Submitted by therealsazerac t3_z8ai7z in washingtondc
HanaBothWays t1_iyan7rd wrote
Fallout 3: A Metro station in Georgetown, LOL we wish.
throws_rocks_at_cars t1_iyaun9r wrote
It did hit when in Fallout 3 you go out to Germantown and it’s a literal desert with one building
Mateorabi t1_iybrjck wrote
Cupcakes?
ktrainor59 t1_iybh4uw wrote
It's an alternate history. Trust me, you don't want what comes with that Metro stop.
therealsazerac OP t1_iyanqvk wrote
Same here.
Mateorabi t1_iybrhp0 wrote
Then you shouldn't have been such a racist town when Metro was built then.
IvyGold t1_iycecch wrote
That's been disproven. The problem was the bedrock they'd have to tunnel through plus the quick elevation from the Potomac. It wasn't feasible at the time and still may not be.
Read this:
https://georgetownmetropolitan.com/2011/01/24/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-georgetown-metro-stop/
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Gumburcules t1_iyd422v wrote
NIMBYs don't want anything, that's why they're NIMBYs.
The fact of the matter is that they were not the reason there isn't a Metro stop in Georgetown, so regardless of what they wanted it was not racism that doomed the Georgetown Metro stop.
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