What's the vibe in University Park (MD)?

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

Why is this relevant?

Someone asked. Imo it would be weird to look for houses along the rte 1 corridor or anywhere in the DMV and not want to develop some understanding of how restrictive covenants and other types of segregation shaped the area. Real estate moves slowly so a lot of the “history” is barely in the past.

No. You do realize PG County is majority black, right?

Currently but it wasn't always so, especially in the towns that were incorporated a long time ago.

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It’s all gangs and drugs like the rest of MD.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

Why is this relevant?

Someone asked. Imo it would be weird to look for houses along the rte 1 corridor or anywhere in the DMV and not want to develop some understanding of how restrictive covenants and other types of segregation shaped the area. Real estate moves slowly so a lot of the “history” is barely in the past.

No. You do realize PG County is majority black, right?

Currently but it wasn't always so, especially in the towns that were incorporated a long time ago.

nobody is trying to move there "a long time ago."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

I truly didn’t know … but it makes sense. I like in another Rt1 city and am always struck by the contrast when I drive through UP. It felt like it had to be something institutional.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all gangs and drugs like the rest of MD.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

Why is this relevant?

Someone asked. Imo it would be weird to look for houses along the rte 1 corridor or anywhere in the DMV and not want to develop some understanding of how restrictive covenants and other types of segregation shaped the area. Real estate moves slowly so a lot of the “history” is barely in the past.

these existed in other cities along route 1 that are majority black today.

Yes! Which is also interesting, no? It’s good to know the history, that’s the point.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

Why is this relevant?

Someone asked. Imo it would be weird to look for houses along the rte 1 corridor or anywhere in the DMV and not want to develop some understanding of how restrictive covenants and other types of segregation shaped the area. Real estate moves slowly so a lot of the “history” is barely in the past.

these existed in other cities along route 1 that are majority black today.

Yes! Which is also interesting, no? It’s good to know the history, that’s the point.

NP. Thanks for the history lesson, I guess.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

I truly didn’t know … but it makes sense. I like in another Rt1 city and am always struck by the contrast when I drive through UP. It felt like it had to be something institutional.

Former Gov. Of MD used to live there too. They punch announce their weight in terms of influence.

But it’s like North Brentwood and Brentwood. One was black. One was white.

[Anonymous]

Back in the 80’s there was a lot of old money waspy folks in the hood. Then when the Hispanics started coming en masse, they all left. Now it’s got a crunchy granola vibe. I just inherited an old family house there, probably going to sell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Curious why UP is so white? Is there something historically that made that particular area not welcoming to non-whites?

It seems like you already know the answer to this based on how you worded it. But yes, UP had a restrictive covenant that prohibited Blacks from living there not all that long ago.

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/09/08/restrictive-covenants-in-university-park/

I truly didn’t know … but it makes sense. I like in another Rt1 city and am always struck by the contrast when I drive through UP. It felt like it had to be something institutional.

Former Gov. Of MD used to live there too. They punch announce their weight in terms of influence.

But it’s like North Brentwood and Brentwood. One was black. One was white.

North Brentwood has fascinating history. It’s sad that the museum there didn’t survive Covid I don’t think. There’s an old segregation barrier between Brentwood and North Brentwood that is supposedly being turned into a park.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in the 80’s there was a lot of old money waspy folks in the hood. Then when the Hispanics started coming en masse, they all left. Now it’s got a crunchy granola vibe. I just inherited an old family house there, probably going to sell.

How come there are still so many white people there then?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Back in the 80’s there was a lot of old money waspy folks in the hood. Then when the Hispanics started coming en masse, they all left. Now it’s got a crunchy granola vibe. I just inherited an old family house there, probably going to sell.

How come there are still so many white people there then?

Should have clarified. When the neighborhoods surrounding university park (basically all of west hyatt, and all of CP minus old town) started becoming predominantly Hispanic in the 90’s and 2000’s, a lot of the waspy folks left university park for MoCo and who knows where else. Now UP itself is still predominantly white, just significantly more of the crunchy, more liberal type folks versus when I was growing up back when it was a WASP fest. A lot of professors at UMD live there now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well the mayor who lived close by is a convicted child predator so probably get some major creeper vibes around that area

He lived in the Hollywood neighborhood of College Park, which has lots of sex offenders nearby.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well the mayor who lived close by is a convicted child predator so probably get some major creeper vibes around that area

He lived in the Hollywood neighborhood of College Park, which has lots of sex offenders nearby.

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the 80’s there was a lot of old money waspy folks in the hood. Then when the Hispanics started coming en masse, they all left. Now it’s got a crunchy granola vibe. I just inherited an old family house there, probably going to sell.

Where did they go? I don't think UP is crunchy at all. Are you confusing it with Hyattsville?