Yesterday’s picture featured historic St. Mary’s Church in Rockville at the corner of Veirs Mill and Rockville Pike. Though it is significant as it was built between 1816 and 1817, has withstood a fire, has undergone a significant restoration, has been placed on the national regester of historic places. The historic plaque outside the chruch tells the story […]
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The answer
August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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A clue
August 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Here’s the reason why I ventured to Rockville this weekend. Well not this building but something nearby. The reason will be revelaed tomorrow. (I know that everyone is excited)
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Rockville Again
August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
This giant building is 51 Monroe Pl., the tallest building in Rockville and it is clearly present from miles around. I don’t know much about what else happens in there, but my title company was located in there.
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Bethesda garage
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Just throwing in another picture from another parking garage to keep it interesting. It was taken at the same time as this one. I really like it because I have to admit that I did not know that there was a muzak company. I also didn’t know that it requires a satellite dish to bring […]
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Memorial to the Sniper Victims
July 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Inside Brookside Gardens (discussed last week) is a memorial to the victims of the “DC Sniper” attacks from 2003.
It is one of the more tastefully designed, if not the most tatstefully designed, modern day memorials that I’ve come across. The names of the victims are enscribed on a stone out of frame to the right, and below […]
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Brookside Gardens
July 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Next to Wheaton Regional Park (future post) in Montgomery County is Brookside Gardens. While its not the largest botanical garden around, the grounds are well landscaped and the collection is very well kept. The gardens feature many different plants, a butterfly conservatory, a tea pagoda, an even a memorial. Most importantly the gardens feature this guy: […]
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Bethesday Penthouse
May 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
From my perch in the parking garage on Sunday I looked out to notice this apartment with its gardens and balconys. I thought it was an interesting mix of the residential and commercial mix that makes Bethesda what it is.
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Happy Mothers Day
May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This picture has nothing to do with Mother’s Day, other than being taken yesterday. I tried to go out an take some shots for this week in bethesda, but it started raining and I had nothing to covermyself, so I took this from a parking garage, whose top floor offered some shelter. I can’t tell […]
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NPS Statuary
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Here is a statue which you may recognize if you have taken a trip here since I last talked about the National Park Seminary. Reconstuction of the Seminary is well under way and these statues, which line the newly refurbished parking area behind Main, have been cleaned.
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Spring Part 3
April 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Now that flowers are popping up everywhere, I think we can declare spring here with the third and final picture of the series. Like this series of three photographs, I am taking my life in a new direction and leaving my old job in that dingy industrial park for a new one in the city. So […]
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