tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74919530632082087332024-03-18T08:27:33.304-04:00Sum Random KnowledgeRandom bits of Knowledge with a focus on Bethesda, MD.Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.comBlogger825125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-50770138368894470792024-03-18T08:27:00.046-04:002024-03-18T08:27:00.127-04:00Catching up with the Amalyn Development<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNGm1oPdz1ih88xeEoXx0n7cG6H3fSunuiSgl89k4sACnw89F-Q4R1oy7qeupbHa4Ir9oc-ViZm6o-6JmmHypJvwQlOnkkGtFQyzK2RpY636E3_byqyZXegzz9vZ_RwYiAd59TdJUU6EvVwNEUWGnjHJAr7PAO6Y1wigGhUiKA6S6nykQxQz0oZQWQihn/s1810/20240316_141803_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNGm1oPdz1ih88xeEoXx0n7cG6H3fSunuiSgl89k4sACnw89F-Q4R1oy7qeupbHa4Ir9oc-ViZm6o-6JmmHypJvwQlOnkkGtFQyzK2RpY636E3_byqyZXegzz9vZ_RwYiAd59TdJUU6EvVwNEUWGnjHJAr7PAO6Y1wigGhUiKA6S6nykQxQz0oZQWQihn/w640-h364/20240316_141803_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Green houses, for everyone</td></tr></tbody></table><p> Here is a row of single family houses under construction. They are quite large and close together. They won't stay green forever, you can see one on the far left is getting a light brick facade on the front.</p><p>A quick recap may be a good thing. <a href="https://amalyn.com/" target="_blank">Amaylyn</a> is a new housing development in Bethesda located between Interstate 495 and the Interstate 270 Spur. This 75 acre site used to house the WMAL radio transmitters. Those towers were brought down in 2020 and the area has been under development ever since.<br /></p><p></p><p>Amalyn will contain just over 300 dwellings in a mix of town houses and single-family houses. It is a joint development between Toll Brothers and Tri Pointe Homes. It looks like the townhouses and some of the single family houses are Tri Pointe and the rest are Toll Brothers. The development will connect to the rest of Bethesda via Greentree Road, Greyswood Road, and Renita Lane.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAj200Twi1GXjvX4t_3bLQpovEOVIsnfcIGsWXdOPXIQJhGiP6ouPD_bEJ2w39UIvo_9D3no_w3csBOK55ExhEaGoWp_aBIUUXDhB1XHhyphenhyphen4VdvXwzXOrX-sytgH4OIwckuryqFolb1hyphenhyphen1L6aUmM7CBKxE-YIxsG90swPQe9C3MUDIeAqMmoSEfwH3JNkw/s1532/20240316_141730_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAj200Twi1GXjvX4t_3bLQpovEOVIsnfcIGsWXdOPXIQJhGiP6ouPD_bEJ2w39UIvo_9D3no_w3csBOK55ExhEaGoWp_aBIUUXDhB1XHhyphenhyphen4VdvXwzXOrX-sytgH4OIwckuryqFolb1hyphenhyphen1L6aUmM7CBKxE-YIxsG90swPQe9C3MUDIeAqMmoSEfwH3JNkw/w640-h432/20240316_141730_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newly paved portion of Renita Ln</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Just last week they finished paving some new roads. Here is the new portion of Renita Lane looking towards Greentree Road. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gd8R2ETdm5QJQ-dknQU7I9hAM6u44eQYJD4CV1dLzPQDjByNoKc8i_An2chRBYEwJP-Fuzh2WNtup8hDWijmTfpzIRXU1WUMalJYxKDylFYrS0SU2zTYf_WURJdJdSusw0btAX75mJawfwVkYIEj3mKmTVnQ2AoR2n42ihIxbOhPXNBNOmJO-sxdoxvl/s1532/20240316_142312_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gd8R2ETdm5QJQ-dknQU7I9hAM6u44eQYJD4CV1dLzPQDjByNoKc8i_An2chRBYEwJP-Fuzh2WNtup8hDWijmTfpzIRXU1WUMalJYxKDylFYrS0SU2zTYf_WURJdJdSusw0btAX75mJawfwVkYIEj3mKmTVnQ2AoR2n42ihIxbOhPXNBNOmJO-sxdoxvl/w640-h432/20240316_142312_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renita Ln at Greentree Rd</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is where Renita Lane ends at Greentree Road. I was worried that Renita would be a straight line from one end of the development to the other, but it has light curves at either end which should slow traffic down a little bit. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdKEE5mKsVPEsD-M0KQ7R2jn_GSrvp_gIK3xG5ne3t762DhyQznzPsuYo7z9iDfeuT4n99o11L7UTtde-ZWs-uODUv2OVxtJdEy-xbHZYWHo-VUlrmi2kEOlXYd2NDmwruckLwlHfaUh21bdSuOXn82wjNnofzRyHkRCcv2ToWEgYm6Ryl6WLRwkz7Eko/s1810/20240316_142556_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdKEE5mKsVPEsD-M0KQ7R2jn_GSrvp_gIK3xG5ne3t762DhyQznzPsuYo7z9iDfeuT4n99o11L7UTtde-ZWs-uODUv2OVxtJdEy-xbHZYWHo-VUlrmi2kEOlXYd2NDmwruckLwlHfaUh21bdSuOXn82wjNnofzRyHkRCcv2ToWEgYm6Ryl6WLRwkz7Eko/w640-h364/20240316_142556_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The backs of some townhouses</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A newly paved Sanvitalia Street and the backs of some townhouses under construction. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-XC1HoeGDt5KE27Ec5OehGcn34Vj2n5gZbvfNkper_bvlcMijw90E_yXdBg6QRKQILYJ10_MJoIDJ3WDY1n-kJL88L1-5r7XmBRXtycXorl85mkFeUzP0-Zcx7ZqAYiws3XwlYIS6HilvkQfMX9rUisJvSQzd3MDSwzZxM21EfXWnFLIFXdB0BxQ-mYX/s1810/20240316_142751_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-XC1HoeGDt5KE27Ec5OehGcn34Vj2n5gZbvfNkper_bvlcMijw90E_yXdBg6QRKQILYJ10_MJoIDJ3WDY1n-kJL88L1-5r7XmBRXtycXorl85mkFeUzP0-Zcx7ZqAYiws3XwlYIS6HilvkQfMX9rUisJvSQzd3MDSwzZxM21EfXWnFLIFXdB0BxQ-mYX/w640-h364/20240316_142751_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Townhouses under construction</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Here is the fronts of those same townhouses. They will face Silver Linden Street. This was taken from the corner of Sanvitalia and Silver Linden streets. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RYKwyggKNEY7pVKWsRwSCxhmh6vUAbEWGisC6MKpATfuXNS3ublFN6s1mIVvuMb1Le_tLoEw9dGk8d2XVqWMnMqsjVpPaD50l5PLZtzJWm-GCA1qulGyt-We8Oo24uLuX647LgvHv-Qu9js9rsCTnLQKAe7QbSXxlcap8-txTIp1xOvaEdfEX9Pa8Bx6/s1810/20240316_143051_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RYKwyggKNEY7pVKWsRwSCxhmh6vUAbEWGisC6MKpATfuXNS3ublFN6s1mIVvuMb1Le_tLoEw9dGk8d2XVqWMnMqsjVpPaD50l5PLZtzJWm-GCA1qulGyt-We8Oo24uLuX647LgvHv-Qu9js9rsCTnLQKAe7QbSXxlcap8-txTIp1xOvaEdfEX9Pa8Bx6/w640-h364/20240316_143051_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More townhouse construction</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This row of townhouses is much further along than the last one. It is also facing Silver Linden Street and is on the corner of that road and Bluestar Avenue.</p><p> You can read my <a href=" https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/search/label/amalyn" target="_blank">full coverage of the Amalyn development</a>.<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-63399159055726750282024-03-17T09:25:00.001-04:002024-03-17T09:25:00.125-04:00Purple Line construction in Bethesda<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GhaxHv8lyF6dx9DjY1rFaP9oNfrzFymCP3TT6vS5wPldiMJuRwdZKu0npV5FKQ22sGnpFiMsMo22S4a2iVkmApeUkdtXGaxQoSLCfPwnh-XTB_wfdrxJzLC9BY-jlcL2FM9aIiFQ8A6beIARNXkG3EVwKCuaXA2wUQ2UseB4X8GtrZhaQuxGHjZl8lfJ/s1810/20240316_085610_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GhaxHv8lyF6dx9DjY1rFaP9oNfrzFymCP3TT6vS5wPldiMJuRwdZKu0npV5FKQ22sGnpFiMsMo22S4a2iVkmApeUkdtXGaxQoSLCfPwnh-XTB_wfdrxJzLC9BY-jlcL2FM9aIiFQ8A6beIARNXkG3EVwKCuaXA2wUQ2UseB4X8GtrZhaQuxGHjZl8lfJ/w640-h364/20240316_085610_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The<a href="https://purplelinemd.com/" target="_blank"> Purple Line</a> has had along and winding history with it taking a long time to get started and then stopping for a couple of years. But, it is on again and they are actively working on it in Bethesda. When finished the light-rail line will<br /> connect Bethesda, Silver Spring, and beyond. </p><p>This is the Purple Line route towards Silver Spring. The light rail tracks will be on the right and the Georgetown Branch / Capital Crescent trail on the left. Hard to see, but in the far distance people are doing work on the track area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CzqPiwkuoQ147vfDzr3hjrxtHxT19FqLi_2lJ29-NYCwR0wDCJW2SwnHfGs3nmLMOU-ipQLcp6AVCSWqIirfy6bd16CmongggK-SCLLj2H4PuUjZwCw7QFKvN-v9V9qQVY3kKxhIVSNhoHufLijGug32XuCb51j65vID5rXOyIvushFcRjMoJhN1QMS2/s1810/20240316_085502_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CzqPiwkuoQ147vfDzr3hjrxtHxT19FqLi_2lJ29-NYCwR0wDCJW2SwnHfGs3nmLMOU-ipQLcp6AVCSWqIirfy6bd16CmongggK-SCLLj2H4PuUjZwCw7QFKvN-v9V9qQVY3kKxhIVSNhoHufLijGug32XuCb51j65vID5rXOyIvushFcRjMoJhN1QMS2/w640-h364/20240316_085502_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The Purple Line at East-West Highway looking towards downtown Bethesda. On the right you can see a partially-built access ramp which will allow you to get on the trail from East-West Highway. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoC_5xYtJY9IaxUjVMGX5FZrDuiVISLyWVr7Nx1_kCRBeO7ZxuH9gkB3FG6bXYiDInnvW2KaZkXwPIWP1EBR2LwZJtnr104o9_1YsLXq7ACDPuF6nEetoEliAft16gspcd3_EcjstELjFcF_8MWoLHMO_5bOjScHssHGyxZTYUY9PLvV7YBVoJHCXvk9gX/s1032/20240316_084318_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoC_5xYtJY9IaxUjVMGX5FZrDuiVISLyWVr7Nx1_kCRBeO7ZxuH9gkB3FG6bXYiDInnvW2KaZkXwPIWP1EBR2LwZJtnr104o9_1YsLXq7ACDPuF6nEetoEliAft16gspcd3_EcjstELjFcF_8MWoLHMO_5bOjScHssHGyxZTYUY9PLvV7YBVoJHCXvk9gX/w640-h640/20240316_084318_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Right after the Purple Line comes out from under the Air Rights building, the Georgetown Branch / Capital Crescent trail will cross over it on this bridge. It is located at the end of Pearl Street. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5k3-9yQKy75mntmF_2XErMYfstIiy0Mi-zeloJcEC9Lexi_Q2dwku1kWcnUZ3-uTSdijg0LtX-ColIwRfaAYMrAGMuFWDCnmqNHV8rgFZj0TIsJFulES3ZOuhXtI0Rh-i2nL8khv_x1I3jdWurFbKm7AepBDfb_KHLO_yZRCNtzTYykiZNmFMdIcO3Vf/s1532/20240316_084420_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5k3-9yQKy75mntmF_2XErMYfstIiy0Mi-zeloJcEC9Lexi_Q2dwku1kWcnUZ3-uTSdijg0LtX-ColIwRfaAYMrAGMuFWDCnmqNHV8rgFZj0TIsJFulES3ZOuhXtI0Rh-i2nL8khv_x1I3jdWurFbKm7AepBDfb_KHLO_yZRCNtzTYykiZNmFMdIcO3Vf/w640-h432/20240316_084420_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The purple line where it exists the tunnel from the station. The Georgetown Branch / Capital Crescent trail is on the far side ramp. