I must reiterate my thought: "You must be wondering how the location of this neighborhood has resisted to be interrupted with such commotion surrounding its boarders. "
Here we go again talking about boarders, LeDroit Park once a place that restrained African Americans from entering the whitewashed community and lifestyle by surrounding itself with gates and guards. Life outside LeDroit park, again known for its historical residents, professionals and intellectuals, is a display of the lack of social, economic and cultural development in the African American community. It is hard to believe that such a landmark, famous for equal rights, civil rights, equal opportunities for blacks in DC and inspiration to other states in the country, is now overpopulated with poverty, homelessness and no social outreach to progress the community. Now that this border has changed the community of LeDroit Park, what has really changed?
Sidenote-Please don't take this as a bashing of Washington DC as a community, all words and thoughts are sincere, in the interest to see DC African American community shine with a historical culture that praises our existence and roots rather than defaces them.
"All that shines is not gold"
This breakdown of LeDroit Park Crimes shows that the place that promotes itself as diverse and wealthy is suffering just like all of the other streets off Georgia Ave:
http://dc.everyblock.com/locations/neighborhoods/le-droit-park/?only=crimehttp://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/US/District-of-Columbia/Washington/LeDroit-Park-Demographics.aspx
http://www.thehilltoponline.com/ledroit-park-receives-a-safety-update-1.2179563
A post by JimGriffith: "Ledroit is "up and coming."The DC translation is "no longer a war zone."
Once you meet the sign that says “LeDroit Park 1873” you have entered a tranquil part of DC where your journey has just begun.
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