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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]18th St NE a bit further away from Union Station. It was 2008, I was on a work visit to DC, and went to a shoe store that I thought carried some wheelies that a friend asked me to bring. I didn't know what I was getting into, taking public transit and walking, with my orange Furla purse and a matching silk scarf! I must say everyone was nice to me and some nice older black ladies made sure I took the right bus which took me back to Union Station. [/quote]

so black people are creepy?[/quote]

Also...18th St NE isn't near Union Station so ???[/quote]

I am sorry, it was H street NE! Duh! [/quote]

This makes me even more confused.  H street is right behind union station.  I agree that area has been pretty creepy in the past—like any area behind a train station—but not clear why you would need to take a bus to find your way back?  Unless you walked down H street a long ways?  I agree 18th and H NE was not great 10-20 years ago.  That area has revitalized so much.

I used to take the greyhound bus from DC a lot in the 90s and the short walk behind union station to get to the greyhound station was very creepy.  Anytime you have an urban area segmented by highways and rail tracks, it becomes creepy.  There’s an area in New Haven like that too.  It’s why good urban planners try to avoid a city being bisected in this way.  It creates dead space that invites unpleasant activity, plus you just always feel like you are walking in the shadows.
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