November 2009 Observation Photos

[Annex4421]

Ok I'm going in for November

[C40LF_2464]

Aight here are some pics i took today.

[ChristopherF]

4259 is still @ West Ox (formerly Arlington).  4260 is now @ Northern.

[Tristan]

Did you get my pics of Arlington Division? :-)

[OrionFlyer]

The area where 2213 on the 96 is, is that McClean Gardens?

[Tristan]

The area where 2213 on the 96 is, is that McClean Gardens?

That looks more like Stadium-Armory Station, given the multiple bays and the WWII-style homes -- I believe McLean Gardens is still an on-street layover next to the Giant on Wisconsin Ave.  There would be a brick wall to the right of the bus, a single bus shelter, and Wisconsin Ave traffic to the front :-)

A good "Guess Where" photo?

[Scrabbleship]

The area where 2213 on the 96 is, is that McClean Gardens?

That looks more like Stadium-Armory Station, given the multiple bays and the WWII-style homes -- I believe McLean Gardens is still an on-street layover next to the Giant on Wisconsin Ave.  There would be a brick wall to the right of the bus, a single bus shelter, and Wisconsin Ave traffic to the front :-)

A good "Guess Where" photo?

Isn't the McLean Gardens layover a bit more up Wisconsin towards Porter where the actual development is? I can swear I've seen a sign with the 30's, H4, 96, and X3 on it before and the Timewarp Giant whose death is long overdue is a bit south of there.

[Tristan]

Giant still has a few stores left over that say 2009 inside but 1959 on the outside.

Anyway, addressing the point, you could very well be right -- I'm speaking from childhood memories of going to G.C. Murphy and then getting on the 96 that would be idling around the corner.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

The McLean Gardens terminal is on Newark Street NW between Idaho Ave and Wisconsin Ave. It's pretty visible from Wisc. Ave, and it's right behind that ancient Giant.

[Scrabbleship]

Giant still has a few stores left over that say 2009 inside but 1959 on the outside.

The Giant in question looks far more like 1989 (or even 1979) than 2009. Cleveland Park/McLean Gardens/Glover Park deserve better if it wasn't for the CPCA trying to be a banana republic that's anti-development which is also why there are so many vacant storefronts near the Metro.

Was there a time the 96 might have gone a bit more north? The Timewarp Giant is at the south end of McLean Gardens if at all near there since I know it goes up to Porter.

[C40LF_2464]

Did you get my pics of Arlington Division? :-)

You mean the old DASH facility right? I dont know where that place is son lol.

The area where 2213 on the 96 is, is that McClean Gardens?

yeah i took that pic at Stadium Armory. I rode the 96 during rush hour and thats where it terminates during rush hour. Oh yeah good idea Tristan. Maybe we should be doing alot more "Guess Where" pics.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Did you get my pics of Arlington Division? :-)

You mean the old DASH facility right? I dont know where that place is son lol.

The area where 2213 on the 96 is, is that McClean Gardens?

yeah i took that pic at Stadium Armory. I rode the 96 during rush hour and thats where it terminates during rush hour. Oh yeah good idea Tristan. Maybe we should be doing alot more "Guess Where" pics.

1. He meant Metro's Arlington Division. Also, DASH is in Alexandria (an independent city)
2. Some 96s terminate at Stad-Arm. Most of them go onto Cap Hts with Bburg covering the 97.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Was there a time the 96 might have gone a bit more north? The Timewarp Giant is at the south end of McLean Gardens if at all near there since I know it goes up to Porter.

I believe it was the 90, 92, and 93 that used to go to McLean Gardens instead of the 96, but that has switched around a couple of years ago (I don't even think the 93 went up there even before they moved, but the bus stop signs still said 93)

and I think Capital Heights is the main terminal for the 96, with some trips ending at Stadium Armory at rush hour.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Was there a time the 96 might have gone a bit more north? The Timewarp Giant is at the south end of McLean Gardens if at all near there since I know it goes up to Porter.

I believe it was the 90, 92, and 93 that used to go to McLean Gardens instead of the 96, but that has switched around a couple of years ago (I don't even think the 93 went up there even before they moved, but the bus stop signs still said 93)

and I think Capital Heights is the main terminal for the 96, with some trips ending at Stadium Armory at rush hour.

The 90 and 92 used to go all the way to McLean Gdns with the 96 terminating at Ellington Bridge. The change came about in either late 06 or early 07 (I have to go to the archives and find the old timetables). Also, I think the 93 might have gone as far as McLean or just Ellington Bridge. That too, I have to go thru the archives and find the old timetable.

[Annex4421]

ALL of the 90s used to terninate at McLean Gardens until December 2007 (I think) when the 90, 92, and 93 turned back at Duke Ellington Bridge.