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appalachiablue

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3. Tell me about it. The DC Metro area in the 1960s

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 01:28 PM

Jul 2021

when I was here was 2 million population, in contrast to 5-6 million people now. Down right pleasant back then. lol .

The Atlantic coast area with ocean breezes was/is hot in summer of course, but with tons of outdoor fun.

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Metro DC, Md: 100+ Degree Heat Expected For Parts of DC, NoVa, Md; DC Activates Heat Emergency [View all] appalachiablue Jul 2021 OP

Summertime can be hot. jimfields33 Jul 2021 #1

Tell me about it. The DC Metro area in the 1960s appalachiablue Jul 2021 #3

Feels Like Summer IronLionZion Jul 2021 #2

Well, the DC license tags do say... LastDemocratInSC Jul 2021 #4

Run that by the DC Council and Mayor, appalachiablue Jul 2021 #5