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From: zben@umd5.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music.gdead
Subject: Re: merriweather
Message-ID: <610@umd5.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 22-Jun-85 22:40:30 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 22 22:40:30 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 05:25:13 EDT
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Reply-To: zben@umd5.UUCP (Ben Cranston)
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Summary: Generally where it is

The Meriweather Post Pavilion is in the planned town of Columbia, Maryland,
about halfway between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland on route 29,
also known as Columbia Pike.  The pavilion itself is only a few hundred
yards west of the Pike, and if you can make it to there just follow the
handy signs marked Meriweather Post Pavilion.

From points south one can follow route 95 north to Washington, around the
city, but keep on 495 when 95 turns north.  Continue three more exits and
take the Route 29 North exit, proceed many miles to Columbia and the signs
on the left.  Route 29 is also called Colesville Road.

From points north one should probably follow 95 and/or the Baltimore 
Beltway (route 695) to 95 south to Washington.  Turn right (west) on route
32 and take it to route 29.  Now, here is the problem: I don't know
whether the 32/29 intersection is north or south of the Columbia city
center, so I can't tell you which way to turn.  If there is a sign that
unambiguously says Columbia follow it.  If you have to ask a local, and he
is not familiar with Meriweather Post, ask for the city center or the big
shopping mall - we usually park in the shopping mall and WALK to the place,
it's that close and avoids the parking charges.  Plus, there's usually a
party in the mall parking lot until the local cops come out and chase us
away.

From points west one could follow route 70 into Baltimore and revert to
case two, above, but there is also an intersection of routes 29 and 70.
If you can find it, follow route 29 south and look for the signs for the
pavilion on the right.

Since I live but a block off route 29, I just go one block east, turn
north, and drive a few miles to the pavilion on the left.  :-)

The party line is that Marjorie Meriweather Post, who donated the money
to build the place, is/was an heir to the Post Cereal fortune...

"Lately it occurs to me...
What a LONG STRANGE trip it's been!"

-- 
Ben Cranston  ...{seismo!umcp-cs,ihnp4!rlgvax}!cvl!umd5!zben  zben@umd2.ARPA