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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in DC. Columbia Heights/Mt. Pleasant was never [i]that[/i] nice in a traditional sense (I mean since it's days of being a getaway in the 20s or whatever). But it [i]was [/i]vibrant. It did have sketch and violence though. There were occasional pupusa and mango vendors. No open air stolen goods marts though, geeze! It had a LOT of potential in early 2000s when metro came in and it got a little safer for a minute. The new development was a disaster though.  They rushed it, brought in big box, the 'plaza' wasn't maintained. Yikes. I'm shocked if they are now putting in more low income housing. There's already so much street crime affecting that exact population there. I know people who have been shot and jumped/hospitalized in CH by youth attackers. Remarkable. The mess that is CH/Mt. pleasant is a story of 'what could have been' had they managed that development and social programs in a measured, thoughtful and aesthetic way. The bones of the nieghborhood, pre-big box, are gorgeous. They've made a mess of it! This is why I am so appalled by what is happening on Connecticut Ave. And now Wisconsin. These misguided or greedy politicians, developers and lacking all accountability social programs (vouchers, looking at you!) are tragic for our city neighborhood 'fabric' overall.

I am glad they didn't raze the theater though--at least kept the facade. [/quote]

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