What is the History of Potomac, MD?

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Anonymous wrote:Say what you will but it is perfect for families with kids. Potomac is ideal for raising children.

Well, there are lots of ideas about what’s ideal for children.

Um, this isn't subjective. See for yourself: https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/potomac/985-Winston-Churchill-High-School/#Test_scores

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White flight right?

No but it was a redline neighborhood, so was Bethesda.

they had "black" neighborhoods, Tobytown, etc.

Scotland and Tobytown. Actually Potomac is not very white all all. Most of the “white” people are not even white. On my block none of the white people are US born

That doesn’t negate my post, nor does it actually add to it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White flight right?

No but it was a redline neighborhood, so was Bethesda.

they had "black" neighborhoods, Tobytown, etc.

Scotland and Tobytown. Actually Potomac is not very white all all. Most of the “white” people are not even white. On my block none of the white people are US born

That doesn’t negate my post, nor does it actually add to it.

Pointing out that Potomac has long had a high % immigrant born population does add a dimension to the story of Potomac. Very large Jewish population as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White flight right?

No but it was a redline neighborhood, so was Bethesda.

they had "black" neighborhoods, Tobytown, etc.

Scotland and Tobytown. Actually Potomac is not very white all all. Most of the “white” people are not even white. On my block none of the white people are US born

That doesn’t negate my post, nor does it actually add to it.

Pointing out that Potomac has long had a high % immigrant born population does add a dimension to the story of Potomac. Very large Jewish population as well.

That’s not specific to Potomac. Thats all of Montgomery county.

Also Potomac is 80% White/Asian… I get that you know some world bank people … congrats.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say what you will but it is perfect for families with kids. Potomac is ideal for raising children.

Well, there are lots of ideas about what’s ideal for children.

Um, this isn't subjective. See for yourself: https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/potomac/985-Winston-Churchill-High-School/#Test_scores

It’s subjective. Not all families want this privileged bubble for their kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White flight right?

No but it was a redline neighborhood, so was Bethesda.

they had "black" neighborhoods, Tobytown, etc.

Scotland and Tobytown. Actually Potomac is not very white all all. Most of the “white” people are not even white. On my block none of the white people are US born

That doesn’t negate my post, nor does it actually add to it.

Pointing out that Potomac has long had a high % immigrant born population does add a dimension to the story of Potomac. Very large Jewish population as well.

That’s not specific to Potomac. Thats all of Montgomery county.

Also Potomac is 80% White/Asian… I get that you know some world bank people … congrats.

Are you saying Jewish or Asians don't count towards diversity? Or Middle Easterners or Persians?

There is another thread on off topics about what POC really means with some people saying everyone "knows" it really only means black people, and I have to admit your post proves them right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Say what you will but it is perfect for families with kids. Potomac is ideal for raising children.

Well, there are lots of ideas about what’s ideal for children.

Um, this isn't subjective. See for yourself: https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/potomac/985-Winston-Churchill-High-School/#Test_scores

Is that why the students have to take the written portion of the AP tests in pen now?

Such an odd change, but it tracks.

[Anonymous]

That’s not specific to Potomac. Thats all of Montgomery county.

Also Potomac is 80% White/Asian… I get that you know some world bank people … congrats.

Uninformed comment (and racist -- you're the one being reductive about Asian Americans, not PP). Potomac has a notably high Asian-American population, even by Montgomery County standards. Potomac ES's student body is 29% Asian, compared to 39% white. And the percentage of population that's Black in Potomac is twice as high as in neighboring Bethesda. With the majority of the local school student bodies being non-white, it's kind of silly to assert that Potomac is a product of 'white flight.' And the data rebut the assertion that Potomac's demographic mix is the same as "all of Montgomery County."

Add to that the fact that Potomac and adjacent Rockville are the center of Montgomery County's Jewish population -- yes, also specific to Potomac, which is more Jewish than Bethesda, Chevy Chase, most of Silver Spring, and further out communities like Gaithersburg, Germantown and beyond -- and Potomac is actually significantly more diverse than it appears (except when it comes to income level, where frankly few US suburbs are models of economic diversity).

Indeed, one of the interesting disconnects of Potomac is that when you drive around, much of it looks like the epitome of WASPy horse-country Main Line/Greenwich style exurbia, but in fact many of the residents are just one generation away from either the old country or from American parents who faced restrictive covenants on where they could live. Potomac's obvious wealth and excesses make it an easy target for snarky critics on DCUM (often tinged with an ugly nativist bias against the tastes of foreign born nouveaux riches), but in many respects it's the American dream come true.

[Anonymous]

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That’s not specific to Potomac. Thats all of Montgomery county.

Also Potomac is 80% White/Asian… I get that you know some world bank people … congrats.

Uninformed comment (and racist -- you're the one being reductive about Asian Americans, not PP). Potomac has a notably high Asian-American population, even by Montgomery County standards. Potomac ES's student body is 29% Asian, compared to 39% white. And the percentage of population that's Black in Potomac is twice as high as in neighboring Bethesda. With the majority of the local school student bodies being non-white, it's kind of silly to assert that Potomac is a product of 'white flight.' And the data rebut the assertion that Potomac's demographic mix is the same as "all of Montgomery County."

Add to that the fact that Potomac and adjacent Rockville are the center of Montgomery County's Jewish population -- yes, also specific to Potomac, which is more Jewish than Bethesda, Chevy Chase, most of Silver Spring, and further out communities like Gaithersburg, Germantown and beyond -- and Potomac is actually significantly more diverse than it appears (except when it comes to income level, where frankly few US suburbs are models of economic diversity).

Indeed, one of the interesting disconnects of Potomac is that when you drive around, much of it looks like the epitome of WASPy horse-country Main Line/Greenwich style exurbia, but in fact many of the residents are just one generation away from either the old country or from American parents who faced restrictive covenants on where they could live. Potomac's obvious wealth and excesses make it an easy target for snarky critics on DCUM (often tinged with an ugly nativist bias against the tastes of foreign born nouveaux riches), but in many respects it's the American dream come true.

+1. Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Say what you will but it is perfect for families with kids. Potomac is ideal for raising children.

Except for being a car-dependent suburban wasteland.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The houses in most of Potomac are large but tasteful. The problem is that there are some really crazy, gaudy ones on River Rd, and so some people think that is representative of all of Potomac because that's the road they drive on most often.

This house is so ostentatious!

It's not that bad. I wouldn't want it but given the other monstrosities that are out there, this one is fairly well designed and well built by comparison.

Ew, you should see it at night with the purple blue and red lights. It's a weird house. Across the street from the Shriver's old house.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Say what you will but it is perfect for families with kids. Potomac is ideal for raising children.

Except for being a car-dependent suburban wasteland.

Either you don't have kids, or you're selfish and are putting your "I'm an inside the beltway "girl" desires over what's best for your kids. (I used quotes b/c I'm guessing you're 35 plus.)

[Anonymous]

Potomac is just boring exurbs but it is punctuated by some fun immigrant dream homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Potomac is just boring exurbs but it is punctuated by some fun immigrant dream homes.

Exurbs is way out in Frederick County or further afield. Potomac is most definitely not exurban.

I've always liked Potomac because it's so American to me. Very aspirational. Dominated by hard working, high achieving people. So what if some want a gaudy house, being gaudy is part of the American story.

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