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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]None of these are in great supply in eastern CC DC, actually.

OP here. You note that community cohesiveness is not in great supply in CC DC. Are you aware of that first hand? I'm certainly not trying to provoke you; I'm just hoping to get solid information from this board. And the sense I got from the board before your response, and from personally walking around the neighborhood and playground, is that CC DC is neighborly, particularly compared to many southern neighborhoods in Montgomery County (I grew up in Edgemoor). Have you had a different experience living in CC DC?[/quote]

OP, I posted the above and I'm sorry but I totally misspoke before.  I live in western CC DC, and I believe that the [b]western[/b] part of CC DC is somewhat less neighborly than the eastern part by Lafayette, Blessed Sacrament, etc.    The eastern part seems more cohesive and communal, too, I suspect in large part due to everyone attending 1 of 2 schools.   This has been my observation for 10 years.

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As someone who has lived there since having kids, I agree with this.  CC DC east of Connecticut has a very strong sense of community, very "neighborhoodly."  There are TONS of young families and most of the elementary-aged kids go to either Lafayette or Blessed Sacrament (it seems like 50/50 Lafayette/BS to me, but after elementary some of the Lafayette kids go onto private, so that = more kids in private).  The Lafayette & BS kids all know each other and play together.  Friends west of Connecticut (in the Murch district) have complained that that area doesn't feel very friendly and there seem to be fewer kids.

If I hear any complaints about Lafayette, it's that it's getting too crowded.  Obviously many of the neighborhood kids are attending.  [/quote]

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