Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-11-27
CofCYsEeld 81
Rte. 70S Is Becoming
COuntys Main Street,

southwest corner of Rockville
Pike and Montrose Road, and
many other retail stores, some
in smaller shopping clusters and
many others in the ground Level
of high rise office buildings.
The accompanying two maps
locate major industrial, govern
mental and commercial facilities
along the 7OS-Rockville Pike
corridor.
Key to Map
1-Clarkbrook Estates: a
large residential subdivision and
recreational area located along
Route 355 at Clarksburg, near
the Clarksburg Interchange OF
70S.
"A 100-acre tract that has
recently been zoned for indus.
trial use along 70S north of Ger.
mantown.
3.-Fairchild Stratos Cor.
portaion: this large tract of
land at the northwest corner of
the Germantown Interchange
will be Faifchild Stratos' new
home. The large industrial or
ganization will start within two
years, employing about SO per-
sons, and will expand its en-
ployment to about 5000 before
1870.
4EMeadowbrook Estates: a
subdivision comprising single
family homes, is located at the
northwest corner of the Ger
mantown interchange. A large
scale apartment project has
been proposed for a portion of
this tract.
5-Country Club: a large
tract of land for this purpose
has been proposed at the south
east corner of the Germantown
Interchange.
6-The Atomic Energy Com
mission: located at the south.
west corner of the Germantown
Interchange on 70S, this facility
employs approximately 2600
persons.
FOX Chapel subdivision:
construction here is well under
way with single family homes
at Middlebrook.
metropolitan Grove Indus
trial Park: this is the home of
Weinschel Engineering Corp.
with ITS employees. Portions of
this large tract will be leased to
new industries.
9-IBM: this large firm will
start construction soon of a new
facility at Gaithersburg to house
their Federal Systems Division.
Employment Is expected to be
about 5000.
10-Diamond Tract: a large
piece of land which will be de-
veloped by the Danac Corpora
ton, a real estate investment
corporation formed by a group
of Montgomery County business
and professional men.
11-Danac Corp: another hold
ing of this corporation which
will be developed as a regional
shopping center at Gathers
burg.
12-Residential developments:
several large developments are
completed, under construction
or planned here in Gaithersburg
and its surrounding areas.
Among these are a 53-acre site
recently zoned for apartments,
located 70S opposite the Bureau
of Standards.
13-National Bureau of Stand
ards: this complex to be occu-
pied in 1864 will house 5000 en-
ployes. Several departments of
this facility will move here this
year.
14-Shady Grove Industrial
Park: the home of Bechtal Engi.
neering Co., Columbia Speciality
and Thompson Dairy, which
will move here soon. Present
employment here is about 300.
15-Washingtonian Motel and
Shady Grove Country Club: a
well-known landmark on 70S it
has become a meeting place for
county businessmen. The owner
has a large high-rise apartment
project planned for part Of this
development.
18-National Research Park:
houses the Fairchild Stratos
Corp, Rabinow Engineering,
Microwave, Inc, and the Emer-