Germantown: Zip Code Seeking Identity; Montgomery Community's Dream Is Sidetracked by Economics From: The Washington Post | Date: March 17, 1987| Author: Eugene L. Meyer | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Germantown Chamber of Commerce offers an alluring vision of the rapidly expanding community 25 miles north of Washington on the I-270 corridor.

"Germantown . . . what a special place," gushes a chamber booklet. "Young families looking to escape the rat race of the city, searching for a place where they can buy a home and build their lives in a fresh new place . . . . Germantown, where the dreams begin."

Indeed, Germantown, a quiet farming village 20 years ago, was to be a ...

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