Talk:Adams Morgan/Archive 1

Kalorama Triangle

Adams Morgan ought not be defined to include Kalorama Triangle 208.59.174.212 (talk) 19:35, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Reed-Cooke is not an actual neighborhood in any sense of the word other then the desire of some residents to create it, it has no historical basis and should not be treated as factually existing. Lanier Heights is the former name of the Adams Morgan neighborhood prior to the new name. Neighborhood association districts show Mount Pleasant beginning at Calvert Street, it is the Northern bounds of Adams-Morgan. Lets keep to actual neighborhoods that are listed in real estate sections and ANC districting and not just keep adding any whimsical made up name a few disgruntled residents may want to call their block.Miglewis (talk) 18:16, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Not sure why Kalorama Heights was removed from the former neighborhoods as the Kalorama Estate House now would be within Adams Morgan as it sat in what is now Kalorama Park, I'd say it is certainly deserves mention along with the other three neighborhoods.Miglewis (talk) 18:54, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Crime

"The presence of so many inebriated, relatively affluent white youths so near low-income neighborhoods has resulted in regular incidents of violent crime." - I'm not sure I understand that sentence. I have been mugged, and several white affluent friends of mine have been mugged in Adams Morgan while fully sober. That neighborhood has a serious crime problem and the author of this sentence purports to blame that problem on a demographic which, the author admits, is typically victimized by the crime! The author implicitly suggests that crime in Adams Morgan would be alleviated if white affluent youths and their heightened tendency to be the target of crime were kept out of the neighborhood. Ridiculous.

Why oh why is it called Adams Morgan?! Your public beseeches you for an answer! :) jengod 00:00, May 15, 2004 (UTC)

it's in the second paragraph of the article Awiseman 14:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Photos

Fuck, I like the second photo better with Madam's Organ merely for its aesthetics, and the fact that Madam's (and it's mural) is a notable place [1] in the neighborhood. Tryst is also notable as a favorite coffeehouse, as voted in the washingtonpost's best bets [2]. A picture of these businesses isn't going to do anything more to generate business for them; Madam's already has lines way out the door on weekends. So, if we can only have one "streetscene" photo (because two are "superfluous"), please let's make it the second one. But, I don't see why we can't have two photos. One photo can't capture everything. For now, they are both streetscenes, but I would be pleased if others would provide more, different photos (such as Adams Morgan Day, a residential street, another mural, etc.). -Aude (talk | contribs) 14:02, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

It would be better to have a pic of the Madam's Organ mural. But you're right about those being notable businesses in the neighborhood, and I also don't see why we can't have two photos. I personally only visited Madam's Organ once during the three years I lived in DC, but it's the one place on that strip that everyone is aware of. Postdlf 14:09, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Next time I'm in Adams Morgan, I'll try and get photos of the Madam and other murals, as well as residential scenes. Though, I'm not sure when I'll be over there, as I'd like to keep building up commons:Category:Neighborhoods_of_Washington,_D.C.. I think it's important to represent more of Washington than the mall and monuments, and there are many other neighborhoods that have no photos yet. -Aude (talk | contribs) 02:13, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Ugh. The Madam's Organ mural is grotesque -- a plug-ugly woman with humongous boobs -- and amateurishly done. There are far better examples of neighborhood art: the Latino mural on Columbia Road past the Safeway (on the other side of the street) is a great one, and very well executed. The MO mural is a very blatant advertisement of little artistic merit. Even the Cafe Lautrec painting on the facade of the restaurant is preferable to the MO thing. It's an eyesore. I'd strenuously oppose its reintroduction to the article. Adams Morgan can, and should be, better represented. deeceevoice (talk) 22:29, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Adams Morgan name

I removed the Post article from 1997 that says Adams Morgan used to be called Lanier Heights. Technically Lanier Heights is only the area south of Harvard St, W of Columbia Rd and N of Adams Mill Rd. Here's the article: [3] --Awiseman 20:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

How you reworded it sounds good. -Aude (talk | contribs) 22:01, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Nightlife

The role of Adams Morgan in DC nightlife probably deserves expansion. --SparqMan 14:55, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

2x. I agree. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.10.97 (talk) 04:33, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Rebirth of Morgan

The Morgan (the previously defunct all-black Thomas P Morgan School) is now returning to Adams, in the form of the Old Morgan School Place, a previously unnamed road mysteriously listed by Google Maps as Parsimony Ln. Here's the article: [4] --Rmeskill 14:57, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Hispanic Community

Who considers Adams Morgan to be the current center of Washington DC Hispanic community? The most prominent Hispanic neighborhoods are Langley Park, Wheaton, and Seven Corners. Inside the District, Columbia Heights has the largest percentage of Hispanics and even Mount Pleasant has higher numbers so while Adams Morgan holds an important historical value as a neighborhood, it is no longer the center of the DC Hispanic neighborhood. Miglewis (talk) 20:06, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Business District

18th Street is the visible commercial district with its many bars and eateries but it is Columbia Rd that serves as the primary commercial strip of the neighborhood with groceries, pharmacy, banking, and other retail. 18th Street is only the primary commercial strip for those visiting the neighborhood. If you are going to speak of a commercial strip then you must use both, one being primarily for those from outside the neighborhood (18th) and one for local residents (Columbia).Miglewis (talk) 20:12, 14 August 2009 (UTC)