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgkiqimfOhYQj8ASBrjafnVKa88IQzayi2CbyiV097gJOWKymnCbnCrPpWU9nAKGi6AQh4diW2wkPLHZw63pEiQNsOFuu3gUAAl09ClJVv3y8AiQTbZMbgtIpLGQVglMADmi2dJsS4c2sIaJLdXsxFW8z2m3tDuPo0D9uLFVhqP4x-ztX9mUENfRopzb8/s1532/20240316_084917_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgkiqimfOhYQj8ASBrjafnVKa88IQzayi2CbyiV097gJOWKymnCbnCrPpWU9nAKGi6AQh4diW2wkPLHZw63pEiQNsOFuu3gUAAl09ClJVv3y8AiQTbZMbgtIpLGQVglMADmi2dJsS4c2sIaJLdXsxFW8z2m3tDuPo0D9uLFVhqP4x-ztX9mUENfRopzb8/w640-h432/20240316_084917_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Purple line construction between East-West Hwy and Pearl St. They are actively working this area too.</p><p>I haven't really posted about the Purple Line, but, I did post about the <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2017/09/the-georgetown-branch-trail-closes.html" target="_blank">Georgetown Branch trail closing in 2017</a>, about the <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2011/02/purple-line-functional-plan.html" target="_blank">Purple Line Functional Plan</a> in 2011, and about the <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2009/03/save-trail-by-littering.html" target="_blank">Save the Trail</a> petition in 2009.<br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-5461739030049139522024-03-16T21:15:00.002-04:002024-03-16T21:15:42.107-04:00Hampden House apartments construction<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU11jhOBxtqXtWnSM17mP3WCuggMonHyITnVCh_XgupcOA9vFo6SI7PZYxgmeav0lCI6iiLZ4McDR9oD6qLtH3_PlGP0QoQHxdzdDXC6VU5AdwrNAPHTHFRZJaMWH-OSQx8r_NrReTUP9xLkYC3i3GomOd3AhqQEJ9jm6JKW1M4UNyaYH6yIs58WQKtGI/s1032/20240316_082746_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU11jhOBxtqXtWnSM17mP3WCuggMonHyITnVCh_XgupcOA9vFo6SI7PZYxgmeav0lCI6iiLZ4McDR9oD6qLtH3_PlGP0QoQHxdzdDXC6VU5AdwrNAPHTHFRZJaMWH-OSQx8r_NrReTUP9xLkYC3i3GomOd3AhqQEJ9jm6JKW1M4UNyaYH6yIs58WQKtGI/w640-h640/20240316_082746_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> Hampden House is an under-construction mixed-use development that will have 366 apartments. The 25 story building is located along Wisconsin Avenue between Hampden Lane and Elm Street. Here it is looking southwest across Wisconsin Avenue to the construction site.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPo7nuTp98UVAtw2pNKsGCUHno6tMXMx4Q3ek5QQXBMfoAOp_ArujLryoW_UZqYvVGJAOTqPHa1l2BrowKYMKjlNZRSTiM-7NRi2O54fFI_vjjnuJSwF8z_CUL96SCagNx0ZfP0XlazqcsgCkdZTxXTCbHiAPOPKrnEQZE_T7EUVtAHijgh7YP_4SGvpo/s1032/20240316_083108_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPo7nuTp98UVAtw2pNKsGCUHno6tMXMx4Q3ek5QQXBMfoAOp_ArujLryoW_UZqYvVGJAOTqPHa1l2BrowKYMKjlNZRSTiM-7NRi2O54fFI_vjjnuJSwF8z_CUL96SCagNx0ZfP0XlazqcsgCkdZTxXTCbHiAPOPKrnEQZE_T7EUVtAHijgh7YP_4SGvpo/w640-h640/20240316_083108_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Depending on <a href="http://www.saulcenters.com/properties-metro/md/hampden/index.htm" target="_blank">which</a> <a href="https://hampdenhouse.mtcdevelopment.com/" target="_blank">website</a> you <a href="https://www.saulcenters.com/Marketing%20Brochures/Hampden%20House.pdf" target="_blank">look</a> at, it is either at 7316 Wisconsin Avenue or 4700 Hampden Lane. It is scheduled for completion in Summer of 2025, well over a year from now.</p><p>Across Wisconsin Avenue looking northwest towards Hampden House. The white building in front of it is part of the construction of the Purple Line / Bethesda Metro entrance and is covering Elm Street. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJf3erthvJQT5O0mYyt_BSJsNBKQyj6cmfxNrs4b-FxirTmOKuTqXgUp2048dvw9WFMaELktdjRum7lHPj2ytYncq6Ep6iRT4nMKaXl9QGkX6V6kcoqFr39h7G6sFThHZiVpw3zNkEK3FzUbo9sd0rSur0EdxgCjNVpj5XkYGCG6cMqPEFByRYn5RaJOc/s1032/20240316_082323_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJf3erthvJQT5O0mYyt_BSJsNBKQyj6cmfxNrs4b-FxirTmOKuTqXgUp2048dvw9WFMaELktdjRum7lHPj2ytYncq6Ep6iRT4nMKaXl9QGkX6V6kcoqFr39h7G6sFThHZiVpw3zNkEK3FzUbo9sd0rSur0EdxgCjNVpj5XkYGCG6cMqPEFByRYn5RaJOc/w640-h640/20240316_082323_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Hampden house as seen from Montgomery Avenue. Between me and the building is another construction site. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC2vpHQUufsiAtih4lih80znFD5FNTOryt0hPLwwg7f9h-VupHDARaTyX_WS2YKX4z2HMlk67vtyNUxRbuTK1r9jAYOSZxUL7PxGcACJAGdsVd_yKvZwjm1Syt2AZABDUf-0bRnPDQoOd-oSjkoFTwFXwEGSO7pbhWTteW95FV2aAZWnd0bnT2rCF6r1B/s1032/20240316_160820_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC2vpHQUufsiAtih4lih80znFD5FNTOryt0hPLwwg7f9h-VupHDARaTyX_WS2YKX4z2HMlk67vtyNUxRbuTK1r9jAYOSZxUL7PxGcACJAGdsVd_yKvZwjm1Syt2AZABDUf-0bRnPDQoOd-oSjkoFTwFXwEGSO7pbhWTteW95FV2aAZWnd0bnT2rCF6r1B/w640-h640/20240316_160820_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Looking east up Hampden Lane from Arlington Road. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQZUIzqiL98XOmDd5cPYJXUv1dJXeFPHmiU3k3mrhvEUCNkxrNKzz7hmLndDjF6PYp1JKOSd6tzdM_f0XF0WwHV3Hh5vDuLECRilhLgDMtEvtHpn0RpvYUjnpSEaMuY5PbbIsBge7M2M0udEa9qOaaj8A1wn1_RKEqgjy-wBL0rbKvnCw7nSTuPBKOugK/s1033/20240316_161326_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1033" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQZUIzqiL98XOmDd5cPYJXUv1dJXeFPHmiU3k3mrhvEUCNkxrNKzz7hmLndDjF6PYp1JKOSd6tzdM_f0XF0WwHV3Hh5vDuLECRilhLgDMtEvtHpn0RpvYUjnpSEaMuY5PbbIsBge7M2M0udEa9qOaaj8A1wn1_RKEqgjy-wBL0rbKvnCw7nSTuPBKOugK/w640-h640/20240316_161326_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>From the corner of Woodmont Avenue and Bethesda Avenue, looking past the Purple Line construction towards Hampden House. <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-50847810798704406692024-02-17T17:07:00.000-05:002024-02-17T17:07:12.660-05:00Woodward High School update<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddKkyDJiEbQ20o2HBGmBrDYP9SGzIAKLID_pMZe8e-HcIcuN7nuY73VBbu7wSngA0yj9NyvcP0Z3UDXM_0lecWpbu5dFNDfs6iNcSDNH2fi00hjxC5oaIXCzjGODlZU2gpgXY5uQr4uA8CkORnFj2e7WpYk9Tno24QqtFWbkazuNZOobTsmRHbw3j0idT/s1810/20240217_154326_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddKkyDJiEbQ20o2HBGmBrDYP9SGzIAKLID_pMZe8e-HcIcuN7nuY73VBbu7wSngA0yj9NyvcP0Z3UDXM_0lecWpbu5dFNDfs6iNcSDNH2fi00hjxC5oaIXCzjGODlZU2gpgXY5uQr4uA8CkORnFj2e7WpYk9Tno24QqtFWbkazuNZOobTsmRHbw3j0idT/w640-h364/20240217_154326_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodward High School from Old Georgetown Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I last posted about the construction of the new <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/08/woodward-high-school-construction.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Woodward High School in August</a>. On the surface, it doesn't look like much has happened since then. There is a bit more cladding on some parts of the building, and one of the parking lots is beginning to take shape. I'm sure a lot more has been going on inside.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog3I1_8bFwqBlCrDvOXJd5QCwPlkplDkuNYKUCBVcTPdJuPhBdzi3zH87oiHbOX5UE2qxdlc5CoDz2YsGwt2w1694Ih8kcZ9Mg7Rr_i0St-iA5Acl1uBv-DDUsfd5fJLthDYFaxdRGO-HNYWHhjnFPVq4ar0h0CJmyRJNxTaYbyVylNQx4z5ZiJA6Rk1x/s1810/20240217_153831_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog3I1_8bFwqBlCrDvOXJd5QCwPlkplDkuNYKUCBVcTPdJuPhBdzi3zH87oiHbOX5UE2qxdlc5CoDz2YsGwt2w1694Ih8kcZ9Mg7Rr_i0St-iA5Acl1uBv-DDUsfd5fJLthDYFaxdRGO-HNYWHhjnFPVq4ar0h0CJmyRJNxTaYbyVylNQx4z5ZiJA6Rk1x/w640-h364/20240217_153831_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Woodward is scheduled to have phase one complete by August of this year. At that time, Northwood High School is supposed to move in for 3 years. This is a year longer than originally planned and is due to budget restrictions. That means that <a href="https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/construction/project/woodwardhs/" target="_blank">Charles W. Woodward won't open for students</a> of its own until August of 2027.</p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BCFe2q_9bYp08sbfS8M7iw_U79_0u-Ba7i1HUippqUqBASDtgsBTGc67_kAskiYyJGwB1h5hG2pO9oTQeZB0fRjzomFrCqDCu2SZ2vUmz42VipIqWX9PR1DAl_N5wU4HN3Y3c2BMUHAC25VV6jYDZHYqNIprTLdErc-9qnPXutlmMgQmaD4zhWZui8F-/s1810/20240217_153652_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BCFe2q_9bYp08sbfS8M7iw_U79_0u-Ba7i1HUippqUqBASDtgsBTGc67_kAskiYyJGwB1h5hG2pO9oTQeZB0fRjzomFrCqDCu2SZ2vUmz42VipIqWX9PR1DAl_N5wU4HN3Y3c2BMUHAC25VV6jYDZHYqNIprTLdErc-9qnPXutlmMgQmaD4zhWZui8F-/w640-h364/20240217_153652_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South side of Woodward H.S.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <a href="boundary study for the new Woodward H.S." target="_blank">boundary study for the new Woodward H.S.</a> was approved last March but there haven't been updates since then.</p><p>Here is the south side of the new school with a future parking lot prominently in the foreground. The portion of the school facing Old Georgetown Road is to the left.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnyL5V4q4T6SOwmDr6ZwfWcIxnAEGq1MLgzi8255efDh3bfHI82ZKBmDhzfDs0S7nlPgn4nxfDfzsj2qMI4iQm5w3K5QbShEZQ2s5-qPEfSvdYb25hyphenhyphenCpCA6-v6VHR6iVHEJV6qyX3g_YCB6ciqtHbQZTFCNu8gQ98JdYPgXKBZExCMBvKfzvbA-oOGXV/s1532/20240217_154131_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnyL5V4q4T6SOwmDr6ZwfWcIxnAEGq1MLgzi8255efDh3bfHI82ZKBmDhzfDs0S7nlPgn4nxfDfzsj2qMI4iQm5w3K5QbShEZQ2s5-qPEfSvdYb25hyphenhyphenCpCA6-v6VHR6iVHEJV6qyX3g_YCB6ciqtHbQZTFCNu8gQ98JdYPgXKBZExCMBvKfzvbA-oOGXV/w640-h432/20240217_154131_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-86716001291188397162024-02-03T17:27:00.006-05:002024-02-03T17:27:59.077-05:00The Cecil apartments construction<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHQSJ5myd3yLZt9Xq6tmsuKv1uEJAEJE8UWMvA0vkIrwpZRoPtT0sPJG-6THiG1Gd6-t8laT0R3e3IOKLo-hxIDMGH_E-gYhq8mrfBgifWwJONRqWNDVOemy_U_NdRSiUYvoDxQGs0v2aY9qI5nX99618PHY4e6gYoVirrxo5Pfv85LbFX6GCUek-w5KY/s1810/20240203_153114_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHQSJ5myd3yLZt9Xq6tmsuKv1uEJAEJE8UWMvA0vkIrwpZRoPtT0sPJG-6THiG1Gd6-t8laT0R3e3IOKLo-hxIDMGH_E-gYhq8mrfBgifWwJONRqWNDVOemy_U_NdRSiUYvoDxQGs0v2aY9qI5nX99618PHY4e6gYoVirrxo5Pfv85LbFX6GCUek-w5KY/w640-h364/20240203_153114_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The apartments under construction at 8015 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, MD have a name, The "<a href="https://www.jlbpartners.com/portfolio/cecil/" target="_blank">Cecil</a>". It will have 297 apartments when completed and on the corner of Glenbrook Rd and Old Georgetown Rd.