[Hermann the Cherusker]

it's a succession of asphalt plants, auto shops, junkyards, etc...a short walk from the US Capitol...embarassing to the whole country having it that close to the center of the capital of the most powerful nation on earth.

Capitalism at work is "embarassing" and shouldn't exist in DC?

What is wrong with legitimate business engaged in legitimate commerce and paying taxes?

[Strategerist]

What is wrong with legitimate business engaged in legitimate commerce and paying taxes?

Ok, so lets build a Cement plant on the National Mall...maybe the lawn between the Vietnam Memorial and the Washington Monument. It's wasted space, right?

[MikefromOhio]

believe me, if it is where I think it is (Southwest DC), then it is an amazing dump....hell anything not South of DC or northwest of DC is a hellhole anyway....