9725 emerging WB from Wisconsin Ave. overpass, (Nov 1966)
Air Rights building in the upper right corner, with original facade. Up on Wisc. Av. is "Bethesda Builders Supply" (brick building). Blue sign in upper left corner reads "McNeil Motors, Mercedes Benz, ..." which was located just to the left of the photograher. 9725 is an H-12-44. Reporting Marks: C-?, NYC,...
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on 2016-Jun-25 16:27:56 Bruce Duncan said Sign read "McNey Motors." McNey Motors was a Packard / Studebaker dealer and then a Mercedes-Benz dealer. They leased property at 4800 Elm Street (intersection with Wisconsin Ave. pictured) on the site of a former coal yard. We would rush to move cars on the right of way before the occasional coal train to Georgetown passed by the rear of the dealership property. -
on 2019-Mar-02 15:52:56 Jon said Many times as teenagers we would wait at this location to hop the train for a joyride.