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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My hope for the pike in the next 5 years....

In addition to Chipotle - I would love a Pilates/barre Studio at the corner of Glebe/Columbia Pike as well as a few more small cafes with (outdoor?) seating.

A Whole Foods or HT where the food star is in addition to a few different options there in terms of restaurants or even kids classes. (Expand Evolve? or a JW tumbles type place?)[/quote]

Add a spin class to the above! 
The Pike gets worse as you move west, which I don't think is a secret. It used to be Glebe was a border of sorts, but now that pike 3400 has gone up, it appears the line has moved back again. It's now George Mason. Turning that Food Star into a descent grocery would do a lot to improve things.
Of course now there have been increased rumblings to put Metro under the Pike. It would take decades, but would be the best solution for transportation.[/quote]

Haha the border was South Courthouse in 2002, I was the only vanilla in the caramel and chocolate on the 16 buses -- maybe it'd gotten to Glebe by the time you moved in.

I lived in Dundree Knolls, the TH complex between Oakland and Quincy. I honestly don't remember what was on the SW corner of Glebe and the Pike, is that where the Chipotle, Menchie's, etc., are going in? We've got a Menchie's in Frederick too now

See, I do have fond memories of South Arlington, it's not all bad, you just gotta be careful + lucky and it seems the lucky percentage has gotten better since I was there. [/quote]

Crappy neighbor's guy is illustrating beautifully just how much change has already happened.
We moved in to Douglas Park in '09- so not that recently , and I have no idea about what this guy is talking about. The area he is describing doesn't exist anymore. Although, it's very interesting hearing about what has changed.
Move on in OP. There is still time before 650k won't allow you to buy in.... But it's running out.[/quote]

Dundree Knolls still exists, it's the 3800 block of South 9th Road. It's on the north side of the Pike between Oakland and Quincy. I drove through the area 2-3 years ago to show my DD where we used to live. They'd put up tan siding to replace the pastels that were there in the 80s and some Googling reveals they did more renovations in 2010.

Not sure why you say "it doesn't exist anymore." Now some of the other stuff I've talked about has gone away, but not the THs on the north side of the Pike between Quincy and Oakland. [/quote]

Yeah, what I wrote wasn't clear. I wasn't referring to where you lived- more the places along the Pike. it seems very different now, compared to when you lived here. Which is pretty amazing considering you haven't been gone that long.[/quote]

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