Talk:Bowie, Maryland

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"The City of Bowie is a dynamic, family-oriented community whose residents enjoy an exceptional quality of life. The City's motto of "Growth, Unity and Progress" provides a fitting description of this municipality at the start of a new century." -- Forgive me if I vomit. What self-serving, unsourced crap; NPOV tag added.

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Did you not read the guidelines? Be polite! If the material is not written from a neutral point of view, just say that; please avoid resorting to childish rhetoric to support a flimsy argument. 129.33.49.251 14:23, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

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If you can read, "Growth, Unity, and Progress" is the OFFICIAL motto.

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I am copying the following discussion regarding the Bowie, Maryland article from my Talk page, in an effort to explain my earlier edit. RickK was right to inquire and to point out my neglect in offering an explanation. I regret the oversight. The exchange follows:

Why did you delete the Iran Brown information at Bowie, Maryland without discussion or so much as an edit summary? RickK 03:28, 16 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Sorry, Rick. I deleted it because it seemed a lurid bit of minutiae to include in a description of Bowie. I see you disagree. Fine. Maybe as that incident recedes into the past, we may be able to place it in its appropriate context. Most of us in the Washington metropolitan area don't immediately think "sniper shooting" when we hear "Bowie, Maryland." If we're going to start listing crimes in descriptions of cities, where will this lead? Which crimes do we include, and why? RBrown06:35, Jan 19, 2004 (UTC)

Well, 1- you should have indicated WHY you deleted it, and 2- I think it's a part of Bowie history (though I didn't write it originally.) RickK 00:37, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Well, first, I said "sorry" and corrected it by answering your question, and second, not everything that happens someplace belongs in a history of that community. If this incident had taken place 20 years ago, I doubt seriously that anyone would have added this item. Besides, there is already a rather full entry on the Beltway sniper shootings, and all of the pertinent information is there. RBrown 01:14, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

[edit] 500 residential building lots

The quoted "500 residential building lots" is a bit misleading. The original railroad town's lots are small slivers of land aprroximately 2500 sft each. If I remember correctly you needed to purchace at least 4 lots to get enough land to build a house on. Generally, it is required that you have 3 lots to build, but 2 are 0k. You could, of course, buy more if you wanted to. 66.173.192.96 15:22, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Levitt Houses

I'm planning to add some stuff about the Levitt houses. This is mostly notes. Better writers are encouraged to incorporate the following facts.

[edit] notes

1. The Levitt houses in Levittown, New York seem to be nearly identical to each other. The houses built in the Bowie Belair were a mix of several different styles
2. There were variations of the styles too. I looked at houses with very short garages, and other, nearly identical homes in another areas (different "letter" neighborhoods) that had longer garages
3. The houses came standard with A/C, which was a big thing in those days
4. The houses were all built on a slab. No basements. to save on construction costs, some of the vents for the A/C Heat system were cast right into the slab (In addition to water lines too, I believe)
5. Some of the houses were wired with aluminum wiring and others with copper. If Aluminum wiring is not properly cared for and maintained, it may cause a electrical difficulties. A home with AL wiring should be inspected more often than one with copper, and certainly any time there is a device which does not operate properly, it should be corrected or replaced. The Hardware stores nearby (Hardware City on Old MD 450) to this day stock a wide variety of outlets and other wiring products that work with Al wiring.
6. The neighborhoods were all arranged so there was an elementary school in each section. All of the streets in each section all started with the same letter.

66.173.192.96 15:52, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

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