know about the Columbia Heights metro at 14th and Irving, right? It's barely 2 blocks from Mt. Pleasant street, and about a 15 minute walk to the most distant point in Mount Pleasant from it (Rosemount Ave) according to Google Maps. There are also busses, and you can drive, bike or walk to lots of places, including Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, U Street, and Cleveland Park, to name just a few places that are within easy walking distance. I'd hardly call that the "least accessible area of the city".

That said I personally find the development east and south of 14th street to be a lot more interesting in the last decade or so. But to describe Mt. Pleasant as "inaccesible" is pretty absurd.

Agreed. It's too far from the action to have first-rate retail but it's not hard to get other places from there.