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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And why is there a seeming proliferation of "For Rent" signs on the many apartment buildings as you go up Conn Ave (Woodley and above)?  Have the traditional younger renters moved on to trendier neighborhoods?  Or is it a sign of the decline of Metro?  No doubt I am 10+ years behind the times, as always ... [/quote]

I am guessing that this is the case. It used to be that young professionals would rent up Connecticut Ave as other parts of the city were not as desirable. Now with the proliferation if new housing and trendy neighborhoods, while still desirable, it isn't the same. Look at Cleveland Park. Why would any restauranteur want to open there when there are slots on 14th Street, H Street, Navy Yard, Wharf etc which are, or will be teaming with people, but for daytime lunch and evening dinner?[/quote]

BINGO![b] Restaurants are looking for dense street traffic with disposable income. Sorry, but families can't support these restaurants. They need working professionals or tourists during lunch and childless households during happy hour and dinner. This doesn't mean they can't "cater" to families. They just need the other traffic to pay the bills.[/b][/quote]

Then how does Pete's make money?  Or Cactus Cantina and Pizzeria Paradiso before Cathedral Commons?

BTW, I'm another vote for locally-owned restaurants and a vote against putting money into sidewalks and curbs -- do you really even look at these?[/quote]

Your examples:

1. A pizza chain that offers pick up on a busy thoroughfare;
2. A restaurant with good margaritas near a college campus;
3. [b]A restaurant with limited seating that is critically acclaimed.[/b]

The first two are awful examples. The third one could maybe work in the village. All you need to do is come up with a new concept and execute it perfectly. Easy![/quote]

I'd argue Macon is #3 on Conn. I also disagree that CCDC can't support restaurants...that's basically all there is on the avenue.[/quote]

I agree that it could support several more restaurants like Macon, particularly if a Macon-type restaurant replaced Parthenon and Arucola. I just don't think "get excellent restaurants people will travel for" is a development strategy. And I don't agree with PPs who seem to think it can accommodate either a huge Maxican restaurant that relies on volume or several places that rely on regular business lunch and foot traffic crowds. That's unrealistic.[/quote]

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