<p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXk0fwx7xw8DtnkY5Ulw1M0IbN9E-C6DMCWZL22rpkiPke-iFcmVHc0iinvjUJpsauQW61jafcQszBGvtPRNcDtDZqo71iLUl4GPyWILDkkUbpzV2UwK0IG5FF2K_IPmB4LitYIleSmcSHVX5R-7OeApRYPd2c638mqI3-krLXBNFZ9RM4-1igZlhH3od/s1032/20240203_152446_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXk0fwx7xw8DtnkY5Ulw1M0IbN9E-C6DMCWZL22rpkiPke-iFcmVHc0iinvjUJpsauQW61jafcQszBGvtPRNcDtDZqo71iLUl4GPyWILDkkUbpzV2UwK0IG5FF2K_IPmB4LitYIleSmcSHVX5R-7OeApRYPd2c638mqI3-krLXBNFZ9RM4-1igZlhH3od/w640-h640/20240203_152446_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I last posted about <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/10/8015-old-georgetown-road-construction.html" target="_blank">these apartments in October</a>. At the time they were just starting on the fourth floor. Now all eight floors are in progress and the walls of the building are on. There are still a number of windows yet to be installed.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd9lL8PNe_kyTbxPpxxbQvCDlwJmr_LfSTzYxbs8Vqm9Sr1kA5-Nc38G4McDmKqGnjlGbdYThjkx-_TFpqcDuPAJ4EApDNmF9IHSkIeO-kB5-fkCW2qeQYLIoXsnL5FCM0XTu3I1y4vIN8lf7d3QeoI8vOvAAtSH7idde_AQy64U5WbWYaV5JQ9EFUhsH/s1810/20240203_152726_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd9lL8PNe_kyTbxPpxxbQvCDlwJmr_LfSTzYxbs8Vqm9Sr1kA5-Nc38G4McDmKqGnjlGbdYThjkx-_TFpqcDuPAJ4EApDNmF9IHSkIeO-kB5-fkCW2qeQYLIoXsnL5FCM0XTu3I1y4vIN8lf7d3QeoI8vOvAAtSH7idde_AQy64U5WbWYaV5JQ9EFUhsH/w640-h364/20240203_152726_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The apartment complex is right next to Bethesda Chevy-Chase Rescue Squad and this is how the building looks from their parking lot.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJDLhhoSLAag22QfSfzYDg8vwIvB4Ke5R2UetLcv_D8pooL7d9CDO-e5neFPZoSvx_iYjGwwT0MGJMc44Bs35myrBZSJenoki9OeVK5oHm7J0dCE8Xe2gQGZyC5NEYqiSANOsCtMoxlsE1CInPMFWMC8vX0Iche98W-5y_bOl2MRsoglFuqnHZA7rWb92/s1032/20240203_152306_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJDLhhoSLAag22QfSfzYDg8vwIvB4Ke5R2UetLcv_D8pooL7d9CDO-e5neFPZoSvx_iYjGwwT0MGJMc44Bs35myrBZSJenoki9OeVK5oHm7J0dCE8Xe2gQGZyC5NEYqiSANOsCtMoxlsE1CInPMFWMC8vX0Iche98W-5y_bOl2MRsoglFuqnHZA7rWb92/w640-h640/20240203_152306_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here's the view from Glenbrook Road.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkf4q-hCrXcaOd9gZbWP1T5la9Zo9EcN_LGjevq2v6bgLPPU1JCe5mAElmn4ykCZWuG7Fpg-nBkluFHhXcAFS5yQmhwebEp00eII9rgSFdqSbNVi3zt1Wrpo3RNpGr5e0GPHSG34JhEbSoX3fT684hUtssM-4ySggAtZ2rm3fJdN0FoNszMge9cA_dY_/s1810/20240203_153015_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkf4q-hCrXcaOd9gZbWP1T5la9Zo9EcN_LGjevq2v6bgLPPU1JCe5mAElmn4ykCZWuG7Fpg-nBkluFHhXcAFS5yQmhwebEp00eII9rgSFdqSbNVi3zt1Wrpo3RNpGr5e0GPHSG34JhEbSoX3fT684hUtssM-4ySggAtZ2rm3fJdN0FoNszMge9cA_dY_/w640-h364/20240203_153015_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>From across Old Georgetown Rd, looking towards Bethesda. The red building in the background is where Glenbrook Road is.<br /><p></p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-83837735595555012062024-02-01T18:08:00.004-05:002024-02-01T18:10:52.954-05:00Caroline Freeland Park renovation update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4gkXyXm1VyT60PiJjC8fXl_t2PwYbNC6KLiQOrri1v39489ETv8T2XIJDBKpl7B_i-YokIFBst_-25qPxJLFNz8banLSlkpioniE4S20hg9KhGAo3VasXUU0qZ4xVfC23f_eL7REPayck49TpYXJ1VBaii09pb8O9pDxHIRr1sYcUUd-uS5Ix2vEmLhm/s1810/20240201_082147_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4gkXyXm1VyT60PiJjC8fXl_t2PwYbNC6KLiQOrri1v39489ETv8T2XIJDBKpl7B_i-YokIFBst_-25qPxJLFNz8banLSlkpioniE4S20hg9KhGAo3VasXUU0qZ4xVfC23f_eL7REPayck49TpYXJ1VBaii09pb8O9pDxHIRr1sYcUUd-uS5Ix2vEmLhm/w640-h364/20240201_082147_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://montgomeryparks.org/projects/directory/caroline-freeland-urban-park-facility-plan/" target="_blank">Caroline Freeland Urban Park</a> on Arlington Road in downtown Bethesda, MD closed last July for renovation. I posted about the <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/08/caroline-freeland-park-renovation.html" target="_blank">progress last August</a> when they had just started ripping out trees and other park parts. Here we are 6 months later and it is time to take another look at what is going on.<br /><p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLaSEFXZKTZHJ02fQ6vBJ7WHv5RwpDealFcTPBF8DcA041xlISSSmjE8ejGBhVYSf9PPkxH62IkQEoDs2bDNH-jg9uF3QRCKGJiNn9Gk1_FPIk2lqVHgkwRy79UWPcesmgN29D_C4gHc34N6sFeU0oUglYZ7C3o9FYINB4bWrzY6-fGWhsaZUzShoU5zl/s1532/20240201_082408_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLaSEFXZKTZHJ02fQ6vBJ7WHv5RwpDealFcTPBF8DcA041xlISSSmjE8ejGBhVYSf9PPkxH62IkQEoDs2bDNH-jg9uF3QRCKGJiNn9Gk1_FPIk2lqVHgkwRy79UWPcesmgN29D_C4gHc34N6sFeU0oUglYZ7C3o9FYINB4bWrzY6-fGWhsaZUzShoU5zl/w640-h432/20240201_082408_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Playground<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The most notable change is the new playground. It is larger than the old one with all new equipment. Much of the playground equipment has been installed including a very tall structure with multiple slides. The playground area was last renovated in 2010.<br /></p><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zzkU8WIc5OqJQ_D4t7I-CQE8Yc_3zK11_VtX2PjsEu2drEBguiOwmIi0sNx7qcYs-KuHj7U4XYrvRSRSZyQVo1JErtPAfy_cIWgOFtQbBVsKlZSyGv0qWsj1VXZ4FI5UbPkxbkfrZQK0-12BN6Q8nDUtA9zo85lCUe6GZz00jG4aZw4zXSG7v5nlZgWR/s1532/20240201_082638_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zzkU8WIc5OqJQ_D4t7I-CQE8Yc_3zK11_VtX2PjsEu2drEBguiOwmIi0sNx7qcYs-KuHj7U4XYrvRSRSZyQVo1JErtPAfy_cIWgOFtQbBVsKlZSyGv0qWsj1VXZ4FI5UbPkxbkfrZQK0-12BN6Q8nDUtA9zo85lCUe6GZz00jG4aZw4zXSG7v5nlZgWR/w640-h432/20240201_082638_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>On the other side of the park, the progress is much less noticeable. Most of it is bare dirt, but you can see wooden stakes outlining where future work will be done.</p><p>The project should be completed later this year. Caroline Freeland was the first woman to chair The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-14876878461726381082024-01-30T19:40:00.004-05:002024-01-30T19:40:29.453-05:00Stop Feeding the Dumpster Animals!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_RvJ2hYeTeEu3qkuleRbYx2aZ6UZ_PZQBx8hGZSFdl7GAj-wHMgd9AFitTThtWPzqrlqy-VF4ij_WonPeR9jPTRj2XXtbLqGUebAF_6IXRmzlJHzquaWFCvlQveN_3DOu9KSNS3n1xU1Wt5pJngiM89y92oGt4jHHo7r6wcHIZiYyrOyt5O6k7vXC6de/s1360/20240128_154543_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_RvJ2hYeTeEu3qkuleRbYx2aZ6UZ_PZQBx8hGZSFdl7GAj-wHMgd9AFitTThtWPzqrlqy-VF4ij_WonPeR9jPTRj2XXtbLqGUebAF_6IXRmzlJHzquaWFCvlQveN_3DOu9KSNS3n1xU1Wt5pJngiM89y92oGt4jHHo7r6wcHIZiYyrOyt5O6k7vXC6de/w486-h640/20240128_154543_1.5.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p>someone has been strewing vegetables and bread around downtown Bethesda for months. I have noticed it many times in alleys and by dumpsters. This weekend there was a lot of it on the ground at the old public parking lot on Woodmont Avenue across from Pizzeria Da Marco.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPPTixcBg8HB-G1GxUnMUgx2in9VDliYqEbsfZOkFSERamE7EBGPMJKao0lp_duaHpMdzTpV8g9Qejk6NWqZWbhQPwE7X-N3CEHOQSJuaCz3w6qmz8sUkfKPF3qXTX8ccdgvfRTpiBD7px_yPXN6F75Zj-w-t7CIoXDbMSwVZkRQEdnIsQ37pW1krjbTJ/s1360/20240128_154605_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPPTixcBg8HB-G1GxUnMUgx2in9VDliYqEbsfZOkFSERamE7EBGPMJKao0lp_duaHpMdzTpV8g9Qejk6NWqZWbhQPwE7X-N3CEHOQSJuaCz3w6qmz8sUkfKPF3qXTX8ccdgvfRTpiBD7px_yPXN6F75Zj-w-t7CIoXDbMSwVZkRQEdnIsQ37pW1krjbTJ/w486-h640/20240128_154605_1.5.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p>Here's a scattering of green squash and sweet potatoes in the same area.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7jvdgoIf_0nxwjgODUFez0fcagA5LLz6a38aDGyk1DOBUrf5WG_Nhd8mOBHF8eRi5w__xC_cBBDqA-rGSGngy3Q9Qg671-fOVJEa3p-I58n4Mmak0My4QeuRDRFNiPlexIPPBPTfrfgqO6GdKQF4C8SMyrNuB4BexynnIo5wfkaO6myYy9RHAzs1Zvcd/s1365/stop-feeding-dumpster-animals_k_kaufmann_2024-01-26.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7jvdgoIf_0nxwjgODUFez0fcagA5LLz6a38aDGyk1DOBUrf5WG_Nhd8mOBHF8eRi5w__xC_cBBDqA-rGSGngy3Q9Qg671-fOVJEa3p-I58n4Mmak0My4QeuRDRFNiPlexIPPBPTfrfgqO6GdKQF4C8SMyrNuB4BexynnIo5wfkaO6myYy9RHAzs1Zvcd/w484-h640/stop-feeding-dumpster-animals_k_kaufmann_2024-01-26.5.jpg" width="484" /></a></div>I'm not the only person to notice it either. Here is a sign someone posted by some dumpsters on Battery Lane. I wholeheartedly agree. There are enough rats in Bethesda already and feeding them just makes the problem worse.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-84974391355245625612024-01-27T08:57:00.001-05:002024-01-27T08:57:00.143-05:004909 Auburn construction update<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORexikwjdi5eOQF_EifZEdmihINH2_miGycRcs7_cl5A-1fsLC0NF3EyuU7L6JEcrTmCDdBtXcRSblhBu7_8XS0GViEmSm9I8SBeR8t0qYXAjnbWsu6p5wowOIqblrp3tyUJcnK3TXCjp73qe1XshsBXUaXzA0Vb0b5jIwUftXS5FrU5URN-gGYuUIbf0/s1532/20240126_153550_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORexikwjdi5eOQF_EifZEdmihINH2_miGycRcs7_cl5A-1fsLC0NF3EyuU7L6JEcrTmCDdBtXcRSblhBu7_8XS0GViEmSm9I8SBeR8t0qYXAjnbWsu6p5wowOIqblrp3tyUJcnK3TXCjp73qe1XshsBXUaXzA0Vb0b5jIwUftXS5FrU5URN-gGYuUIbf0/w640-h432/20240126_153550_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://4909auburn.com/" target="_blank">4909 Auburn</a>, an apartment building under construction on Auburn Avenue in Bethedsda, Maryland has progressed quite a bit since <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/10/4909-auburn-construction.html" target="_blank">I last posted about it in October</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0_hyphenhyphenbaYWEN6BAsffrA8Tfqd7Cc41Ia3U2IEx5F-UFIHtQRN7tS591W2XCj2dTlnpv3PXZyDjQ9KrJR3COPUaKKAXGwZfFTXBKINWk36IaqQKSi5APyytCy3aftiPsxJ5gU84mBongz4g-2B3XJGir_RzIuCpIRINUtLw9Q1dNSMpFdEOd-Y9BBQc5Tpu/s1532/20240126_153206_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0_hyphenhyphenbaYWEN6BAsffrA8Tfqd7Cc41Ia3U2IEx5F-UFIHtQRN7tS591W2XCj2dTlnpv3PXZyDjQ9KrJR3COPUaKKAXGwZfFTXBKINWk36IaqQKSi5APyytCy3aftiPsxJ5gU84mBongz4g-2B3XJGir_RzIuCpIRINUtLw9Q1dNSMpFdEOd-Y9BBQc5Tpu/w640-h432/20240126_153206_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Construction is scheduled to be done in Mid-2024, they still have a lot to do so we'll see if they keep to the schedule.