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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live there.

Pros- quiet, new buildings loaded with amenities, rent concessions out the wazoo, recent influx of local chains and eateries

Cons- it feels a little prefab, sterile, no authenticity, can't walk to downtown DC, only serviced by one metro line.[/quote].

Do you feel comfortable walking around at night?[/quote]

Pp here- Yes, moreso once "the Wharf" project is complete. I definitely don't implore friends to move to this neighborhood. It's fine but has[b] no soul whatsoever. [/b]If your friends are new to DC and are trying to get a feel for the city they should look elsewhere. Shaw, U St., DuPont areas.[/quote]

actually the fish market (the original "wharf")  has been around since 1805, and has long been an institution for DC african americans in particular.  It has far more "soul"  than all the small plate restaurants in Shaw.  [/quote]

I don't live in either neighborhood but close by on the Hill, and I agree with this. I worry that the wharf development is going to change the soul of the fish market and the community there a lot. It will be a real loss. [/quote]

I am the PP you are responding to. Note, the fish market has moved physically once before. Its the institution and general location that goes back to 1805, not the current facility.  I cannot be certain the institution and its relation to the DC AA community will survive another move, but I hope it will.   My point was simply that to judge SW as less authentic than places like Shaw, when SW has its own interesting history, is overly focusing on architecture (and I say that as someone who loves Victorian architecture, and understands full well why that draws people to Shaw - I just find the distinction between "authentic" urbanism, and "faux" urbanism to itself be inauthentic - having lots of buildings built t once is one way cities develop - indeed many beloved older parts of DC were built more or less like that - and while it may not meet Jane Jacobs' rules for how cities should grow, its actually not inauthentic to American urban history.)[/quote]

Who cares about a dumb fish market. That said, The Wharf development looks about as authentic as EPCOT Center[/quote]

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