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Old 12-14-2011, 09:58 AM
 
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Many are moving to Frederick County to high dollar gated developments, where they're unhappy because it's rural and try to change the lifestyle by promoting overdevelopment.
Some are moving to the Eastern Shore to high dollar gated developments, where they're unhappy it's rural and try to change the lifestyle by promoting overdevelopment.
Others have moved to Calvert County to high dollar gated developments, where they're unhappy it's rural and try to change the lifestyle by promoting overdevelopment.

Do you sense a pattern?
I sense a neurosis. LOL. The never-ending quest for utopia.
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Old 12-14-2011, 10:10 AM
 
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I sense a neurosis. LOL. The never-ending quest for utopia.

Trying to create a utopia based on external variables is futile. No place is perfect. People will always complain about something. There will always be room for improvement according to someone.

That's why the "Best Places" lists always intrigued me. I always ask the question, "Best Place to live/retire/raise a family.....according to whom?" Everyone has their preferences. What slice of population did they poll? What's the standard deviation? How many did they poll? What was the socioeconomic and ethnic status of those polled? if not a poll, was the list based on crime? Property value? Ability to find a spouse? Number of parks? Political climate? etc.

And why is it that one place is #1 one year and like #5 the next? lol If it was BEST then, why isn't it BEST now? If it can change from year to year, then what's the point?
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Old 12-14-2011, 12:30 PM
 
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Trying to create a utopia based on external variables is futile. No place is perfect. People will always complain about something. There will always be room for improvement according to someone.

That's why the "Best Places" lists always intrigued me. I always ask the question, "Best Place to live/retire/raise a family.....according to whom?" Everyone has their preferences. What slice of population did they poll? What's the standard deviation? How many did they poll? What was the socioeconomic and ethnic status of those polled? if not a poll, was the list based on crime? Property value? Ability to find a spouse? Number of parks? Political climate? etc.

And why is it that one place is #1 one year and like #5 the next? lol If it was BEST then, why isn't it BEST now? If it can change from year to year, then what's the point?
I agree with you there, only I would say trying to create a utopia period is futile. The "Best Places" lists should, and I think they do, include a detailed description of their methodology in collecting, interpreting and spinning the data used.
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Old 12-14-2011, 04:32 PM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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Where would they go?
I've seen a definite shift of (some) affluent people from Moco to Hoco.
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Old 12-14-2011, 10:50 PM
 
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What happened to Montgomery County or what is going to happen to Montgomery County:

Gazette.Net: Montgomery may change the makeup of area malls
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:26 PM
 
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Anyone remember when WHFS was located on Cordell?
I do.

WHFS, the Psychedelly, and the Bethesda Surf Shop were all on Cordell Avenue.

There was a word for it- COOL. Those were cool establishments. Felt like you were in California.

Now there are highrises and some semi-decent restaurants that you can find anywhere.

At least its not "ratty" anymore.
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:28 PM
 
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More to the point. MoCo was always a mix of very affluent people and a white working class with a rural tinge. The former has increased while the latter has been replaced by Hispanics.
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:33 PM
 
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I sometimes wonder what happened to all the working class whites that were in places like Wheaton. Did they all move up the income ladder and move out?
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:47 PM
 
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I do.

WHFS, the Psychedelly, and the Bethesda Surf Shop were all on Cordell Avenue.

There was a word for it- COOL. Those were cool establishments. Felt like you were in California.

Now there are highrises and some semi-decent restaurants that you can find anywhere.

At least its not "ratty" anymore.
I was thinking today that I'd love to have my Mr Zogs dk blue long-sleeve T back. They don't make them like that any longer.

I agree about the highrises and semi-decent restaurants.
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Old 12-15-2011, 02:54 PM
 
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I sometimes wonder what happened to all the working class whites that were in places like Wheaton. Did they all move up the income ladder and move out?
I have some friends who grew up on both sides of Randolph, between Viers Mill Rd and Georgia Ave. They've moved to places like the Frederick area. They came from Democratic households but many are Republicans now.

Working class whites who are long-time Democrats are usually on the more conservative side. There's still quite a few in northern PG, and they're all going to places like Cecil County and western PA, to name a couple. The ones w/ younger families all cite issues w/ the public school system.

I would have to assume that lots of older families cashed out during the real estate boom and are scattered all over.
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