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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Can you give an example of "old DC" that has been lost because of gentrification? When I look around, I see the Howard Theater restored and the Lincoln Theater restored and a bunch of other things in far better shape then they were not long ago. I'm not a fan of the chain development in Gallery Place, but I like it more than the adult bookstores that were there when I came to DC. I miss DC Space, but there are enough similar places to take its place. What exactly has been lost that you are so worked up about?
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Well for starters the entire area where Nats Park was built was stolen via eminent domain.
The property owners were f*cked over.
I know of one person who said the city's appraisal of his property was off by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Dont even get me started about how I feel about the Nats.
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That doesn't really answer my question. The stadium was another of Mayor William's projects. If the land owners were screwed over, it was most likely by local developers with the Williams administration's help. Back in my university days, I ventured down to Tracks a time or two. While it was unique in its way, I can't say that it and the rest of what was there was preferable to what we have now.

I agree with you that the City has become incredibly expensive and I strongly believe that more should be done to prevent long-time residents from being pushed out. I am very suspicious of developers and their bought and paid for politicians. But, I disagree that all problems should be laid at the feet of newcomers. Take another example, 14th Street. That is gentrifier-central. But, that was Mayor Barry's creation. Barry put the Reeves Center there for the exact purpose of spurring development. It was his pet developer that was behind a lot of it. Funny, the only thing I used to go to 14th Street for was the New Vegas Lounge. It's still there (though I haven't been in years). 
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Tracks was awesome.
That was not my kind of music or scene but it has become legendary among locals & non locals.
They had a reunion gathering a couple of years ago complete with patron pictures and even club memorabilia.
Tracks was much better than the bullshit upscale bottle service DREAM/LOVE era clubs.

I used to go to the old Black Cat.
Haven't been to the new one yet.
I keep saying I am going to go but then something else comes up and I end up not going.
Bummer.
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Why do you write like this? Stop hitting enter at the end of every line. It's not a poem. [/quote]

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