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smallteam t1_iy8gfbg wrote

Reply to comment by NPRjunkieDC in In the 1900s, what were the most desirable neighborhoods in Washington, DC? How to they compare to the neighborhoods today? by Mtserali

> Then gentrification happened, and living east of Dupont Circle was in.

When the Whole Foods on P Street near Logan Circle first opened (Dec. 2000), a liquor store on the block still had bulletproof glass protecting the workers and inventory.

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NPRjunkieDC t1_iy8i972 wrote

WF on P St + PN Hoffman builders redoing a prime property on Logan Circle.

The very first indications of gentrification. A friend bought for $185K a Townhouse on Vermont Ave. Sold few years later 3X but now 7X.

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CaptainObvious110 t1_iye6thz wrote

Sure did. I actually forgot that Whole Foods opened at that location so long ago.

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