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Its Name Lacks a 'Park,' but Not Its Vibe
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Once Maya reaches high school age, "I'm not sure what we'll do," he said.
The Haileses' children, now grown, attended D.C. public schools, but not the neighborhood ones. They went to the Capitol Hill cluster schools through eighth grade, then their daughter went to Banneker and their son went to Duke Ellington. Larry Hailes graduated from Coolidge, the neighborhood high school, but it was far different then, he said.
Both Lynn and Larry Hailes said they feel crime has gotten worse in the neighborhood in the past three or four years, although they see police are responding with stepped-up patrols.
Kadzielski was mugged at 9:30 p.m. recently, and her roommate had her car stolen the day she was moving in, with many of her possessions still in it. It was never recovered.
But the women don't think that's a reason to leave the neighborhood. Kadzielski lived in Columbia Heights earlier, and sees the crime level as the same.
Hartless said that before shopping in Takoma, she never realized her family could afford a city neighborhood where homes are sheltered from traffic and have generous yards. When she was asked what she likes about her neighborhood, she was speechless for a moment.
"Gosh, there are so many things," she said.
