How 18 Neighborhoods In and Around Bethesda Got Their Names

The history behind names of local communities past and present

October 13, 2015 3:30 p.m.


Photo from MRIS

Greenwich Forest

Developer Morris Cafritz and architect and resident Alvin Aubinoe intended Greenwich Forest in Bethesda to look like an English village and chose a neighborhood name reflecting their intentions. Preserving the neighborhood's trees was a priority as homes were built. 

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