tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post4661932375855609919..comments2024-01-29T21:57:46.033+00:00Comments on Sociology in My Neighborhood: DC Ward Six: Hawk & Dove, Race, and ClassJohanna Bockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-23256592944178099192011-09-29T20:03:09.491+01:002011-09-29T20:03:09.491+01:00It is also on the blue collar circuit, which is wh...It is also on the blue collar circuit, which is what I wanted to talk about: How there is such a circuit and how gentrification in numerous ways is shrinking this circuit, though the circuit is still around here and there.Johanna Bockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-48437977720203884082011-09-29T19:57:29.008+01:002011-09-29T19:57:29.008+01:00Ok, but I'm still not sure that I understand t...Ok, but I'm still not sure that I understand the narrative. You equate the demise of the Hawk (for whatever reason it may be) to the demise of working-class networks, and I'm not sure that's really the case. <br /><br />Every eulogy about the Hawk that I've read in the media goes on and on about this being a gathering place for Hill staffers (among others) - not a particularly blue collar contingent. Likewise, most of the online commentary about the proposed renovation from the various myopic little twits has been negative. <br /><br />Point being, the constituency of a place like the Hawk is, I'd argue, a lot broader than you imply with the working class angle.Alex B.http://alexblock.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-88859382703549633022011-09-29T19:47:18.876+01:002011-09-29T19:47:18.876+01:00I wasn't talking about *why* the bar closed. I...I wasn't talking about *why* the bar closed. I heard that it was because new rent was too high, the owner didn't own the building, and the owner was getting on in years.Johanna Bockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-44006018457738577842011-09-29T19:44:01.501+01:002011-09-29T19:44:01.501+01:00Not sure I buy the hypothesis that a place like th...Not sure I buy the hypothesis that a place like the Hawk closed because there weren't enough blue collar patrons left. There were plenty of white collar patrons who just like a bar like that, and I don't think the Hawk closed because of any lack of business. <br /><br />I know plenty of rich people who like cheap beer, and likewise plenty of relatively poor folk who enjoy high priced drinks.Alex B.http://alexblock.netnoreply@blogger.com