tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post378840782819523949..comments2023-10-25T05:32:38.533-04:00Comments on And Now, Anacostia: the Gateway to get a lot strongerDavid Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-81883434459981651442009-05-21T12:39:58.343-04:002009-05-21T12:39:58.343-04:00This is great! This should also help to further sp...This is great! This should also help to further spruce up the area. <br /><br />IMO, Capitol Hill 8th St. is a great example of what downtown Anacostia could resemble - in its own unique way. There are some major stores like Dunkin Donuts/CVS. There are also some local joints like the Belgium Breakfast spot. We need a mix to kick things off....<br /><br />The one challenge is the perceived lack of purchasing power for that type of corridor. Ward 8 has always been considered the bottom of all wards with respect to socioeconomic status and the collective income levels of its residents. <br /><br />Is this changing enough in Anacostia/Ward 8 where retail and restaurants (i.e., a walkable community) can be supported? I suspect this is one reason why we don't see restaurants and/or retail coming there. <br /><br />Either we need a major "game changer" or something very unique (preferred) to our area that will bring people from other places over here or we will need more higher income residents to support the higher end develop that we want to come to MLK or Good Hope. These are just my thoughts.<br /><br />When visitors visit and leave Frederick Douglass house, where do they go to eat? Where else do they go to visit? Of course, if they drive, the Gaylord resorts is not that far south either....<br /><br />A unique home grown place (like a Ben's Chili Bowl) would be a great compliment to a visit to Frederick Douglass House and/or Anacostia Park on the east side of the river. This could employ Ward 8 residents in the process.Anacostiaquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-49726120631064704152009-05-20T12:53:07.623-04:002009-05-20T12:53:07.623-04:00I wish it were restaurant/retail space. but I gues...I wish it were restaurant/retail space. but I guess I can't complain with new office space eitherCharlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-68798768426625545242009-05-20T12:41:20.152-04:002009-05-20T12:41:20.152-04:00Any updates on the City Interest projects?Any updates on the City Interest projects?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com