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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious if any of the people in this thread are actually in the affected neighborhood. The people I know in that neighborhood don't object to changing. If others do, there is a public meeting coming up.

It's absolutely a property value concern (buyers will not choose to buy on Confederate Ln if they can go elsewhere) and a concern about being presumed racist because of what your street name is. [/quote]

When we first moved down here, we had an apartment on Jefferson Davis highway and hating having to give our address[/quote]

I grew up overseas and came to DC for a wedding in 1990 (i would have never guessed i would have moved to the US and DC ten years later). my friends lived in Arlington and picked me up at National Airport. we drove around and i noticed these major roads, Jefferson Davis Highway, Lee Highway and remember being very puzzled. i remember thinking that I thoght these guys were on the wrond side, wheren't they? I just could not believe they had major roads dedicated to them. you dont really see Mussolini boulevard in Milan after all.  I still remember by jaw dropping :) [/quote]

Thank you for this. I guess you all would be okay with Hitler Highway. Most of the posters here just don't get it. Racists.[/quote]

+1. Every time I see those cherry blossom trees in the Tidal Basin I am reminded that we didn't cut them down after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.[/quote]

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