Comments on: North or South Arlington VA | Which DC Area Neighborhood is Better?

By: Melissa Terzis

Melissa Terzis — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:51:56 +0000

In reply to RG.

Hey there – thanks for your comment!

I may not have made it clear, but when I said the Shirlington “strip” I was just referring to the strip of stores and restaurants. Not that Shirlington is only a strip for the neighborhood.

And then same with the South Arlington thing – I’d say Crystal City wasn’t a great place to live and then once Amazon announced it as their HQ2, suddenly people went clamoring there like crazy! I love South Arlington, I think it’s been underrated for a long long time. But that’s changing for sure now.

By: RG

RG — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:53:57 +0000

I’d say tagging Shirlington area as a strip is a bit off the mark. It’s much much more than that, and it has a really great destination/night out and neighborhood feel. And to say that south Arlington wasn’t a nice place to live until Jeff Bezos chose it is wrong too. There are a ton of nice areas in this part of town, and you just have to be not so north Arlington-centric to realize it. Great parks, plenty of outdoors spots, lots of nice neighborhoods, metro access, great diversity, great restaurants, and more. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else in the DC area.

By: Melissa Terzis

Melissa Terzis — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 23:15:44 +0000

In reply to Susan P. This is amazing, and I didn't know that Columbia Pike had this nickname!! Thank you for sharing this info. I believe it about 150 nationalities, it's so diverse and the restaurants are so varied and awesome.

By: Susan P

Susan P — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 10:37:15 +0000

One more big distinction… Columbia Pike in South Arlington is nicknamed “the world in a zip code” for the 150ish nationalities here, speaking about 100 different languages. There are dozens of great restaurants run by first generation Americans.

By: Melissa Terzis

Melissa Terzis — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 03:34:42 +0000

In reply to Charles E Adams. I feel like that same thing could be said about so many places though, right? My hometown in Connecticut is a shell of what it used to be. Hopefully places change for the better but sometimes it alienates the old guard who lived there.

By: Charles E Adams

Charles E Adams — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 22:32:56 +0000

Used to be the BEST place to live in America ! Too much has been forever lost due to over growth and awful decisions by County Gov’t. No longer neighborly friendly due to transients. A resident for 64 yrs. My Arlington is gone forever. The Arlington Way has made it’s exit long ago …SAD😏