In Shaw (an historically gentrified blog)

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

History, me complaining, history, stuff about the immediate hood (Truxton Circle) and the surrounding neighborhood (Shaw), gentrification, demographics, and some more history.

Quick Comment Policy

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Announcements

Random announcements in the Shaw/Bloomingdale Area

Previous Posts

• Renovation 2007: Gardening is a pain
• Memorial Weekend Grab Bag
• Lettme borrow $2 so I can buy a beer
• Bar hopping in Shaw
• Slummy history
• Renovation 2007: Whoo, hoo, drywall and insulation...
• Home Depot as a labor site
• Renovation 2007: Radiators
• Shiloh Church Properties
• Renovation 2007: Inspections & Miss. Cel Lany

Vote For Jessica Lanza ANC2C03

Vote for change for the better for ANC2C03 and ANC2C. InShaw supports Ms. Lanza in her bid for the ANC2C03 seat.

Jessica Lanza Campaign Website

Gentrification Classic Posts

Posts Pondering Gentrification

More than just black and white

My Dream Of Shaw

Neighbors Moving

Confessions of a Gentrifier

Trading Up

Gentrify Yo Hood

Gentrify Yo Hood pt.2

Gentrification & Me

Gentrification & Me issue 1

Gentrification and Me issue 2

Gentrification and Me issue 3

Gentification and Me issue 4

Gentrification and Me issue 5

Uncomfy aspect of gentrification

Gentrification DC

Who cares about the starving artists

This Old Crappy House

Entries On Joys of Homeowning and Home Repair

• This Old House
• House P-rn
• Repointing Brick
• Elements of Crackhead Design
• The Fan
• And You Were Going To Do What?
• My Kitchen
• Small House Design
• Paint Slaves
• Welcome 2 Homeownership
• Maintenance
• 3rd Year Slump

Garden Posts

Urban growth and compost

• Gardening in the City
• Garden Report
• Life and Veggies
• Small Space Composting
• What I did for the love of compost
• Starbucks and Gardening
• My compost

E-mail, Contact Info & Comment Policy

• E-mail Inshaw
• About
• Comment Policy

 

Local Links

• Washington Post
• Washington City Paper
• Shaw DC
• In Shaw: Truxton Circle
• Truxton Circle
• Bates Area Civic Association BACA
• NoMa: The 800lb gorilla So & E of the TC
• WMATA: Metro rail and bus
• DC Fire
• DC Library
• Neighborhood Info DC Demographic and other useful info
• Washington DC Government
• Shaw Main Streets
• Craigs List Washington DC
• DC Freecycle
• DC Urban Moms and Dads
• A9 Block view Yellow Pages for DC pictures of DC main streets matched with photos.
• DC MetroRiders
• DC Metro Rider LJ Community

Local Blog Links

• DC Blogs List of Active DC blogs and a review of them
• Frozen Tropics Trinidad (not Tobago) neighborhood of DC
• Jimbo A handsome man in Shaw
• Bohemian Yankee Next door neighbor & Prof. in Queer Studies
• DC Education Blog
• Nora Bombay (friend/geek/gentrifier)
• Fifth & O Covering Ward 2C
• Waltha Daniel Library Blog The blog for the Shaw library
• RenewShaw Covering 7th and 9th Streets
• Life in Mount Vernon Square News and commentary about MVSQ
• Bloomingdale Blog A little north and east of the TC
• Beyond the MallRobbie the SE DC Blogger
• DC Bloggers

None of the Above

• Blogs
• By the Bayou (aka formerly Logan Circle Guy; aka John who comments)
• City Comforts
• Sites
• Crime Reports Has detailed crime reports for DC down to PSA level
• Cyburbia: The Urban Planning Portal
• City Farmer
• Podcasts
• Smart City Urban planning and development

www.flickr.com In Shaw's Townhomes of Truxton photoset

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