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Oh, I agree - Anacostia is a lovely name. My point is merely that "Anacostia" alone is a very specific neighborhood. "East of the Anacostia" is a much larger geography encompassing many neighborhoods - as you noted.

Commenter 'JS' suggested that River East was bland in comparison to Anacostia. And it is, but my point is that the terms are not interchangeable. Saying "River East" is like saying "Upper Northwest" - a very broad geography that represents many neighborhoods.

Similarly, "Southeast" is not useful, as a great deal of Ward 7 (for example) is east of the river, but also in the NE quadrant. Likewise, Southeast Capitol Hill is in SE, but that's not what most people mean when they say "Southeast".

by Alex B. on Jan 14, 2010 5:45 pm • link • report

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