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Old 12-29-2012, 05:15 PM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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Did you mean Reston Town Center? Rockville is in Maryland.
No I meant Rockville. I do like Reston though.
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Old 12-30-2012, 12:34 PM
 
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I looked up Rockville Town Center, looks very nice. But I don't think anyone takes these Town Centers seriously as a true downtown though. They aren't post industrial. They lack the empty warehouses one takes for granted in a downtown area. They also lack the grit, filth, and decay one associates with a downtown area.
I suppose it depends on the eye of the beholder. One would guess that people that frequent such town centers appreciate the convenience to their suburban locales and perhaps prefer a less gritty atmosphere...not that such grit is so easy to find in downtown DC these days.
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Old 12-30-2012, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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I suppose it depends on the eye of the beholder. One would guess that people that frequent such town centers appreciate the convenience to their suburban locales and perhaps prefer a less gritty atmosphere...not that such grit is so easy to find in downtown DC these days.
DC may not have the grit, but I doubt anyone would accuse it of being suburban.
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Old 12-31-2012, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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No I meant Rockville. I do like Reston though.
That threw me off. Why did you bring up Rockville? I'm missing the point somewhere.
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Old 12-31-2012, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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That threw me off. Why did you bring up Rockville? I'm missing the point somewhere.
Another poster brought up Rockville earlier in the thread.
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