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twenty-six-sixty-six t1_j2dt7cf wrote

people weren't going out much during COVID, but people really weren't going to less accessible places like ivy city

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MMoskovitz_II t1_j2dydzw wrote

I never understood the draw. I went there three times, three different ways and it felt harder to get there than in some suburbs in Virginia.

  • Friend drove there and had difficulty finding street parking.

  • Uber/Lyft on the way there and they got lost picking me up.

  • Bikeshared there and was dodging cars or took sidewalks that went in the wrong way.

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WR1206 t1_j2e53xi wrote

The draw was interesting new places/retail that likely wouldn’t pop up elsewhere.

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Cool_Story_Bra t1_j2etpki wrote

Except the same types of places are all open around Union Market, with the perk of being metro accessible.

Large independent concert venue like the winery? -> Songbyrd

Brewery like Other Half? -> Redbear

Distillery like Republic Restoratives? -> Cotton and Reed

Michelin Star Dining like Gravitas? -> El Cielo & Masseria

Plenty of small retail shops and more food options than you can count.

There’s no real compelling reason for most people to go right past one neighborhood to get to another one that isn’t much different.

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MMoskovitz_II t1_j2ead57 wrote

I can agree to some extent, for places that needed a larger but more affordable footprint like that gin distillery, fish market, and well the winery. But in terms of more regular sized places, there are other retail location options.

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twenty-six-sixty-six t1_j2e1gbt wrote

it is hard to get there, but it's nice to have options like ivy city when you're tired of more easily accessible spots. Space is also cheaper there, so many establishments have big, open areas which is a nice change from much of the city

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NorseTikiBar t1_j2elbaw wrote

It's a pretty straightforward bus ride from around the NoMA Metro stop, but then you're dealing with two legs of a trip.

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Cool_Story_Bra t1_j2eu3ld wrote

Don’t you have to walk like 4-5 blocks from the metro to the D4? That’s a pretty inconvenient bus transfer

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