adventures on rt. 235

a college student and her wild thing friend visit all there is to
see on the great commercial highways of southern maryland

There are 157 corporate or chain businesses and 149 local businesses in the area along Rt. 235 from St. Mary's College to Wildewood Shopping Center, Rt. 5 from St. Mary's College to Dyson's Building Supply Center, and Great Mill's Rd. from Rt. 235 to Rt. 5. That's 306 businesses that we routinely pass when we are off campus!

Below, we provide you with a breakdown of these businesses by general type. In the Corporate Businesses category, we have only listed a numerical tally of businesses of each type: these are the businesses that we see and recognize every day, and they need no extra advertising here. Maybe, with the help of this website, we can all begin to see beyond the chain stores to the local businesses based squarely within our community. We hope that you will use the list to explore new options for your specific needs.

We also wanted to point out that some types of local businesses are stronger than others: we have plenty of local Auto businesses and Liquor stores, and about an equal number of Corporate and Local places to get food, but we are lacking in local alternatives to Corporate pharmacies, telephones, insurance, and transport. Do you have ideas about how to change this? Contact us.

Repeated businesses in a single category signify multiple occurences of the same business within the specified area. Repeated businesses in different categories signify that the business can be designated as more than one type. Please consult the map for locations.

Types:
Art Auto Bank Bar Beauty Books Clothes Construction Convenience Department Electronics Entertainment Flowers Food Gas General Health Home Hotel Insurance Jewelry Liquor Pets Pharmacy Realty Rental Service Specialty Storage Telephone Transportation