Bowie Living: Where in Bowie? #6

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Where in Bowie? #6 - Answer revealed

In a previous blog post, I asked if anyone knew the Bowie location depicted in a set of photographs taken by Arnie Miles for the Bowie Blade in 1975. The dog rabies vaccination clinic featured in the photos was held on the grass along Route 450 near the front of Bowie High School and the Library in May, 1975. The location where some of the people are standing in 1975 is now part of the roadway for Route 450. The road was only two lanes wide in 1975.

Jennifer Raymond posted the correct answer on Facebook, and fellow Bowie blogger Bill posted the correct answer in the Bowie Living blog comments. Bill has a blog called Precipitative Ponderings that includes his thoughts on weather, climate and general science. Click here to see a video that Bill made of last Wednesday's thunderstorm in Bowie.

I recently visited the site where the rabies vaccination clinic was held to take a few pictures. Below I have a set of before and after pictures for comparison.

In the following set, the Levitt colonial can barely be seen in 2010 because of the large pine trees. You can see how small those same trees were in 1975. In both pictures, you can see the chimney on the only Country Clubber style house on Sussex Lane. Click on each picture to see an enlarged version. I also included a close-up shot of the colonial and the Country Clubber chimney.

1975

2010

2010 Close-Up

The "after" picture in the following set wasn't taken from exactly the same spot as the "before" picture, but it's close. The pine trees are visible in the background of both pictures. The top of one of the Cape style houses on Sussex Lane is also visible in both pictures.

1975