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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People aren't racist in Bowie like they are in Nova. I mean, look at the obnoxious people in this thread; it's ridiculous. [/quote]

I grew up in Bowie in the 80s-90s.  What you say might be true now, but absolutely was not true when I was growing up (and Bowie was about 90% white).  Many of my friends' parents (and my own) said vile thing about other races, particularly black people (the "n word" was thrown around freely).  Those people likely all fled when the demographics started to change, so it's probably correct that people in Bowie aren't racist these days.[/quote]

Why did Bowie stay majority white for so long?  All of PG was ~90% white until they started busing in the early 70s...was Bowie not impacted by busing as much as the "Heights" areas?[/quote]

I too grew up in Bowie in the 80s and 90s. I am AA and was one of the only AA families on our block at the time. I went to public schools in Bowie from 5th-12th grade. Bowie was moderately impacted by the bussing. At my elementary school, I was the only AA child in my class that was not bussed in from lower income communities inside the beltway.

The whites who stayed in Bowie through the 90s were people who either 1. could not afford to leave so though they were racist, accepted living amongst blacks or 2. recognized the excellent quality of life they were afforded. The moms were SAH, dads were fed employees with a pretty decent commute and they had a nice life. Membership in swim clubs, nice family vacations, rec league sports, etc. It was a suburban middle class dream.

My parents still live in Bowie and things got really rough there during the recession. Property values went way down and things were tough for years. I believe they are starting to rebound. Their neighborhood stayed pretty much the same while others did suffer.

The commute to DC is IMO better than it is from most all of outer Fairfax because Bowie is simply closer, miles wise. For example, Chantilly to the White House is 25 miles and Bowie to the White House is only 18. At the height of rush hour, 7 miles is HUGE. If you work near Union Station or anywhere Chinatown/Convention Ctr/etc, you really can get to work in 45 mins max. My dad does this daily and has for 20+ years.

I think whites are eventually going to gentrify and take PG over because the infrastructure is great, roads are decent and there is a lot of good housing stock with great lots. Nice parks and schools ripe for turnaround. The living is too good for whites to cede it completely over.  [/quote]

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