Some time ago, an acquaintance not familiar with the area asked me what it was like. This was clearly code for "do you see people get shot?"/"are there white people there?", but I played dumb and painted a very nice - and I think fairly accurate - picture of the environs. So this girl goes on to ask my cross streets again, and then says "oh... is that near the Checkers ?
My affirmative reply elicited a great deal of concern for my safety. Checkers, I soon found out, is roughly on par with the chicken/fish/pizza/Chinese food/Phillys/munchers carryouts and check cashing establishments as indicators of hood.
Well, if the condos and white folks weren't sign enough, good old Rosedale is now officially coming up.
Maryland Avenue Checkers, RIP.
1 comment:
i didn't know checkers were a bellwether of 'hood status. good to know. are popeye's?
conversely, are starbucks and potbellies bellwethers over poorly-designed, over-priced developments?
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