Description
(See also class #131: The Roots of Modern Bethesda: 1750 – 1920.) Hank Levine tells 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. 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.
