Comments on: Where We Live: The Palisades

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:59:33 +0000

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By: Bilsko

Bilsko — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:44:46 +0000

+1 on Jan’s comment – the Capital Crescent is a major plus for Palisades residents. I use the CCT every day to ride into work. It sure would be nice if there were one more access point between the Canal Rd. tunnel and the Macomb St. stairs. (The boat house at the intersection of Reservoir and Canal is another one, but it can be tricky to get across Canal at rush hour.
Oh and +1 on Kotobuki – and also Blacksalt for Sunday brunch (its no more expensive than any other comparable Sunday brunch in town, even though the restaurant is normally really pricey.)

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:34:01 +0000

As already mentioned in the article, I’d like to stress again one of the less known values of Palisades is it’s proximity to the capitol crescent trail – and the speed and ease it provides to cyclists who want to make a quick ride into Georgetown or Foggy Bottom. In less than 10 minutes I can get from Arizona ave to the Patagonia store on Wisconsin – and that’s a relatively flat bike ride too. Also, while FIGS is mentioned, next door is the great cheap eats of Kotobuki sushi.

By: shannon

shannon — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:53:03 +0000

When the neighborhood is known for certain demographics, I do try to mention that (see River East, Georgetown) but you’re right that it is not consistent across all Where We Lives. I thought it was worth mentioning here because I knew NOTHING about this neighborhood until I happened across it a year ago, and I think that families/affluence/lots of white people (though as Bilsko shows, not all) are somewhat accurate descriptions of this neighborhood.

By: dcpatton

dcpatton — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:07:49 +0000

Shannon,

Another good article on an interesting neighborhood. I noticed you didn’t point out the racial demographics of other neighborhoods you’ve previously profiled (e.g. Petworth). Just curious, was this deliberate?

By: Bilsko

Bilsko — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:58:18 +0000

As a Hispanic of modest income that lives in the Palisades, I’ll let City Girl DC’s comment slide.

Complete disconnect when you read a comment like that and then go and look at the author’s blog.

By: City Girl DC

City Girl DC — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:04:47 +0000

I’m sure the demographics of this neighborhood read very homogeneous: rich, lacking in racial/ethnic diversity. Like Spring Valley, this area doesn’t even figure into the possibilities of most DC residents.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:42:04 +0000

Just to put in a reiteration of how lovely Et Voila! is – I have a special place in my heart for their quiche, fries and mussels. Mmm… love Et Voila!