tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post114415651115110962..comments2024-02-14T06:26:09.116-05:00Comments on Frozen Tropics: WP: Winds of Change Blow Uneasily on H StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1144210309012775832006-04-05T00:11:00.000-04:002006-04-05T00:11:00.000-04:00These Washington Post writers--talk about inflamma...These Washington Post writers--talk about inflammatory! They know how to inject ridiculous words and do crazy edits don't they! We need to write a letter to them to stop twisting things so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1144195689915300782006-04-04T20:08:00.000-04:002006-04-04T20:08:00.000-04:00upscale urban paradise sounds like no admission fo...upscale urban paradise sounds like no admission for me!<BR/><BR/>is the vision for "upscale" or revitalized?Sean Hennesseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516980915464663011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1144190297867030972006-04-04T18:38:00.000-04:002006-04-04T18:38:00.000-04:00What exactly is an "upscale urban paradise."? Tha...What exactly is an "upscale urban paradise."? That's even more loaded and similarly content-free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1144176377960405812006-04-04T14:46:00.000-04:002006-04-04T14:46:00.000-04:00I hate the fact that the media always paints chang...I hate the fact that the media always paints change as bad for blacks and good for whites. This is ridiculous! I am black and think that changing H street and getting rid of some of the delapidated buildings is definitely a good change for everyone. As for the center of black Washington, since Washington has traditionally predominately black city--it seems there are likely to be multiple "black epi-centers."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1144175979403863412006-04-04T14:39:00.000-04:002006-04-04T14:39:00.000-04:00This is the first quote you see when you follow th...This is the first quote you see when you follow the link: "Developers and city officials are spending millions of dollars to transform H Street Northeast into an upscale urban paradise, making some residents anxious about changes sweeping a corridor that was once at the center of black Washington."<BR/><BR/>The phrase "center of black Washington", or words to that effect, get thrown around quite a bit, especially during discussions of gentrification. So my non-rhetorical question is this: which neighborhood "was" the center of black Washington? I've heard H-street so described, but I've also heard it more convincingly said of Ledroit Park, U street and Shaw, and that's not to mention Trinidad or any areas across the river in Southeast. For that matter, what is the center of black Washington?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com