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The entire country is celebrating the end of the government shutdown, but maybe no town more than Washington, DC. While we all know government is a big business in DC, from the news reports you’d think it was the only industry in the city. We’re glad all of our government employee friends are back to work, but think the news maybe went a little bit overboard with the characterization that DC, during the shutdown, was a veritable “Ghost Town.”
While the L’Enfant Plaza area probably was deserted, and the area immediately surrounding the Capitol as well, we thought Penn Quarter looked and felt pretty crowded. That’s not to discount the impact on local businesses who felt the pinch with fewer customers, just that you were hardly call PQ during the shutdown “deserted” or a “ghost town,” as we suspect the same is true for many other neighborhoods throughout the city.
Take this recent WSJ article talking about skateboarders enjoying the shutdown since it meant they could turn Freedom Plaza and other landmarks into a private skate-park. We’ve always seen skateboarders attempting tricks in and around our landmarks without harassment by police (local or federal), we didn’t notice it being any better or worse during the shutdown.
Sure the media can pick and choose between a few locations in the city and end up with stories that make it look like DC was as empty as some post-apocalyptic movie scene; when it came to Penn Quarter, we though the town looked alive and well.
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