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The Roots of Modern Bethesda Part II -- From Trolley Suburb to Urban Center
Location
Connie Morella Library
USA
Event Contact(s)
Elizabeth Haile
Registration Info
Registration is not Required
About this event
In September, Bethesda Historical Society Secretary Hank Levine took us through how, between 1750 and 1920, geography and advances in transportation set the stage for the development of modern Bethesda. Now Hank returns to tell the story of how in the century after the end of World War I Bethesda became the affluent suburb and urban center we know and (mostly) love today. Join us in person as we explore how the rise of the automobile brought new neighborhoods and a growing central business district; how the zoning and planning ‘wars’ of the 1960’s to 1990’s shaped our community; and how Metro jump-started the growth of a town into a city.
Co-sponsored by BMAV and Connie Morella Library. Free and open to the public.
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