Glen Echo in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Glen Echo Park: Arcade

c. 1939

Photographed by Laura Edwards, May 31, 2024

1. Glen Echo Park: Arcade Marker

Inscription. The old Arcade was an active attraction from 1899-1940, Skeeball, a Shooting Gallery, and Pennyland, were some of the games visitors played. In 1940 the current art deco Arcade was built to house these games and many more.

Photos courtesy of the Richard Cook Collection

Erected by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 38° 57.952′ N, 77° 8.287′ W. Marker is in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Macarthur Blvd. This marker is located between the Arcade and Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo MD 20812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glen Echo Civil Rights Protest (within shouting distance of this marker); 1921 (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Glen Echo Park (about 300 feet away); c. 1931 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Echo.

Other markers no longer nearby. Glen Echo's Art Deco Arcade (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently

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removed); c. 1926 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Trolley Parks In America (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Glen Echo From Past to Present (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named 1921 (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Roller Coasters of Glen Echo Amusement Park (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Changing Face of Glen Echo (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Park’s Crystal Pool (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Glen Echo Park Yurts (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Park c. 1930 (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Laura Edwards, May 31, 2024

2. Glen Echo Park: Arcade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.