Life was bustling for residents of Bethesda MD in the 1920s… and so was the traffic — thanks to the invention of the automobile, the amount of disposable income in Bethesda, and the first village traffic signal (installed at the intersection of Wisconsin, Old Georgetown and the East West Highway). By 1930, 6,000 vehicles passed […]
I’ve always thought Chevy Chase MD was a special place. Many people thought the neighborhood must be named after the famous actor. However, this land has gone by that name since the 1700s. It is believed that “Chevy Chase” refers to a prime hunting area in Northern England’s Cheviot Hills. The area began as a […]
