victorian suburb: Takoma Park, Maryland A Victorian Suburb - 01/15/07 11:33 AM
 
Takoma Park, or "Granola Park" as some locals call it now, was the first planned suburban community of Washington, DC.  Founded in 1883, by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, Takoma Park was developed along a branch of the B & O railroad. It was originally conceived as a "summer resort" area, as a healthful clean-water alternative … (0 comments)

 

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