Middletown Daily Photo: Weekend Reflection: 57 Chevy on Main St.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Weekend Reflection: 57 Chevy on Main St.

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5 comments:

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...: Here is a case where the reflection makes a great photo FABULOUS-- evoking memories of a bygone era; October 23, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Gunn said...: Very nice. Great composition, reflection and light!!:); October 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Laura said...: very cool! I need to send a link of this to my BIL...he loves classic cars and has a few of his own!; October 23, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Bernie said...: Thanks. I got lucky with this one ... a vintage car from the 1950s, the Main's sign dates to the 30s or 40s, some of the buildings are late 1700s but the street signs are 2000s.; October 23, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Owen said...: Nice job, love the ice cream sign in the back... and would love to see more details from the Chevy...; October 23, 2010 at 7:09 PM

About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.