Does anyone think that our Queensbury Rd RxR crossing is any smoother now than it was prior to the CSX repair job in June? To me, it seems just as jarring as ever.
Meanwhile, I'm still wondering when the new crossing gates will be installed. While setting up at the Farmers' Market last week, around 2:30, I witnessed a pretty close call as someone weaved their car through the gates that were already in their down position. Fortunately, the train was moving at a moderate speed...
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Howdy! Just discovered your blog about the area (I live in UP). You had asked back in a June post what E-W highway was called in 1965. It was called Colesville Road (not sure, but it might have also been known by its current number, 410). If you go to UPMD.org, you can read about the history of our town and the surrounding area. The authoress noted that for years, residents along Colesville Rd. refused to call it E-W, until the Post Office finally threatened to stop delivery of their mail! What is now known as the Cafritz Property was called "Calvert Homes" during the War. My father (moved to UP in the 40s) remembers those houses. At the top of Route 1 was a private school (believe it was the Longfellow School; it merged with a DC school in the 40s and moved to Bethesda). It was in an old plantation house; can't find any pictures of it, but my uncle-by-marriage's older brother attended it in the late 30s. It was torn down before 1948, but it's entrance gates still stand there at Albion Street and 1. Sorry for the long post; couldn't figure out how to e-mail you privately! Any questions about the area, I'm happy to help.
John
jmehsc at aol dot com
The house at Albion and Route One was called McAlpine, and part of the Calvert family holdings for a number of years. It burned down after the Longfellow School for Boys left.
The Calvert "homes" housed workers for the airplane factory.
In the spring, you can see all sorts of evidence of former occupation, including a few weak lavender bushes and even some daffodil clumps.
John--Thanks so much for the information. And for pointing me to the UPMD.org site and the town history article. I must point out, however, that according to the article it was Adelphi Rd., not East-West Highway, that was renamed from Colesville Rd.
Dwight
dwightrholmes at gmail dot com
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