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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]trinidad is already happening, but its block by block.

SW is happening too, but still some relative bargains, I guess.

First EOTR nabe I would bet on is Historic Anacostia - very close to Navy Yard, good bones, already has the seed of an arts district, Bus Boys coming soon, and Barry Farms to be redevelped.   [/quote]

Love Historic Anacostia - used to go there when lived on Hill.  DK Bus Boys coming to that neighborhood.[/quote]

This is a joke,  right?  [/quote]

Talk about ignorant. Go back to the burbs. Isn't it time to pop your next oxycontin?[/quote]

My my, someone forgot to take their happy pill today.

I've actually been to Anacostia and no, it is not the sort of place that I would enjoy a leisurely stroll. And yes, I live in DC.[/quote]

I'm the PP who first mentiioned HA up above.  I don't think any thing bad will happen to you strolling around during the day, though the commercial blocks are unattractive enough to deter walking - only place I would want to stroll is a one or two residential blocks.   And I am not willing to move there now (note, I currently live in Fairfax.)  But there are people starting to renovate the houses there, there are a couple of galleries and a really nice arts center and a coffee shop or two, and I think an independent theater aside from the one in the Arts Center.   I am not sure when BB&P goes in, but Shallal has announced his intention.  And DC has announced its intention to convert tear down Barry Farms and to replace it with mixed income housing.  That could be delayed (as has the move of DHS) but I think sometime between one and three years from now HA will have reached the point where change accelerates. [/quote]Another fan of Historic Anacostia here. If you're looking for a neighborhood with real promise before white people move in and make it expensive, this would be a good choice.  It has a great village-like feel to it and the word is that African-American professionals are moving in.  Anacostia Playhouse just opened up on Shannon Place and the Arts Center has a great cafe and some other nice pop-up shops. It has excellent access to west of the river via the now beautifully walkable 11th st bridge and the metro stop is just a couple of stops from downtown.  And you're a short walk from the National Park on the river.  Beautiful!

It definitely wouldn't suit a lot of DCUMers but if you're looking for a good neighborhood [i]before[/i] a lot of well-to-do whites move in, I would definitely look  here.[/quote]

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