East Village of DC? (neighborhood, buy, pros and cons)
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if you had to pinpoint where you think this might be comparable to the East Village in NYC, where do you think it is DC?
There is no place in DC that is like the East Village.
The closest would have been pre-1990s Adams Morgan. Georgetown of the late 60s/early 70s was a bit more edgy and bohemian than its present day noveau riche counterpart. Dupont Circle too, back in the day, was a little crazier (you could buy weed on the Circle). Finally, I suppose present day U Street and H Street bear some resemblance to the gentrifcation that has occurred during the past 3 decades in the East Village.
Each one of these places had a "moment" when one could get a decent yet affordable pad and wave the ole freak flag high. But that moment has gone, as they invariably do.
I personally watched the East Village morph from a punk/hippie/addict artsy slum to something resembling Bourbon Street with a hip veneer. I feel lucky to have experienced it during its "moment."
I envy you. I grew up in a generation where MTV doesn't play music videos, any genuine ideas are quickly stolen and commercialized (because it can so easily), and everyone lives on the internet.
I envy you. I grew up in a generation where MTV doesn't play music videos, any genuine ideas are quickly stolen and commercialized (because it can so easily), and everyone lives on the internet.
LOL! Well remember, every era has its pros and cons. And history is a very generous editor. Even while hanging out in Tomkins Square Park in 1983, I probably was thinking to myself, "Man I wish I could have lived in New York in the 50s or 60s." And even if I had, I would probably not appreciate it as I was living in it in real time.
What was often seems better than what is because our image or memory of it is an amalgam of positives that ignore the negatives.
You know you read poems from the 50's about living in nyc, it's wild, adventurous and so idealistically tragic. Now, it's tragic for the sake of the audience and predictable.
You know you read poems from the 50's about living in nyc, it's wild, adventurous and so idealistically tragic. Now, it's tragic for the sake of the audience and predictable.
Yea. Although I hated to leave, its hard to imagine living there again.
Perhaps 14th Street in DC currently feels a bit like parts of the East Village (First Avenue/Avenue A) today. But it's a whole neighborhood in NYC and a few blocks in DC, so probably not a great comparison.
Anyway, Moth, did you see this recent article on Tompkins Square?
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