</p><p>Auburn Avenue is still uncomfortably narrow where construction has closed a lane. When I was there a truck was unloading and taking up even more space.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPbmyw7wqi2C5_sOQD6PwFX-vnsKaIS45sQzLyhlaP48SKAuIsTB0Tqt6lNhIAbyohY6C0XWuJfIlL8AL0SqRSypkIhTgLUh8EN6xXw7uF5bA-T6FKRsKJak8ZfnHUxavG1ZNPKuO5kvJTBJyDVDzam0AGephPGQQmgRXrAjC2dyV1GO63xhINFwBUHmv/s1032/20240126_152847_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPbmyw7wqi2C5_sOQD6PwFX-vnsKaIS45sQzLyhlaP48SKAuIsTB0Tqt6lNhIAbyohY6C0XWuJfIlL8AL0SqRSypkIhTgLUh8EN6xXw7uF5bA-T6FKRsKJak8ZfnHUxavG1ZNPKuO5kvJTBJyDVDzam0AGephPGQQmgRXrAjC2dyV1GO63xhINFwBUHmv/w640-h640/20240126_152847_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The view from Norfolk Avenue. It rises significantly higher than the buildings right around it.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7oFhLRbOxVTvKqyjo05UOscGMBSHQvCuUtnG6LfAeEQfdYV6X9YLtcHet8gpb6BGmeVT1UMJDngvWpgQEVzXQuZ_QE-bo4YGiFineH-Dc_Qx9GX0Nhq5Umu_OqSbrpOjKEzzz6hCXYO6wf5seQdKXJ_Dzc_Hw2toaYp94cEyb2qpWlz6Lpgwi8WxXYps/s1295/20240126_153419_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7oFhLRbOxVTvKqyjo05UOscGMBSHQvCuUtnG6LfAeEQfdYV6X9YLtcHet8gpb6BGmeVT1UMJDngvWpgQEVzXQuZ_QE-bo4YGiFineH-Dc_Qx9GX0Nhq5Umu_OqSbrpOjKEzzz6hCXYO6wf5seQdKXJ_Dzc_Hw2toaYp94cEyb2qpWlz6Lpgwi8WxXYps/w510-h640/20240126_153419_1_crop.5.jpg" width="510" /></a></div>Light gray bricks face almost all of the front of the building. The top three floors still need attention as do areas that are set back.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-13138543454289786822024-01-25T21:50:00.001-05:002024-01-26T21:42:43.201-05:00A foggy evening in Bethesda<p> Tonight was warm and foggy, the last of the snow is quickly melting away. I went for a walk on the Bethesda Trolley Trail and took these photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfWU76JDxWftIT_yo8NIhOfCixFY8jJ78U-DYdxx0lhsvbKO-4gJ5KRnU9xgOIKNriIh8jLFBfP-1-PxMXQu8Gpnp7RCF29xqSxK1-PBt-gf7H9kXcsqDNtwtVsaPgmV12QasRtADCajWo7Cp6OWwSO0FItnpA-m578cEfS-qYgOxkuAHEpuw0DTX6DSD/s1360/20240125_203142_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfWU76JDxWftIT_yo8NIhOfCixFY8jJ78U-DYdxx0lhsvbKO-4gJ5KRnU9xgOIKNriIh8jLFBfP-1-PxMXQu8Gpnp7RCF29xqSxK1-PBt-gf7H9kXcsqDNtwtVsaPgmV12QasRtADCajWo7Cp6OWwSO0FItnpA-m578cEfS-qYgOxkuAHEpuw0DTX6DSD/w486-h640/20240125_203142_1.5.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKWClBtfBBYfOXYKWF94x-v2ELfs8iXEw75G6jNyO-crHH2n7YRrktnjcoyjx51YYIBWAuWGZDGGy_IZHYjyohakT0MhvC-9UPu3sAc-INkzNfKe5SE94gIcW2uiT0wgkm6rTkGmIHtoU_zHDSgKfP88zzGTdbj_nwT3EYIou4ZHrA3aVcSfPNuge8nDW/s1360/20240125_201857_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKWClBtfBBYfOXYKWF94x-v2ELfs8iXEw75G6jNyO-crHH2n7YRrktnjcoyjx51YYIBWAuWGZDGGy_IZHYjyohakT0MhvC-9UPu3sAc-INkzNfKe5SE94gIcW2uiT0wgkm6rTkGmIHtoU_zHDSgKfP88zzGTdbj_nwT3EYIou4ZHrA3aVcSfPNuge8nDW/w640-h486/20240125_201857_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaP0F38Pab_N38gTBQ4o6c9GU8d6ilnlS2CWHyivh-6kb5mH-VB58fI4UX01mkYBMK3Id1YMYbCrnNUxIL5EKwin9qLo5DCHTpnmBuOFRBckPA3RPjb3OtcgirnymT0SEOlbQURZ6TUctlcjgoPNDbHBl04nyDjE2FgShboDRXuWZEn8VPOmMktel6U_N7/s1360/20240125_201454_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaP0F38Pab_N38gTBQ4o6c9GU8d6ilnlS2CWHyivh-6kb5mH-VB58fI4UX01mkYBMK3Id1YMYbCrnNUxIL5EKwin9qLo5DCHTpnmBuOFRBckPA3RPjb3OtcgirnymT0SEOlbQURZ6TUctlcjgoPNDbHBl04nyDjE2FgShboDRXuWZEn8VPOmMktel6U_N7/w640-h486/20240125_201454_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-83899792490392348132024-01-21T15:12:00.004-05:002024-01-21T15:12:39.538-05:00Sophia Bethesda construction<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UmBKm7P_o7B4c1MOCP0SHTOpsd999FQujWwPGJRBpLd2sD1zPOfJxIdpYrbklMpxtgvyS7R5LnQv8Mcg4CNp18PBAQ6MjCyzftoSGs7NBNrCvqJV7CbDZu4tsyh4MP179jS368vkiVJRSGIJ3ZkVkGByLuSJFic0Rf0nSbqSRdUb9FGNOFxj3cVBeszk/s1032/20240121_092031_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UmBKm7P_o7B4c1MOCP0SHTOpsd999FQujWwPGJRBpLd2sD1zPOfJxIdpYrbklMpxtgvyS7R5LnQv8Mcg4CNp18PBAQ6MjCyzftoSGs7NBNrCvqJV7CbDZu4tsyh4MP179jS368vkiVJRSGIJ3ZkVkGByLuSJFic0Rf0nSbqSRdUb9FGNOFxj3cVBeszk/w640-h640/20240121_092031_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophia Bethesda construction<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It's been a while since I posted about these apartments currently under construction next to Bainbridge Bethesda. So long, in fact, that they have changed names. The project used to be called St. Elmo Apartments and <a href="you can see my update from September here" target="_blank">you can see my update from September here</a>.</p><p><br /> The name change isn't the only thing that has happened since then, Sophia Bethesda has topped out and has walls most of the way up. It now rises significantly higher than it's neighbor, Bainbridge Bethesda.</p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6NBx7r3mF9gOJo92mvf1j2VS8LAi0dxzgYDai9h2tQCWQa-LRR0UpZcqz4b9X3g1S-31Y0fjMeOHbvxTpd5BrHyhY3OZ4xJpKKuQ0jDQocjXyYsGyxYNn8TLztJy9Oc6f92YXSjVGL4rHVZehWreswkdlrbLKGyVsnddsI6cxIrMs3pZJvAOGm-OClIX/s1810/20240121_092624_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6NBx7r3mF9gOJo92mvf1j2VS8LAi0dxzgYDai9h2tQCWQa-LRR0UpZcqz4b9X3g1S-31Y0fjMeOHbvxTpd5BrHyhY3OZ4xJpKKuQ0jDQocjXyYsGyxYNn8TLztJy9Oc6f92YXSjVGL4rHVZehWreswkdlrbLKGyVsnddsI6cxIrMs3pZJvAOGm-OClIX/w640-h364/20240121_092624_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the ground</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Here's the view from St. Elmo Avenue, Bistro Provence is to the left, and there is a bit of snow on the ground from last week's storm.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.apartments.com/sophia-bethesda-bethesda-md/s1xp705/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apartments.com</a>, there will be 200 units spread across 22 stories. This is down from 276 apartments in the original plans. Rents will range from $1,642 for the lowest priced Studio to $9,113 for the most premium 3 bedroom apartment. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9Y_J_3VWaeQNqzInY5Pvw433MQIzVa9Ktr1izVHP7aUPHERLQQ_yYgeo8m2CUHg0XNtMrAWEDRv7MyPtq48N56Bmy3IL_sm8Ziz7GGJ7KnCUdr9S2mjT1yaBnWhRKw6X53ufGzGfl4OATNyWYyEtYIP2RoyAchisdBh6F7ZhrnSiQdElYrgGaxhrDNmy/s1282/20240121_092856_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9Y_J_3VWaeQNqzInY5Pvw433MQIzVa9Ktr1izVHP7aUPHERLQQ_yYgeo8m2CUHg0XNtMrAWEDRv7MyPtq48N56Bmy3IL_sm8Ziz7GGJ7KnCUdr9S2mjT1yaBnWhRKw6X53ufGzGfl4OATNyWYyEtYIP2RoyAchisdBh6F7ZhrnSiQdElYrgGaxhrDNmy/w516-h640/20240121_092856_1_crop.5.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Fairmont</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> Sophia will be accessible from both St. Elmo Avenue and Fairmont Avenue. This is the view from Fairmont.</p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-3745771340040667062024-01-19T17:08:00.001-05:002024-01-19T17:08:00.149-05:00A good week for snow in Bethesda<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGAaSoBHtoVnenWJwcw9qoMz2skYLEPe4z9eXeRPME4Yom9sS96Dt9KV_xudao1m_IE5V7Gc45-62McyKANlvcXkEAgpt030BSXZTGdFjT8zYVhFlTi-h6Cn7ZjCrUYIOWadpQsI_ux45V7WAzO7SGrS6FbfJyKmurCVGmgU66vcX78rvMDzQyZSlGo5D/s1532/20240119_145957_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGAaSoBHtoVnenWJwcw9qoMz2skYLEPe4z9eXeRPME4Yom9sS96Dt9KV_xudao1m_IE5V7Gc45-62McyKANlvcXkEAgpt030BSXZTGdFjT8zYVhFlTi-h6Cn7ZjCrUYIOWadpQsI_ux45V7WAzO7SGrS6FbfJyKmurCVGmgU66vcX78rvMDzQyZSlGo5D/w640-h432/20240119_145957_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southbound on Old Georgetown Road at Democracy Blvd</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>It's been a good week for snow here in Bethesda. At the beginning of the week we got 4+ inches which closed school on Tuesday and Wednesday, then last night and today we got another 3 or so. School was again closed. By this afternoon the accumulation had mostly stopped though there were still flurries coming down.</p><p>The roads are wet but clear. Bike lanes, on the other hand, are not clear. There doesn't appear to be a plan for clearing them.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXRrlaBraUer1y1U1EkJ8jzGMIU_nseaQyb-r6cQaWkxfjUp88D8aDCM_d5w0823Vt9Ev4r5cF5gSt7CVq4UapxJFfrttUIi7Za19wRGEByijVU6De19CVPky4fj-lWtFFb48b2H52gMJw48qCGZM6IEPgXEq-m43qY7DM9pytgLR5bjN6mkJdn0z-TUK/s1532/20240119_150446_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXRrlaBraUer1y1U1EkJ8jzGMIU_nseaQyb-r6cQaWkxfjUp88D8aDCM_d5w0823Vt9Ev4r5cF5gSt7CVq4UapxJFfrttUIi7Za19wRGEByijVU6De19CVPky4fj-lWtFFb48b2H52gMJw48qCGZM6IEPgXEq-m43qY7DM9pytgLR5bjN6mkJdn0z-TUK/w640-h432/20240119_150446_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south on Old Georgetown Road</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>This is the intersection with Cheshire Drive, at the south end of Wildwood. Driving is fine now but things will freeze up overnight so consider curling up with a cup of hot cocoa tonight instead of going out.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEgWunZXYgR4iAPxxgVVeIbLGs_ho3Fb0IEWN5H6ruGvAJZ5j7MdYvyBYkK0_kqTXzUUEjAf1Klx80mAoVxQ5GBMPXP6s63P4OyDj27Y5vXh-8dI3nHUeZPZQOpZFt22gpIgITOdUcjCEEXbCehwUnVJa8hYgaw7KaVraFuZ-xNzOahT-PiyXIQfWoXFy/s1533/20240119_150520_2_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1533" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEgWunZXYgR4iAPxxgVVeIbLGs_ho3Fb0IEWN5H6ruGvAJZ5j7MdYvyBYkK0_kqTXzUUEjAf1Klx80mAoVxQ5GBMPXP6s63P4OyDj27Y5vXh-8dI3nHUeZPZQOpZFt22gpIgITOdUcjCEEXbCehwUnVJa8hYgaw7KaVraFuZ-xNzOahT-PiyXIQfWoXFy/w640-h430/20240119_150520_2_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wildwood parking lot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Parking lots are not in as good shape as the roads, but they were actively clearing them at both Wildwood and Georgetown Square.