About Old Takoma

Step onto the streets of Old Takoma and enter a friendly, bustling marketplace of locally owned shops, restaurants and speciality services that reflect our history and pride. The Old Takoma business district stretches from the Takoma Junction to the Takoma Theatre. We ignore the Maryland-District of Columbia boundary line that cuts across the middle.

Here the past is preserved. Buy vintage evening dresses or antique jewelry or tie-dyed blouses or old books on a street with an Art Deco flair. Eclectic-but-worthwhile options are around every corner. Check out the strings on a mandolin. Be impressed by artisan glassware. The around-the-world experiences of Takoma's townspeople have come home. Buy Tibetan bowls or beads from New Delhi. Eat curried goat of the Caribbean. Or get a shiatsu massage.

Old-fashioned civic enthusiasm is still common. Business owners give generously to the sports leagues, the PTAs and other "helping hand" groups. The ice-cream store and the eateries are social hangouts where everyone catches up on the news. You can listen to evening music or hear a lecture when shops are closed for the day.

But don't take our word for it. Come see for yourself!