After some very rigorous, totally scientific, analysis the bloggers around Shrlington Circle have decided to award the following neighborhoods as the Best and Worst in Alexandria/Arlington.
Top 3 Neighborhoods:
1. Parkfairfax - Where can you get parks, public transit, and easy (affordable) living, all rolled into one? 1/12th houses, 11/12ths greenspace...you don't get that anywhere in the DC region.
2. Shirlington - While the restaurants tend to be overrated, it's got great movies/arts, transit, and a state of the art workout facility, without the fratboy scene of the orange line. It also has the Cadillac of supermarkets, Harris Teeter.
3. Delray/Rosemont - Yes, there is a bit of upper middle class yuppieness about Rosemont/Delray, this neighborhood is quite, well maintained, and all about family.
Bottom 3 Neighborhoods:
1. Landmark - Traffic is a mess (try not hitting the pedestrians). Shopping is spread out and rundown. If you like communist bloc architecture, this is your place.
2. Crystal City - The metro, the great companies (like PBS and Lockheed) and underground make this neighborhood tolerable, but there's a total lack of personality here. Concrete Chic.
3. Ballston - Frat party atmosphere with housing prices only 4 roommates could love. I mean, really, let's get some professionalism. The night out attire requires a half-buttoned down collared shirt for men and too much make-up and leggings for women (of all ages). But on the upside, the National Science Foundation is there.
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Hi Shirlington Circle. How do you feel about Clarendon? That's considered more of a happening neighborhood than Ballston. My least favorite Arlington area is Rosslyn. It steals my soul. I wish Rosslyn well in its effort to get better.
ReplyDeleteClarendon has some nice things about it...I especially like the square/shopping. In fact I bought my bike there at Revolution cycle and a Mac at the Apple Store. It definitely has some more residential feel, which is lacking in Ballston.
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