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-74834464523330580392023-12-25T07:00:00.008-05:002023-12-25T07:00:00.135-05:00Merry Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrjoS5naP5nNVmfKJvSpwFZfVCOAyXyh5Ruds0mMNElxsGY5qTGsT3syjcJzzfP06VvJAzCOi5POldyOUpxZctyC2YinOWRfRLmjPtthHPoZ3cCFw9gliZPbp3C8fXTQMkCc0-SDZW92V4aE0StBFfS2-9ju43AvomzoEYlLikHdBCaevOyb6uxSVuWP3/s1032/20231211_184300_1_MP_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrjoS5naP5nNVmfKJvSpwFZfVCOAyXyh5Ruds0mMNElxsGY5qTGsT3syjcJzzfP06VvJAzCOi5POldyOUpxZctyC2YinOWRfRLmjPtthHPoZ3cCFw9gliZPbp3C8fXTQMkCc0-SDZW92V4aE0StBFfS2-9ju43AvomzoEYlLikHdBCaevOyb6uxSVuWP3/w640-h640/20231211_184300_1_MP_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Merry Christmas everyone! Here is the Christmas tree at Union Station in Washington, DC<br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-48495287411052975202023-12-22T18:32:00.000-05:002023-12-22T18:32:08.429-05:00The old Marriott HQ is demolished<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRlayATFpu4dTrb6YyOzUc8V_CSOboR3MGg4gGtvbrCsC55tYPKilxEHM1z2GuN3VBCDBWj7tMPI-sZU45tIN5ceWpMH7Fkny_974KbFEtKDQmqk1JmQIkURD5_nlp0HjjEBD52smCqllcv2OZIJDPPQXO_T-1wsdcNLj8_RW2jV0b-aVsygyeV0BzOpT/s1810/20231222_155623_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRlayATFpu4dTrb6YyOzUc8V_CSOboR3MGg4gGtvbrCsC55tYPKilxEHM1z2GuN3VBCDBWj7tMPI-sZU45tIN5ceWpMH7Fkny_974KbFEtKDQmqk1JmQIkURD5_nlp0HjjEBD52smCqllcv2OZIJDPPQXO_T-1wsdcNLj8_RW2jV0b-aVsygyeV0BzOpT/w640-h364/20231222_155623_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The demolition of the old Marriott headquarters in the Rock Spring area of Bethesda, MD has been <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/search/label/ELP%20Bethesda" target="_blank">going on for months</a>, with the construction fencing first going up in February. This campus will be replaced by a senior housing community. Above is where the main entrance to the Marriott campus was, the building used to dominate this view, now all you see is the sky.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscPlgMynFKZ1A1i454gj0Uid1nBg_rosM3xIOeEnUOVBjLAl1urGYK49d51A480t5s0GZBEL_g8hXuEZwoKUHJaoQypcuP7RSsxxIfyVbuEdj6FGgTebU20f098ij8BBCeGLZTAXPeF3gaXVibxeGUUuNcTroJq207huKGX6yPWnfPuaHux3Ldsoj9-tQ/s1810/20231222_153732_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscPlgMynFKZ1A1i454gj0Uid1nBg_rosM3xIOeEnUOVBjLAl1urGYK49d51A480t5s0GZBEL_g8hXuEZwoKUHJaoQypcuP7RSsxxIfyVbuEdj6FGgTebU20f098ij8BBCeGLZTAXPeF3gaXVibxeGUUuNcTroJq207huKGX6yPWnfPuaHux3Ldsoj9-tQ/w640-h364/20231222_153732_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 22, 2023<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is the view from the south looking north. The building in the distance is the HMSHost building right along I-270.</p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2cvGF9rolBJSK-WGaYJW2oO2nxkaz8J_bY9Zp4HsX6Hu46JO3gtHs5G_mRFtGegqd6qUM2yF5-0i8relmvOsEXr2uI-y59M3NMnKteRM35JNtTFB-5jqttGq1npMg07462BLY0D1cpluTKbvlG4nlNVLFEC5u38nWtUtgyZsTU1c2xhKEEau9jsLDH_j/s1810/20231216_101731_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2cvGF9rolBJSK-WGaYJW2oO2nxkaz8J_bY9Zp4HsX6Hu46JO3gtHs5G_mRFtGegqd6qUM2yF5-0i8relmvOsEXr2uI-y59M3NMnKteRM35JNtTFB-5jqttGq1npMg07462BLY0D1cpluTKbvlG4nlNVLFEC5u38nWtUtgyZsTU1c2xhKEEau9jsLDH_j/w640-h364/20231216_101731_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 16, 2023<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Here is a similar view from December 16th, just about a week ago, there was still a small shred of a building left then. The HMSHost building is in the distance on the left.<br /><p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO5QFblPcXKe_9vANmqLly25qvsRU1mHz_r4AnaTseTIUyviQOvSufDe4SYM5hraXiJ65dGC1Kl8OfIsQprm87d_ogKmRdgn6bpob620FPxUsg_WBeXgGpZP4sfTW_91jP1hPxkLmt8UUOCxVw4ZZMHDGk5rlY5xGwDXUPBYZfgwr2pUlMYdFrmU5F4F6/s1532/20231222_155038_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO5QFblPcXKe_9vANmqLly25qvsRU1mHz_r4AnaTseTIUyviQOvSufDe4SYM5hraXiJ65dGC1Kl8OfIsQprm87d_ogKmRdgn6bpob620FPxUsg_WBeXgGpZP4sfTW_91jP1hPxkLmt8UUOCxVw4ZZMHDGk5rlY5xGwDXUPBYZfgwr2pUlMYdFrmU5F4F6/w640-h432/20231222_155038_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 22, 2023<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Here's the view from the north looking south-west. The building in the distance on the left is Democracy Plaza and the one on the right is Embassy Suites.<br /><p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveFNa73XY-xfZkU9P-cLpx3UK9twAPAZ9hw87AC-TFHozsapOOm9dYA1oVe9JEbhXsWBLeFTlcXgxh9u3t6EKIj8V2lEts6QtK-h2qRBeMcpS05kclUPA7VtZZ95BD1bR_VbZ9xjW0sWvHKkncO4jWhUvc1b9GVr6OH4DPpyoRIbb0JeXUgu1a6ZvJ8ke/s1810/20231216_100707_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveFNa73XY-xfZkU9P-cLpx3UK9twAPAZ9hw87AC-TFHozsapOOm9dYA1oVe9JEbhXsWBLeFTlcXgxh9u3t6EKIj8V2lEts6QtK-h2qRBeMcpS05kclUPA7VtZZ95BD1bR_VbZ9xjW0sWvHKkncO4jWhUvc1b9GVr6OH4DPpyoRIbb0JeXUgu1a6ZvJ8ke/w640-h364/20231216_100707_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 16, 2023<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Here's a similar view from the 16th, just the corner of the building remained then and you could see sky through the windows. The building in the distance is Democracy Plaza.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-41094768823132419062023-12-20T08:15:00.002-05:002023-12-20T08:15:00.244-05:00Seen at Great Falls, MD<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmYf_ouimKuVoyKQhSh9opgLIHHOma04fBDHZ-zGD6sfxeOjJTtj6ul-HB7kXRoedn0wfGOHYFQeWfF3qjhP6uwVTX8ftuDBwPvncmab9S_8RsXJv-sUzy0s-zBoURRQz1daCTxKQtBggwF-PVxt4cicNL7xkXOQT0odAKI0Uu4wmDdg82IfF0RY4-7QO/s1397/20231215_151330_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1397" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmYf_ouimKuVoyKQhSh9opgLIHHOma04fBDHZ-zGD6sfxeOjJTtj6ul-HB7kXRoedn0wfGOHYFQeWfF3qjhP6uwVTX8ftuDBwPvncmab9S_8RsXJv-sUzy0s-zBoURRQz1daCTxKQtBggwF-PVxt4cicNL7xkXOQT0odAKI0Uu4wmDdg82IfF0RY4-7QO/w640-h472/20231215_151330_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>High above the C & O canal near Great Falls Tavern is this stone. Two peoples names are carved into it. C. J. Isackson and Olga Anderson. Along with that is carved N.D. It was obviously inscribed long ago because the lichens growing on the rock also grow into the engraved initials. The sun is at a low angle this time of year which really makes the letters stand out.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-86164716568009908482023-12-18T07:33:00.006-05:002023-12-18T07:33:00.149-05:00Damage to The Rae already<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaonaE26UZCJa-R6YU-m6-OhSBvdm03j-cC5eVyBenRzNZ12ZncDSDcLOEmgBQjMFFj-pNNPkwPBfxaRkvcpfbsAB4Q_7c6blWbc4E3j4jq51EHxKRE3bHSyCI-XCvFKub_bn8IMSZQabgn6J1rZCJPCG0lvaPkl6HIirLFlj5fMXUMNAV2jZN_DWRaMo/s1033/20231217_115120_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaonaE26UZCJa-R6YU-m6-OhSBvdm03j-cC5eVyBenRzNZ12ZncDSDcLOEmgBQjMFFj-pNNPkwPBfxaRkvcpfbsAB4Q_7c6blWbc4E3j4jq51EHxKRE3bHSyCI-XCvFKub_bn8IMSZQabgn6J1rZCJPCG0lvaPkl6HIirLFlj5fMXUMNAV2jZN_DWRaMo/w640-h640/20231217_115120_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p>The Rae apartments across from Montgomery Mall haven't been open very long, but someone has already had a bit of trouble navigating the parking garage. I'm not sure if they were actually trying to get in the garage or just turning around in the driveway, but, they took a chunk out of the ceiling right at the entrance.</p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-8413613361930581792023-12-17T12:52:00.002-05:002023-12-17T12:52:14.308-05:00Burned cars at the post office<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5hP-U9vwTVJp2TD3t6W6PvV5znHbbyL3uu6Qb7HjvNt3IFoITAHC-iz61vFIgCcla8oozShccrvQN27IqGGVW90Mh-NBaQP3wHb9jQUSHmY2bZhGn9uy4N2usFilq-xH-KSWOz0zAaOsgKXY_D_eSg2JBfm9oxDfLSf6xUtl2vCfaabxJUtRyhbje3R0/s1360/20231216_100038_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5hP-U9vwTVJp2TD3t6W6PvV5znHbbyL3uu6Qb7HjvNt3IFoITAHC-iz61vFIgCcla8oozShccrvQN27IqGGVW90Mh-NBaQP3wHb9jQUSHmY2bZhGn9uy4N2usFilq-xH-KSWOz0zAaOsgKXY_D_eSg2JBfm9oxDfLSf6xUtl2vCfaabxJUtRyhbje3R0/w640-h486/20231216_100038_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I don't go to the post office very often, but it's the holidays so I found myself at the Westlake post office next to the Home Depot and Montgomery mall.</p><p>What to my wondering eyes should appear, but two burned cars in the parking lot. I don't know how long they've been there, clearly it hadn't just happened. It looks like the fire started in the engine compartment of the gas-powered car in the back and spread to the car in front of it. It must have sucked for both people, bad enough that your car catches on fire, but even worse to be the collateral damage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixd4eYFhWcmh33BVXXAOyL73ILCXRWU4Ayvcr2CkG5Dfqn-rs6frPElqAz-nLVRKvMbRDORTjwfCDWe3mAdPINVkCFDG6B46AnZ46ZH-KoYwCugP_6ospn6qEm3dI5ThI2rKxyswC4y6U-SuQxhLOg44_u2WdakCmOBdC78JNc8tbKJPaZ9B0xS0TSMuQC/s1360/20231216_100045_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixd4eYFhWcmh33BVXXAOyL73ILCXRWU4Ayvcr2CkG5Dfqn-rs6frPElqAz-nLVRKvMbRDORTjwfCDWe3mAdPINVkCFDG6B46AnZ46ZH-KoYwCugP_6ospn6qEm3dI5ThI2rKxyswC4y6U-SuQxhLOg44_u2WdakCmOBdC78JNc8tbKJPaZ9B0xS0TSMuQC/w640-h486/20231216_100045_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here's a closer view of where the fire originated. It totally destroyed the interior of both cars too.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGFrt4l5tDhCrEsdlA-gNbzkNa2X00Z7LdTZU47HFlFGxv8qkKkihfd7vEeBZ6Q7RnHfQMVcGIYpshRrzjJXIjqPX7Y-hJ84KnjKMcaEuMYTYwHeaf0JtB7V9LY8CoUx-OxTM-bNcigMrhia-sTuIG5C8ESsJ-AVk5U-S0RV9NGpiVlrnRvKsFC8qITwn/s1360/20231217_114923_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGFrt4l5tDhCrEsdlA-gNbzkNa2X00Z7LdTZU47HFlFGxv8qkKkihfd7vEeBZ6Q7RnHfQMVcGIYpshRrzjJXIjqPX7Y-hJ84KnjKMcaEuMYTYwHeaf0JtB7V9LY8CoUx-OxTM-bNcigMrhia-sTuIG5C8ESsJ-AVk5U-S0RV9NGpiVlrnRvKsFC8qITwn/w640-h486/20231217_114923_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here's another view, this time without so many cars around.