I did a lot of business there in the late 80s and early 90s. It’s not even what it was 20 years ago.
Heck, Police Chief Charles “Still waiting for the white van” Moose was a sure sign people there had lost their minds a decade ago.
Bethesda used to be a wonderful town. We’d ride our bikes and go for ice cream or penny candy at the corner store. I think it was a great place to grow up. Of course, at that time, if you went out River Road past 5 miles out from the DC line it was country...and lots of corn and tobacco.