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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is insane to claim that H street is better now than 10 years ago. It was significantly better than. The decline since 2020 is fairly staggering.[/quote]

Totally agree.  I would say it even started before 2020 but the decline since 2020 has been quick and fierce.  DH and I were just taking bets on how long till Whole Food closes.  It's the only thing propping it up.  Seems like Giant is dying to leave.  [/quote]

Lol neither of those stores is going anywhere. Houses in the area sell for a million. Grocery chains like WF go on demographics and cost of housing, average SES of residents, and proximity to Capitol Hill all say H Street is still a good investment for them.[/quote]

But they have all of that in their navy yard location. [/quote]

They also have all that in their Logan Circle location. They have all that in their Shaw location. What's your point? The lines wrapping around the store at the H street location at nearly all hours of the day suggests they have more than enough foot traffic even with other Whole Foods locations within close proximity.[/quote]

My point was if the H Street location closes, they'll still get the rich Capitol Hill folks to travel to Navy Yard - it's just as easy to access for the same people.  Hence I think they're going to abandon H Street in short order if things don't turn around.[/quote]

I’ll keep on going to H St as long as it has good restaurants, cafea and grocery stores. But I’d go a lot more if it felt safer and less sketchy. It somehow feels sketchier during the day because there are fewer people, even on the weekends.

H St is also just not a very nice public space design. Leaving aside the boarded up windows, the sidewalks are narrow and there are no trees, and the road has fast moving traffic. [b]In retrospect the street car was a huge mistake [/b]because it effectively made traffic calming (which can also beautify) much harder.  It’s weird, there are little spots that are fun and vibrant (like outside Jerk at Night) but the overall feeling is not cohesive or friendly at all. It’s not really a strip to go out on, meander, and stay - it’s become more where you Uber to your restaurant and Uber home. No wonder Union Market is more popular. [/quote]

A lot of us were screaming it was a giant money giveaway to connected insiders at the time.[/quote]

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