<br /><p></p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-17028433031594736692023-12-10T12:42:00.004-05:002023-12-10T12:43:10.857-05:00More new roads at the Amalyn development<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78fI6QUadV2syV-lafcSzBdpZUA47zZCUMn2rL_IAc0nC-IpTzViGtC-3NwrKYbqACFADx_PhERtZsGjOLmUkFfL4ajl8LGUEWUUhUeNXOTPVY7Eb4SYC15EO_QgX2RCHNzo077YjArI5eXiQPRacscI1LkY5PeTxatBC_BtECMiUJ7huMoBB30DOafh5/s1360/20231127_151408_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78fI6QUadV2syV-lafcSzBdpZUA47zZCUMn2rL_IAc0nC-IpTzViGtC-3NwrKYbqACFADx_PhERtZsGjOLmUkFfL4ajl8LGUEWUUhUeNXOTPVY7Eb4SYC15EO_QgX2RCHNzo077YjArI5eXiQPRacscI1LkY5PeTxatBC_BtECMiUJ7huMoBB30DOafh5/w640-h486/20231127_151408_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renita Lane<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I last posted about the Amalyn housing development back in June, when they were <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/06/cutting-down-trees-and-digging-up-dirt.html" target="_blank">preparing a new section of the field for houses</a>. They've been busy since then and as of the end of November, that part now has paved roads.</p><p>The existing Renita Lane now continues well into the Amalyn development in Bethesda, MD. It will eventually connect to Greentree Road but it doesn't yet.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUKj4QQ5mZx89fjFFSu1R3QI5A1F1DgwPk3KsM9hD5Q-uH00jN75v1JxK3Wpn2rY89jEL9S9_H3WlGwELdgzw5L31IcsFKuTlLgxk0cyyxw4qYlw_pff0FHVI3kKD_Q7oDyX5qhNWCK_zWa8ns_YZ6-nNjQewXpVw6GefH7gVsxI0AG-NzT_JRZJ1HO0N/s1360/20231209_162206_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUKj4QQ5mZx89fjFFSu1R3QI5A1F1DgwPk3KsM9hD5Q-uH00jN75v1JxK3Wpn2rY89jEL9S9_H3WlGwELdgzw5L31IcsFKuTlLgxk0cyyxw4qYlw_pff0FHVI3kKD_Q7oDyX5qhNWCK_zWa8ns_YZ6-nNjQewXpVw6GefH7gVsxI0AG-NzT_JRZJ1HO0N/w640-h486/20231209_162206_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bluestar Ave<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Amalyn will have over 300 new residences and will have a mixture of townhouses and single family houses. Here you can see a newly-paved section of Bluestar Avenue where it connects to the existing paved portion. A few rows of townhouses are under construction.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxDuoir1cZTV6gqL6mz93EcrWSKWPUjac5ripIbPFFQ9v5HOKFWeQpsx6Aj0QSrYntwS8nrcdXrKg2_v_sNlufjKaLeathPkMgnWtLHP6hoODxDEOsOX8vz2IOnUHdsShkzTsaz_xHQ4BuTjpFDjE9MSVkmXAHqjOdsmWDT_ToOUfGqa4BuBmkVLcJLlZ/s1360/20231209_162031_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxDuoir1cZTV6gqL6mz93EcrWSKWPUjac5ripIbPFFQ9v5HOKFWeQpsx6Aj0QSrYntwS8nrcdXrKg2_v_sNlufjKaLeathPkMgnWtLHP6hoODxDEOsOX8vz2IOnUHdsShkzTsaz_xHQ4BuTjpFDjE9MSVkmXAHqjOdsmWDT_ToOUfGqa4BuBmkVLcJLlZ/w640-h486/20231209_162031_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bluestar Avenue at Azure Alley<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>This is a large section of the field that is now paved and ready to
build on, maybe a third of the total area and over half of what was
remaing. The only part left is the south-western end where the 5 acre
MCPS donation is. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyep3Drko-2rJBxJq6yMzrz3I_lbapnJAlqhVnnzS57naM7mN_Pb78iZcMrRL_I0jLPX40m6znc_izk-ZsaJ0Cgrmci-thA1FI5syCTBO2pJJZQlQQAVgz-aQa8Rw-LLQlE0KVKD3CgWc84tgk8qsow4KfP_65wmLdjpdYQbDa26ncuyPOrarOaZPnAca/s1360/20231209_161922_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyep3Drko-2rJBxJq6yMzrz3I_lbapnJAlqhVnnzS57naM7mN_Pb78iZcMrRL_I0jLPX40m6znc_izk-ZsaJ0Cgrmci-thA1FI5syCTBO2pJJZQlQQAVgz-aQa8Rw-LLQlE0KVKD3CgWc84tgk8qsow4KfP_65wmLdjpdYQbDa26ncuyPOrarOaZPnAca/w640-h486/20231209_161922_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Azure Alley looking towards Lantana Way<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-3379094400924391812023-11-16T08:35:00.001-05:002023-11-16T08:35:00.142-05:00Old Marriott HQ demolition update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfd7zkyYFsdlReuJxqBVj0u0FPHZ8InRUq8D85BQ2TIT_rhXiWAt0-7FedkRa11s6LJeVatEwSzZ9ePjNl4uQQiJN6nVGv08TA85kDJQKaqnF5vuJzlU-7LIprwz8pHtRggmNuR1yYuWTybjsMPhy9W8FQrg-jHrhIdIeyiRTXaDOhZgTBanSHui7vdLI/s1810/20231115_115319_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfd7zkyYFsdlReuJxqBVj0u0FPHZ8InRUq8D85BQ2TIT_rhXiWAt0-7FedkRa11s6LJeVatEwSzZ9ePjNl4uQQiJN6nVGv08TA85kDJQKaqnF5vuJzlU-7LIprwz8pHtRggmNuR1yYuWTybjsMPhy9W8FQrg-jHrhIdIeyiRTXaDOhZgTBanSHui7vdLI/w640-h364/20231115_115319_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> A little <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/10/old-marriott-hq-demolition.html" target="_blank">over a month ago</a>, I posted that the demolition of the old Marriott Headquarters in the Rock Spring area of Bethesda had started. I checked on it and they are continuing to make slow progress.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB7NQiFSM7vop8W3J_AY5OdxLIvxWfy5LIknyXK-Ipgd11eR4Y9gvzufzpYNv7UbfTKEQDoEqGMchqWpWU7qAkIY1Qnh7nuEopRM4wdJbFK2bhZS7YU8qTJLaAPR5T_9K-f_OyveRusxqWUT8ECd98xeV-ks8NfwKPvDwoXVktUu55sKLdDeh0-qmzl1U/s1533/20231115_115245_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1533" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB7NQiFSM7vop8W3J_AY5OdxLIvxWfy5LIknyXK-Ipgd11eR4Y9gvzufzpYNv7UbfTKEQDoEqGMchqWpWU7qAkIY1Qnh7nuEopRM4wdJbFK2bhZS7YU8qTJLaAPR5T_9K-f_OyveRusxqWUT8ECd98xeV-ks8NfwKPvDwoXVktUu55sKLdDeh0-qmzl1U/w640-h430/20231115_115245_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> There is lots of activity going on with multiple pieces of heavy equipment working, but right now it looks like they are moving demolished metal around and cutting beams down to more manageable sizes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEDaHxreOX_Tbpie7e9BHB9tED8F6W5NzPn8Wv5mJtlqhO2h8joOsFsiNlNMeL6AEwRPGcteykQ3X2ba6xWQH0-dcZwAeguL1-P-L3VAcTNFGJuz-WwFnllMQCKpj69j-5IwLxsv_xU25LzkXVd05aMDfoWR2UMXr_TKsx53BiXo7D05nbkt1WcM5R2pE/s1532/20231115_121313_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEDaHxreOX_Tbpie7e9BHB9tED8F6W5NzPn8Wv5mJtlqhO2h8joOsFsiNlNMeL6AEwRPGcteykQ3X2ba6xWQH0-dcZwAeguL1-P-L3VAcTNFGJuz-WwFnllMQCKpj69j-5IwLxsv_xU25LzkXVd05aMDfoWR2UMXr_TKsx53BiXo7D05nbkt1WcM5R2pE/w640-h432/20231115_121313_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> Here's a view of the area, this is right behind the entrance to Democracy Plaza.</p><p> </p><p> I also took a short timelapse so you can get a better idea of what is happening there.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/old-marriott-hq-demolition-time-lapse-bethesda-md-8k-video-2023-11-15-12-01-20-1" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-65518107829213799172023-11-14T17:06:00.003-05:002023-11-14T17:06:00.134-05:00Fixed! Lane markings on Fernwood Rd<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1oVjdksg0RkWDtYmjrKCq5ykOr9G-CKrNIeNxkPYd0e6WKMuoU_smQTEq7vzLI3JJXOw7qA0_757EezK8zwTu9wnbixfDjzlyLzYQOaewddYHGbqW8YCXBcOUid9wWyHZ6qJ7EPeQg2X7oO6UoxI9tkHg0U9PbJx-VaP_u-52mYHmIYwty3YWn-W00u4/s1532/20231114_120447_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1oVjdksg0RkWDtYmjrKCq5ykOr9G-CKrNIeNxkPYd0e6WKMuoU_smQTEq7vzLI3JJXOw7qA0_757EezK8zwTu9wnbixfDjzlyLzYQOaewddYHGbqW8YCXBcOUid9wWyHZ6qJ7EPeQg2X7oO6UoxI9tkHg0U9PbJx-VaP_u-52mYHmIYwty3YWn-W00u4/w640-h432/20231114_120447_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p>Last Friday I posted about "<a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/11/confusing-lane-markings-on-fernwood-road.html" target="_blank">Confusing lane markings on Fernwood Road</a>" (at the intersection with Democracy Blvd). After I did, I <a href="https://dmv.community/@mrbethesda/111383057188587811" target="_blank">posted about it on Mastodon</a> (A Twitter/X alternative) and tagged Montgomery County Department of Transportation. They responded and said they'd look into it.</p><p> Last night I drove by and noticed someone had spray-painted a left-turn only lane in the middle lane and put black paint over a right-turn only one. I have no idea if it was MCDOT or a local resident.</p><p> Today, however, I got some really good news. the MCDOT mastadon account replied to me and <a href="https://urbanists.social/@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT/111410076077222849" target="_blank">told me that the traffic operations team had corrected it</a>! The arrows on the traffic lights match the pavement markings</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBg3SMrNOtnbJgBS-xMqnRFu75hKy4cQ_dqIpFNpVvWdRA5JcXLT1hMJbCaFlpD5Ze5_82v-UKkD5bU3pdI_N1THsaIHxuyH804XYJfq0t6usXmV2ZHkC0p4G5kanqG5lp6wjTmsz8fjdyFX2eoT-qkg37f2ohdnHPnEpGsBNSZSM2QOjxOmSRw2FJMHS/s624/mcdot-lane-markings-fixed_mastodon_2023-11-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBg3SMrNOtnbJgBS-xMqnRFu75hKy4cQ_dqIpFNpVvWdRA5JcXLT1hMJbCaFlpD5Ze5_82v-UKkD5bU3pdI_N1THsaIHxuyH804XYJfq0t6usXmV2ZHkC0p4G5kanqG5lp6wjTmsz8fjdyFX2eoT-qkg37f2ohdnHPnEpGsBNSZSM2QOjxOmSRw2FJMHS/w498-h640/mcdot-lane-markings-fixed_mastodon_2023-11-14.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is great in so many ways, let me just list a few of them</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>when alerted to a safety issue they quickly corrected it</li><li>They make it easy for residents to contact them</li><li>They are listening to feedback from residents</li><li>They are using Mastodon, an open-source, federated twitter/X like services that isn't controlled by any single corporation. I've been using it in preference to Twitter for a while now and when I put up a new post here I announce it on Mastodon before announcing it on Twitter (and sometimes I only announce it on Mastodon).