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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My problem with the Capitol Hill neighborhood is that it’s become an enclave for wealthy white people. The neighborhood was traditionally very mixed, where black and white families lived side by side. Even during the peak of the 80/90s drug and crime wave, the Hill was always mixed.

Now, you’d be hard pressed to find more than one black family on a block, unless I’m not seeing them.

For all those that talk about diversity as a reason why you moved to the Hill, my question is, where? I recognize that Capitol Hill is in a great location and has beautiful houses, but urban living to me means inclusion. If I wanted to be in a homogeneous environment I could easily live in North Arlington or parts of PG County.

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This is a good question. And now with the advent of the super-luxe apartments at Eastern Market, even the normal rich white people will be pushed out by the SUPER rich cosmopolitan elite!  Still, the Hill as a whole is diverse - maybe not Eastern Market, but definitely Rosedale, Kingman Park, Hill East.  [/quote]

I don't disagree that parts of the Hill are becoming way more of a rich person's playground--just look at the Hine development. But in the greater Hill area (say, the area defined by MOTH) there's still a ton of diversity. My street, which is right off of H NE, goes like this: white woman, white couple, black family, my (white) family, white family, mixed household of young singles, black gay couple, black family, white-Latino family. Then again, our family couldn't afford to buy our house today, so our block's economic diversity, at least, probably won't last much longer.[/quote]

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