tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post6397947358879053051..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): What, Me Worry? Development Company That Bought Hidden Creek Golf Course Also Bought Adjacent Apartment Complex In Wacky Sitcom Mixup That We're Sure Will Have No Future Implications For Either Property, MaybeRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-14613378113623898532018-02-22T00:09:55.442-05:002018-02-22T00:09:55.442-05:00The Convictress were going to move there when we w...The Convictress were going to move there when we were pre-Delinquents in 1999. However, while visiting friends there, our car was caught up in their predatory towing kickback scheme. Instead of renting there, we bought a small starter home. That home is now worth 3X what we paid for it.<br /><br />Thank you Charter Oaks.The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-2621576528978259462018-02-21T16:56:09.191-05:002018-02-21T16:56:09.191-05:00We found a sunny and cozy one-bedroom apartment in...We found a sunny and cozy one-bedroom apartment in Charter Oak in the 1970s for $245 per month, including utilities. We were young, and it was a great place then.<br /> The resident manager then, Mrs. Ann Elmore, was absolutely first class. Shortly after we moved i, the owner of Charter Oak, Gulf Reston, sold the complex to a new company, and Mrs. Elmore lost her job. All the residents missed her, but it happened so fast, we didn't have a chance to say goodbye to her.<br /> Wherever she went, we hope she is happy and doing well. We will always appreciate her kindness to us.<br /> Since then, Charter Oak has had its ups and downs, and we eventually left and bought a place. <br /> Charter Oak has always been an attractive, well-spaced, and non-congested place to live, and we hope it can remain a place for young families and retirees.<br /> However, it looks like it's likely to be torn down and replaced by yet more high-rise (and prison-like) "luxury" condominiums. What is happening to the low-rise and livable community Reston used to be?<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-8032224749151653372018-02-20T19:08:41.599-05:002018-02-20T19:08:41.599-05:00We lived in Charter Oak for years. It went downhil...We lived in Charter Oak for years. It went downhill a lot when purchased by Archstone and we finally got out and retired in central Virginia. As far as the area goes we miss the Smithsonian museums and going to Annapolis a lot. The rest of it? Meh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-54513939678477733582018-02-16T12:55:47.450-05:002018-02-16T12:55:47.450-05:00BiCo decamped to Pittsburgh a few years ago and se...BiCo decamped to Pittsburgh a few years ago and seems immeasurably happier there than when he was living in Reston. I'm not a personal friend of his, but we are both on the City-Data website, where he occasionally pops up on its Northern Virginia forum to lob a few derogatory comments all the way from Pittsburgh about this region. Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-60647682083232693982018-02-15T18:27:55.677-05:002018-02-15T18:27:55.677-05:00Almost forgot about BiCo. Wonder what he's doi...Almost forgot about BiCo. Wonder what he's doing these days? I can picture him living the good life out in Brambleton. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com