MoCo History

Congressional Roller Skating Rink Do you remember this popular Rockville destination from decades back? Once located at 140 W. Bouic Ave, adjacent to Congressional Plaza off of Rockville Pike, this…

Tuffy Leemans played in the NFL from 1936-1943. In his rookie season, he led the league in rushing and was named an All-Pro. In 1978, Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans was inducted…

“This has been disappointing me all my life… there is no arcade there!” “That ain’t no arcade.” These are a couple quotes from people who commented on a picture of…

Did Abraham Lincoln spend time at Silver Spring Mansion with the Blairs? Lincoln and the Blairs were close. The Blairs already had a strong family friendship with the Lincolns in…

Many of you may have spent a sun-splashed day roaming the 18.3-acre grounds of Nike Missile Park in Gaithersburg near Snouffer School Road. However, this site was not always the lovely green space…

Retro Moco Ads: 1990 This week we travel back 30 years to 1990.. Cable TV Montgomery Before Verizon, Xfinity and COX, Cable TV Montgomery was the area’s cable provider throughout…

During the post-war boom in the 1950s, Montgomery County’s population more than doubled in size and rivaled the population booms of  Los Angeles and Houston. The number of residents in…

Jimmy John’s in Germantown Has Closed Permanently Jimmy John’s opened its Germantown Town Center location in April of last year. It is now officially closed and no longer listed on…

Montgomery History & Germantown Historical Society Host Emancipation Event November 3rd Montgomery History and the Germantown Historical Society will be hosting a virtual event this Tuesday, November 3rd at 2PM.…