Kensington - Maryland - 4K Downtown Drive

Saturday drive around the town of Kensington, MD.
Filmed: October 2021
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From Wikipedia:
Kensington is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,213 at the 2010 United States Census. Greater Kensington encompasses the entire 20895 ZIP code, with a population of 19,054.
The area around the Rock Creek basin where Kensington is located was primarily agricultural until 1873, when the B&O Railroad completed the Metropolitan Branch which traversed Montgomery County. A community arose where the new railroad line intersected the old Rockville-to-Bladensburg road. This early settlement was first known as Knowles Station. In the early 1890s, Washington, D.C. developer Brainard Warner began purchasing land parcels to build a planned Victorian community, complete with church, library and a local newspaper. Fascinated by a recent trip to London, Warner named his subdivision Kensington Park, the 10th and largest subdivision in the area which became the Town of Kensington. Upon incorporation in 1894, Warner convinced the Mayor and Council to name the town Kensington.[5] The historic core of Kensington was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as the Kensington Historic District in 1980.[6]
Originally a farming community at Knowles Station, Kensington developed into a summer refuge for Washington, D.C., residents wishing to escape the capital's humid summers. As years passed and its residents increasingly remained year round, Kensington evolved into a commuter suburb. The large southernmost section originally mapped out by Warner remains largely unchanged since inception, and is a historically preserved zone. Indeed, the only major changes in the town's basic layout have been the bridging over of the original railroad crossing in 1937, and the extension and widening of Connecticut Avenue, the town's main thoroughfare, in 1957.
In March 1975, Kensington gained attention regionally due to the disappearance of Sheila and Katherine Lyon. The sisters walked to Wheaton Plaza, a local shopping mall where they were seen by witnesses including their brother. However, they never returned home. The case was not resolved until 2017.

[@dashcamonboard9041]

Looks like a nice town! Clean! Thanks for sharing!

[@edwardjones6403]

Glad you like my town

[@randymillhouse791]

It got much cleaner when I moved out in the 1980's! JK. I grew up there. Good life and memories.

[@silverhawk24]

Great video Maryland Mike enjoyed the video alot man your videos are amazing and relaxing as always

[@randymillhouse791]

"Continental Pizza can NEVER die!!!! It must remain open forever and nothing but cash accepted." Kensingtonians 1, verse 3.

[@jonryan8490]

I live in maryland

[@demarcusmclean7128]

Missed a prominent and historic part of Kensington call “Ken-Gar” first African American neighborhood in Montgomery county.. Sadly, it often gets overlooked

[@sharonrivers1347]

Bad situation at that intersection.they need a regular traffic signal there.not a blinker.if somebody had hit that red bmw.you woulda had it on camera.it almost got t-boned by that suv.we got a blinking light up from where i live.east old hickory blvd.randy road.everytime i go to see my bf in old hickory.i go down the hill past a church.to route 45.go thru the intersection there.thiers an actual traffic light.not a blinker.we get alot of truck traffic up that road.going towards hermitage.yes.i cross a big bridge.4 lanes of traffic.on my bicycle.believe it or not.lol.

[@MileageMikeTravels]

They were risking their lives pulling out like that.

[@sharonrivers1347]

@@MileageMikeTravels yes.they were.couple a idiots.if they,d got hit.so would you.wouldnt want to see that.shoulda stayed were they were.not pulled out like that.

[@ireece]

More Maryland on 4K

[@Jupe367]

The neighborhood street is very wide.

[@brahimd8683]

❤🇺🇸❤

[@nasirjones9758]

Don’t forget to come to Salisbury before u move on out of Maryland

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Didn’t get all the way out there on this trip but eventually will.

[@TheSuzberry]

IMO Kensington is not a town and does not have a downtown. It s a suburban enclave heavily dependent on cars..

[@MileageMikeTravels]

True. “Downtown” is pretty much a brand of videos on my channel now though. A lot of these suburban towns don’t have traditional downtowns. I think of it as just a drive around the town in those cases.

[@TheSuzberry]

@@MileageMikeTravels - thank you for the explanation. Do you have a “drive” through Annapolis? We’re kinda nice.

[@MileageMikeTravels]

@@TheSuzberry coming soon