</li></ul><p>Go <a href="https://urbanists.social/@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT" target="_blank">MC-DOT</a>! Go Montgomery County! Go Mastodon! <br /></p><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefe9h3SUJrCCWxJpjU-OzfbTK-DocyibTa-Ewyjyw7F_4Jch4ZZK2ddeKRdhKj7SoFcrK7if-FW3-Vgub8m_NZSGktbv2DUm67vWKGTW7zUWNURESnqsg1gA4SxHoo4lIj82855HKxI80FhP3MIl0wH1xYQ2bmKcbyu7DoGFQ3o-5KmMsE5JJSgDihEwB/s1532/20231114_120426_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefe9h3SUJrCCWxJpjU-OzfbTK-DocyibTa-Ewyjyw7F_4Jch4ZZK2ddeKRdhKj7SoFcrK7if-FW3-Vgub8m_NZSGktbv2DUm67vWKGTW7zUWNURESnqsg1gA4SxHoo4lIj82855HKxI80FhP3MIl0wH1xYQ2bmKcbyu7DoGFQ3o-5KmMsE5JJSgDihEwB/w640-h432/20231114_120426_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> You can see the hand-painted left turn only arrow as well as the new, more professional left turn only arrow. If you zoom in you can kind of see where they removed the old one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHJSlwiCs-JFxk4uNQz-VPJLh4H0u3rH7F6e2FeBfVXE56wVi7Ig5cwFV5HnbHoEKSYXUaGzQTefseWcL7ZJD9GQbUaVRzGp2FfCfnnAa88U7d3irN9z0JZExjPGZwZGhK-8_XQ704XAdZm7TOTeyRFQKpahBC6r92Yjvui5gGw17OJh_R-HibnrT0K9M/s1810/20231114_120507_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHJSlwiCs-JFxk4uNQz-VPJLh4H0u3rH7F6e2FeBfVXE56wVi7Ig5cwFV5HnbHoEKSYXUaGzQTefseWcL7ZJD9GQbUaVRzGp2FfCfnnAa88U7d3irN9z0JZExjPGZwZGhK-8_XQ704XAdZm7TOTeyRFQKpahBC6r92Yjvui5gGw17OJh_R-HibnrT0K9M/w640-h364/20231114_120507_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The new right turn only arrow in the right lane and the new left turn arrow in the middle lane. In the left lane you can see the long-existing left turn only arrow.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-45285638064213651672023-11-12T13:24:00.006-05:002023-11-12T13:24:59.886-05:00Do you want speed bumps on Greentree Rd in Bethesda?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o1CXq_rj-4-laUgwsctM3Euk_bdQWIVVY2sHoYipdIx8Vjc7zZSUN344gwcwxhEMnFJHtTnGZW0zxwg1fDKL1R_vQ8r86Ok6xnTEF5YZHNmkHi7aFxpPNfVH4LmW7mwY60EqjnGo9ujf-oFBny58hpC3anZ_h5frqBeG1OHmYh0tMXrX-Rk5cajPLhcW/s1532/20231112_111943_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o1CXq_rj-4-laUgwsctM3Euk_bdQWIVVY2sHoYipdIx8Vjc7zZSUN344gwcwxhEMnFJHtTnGZW0zxwg1fDKL1R_vQ8r86Ok6xnTEF5YZHNmkHi7aFxpPNfVH4LmW7mwY60EqjnGo9ujf-oFBny58hpC3anZ_h5frqBeG1OHmYh0tMXrX-Rk5cajPLhcW/w640-h432/20231112_111943_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Do you live near or drive on Greentree Road in Bethesda, MD? If so, you might be interested to know that the county is considering putting speed bumps in on the portion between Old Georgetown Road and Fernwood Road.<br /><br /> On Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 6:30 pm (that's really soon) there is going to be a zoom meeting about it. I don't know anything else about it and I couldn't find a web page with more information, so you'll have to call or email Lindsay to find out more.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxo2wBKAFbtbuMdqlO9cVDqAs7sdra_KuVUO5iZE8lh9JSWS-OUJXjo4fH2VH6w6aFUEYe-WVihOn8qFFNRrcuw17ulNJD2tBa8Y-TI3ESKb2hLALEAvZ3bNlQ4qPOfkr_J8i5mhHv-49jAZbXbwlx8j5wQ78RXE5egfODzwRP7mcd61MwtrRbh3CqrI9/s1532/20231112_112009_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxo2wBKAFbtbuMdqlO9cVDqAs7sdra_KuVUO5iZE8lh9JSWS-OUJXjo4fH2VH6w6aFUEYe-WVihOn8qFFNRrcuw17ulNJD2tBa8Y-TI3ESKb2hLALEAvZ3bNlQ4qPOfkr_J8i5mhHv-49jAZbXbwlx8j5wQ78RXE5egfODzwRP7mcd61MwtrRbh3CqrI9/w640-h432/20231112_112009_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Here's another picture of the same sign, but from a more artsy angle. I have to say that is a really nice sign, all metal and reflective. I really hope they can change the words and re-use the sign instead of it being single use.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-21177426276304587942023-11-09T17:47:00.005-05:002023-11-09T17:51:45.900-05:00Confusing lane markings on Fernwood Road<p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5B7Jx0cob0aaTkiRNZX7yyZyHpJrrCqJMWsjpNMVcvwv3OYc_A4G-R_opUsOPIm8E5d7fE6rf1s8R08py5I5tjfzUnKhxjEpZiohwInC9Z-Ti4VFSf3IF9-zE_ClKOK5emc4S-iCgRqi9Is6uEsbggrGgkQRgSONndA0r51zFnWAR7sGz6nitzqxB8xvM/s1810/20231109_123024_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5B7Jx0cob0aaTkiRNZX7yyZyHpJrrCqJMWsjpNMVcvwv3OYc_A4G-R_opUsOPIm8E5d7fE6rf1s8R08py5I5tjfzUnKhxjEpZiohwInC9Z-Ti4VFSf3IF9-zE_ClKOK5emc4S-iCgRqi9Is6uEsbggrGgkQRgSONndA0r51zFnWAR7sGz6nitzqxB8xvM/w640-h364/20231109_123024_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a> </p><p>Northbound on Fernwood Rd at the intersection of Democracy Blvd there are some very confusing lane markings. This area is in the process of being upgraded so hopefully this will get cleared up soon. Can you see the cause of the confusion? Let's examine it a bit more closely.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzAXQaxmsnW5gitlePKpJVs3dpDteSJbPUMYxG6DBJ32nNoU8YxkU1ozrW6W1d2SfkKgvdb885mWIda5wOBOgtsz4M0_g0qzcj80MV_EO3njctGTbxR0Kgk7yC7IZeZfv01T7g1t-VIxA2TVuQq8m4oylKzDJLwvgTNK_-ca-e7uQE5hjcCfGhVEh-JfH/s1810/20231109_123045_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzAXQaxmsnW5gitlePKpJVs3dpDteSJbPUMYxG6DBJ32nNoU8YxkU1ozrW6W1d2SfkKgvdb885mWIda5wOBOgtsz4M0_g0qzcj80MV_EO3njctGTbxR0Kgk7yC7IZeZfv01T7g1t-VIxA2TVuQq8m4oylKzDJLwvgTNK_-ca-e7uQE5hjcCfGhVEh-JfH/w640-h364/20231109_123045_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here are the lane markings. You can see, the left lane is left turn only and the middle lane is marked as right turn only. (Not shown is the right lane, which doesn't have any markings about it being an right turn only lane at all).<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn5BkW4Rks2qcWRXwlsKD3jaxohkNHzZfAwItalTvNHKUrZJ0ij-8BBLrOTt35Uk2WBEym9_Mgwo7gZaieIHzcbUpzwtC8eEds1EppRlAmFjy5I0YoO4fuy6Y1FlE914S2_xsU3pfKt6thgI6B4drqAJK23DMN4g5ObD_e4pWBA1nhYzKLa5yIY3KH3d3/s1810/20231109_123138_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn5BkW4Rks2qcWRXwlsKD3jaxohkNHzZfAwItalTvNHKUrZJ0ij-8BBLrOTt35Uk2WBEym9_Mgwo7gZaieIHzcbUpzwtC8eEds1EppRlAmFjy5I0YoO4fuy6Y1FlE914S2_xsU3pfKt6thgI6B4drqAJK23DMN4g5ObD_e4pWBA1nhYzKLa5yIY3KH3d3/w640-h364/20231109_123138_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here are the traffic lights at the intersection, The left lane and the middle lane are left turn only and the right lane is right turn only. This contradicts the markings on the road which says the middle lane is right turn only.<br /></p><p>As a result, no one knows what to do and generally isn't using the middle lane. That's too bad because one of the goals of this intersection reconstruction is to make traffic flow faster by having two left turn lanes where there had only been one.</p><p>I have<a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/08/update-on-fernwood-rd-and-democracy.html" target="_blank"> posted about this intersection </a>before. I also posted <a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2021/04/improvements-coming-to-intersection-of.html" target="_blank">before the intersection improvements started </a>which you can look at if you want to see what it used to look like.<br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-50777006280130114412023-10-28T17:29:00.002-04:002023-10-28T17:29:21.298-04:00Mazza Gallerie is Gone<p> </p><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUW1Tmr70_Mb4P6BeWLtgaZawJXCQ80-Phyphenhyphenk0Y8WOHljPM7xrA2XutlPAAicO-JXEqIzXPvN147tG_6EzP40BRH1A_dfj22mATtNYkdGECUshxU2n3y3dp4yeYa7lXGBprOGiP2-K1ZCvifox4joO7P6sds1uM0rRWJBI3RMueoIRR6G-XVXTlFEJQUHM/s1810/20231028_094706_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUW1Tmr70_Mb4P6BeWLtgaZawJXCQ80-Phyphenhyphenk0Y8WOHljPM7xrA2XutlPAAicO-JXEqIzXPvN147tG_6EzP40BRH1A_dfj22mATtNYkdGECUshxU2n3y3dp4yeYa7lXGBprOGiP2-K1ZCvifox4joO7P6sds1uM0rRWJBI3RMueoIRR6G-XVXTlFEJQUHM/w640-h364/20231028_094706_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> For some reason, when I heard that they are keeping the retail pavilion at Mazza Gallerie, I assumed it was an above-ground portion of the mall, but apparently that isn't the case. The whole building has been removed to ground level, only a swoopy canopy where an entrance was remains.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtH8evo5djSAP5r5YeTjRdr1AXcB2neqHPA2wJh2wUshhfMiJv_bZaZ0O1cv4p4Vf9mKcF5iFxvgnagMo7x_fmN3ISvN1bJ3eFh-SqctAEiQQqPAiLvK-Sb_hNUMBaCfLe2g0tGUzuuaPJz96-zaCfwFrHssJ2y3E102Sypjx4or3G8ucXEaWpMH3lFTee/s1810/20231028_094428_2_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtH8evo5djSAP5r5YeTjRdr1AXcB2neqHPA2wJh2wUshhfMiJv_bZaZ0O1cv4p4Vf9mKcF5iFxvgnagMo7x_fmN3ISvN1bJ3eFh-SqctAEiQQqPAiLvK-Sb_hNUMBaCfLe2g0tGUzuuaPJz96-zaCfwFrHssJ2y3E102Sypjx4or3G8ucXEaWpMH3lFTee/w640-h364/20231028_094428_2_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>It gives the area an unusually open feel, you can see bloomingdales from over a block away.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicA2Zi57VzpPCTcENsTplWPZEqiH6XJUgnpMuXEh_ACJUjhvJo4mQxs-Iw4jOIfrT-0iB4Mu_wUNJj7rr8wKUZcfN36GwkIcZlKmsixe04hpu38NEHxPDpuFldTu1d20RLNk9yetuBnNYTfyYXyjsdAaZr4ti9qaKd5MvlX-3NtXCrs7M1cLl7zfInSFbi/s1810/20231028_095619_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicA2Zi57VzpPCTcENsTplWPZEqiH6XJUgnpMuXEh_ACJUjhvJo4mQxs-Iw4jOIfrT-0iB4Mu_wUNJj7rr8wKUZcfN36GwkIcZlKmsixe04hpu38NEHxPDpuFldTu1d20RLNk9yetuBnNYTfyYXyjsdAaZr4ti9qaKd5MvlX-3NtXCrs7M1cLl7zfInSFbi/w640-h364/20231028_095619_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Behind the site you can see Chevy Chase Pavillion and the Cheesecake Factory.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFx41l0ZTEnG2czf8KeNlgGIwSU6on_t1Q8lKeG6g2dWSq7eXdUwj8IZurhilccoHEo1NdlDwURrS_1AtbI_GzZBUcbV21m_z-xvFjvGb-KkBjiLsKW7geRivNYccanVG0gGeb2I0eqQaPGAB8z6cJzlATp-Ykf8Pa2Z5hK7bJT7EcsyqS43ryKwskqGh/s1810/20231028_094836_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFx41l0ZTEnG2czf8KeNlgGIwSU6on_t1Q8lKeG6g2dWSq7eXdUwj8IZurhilccoHEo1NdlDwURrS_1AtbI_GzZBUcbV21m_z-xvFjvGb-KkBjiLsKW7geRivNYccanVG0gGeb2I0eqQaPGAB8z6cJzlATp-Ykf8Pa2Z5hK7bJT7EcsyqS43ryKwskqGh/w640-h364/20231028_094836_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>When they are done, the site at 5300 Wisconsin Avenue NW, right on the border of Maryland and D.C. will have a 7 story residental building with 325 apartments.