Overview
This exhibition looks at the evolution of one street in Chevy Chase, Cummings Lane, from a farm lane to a suburban street. Through a focus on the homes and stories of the residents of the street, the exhibition shows the dramatic transformation over a period of 100 years from acres of farmland to “Martin’s Additions to Chevy Chase,” a modern suburban area lined with single family homes.
Image credit: Members of the Cummings family, c. 1920-1923.
"When I was a young fellow, Cummings Lane was a cinder road. They used to go up to the powerhouse at Chevy Chase Lake. They’d get a couple of wagons full of cinders and dump them on the street. Later on, they paved it. When they paved it, of course, Cummings Lane stopped right here [at the boundary of Martin’s Additions], and our private road went down and came up into our yard." - Andrew Cummings (1915-2011), CCHS 1986 Oral History Interview
