Memories

Biking to Wilde Lake – by Linda O’Neill

We lived here before Columbia. Wilde Lake was the first “neighborhood” and we would ride our bikes (as young children, without adult supervision) to the Wilde Lake shopping Center (from near Atholton High) and go into the drugstore (where The Melting Pot is now located) to get a candy bar or gum. Afterwards, we would…

The Mall’s First Expansion – by Barbara Nicklas

by Columbia MD 50 Admin

It was August 6,1981 and the first expansion of The Mall in Columbia was just about to open. One of the community groups was a troupe of the most adorable tap dancers seen here in this photo. To mark the occasion an entire wall of balloons had been constructed between the existing mall and the…

Boat Float

by Columbia MD 50 Admin

For decades, cardboard boats constructed by teams from companies and organization across the community competed in Lake Kittamaqundi. Winners included the most unsinkable watercraft, best design, and most team spirit.

Swim Meets

by Columbia MD 50 Admin

For many, summers in Columbia included Saturday mornings at Swim Meets. Hundreds of kids aged from kindergarteners to high schoolers from neighborhood pools across town compete in individual and relay events. Many Columbians learned to swim in the program, but more importantly, the meets, the pep-rallies, the sleep-ins, and the practices instilled a community spirit few other…

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A lot of memories can be made in 50 years! Please share your fondest memories of events, activities, friends, places, etc. you experienced in Columbia.

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