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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Regarding the IB population, it is becoming more diverse, but more slowly than some other EOTP neighborhoods. Honestly I have never had a single (white) friend or colleague mention to me that they are considering a move to Shepherd Park."

How are people supposed to evaluate the merit of this statement when we don't know where you live or work?  Maybe you work somewhere difficult to get to from Shepherd Park, or maybe you don't even work in DC; we don't know.  Maybe you live in MD or VA.  Maybe you work for The Heritage Foundation.  Just saying that just because you don't know people considering this area of DC means little without the appropriate context.[/quote]

I'm PP you are quoting, and I am probably close to exiting this thread, although I have found it interesting.

SP is convenient to many DC-area work locations, including but not limited to downtown DC. Based on geography alone, you would think that it would be considered by a lot of people. Yet, a number of people I know have chosen to live in areas very near Shepherd Park (Takoma, Brightwood, Silver Spring), but non has chosen SP so far. Yes, context matters. I am not married to an African American who grew up in SP like the poster above. But demographic statistics are readily available so this needn't be another battle of the anecdotes. SP has a distinct, historically rooted character that it seems likely to retain. This is in contrast to some other historically black DC neighborhoods that are changing quickly. The PP above provided an explanation for this based on the differences between the black populations (higher income and wealth in SP than in some of the "gentrifying" neighborhoods).

Going back to OP's question, for these reasons and also the point I made about OOB above, my answer is no, I don't expect Shepherd Elementary to become much more diverse in the near future. "More diverse" being defined by OP in this thread as, less black. That's all I was saying. I could be wrong. Not sure why the conversation has to be so difficult. Anyway, Shepherd Elementary and Shepherd Park both seem attractive options, and I'm glad to see they have such strong support.

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NP. Your friends that moved to Brightwood or Takoma were certainly looking at SP if it weren't for either A) lack of available housing stock in the popular but limited listings, or B) the $100-$200k premium in SP. The fact that you're implying your friends are actively avoiding SP tells me you really have no clue hoe sought after SP is.[/quote]

I'm PP. I also have friends buying fee simple in Bethesda and Chevy Chase. But I left those off the list, because I expected snarky DCUM posters to tell me that those places are not "nearby" SP. Instead I get someone informing me that SP is more expensive than Brightwood. You cannot win on this forum. :)
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No what I'm saying is that yoir friends that bought in Brightwood were certainly open to SP (I'm sure). [/quote]

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