In 1947 Bill Norman opened Gaithersburg Lumber and Supply Company along route 355. Over the years this site, as well as the business, grew tremendously. In 1985 this entire site was demolished to make way for the Frederick Avenue bridge over the railroad tracks. Gaithersburg Lumber moved to the other side of 355, just a few hundred yards away, and changed their name to Barron's Lumber. The building with the red roof in the background was the ice house.
| Name | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Toomey | 5/18/09 | The parking lot in the second photo was the site of the railroad wye ( A "Y" shaped configuration of tracks) where trains were turned. The B&O Railroad believed it to be more efficient to turn passenger trains there then to run them further west and then bring them back. Until the parking lot was built the tracks could be easily seen. |
| Bob Shreffler | 5/19/10 | When I first started in building/real estate/development I had the privilege of knowing Bill Norman and buildt many homes (Deer Park, Redland Estates, Muncaster Manor and the award-winning Granby Woods). While building these, mostly custom homes, I owned Melody Inn, along with landscaping business, etc. Fun, and productive times in life after USN at Naval Hospital (NNMC) |
| Pat Gibson Bond | 6/3/10 | I started to work at Gaithersburg Lumber a couple of months before I graduated from high school in 1969. It was a friendly atmosphere and I have very fond memories of my years there. |
| Kenny Anderson | 10/2/15 | My dad owned the Ice House in the 60's and I worked for Bobby Lee at the car wash between the lumber company and bridge in '72-'73. |
| Michael Echeverria | 12/24/15 | There currently constructing new apartments on top of the empty parking lot, from the photo on the right, next to the train tracks. Anyways, I remember sometimes seeing Toyota cars and such on the parking lot (including the Lakeforest parking lot) when the dealers didn't have enough space to park brand new cars anymore. |