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw93Yz97I8FudJZ5C1Jh4xvlNcDn0Ye1lDrtChUMBTPX6Fri2udhLEncnZzWvn4iAwKVoBGUN-2TlztjjWFdf4tmPrb6EcseGEmN8qCrS2fohzSOS1q_ba758gh7cMFYXzMyEW6f7Fss5YcpPAHyBWHDLQAMZlC8Usq5GNkHjVpEPhq8AmrJ4e7F0xxpw/s1810/20231028_095355_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw93Yz97I8FudJZ5C1Jh4xvlNcDn0Ye1lDrtChUMBTPX6Fri2udhLEncnZzWvn4iAwKVoBGUN-2TlztjjWFdf4tmPrb6EcseGEmN8qCrS2fohzSOS1q_ba758gh7cMFYXzMyEW6f7Fss5YcpPAHyBWHDLQAMZlC8Usq5GNkHjVpEPhq8AmrJ4e7F0xxpw/w640-h364/20231028_095355_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-83980683488322231972023-10-10T07:55:00.000-04:002023-10-10T07:55:00.168-04:00Old Marriott HQ demolition<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq64zixgLj1zR58sf1VoBla0_mKCSF_kGcfLoTBzxG7e9LimjVTbzxKqvCFA48YZSRdNI-Ek7wKGXSXntYHbgjLncnktj9pTVaEvE2mYiEw5OtBadMSpZffBk8xGn_Djk2t-yHlSLq20iJO39SmgDeTG5yvsa0Ttp7_ooNcJyju6ML_nxreRyelaXg_Fm/s1532/20231008_102952_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq64zixgLj1zR58sf1VoBla0_mKCSF_kGcfLoTBzxG7e9LimjVTbzxKqvCFA48YZSRdNI-Ek7wKGXSXntYHbgjLncnktj9pTVaEvE2mYiEw5OtBadMSpZffBk8xGn_Djk2t-yHlSLq20iJO39SmgDeTG5yvsa0Ttp7_ooNcJyju6ML_nxreRyelaXg_Fm/w640-h432/20231008_102952_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old Marriott Headquarters<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2023/02/old-marriott-hq-fencing.html" target="_blank">Back in February</a> they put up construction fences around the old Marriott HQ headquarters in the Rock Spring area of Bethesda, MD. Since then, visible progress has been slow. They've done some demolition on the north side, but nothing too dramatic. I think they have been clearing out the interior of the building.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fsA11-EYH45X-0f1si3_-ghilpTIggTqEwAyRDnajlnpkGEiyoeIbM6TkrvRSjNFvxlR-hiTC5gC6S91VF7zK3pBb3-7tcfxPBCJ6OEvqQKJB4zm2Qx9ft75Eo4-rOAPtevGGinmdiAu6dJZFwobm98HkWJIAnU6uX4Dh1XRJ8VZJ09pgmfBQFUs9o45/s1810/20231008_103001_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fsA11-EYH45X-0f1si3_-ghilpTIggTqEwAyRDnajlnpkGEiyoeIbM6TkrvRSjNFvxlR-hiTC5gC6S91VF7zK3pBb3-7tcfxPBCJ6OEvqQKJB4zm2Qx9ft75Eo4-rOAPtevGGinmdiAu6dJZFwobm98HkWJIAnU6uX4Dh1XRJ8VZJ09pgmfBQFUs9o45/w640-h364/20231008_103001_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Now, on the south side, some very visible demolition is occurring. They have removed the facade from part of the building leaving the bare interior visible. There are piles of sorted demolition debris waiting to be recycled.<br /><p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz2TOCP1sBLuVUPvRbIEOXOPLd8zmZzMXsaoX4vNgkmJZNcAw3Ibe6mvFF9pp9FaJkLL3U7kYtT9OCk3orsTAHUfFUgGYD-mXEaQZ0_T0CLl6LmWD3ntE3a4YeRBkuACi0tEdCNdgURRXkrUpLxJxOfCQ2kzbrKSqNxrMfBzLZEvfCEUjmC-ZjNwBGCh-/s1532/20231008_102905_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1532" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz2TOCP1sBLuVUPvRbIEOXOPLd8zmZzMXsaoX4vNgkmJZNcAw3Ibe6mvFF9pp9FaJkLL3U7kYtT9OCk3orsTAHUfFUgGYD-mXEaQZ0_T0CLl6LmWD3ntE3a4YeRBkuACi0tEdCNdgURRXkrUpLxJxOfCQ2kzbrKSqNxrMfBzLZEvfCEUjmC-ZjNwBGCh-/w640-h432/20231008_102905_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exterior demolition and a dumpster<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-2729582581636390822023-10-09T09:00:00.003-04:002023-10-09T09:00:17.258-04:00The Astrid apartments construction<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe9OYdoIQXDxNp3R8oGGepRfwNBiACao4KbyylGH2Ib9vBRE3hfb8NI6Ts8Mr6f5WK9SIBl_Y_WEQ2hE0EfHw-oLyJzYZD0T5xt4l3nnS4nPqUK5DMPIAkp4xympxA3dyY-BHHfcLUqjndsbn744Wghg311q1-XevN86QRKvYqlQCFh5ahFyswTFDc-ed/s1810/20231008_094233_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe9OYdoIQXDxNp3R8oGGepRfwNBiACao4KbyylGH2Ib9vBRE3hfb8NI6Ts8Mr6f5WK9SIBl_Y_WEQ2hE0EfHw-oLyJzYZD0T5xt4l3nnS4nPqUK5DMPIAkp4xympxA3dyY-BHHfcLUqjndsbn744Wghg311q1-XevN86QRKvYqlQCFh5ahFyswTFDc-ed/w640-h364/20231008_094233_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both towers of the Astrid</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.livetheastrid.com/" target="_blank">The Astrid</a>, an apartment complex being built next to the Pooks Hill Marriot is nearing completion. Somehow, it has managed to get to this point without me posting about it.<br /><br /></p><p></p><p>The site is located on the north side of Pooks Hill Road next to the Pooks Hill Marriott and close to Interstate 495. It is also less than 1.5 miles from the Grosvenor-Strathmore metro station. Prior to this construction, the site had a surface parking lot that was overflow for the Marriott.<br /> </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99V8kgQBhwkRxZKSSOsIMy4biCCbmNll9BvduA0uxv9y0c_6v0udE4W46Y8i10Kg8yvzNFuIELe6AzHA7y50cnFNb7QGvfyTRJdzzrcrKGAhwKnlVpg8g2WM2W7Th8xTNPfdbzWh90h2ERvyFFWt8Um4yBoxfafyAVzk3lqkKaPAfS1PFRCLG6-Ne9hkD/s1810/20231008_094714_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99V8kgQBhwkRxZKSSOsIMy4biCCbmNll9BvduA0uxv9y0c_6v0udE4W46Y8i10Kg8yvzNFuIELe6AzHA7y50cnFNb7QGvfyTRJdzzrcrKGAhwKnlVpg8g2WM2W7Th8xTNPfdbzWh90h2ERvyFFWt8Um4yBoxfafyAVzk3lqkKaPAfS1PFRCLG6-Ne9hkD/w640-h364/20231008_094714_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Astrid apartments as seen from the Marriott parking lot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>The <a href="https://eplans.montgomeryplanning.org/UFS/31732/90199/32-SR-81982098F.pdf/32-SR-81982098F.pdf" target="_blank">latest site plan</a> (pdf link) I can find is from 2020 and called for 510,000 square feet of space across two buildings that have a maximum height of 137 feet. There will be 562 units in total. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqzmEylN-zMX7R1UbiKwe4mijK1Zd9NNBy3sChf1A5-nr4bsN-r4RhSpg8cDBYYB1YD8PggOerWjlEO9wrJqeGMCyBwoyqaVP82xeGTiPwwPgmYxaDpNYDt2dKw7MyD4igtv-aQ1dDkAmZXvgUMCuGj-hogh36bqV_ISqSyVLlDNDUQp1P5no5D-emBCv/s1032/20231008_093954_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqzmEylN-zMX7R1UbiKwe4mijK1Zd9NNBy3sChf1A5-nr4bsN-r4RhSpg8cDBYYB1YD8PggOerWjlEO9wrJqeGMCyBwoyqaVP82xeGTiPwwPgmYxaDpNYDt2dKw7MyD4igtv-aQ1dDkAmZXvgUMCuGj-hogh36bqV_ISqSyVLlDNDUQp1P5no5D-emBCv/w640-h640/20231008_093954_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The view of the Astrid if you were going east on Pooks Hill Rd.<br /><p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5NqB1LlQEB-K6HLnMo15N8GXJ8Nm8asmHNpX-JJaOwZtEcV9PumUJxujUlMAgLK59HfkqvhOvAPQgDgcnYRHv6ciynzNwYcn3_geFmEePLQmQH68soaoez_YSAuhVOHPf5levsZ5NRfheyww4sX0F_zMfcJvdmXxEnUf-HLfpjqj6qvR4vZBpCSBSBEH/s1810/20231008_094405_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1810" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5NqB1LlQEB-K6HLnMo15N8GXJ8Nm8asmHNpX-JJaOwZtEcV9PumUJxujUlMAgLK59HfkqvhOvAPQgDgcnYRHv6ciynzNwYcn3_geFmEePLQmQH68soaoez_YSAuhVOHPf5levsZ5NRfheyww4sX0F_zMfcJvdmXxEnUf-HLfpjqj6qvR4vZBpCSBSBEH/w640-h364/20231008_094405_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The apartments are on a hill, so there is a large retaining wall at the front of the site.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7491953063208208733.post-64792140097444182442023-10-07T16:30:00.001-04:002023-10-07T19:17:08.578-04:00Taste of Bethesda was today<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYUIopftcztD5BOIajHBPjDVjCch4vDRdge8XmaKO0CGjI9Kb2E-DkkUSF8-pz5qmjXQYkXS1-zcVMTfYnnG7VWavjndXSkSVB50GL1K2WG3SM6_NiBg_eae1sjMU8kXDPygj6TPGkM9c3ZuKtWsJMLyg563hZPSEeVpzoRKkQ9ub6WlFTrHnKs5u_wNv/s1360/20231007_153242_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYUIopftcztD5BOIajHBPjDVjCch4vDRdge8XmaKO0CGjI9Kb2E-DkkUSF8-pz5qmjXQYkXS1-zcVMTfYnnG7VWavjndXSkSVB50GL1K2WG3SM6_NiBg_eae1sjMU8kXDPygj6TPGkM9c3ZuKtWsJMLyg563hZPSEeVpzoRKkQ9ub6WlFTrHnKs5u_wNv/w640-h486/20231007_153242_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /> Taste of Bethesda made it's triumphant return to the Woodmont Triangle area of Bethesda on October 7th 2023. The day started off rainy and cloudy, but by the start of the festival the rain had stopped. By early afternoon the sun was poking through the clouds eventually being sunny and breezy.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQACbB2kPkXxUI-KW_GSB-Tg-wYMLhPNNskieRGMGewigO8R8JsVMuSmXWzNwpfcT3ITqX1pdccVufrVP9QgneDaI-tCuvKEjakLBGVQV-jnAJtUYAisDR8_HWp9ytuVGU_rtVCpTS9mD6TeuFZ0-q2CWgDwIEH-Sy2aq5ZWzT_UybKmamQHWmDp-L3G9O/s1360/20231007_135407_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQACbB2kPkXxUI-KW_GSB-Tg-wYMLhPNNskieRGMGewigO8R8JsVMuSmXWzNwpfcT3ITqX1pdccVufrVP9QgneDaI-tCuvKEjakLBGVQV-jnAJtUYAisDR8_HWp9ytuVGU_rtVCpTS9mD6TeuFZ0-q2CWgDwIEH-Sy2aq5ZWzT_UybKmamQHWmDp-L3G9O/w486-h640/20231007_135407_1.5.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p></p><p>Spanish Diner was there and served up chicken Paella all afternoon. They (and Jaleo before them) have long participated and make paella in a huge pan.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first Taste of Bethesda post-covid. the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the virus, then in 2022 the weather put the kibosh on the festivities.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Buh1vFPrep4KPPX9JeZq3xAPIPq7W4xF7rue4pgLYFz0Y4FPQZ0yVg-m_6z62zuqmIF6AZSXBDshslv1wyOFxu7pEVitQ60cOZrh-rmCHw4MIPcZezdY_9uTQr_ZHWz-fc_tN0WgZlKIo5x34dzPHH8uvTridG2sH5X2wJHYC9zWq69VNK5_PpRVBALh/s1282/20231007_133600_1_crop.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1282" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Buh1vFPrep4KPPX9JeZq3xAPIPq7W4xF7rue4pgLYFz0Y4FPQZ0yVg-m_6z62zuqmIF6AZSXBDshslv1wyOFxu7pEVitQ60cOZrh-rmCHw4MIPcZezdY_9uTQr_ZHWz-fc_tN0WgZlKIo5x34dzPHH8uvTridG2sH5X2wJHYC9zWq69VNK5_PpRVBALh/w640-h514/20231007_133600_1_crop.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was crowded there and popular food stands had long lines, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w2jnHCQSBRxHN86_rQdt2IBZ18pXbz8xzi2p6pJmBt81aI4XGn-TnhCUiuVO1ubyCPEjZUfUmJNaF1UP4ts-KKvVIUvGmmoE0isPpsPtXZ6mh1X4Ot6gMEXKCm-u9K-a7M3Ti3pYwg_47S6l0lNjWMlcqob08BBkiv8YB2gs16NsZNJbb4IXz52zbwbH/s1360/20231007_142027_1.5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1360" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w2jnHCQSBRxHN86_rQdt2IBZ18pXbz8xzi2p6pJmBt81aI4XGn-TnhCUiuVO1ubyCPEjZUfUmJNaF1UP4ts-KKvVIUvGmmoE0isPpsPtXZ6mh1X4Ot6gMEXKCm-u9K-a7M3Ti3pYwg_47S6l0lNjWMlcqob08BBkiv8YB2gs16NsZNJbb4IXz52zbwbH/w640-h486/20231007_142027_1.5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Tout de Sweet served up a variety of macarons and pastries. This one was made with pistachio and was a bit greener than it looks in the photo. <br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641044728155154935noreply@blogger.com0