All comments posted by users on the Greater Greater Washington post "Then and Then and Now: United Colors of Potomac Savings" http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/ en-us http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41493 Nick, My guess (from the photos alone) is that the building on the right wasn't lost. It's had its facade replaced. Styles come and go, and facades on many 'rowhouse' type buildings are easy to replace. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41493 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:26:27 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41488 The saddest part is the loss of the building to the right. The brick replacement is pretty crummy in comparison. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41488 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:57:01 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41463 They melted a lot of clocks like that for scrap metal during WWII, I wonder if that happened to this one. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41463 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:34:43 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41450 Yeah, the clock is awesome! I love public clocks. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41450 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:30:29 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41448 Thanks for these, I really enjoy the "Then and Now" series. <p>It looks like the Georgetown sidewalk used to be wider, but in the 1969 picture it looks like it had been narrowed for parking or travel lanes. Too bad that cool clock wasn't saved.</p> http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/4316/then-and-then-and-now-united-colors-of-potomac-savings/#comment-41448 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:20:24 EDT