Gaithersburg Daily Photo: Main Street Pavilion

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Main Street Pavilion

This is the pavilion in the middle of Kentlands. During warmer months it is the site of various art events and a weekly farmer's market.

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About Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg is small town in the Washington DC suburbs. I had driven through it many times in the twenty years I’ve worked or lived in this county but never thought about residing here; other places held more interest at various times. As I began looking for a home closer to work I fell in love with Kentlands, a neo-traditional town within the Gaithersburg city limits. So now I am a Gaithersburgian? Or a Gaithersburgite? Maybe a Gaithersburger. I like that last one the best.

Gaithersburg started as an agricultural hub in 1765 and became a summer getaway town for DC residents a hundred years later. In modern times Gaithersburg has been part of a Montgomery County technology corridor and houses government facilities like the National Institute of Standards and Technology, medical companies like Medimmune and local branches of well-known companies like IBM.

Kentlands is my real attraction to Gaithersburg, however. It looks and feels like a late 19th century town but was built in the 1990s. There are many locally-owned small businesses and most are within walking distance of where I now live. The adjacent community of Lakelands has lakes and walking trails.

All of this adds up to a very photogenic town and that is the point of this blog. Visit daily and let’s explore together.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Main Street Pavilion

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