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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pike and Rose is managing to survive- why feels different about that place? (Agree that FH is so depressing!)[/quote]

Pike and Rose doesn't have a divided 6 lane road running through the middle of it.  You get there and then it's easy to walk to the different stores.  While Pike and Rose isn't as metro accessible, it's a lot easier to walk around once you are there.  I think of it more like an outdoor mall than anything else.

Friendship Heights also has an odd mix of stores.  One of the PP mentioned them all together, but Bloomingdale/Saks/Tiffany/Brooks has a different base than TJMaxx/Marshalls.  That's snooty-high-end and bargin-low-end, but not much in the middle.  The places at Pike and Rose largely fill the gap between those categories, with stores where wealthy-but-not-super-rich people want to go.[/quote]

+1. They need to really focus on redeveloping Mazza, the triangular parking lot, the lord and Taylor site, the bus terminal, and the street behind the bus terminal with the radio station office. That could allow for some pedestrian friendly streetscapes.[/quote]

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