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U st is fast and unfortunately becoming the new adams morgan.

exhibit A: upon leaving a friend’s apartment at the ellington (at the heart of the U st. corridor–how anyone can live right there, i have no clue), a pimped out SUV pulls into a rare open parking space and out of the passenger seat spills not only a passenger but an empty bottle of courvosier.

exhibit B: after crossing at the light to the south side of 13th and U some idiot white girl is running out from the alley behind the riteaid buttoning up her pants having clearly just relieved herself. classy.

this troubles me because i’ve walked the length of U st. many times heading to Nellies or once or twice to Town and, while i never feel like i’m going to get mugged (it’s much too crowded and busy), I’m actually quite concerned about being taunted, teased, or attacked by some drunk frat boy or gang banger and how i choose to react to it. i don’t drink to the point that i would not be able to make a smart decision, but it’s a situation that i feel grows ever more possible every time i head down U st. i mean, closing time comes, and you mix gay and straight drunks all heading home, it will get ugly at some point. it has in adams morgan and one day it’s going to happen on U st.