BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Wheaton -- Brookside Gardens -- Exhibit: Winter Train Set (2017)

MD -- Wheaton -- Brookside Gardens -- Exhibit: Winter Train Set (2017):

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1. BROORR_171124_013.JPG: Georgetown The Cabin John Trolley line passed over the cobblestone streets of Georgetwon and extended out of town following the Potomac River. Steel tracks can still be found on some streets, symbols of the old city. These roads are currently being restored, and by popular demand, the tracks remain in place.
2. BROORR_171124_016.JPG: Brookside Gardens Many thanks to the Washington Virginia Maryland Garden Railway Society for our ongoing partnership to provide the annual Garden Railway Exhibit.
3. BROORR_171124_038.JPG: One of the few African-American figures in the display
4. BROORR_171124_046.JPG: Holiday Train Display Traveling by Train through Montgomery County, Maryland. Designed, built, maintained and staffed by members of the Washington, Virginia & Maryland Garden Railway Society. For more information, ask any of our members at the display. www.wvmgrs.org All plantings provided and maintained by Brookside Gardens.
5. BROORR_171124_129.JPG: The Georgetown Car Barn Built in 1895, the Car Barn sits at the entrance to DC at the Key Bridge. It was to [sic] planned serve as a union station and maintenance facility for several trolley lines and was the power station for a short-lived cable car system. Today, it is owned by Georgetown University.
6. BROORR_171124_133.JPG: The Cabin John Trolley It began running in 1892, from Union Station through downtown to Georgetown and then along the Potomac River to the Chautauqua at Glen Echo and the Cabin John Hotel one stop beyond. It was considered one of the nation's most scenic trolley lines with views of the river, trestles over cascading streams and glimpses of wildlife in the forests. It shut down in 1962, the right-of-way visible through several neighborhoods and its historic trestles still spanning the streambeds.
7. BROORR_171124_143.JPG: The PCC Car The trolleys on this display are models of the original streamlined cars that were designed by the Presidents' Conference Committee in 1937 to modernize the nation's streetcar systems. The design and technical features were advanced and many of these cars still operate in cities around the world. But after WW2 gas rationing, bus manufacturers convinced many municipalities that streetcars were unsafe and caused traffic jams. Buses became the standard. Today modern streetcars are returning, proving a boon to many US cities.
8. BROORR_171124_156.JPG: The Dentzel Carousel This popular symbol of Glen Echo Park was installed in 1927. After many years of restoration, with each hand-carved animal carefully stripped and repainted, the Carousel's mighty Wurlitzer band organ once again plays as young and old enjoy a trip back in time.
9. BROORR_171124_167.JPG: Glen Echo Park The stone tower at the updated art deco trolley station is all that remains of the old Chautauqua Assembly. The trolley company that bought the park added a roller coaster, bumper cars, a ballroom, and a huge swimming pool, making it a popular destination especially for servicemen during WW2. But attendance dropped with the advent of TV, and the desegregation of the park in 1965. The National Park service purchased the park in 1971 to preserve its natural setting and creating a popular center for the arts.
10. BROORR_171124_173.JPG: The Baltzley Castle In the 1890s, the Baltzley Brothers became wealthy after inventing a splashless egg-beater. They bought land along the Potomac River in hopes of attracting the Washington elite to build fine homes. This stone castle, in a rustle Queen Anne style, was to attract buyers. They also founded the Glen Echo Chautauqua as a further enticement but during its first cultural season a rumor spread that living near the C&O Canal could give you malaria. The Chautauqua failed and they sold it to the trolley company to become an amusement park. The castle fell into disrepair. Today, it is restored, rising above the old trolley route with a grand view of the river.
11. BROORR_171124_178.JPG: The Cabin John Hotel This 1880's [sic] Victorian extravagance was at the end of the trolley line and was Washington's finest vacation resort. Guests came to marvel at the spectacular stone bridge across the creek, enjoy a scenic amusement park, and dining and dancing to John Philip Sousa's famous band. The hotel declined during Prohibition and burned to the ground in 1938.
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2017 photos: Overnight trips this year: Civil War Trust conferences in Pensacola, FL, Chattanooga, TN (via sites in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and Fredericksburg, VA, a family reunion in The Dells, Wisconsin (via sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin), New York City, and my 12th consecutive San Diego Comic Con trip (including sites in Arizona). Ego strokes: For some reason, several of my photos have been published in physical books this year which is pretty cool. Ones that I know about: "Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture" (David Lemmo), "The Great Crusade: A Guide to World War I American Expeditionary Forces Battlefields and Sites" (Stephen T. Powers and Kevin Dennehy), "The American Spirit" (David McCullough), "Civil War Battlefields: Walking the Trails of History" (David T. Gilbert), "The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956 — Khrushchev, Stalin's Ghost, and a Young American in Russia" (Marvin Kalb), and "The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons" (Ron Collins and David Skover). Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Number of photos taken this year: just below 560,000.
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