Talk:Mount Rainier, Maryland

Does anyone have information on when this was named, and why? Living near Seattle, I'm surprised to see a "Mount Rainier" on the East Coast: I'm more used to running into East Coast names out here.--SarekOfVulcan 22:12, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * According to the city's History page, the tradition is that the town (a streetcar suburb built in the late 1800s) was laid out by surveyors from the Pacific Northwest who named it after Mt. Rainier. The page also notes that street names in the original city plan include "Cascade" and "Shasta," which feeds into that theory. Carter 22:19, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Added. --SarekOfVulcan 00:32, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Could there also have been some ironic humor intended as with that town named Summit, I think it was, in the O'Henry story which was flat as a pancake as Mt. Rainer is more or less?

Living as a Young Black Male in Mount Rainier
Living as a young black Male in Mount Rainier tends to be difficult. The people in this city have grown up with no role models to show examples of. I somehow, became successful because I had both of my parents and a strong support system. I hate to group people and dont want to sound angry but many of my friends and people that I knew and grew up with are now dead. R.I.P to the fallen friends. I dont want to call them soldiers because they didn't have a fighthing chance. People turned their backs on these folks. Now, not everyone was an angel. There were murderers, robbers, thieves and pure criminals that existed there. But lets not forget the fathers, brothers, sons, friends, and all out good people whose lives were taken away by needless violence. Mount Rainier, is in America but alot of the young men in this town have no clue what is outside the city limits. Baltimore is sometimes an experience for alot of them. I feel that I have earned the right to speak out about this town because I grew up there and that alone is incredible to some. Violence, has killed many and incarcerated more. But, I want to take this time to remember some of my acquaintances and friends because this brief blog is more than these guys ever had written about them. Sorry, Life was so short for all of you all. Please look down on the remaining friends left behind and Pray that their life can be long and fruitful.

R.I.P Jesse,Demetrius, Deon, Lil Mike, Bernard, Mark, John Crawford, Scrap, Julio, Ludwin, Woodie, Antonio Stoney, Rennie, and the many others that came up before or after me. R.I.P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.7.205 (talk) 23:16, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Pronunciation
Does anyone mind if I put the pronunciation as the same as http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rainier ? I live in Mount Rainier MD, everyone here pronounces it that way.

Illdini (talk) 01:51, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

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Suggested changes to "Points of Interest" section
I have lived in Mount Rainier since 2007. This section is poorly documented and departs from Wikipedia's recommended encyclopedic style. It also contains information that is outdated, inaccurate or irrelevant/self-prootional. If no one objects, I propose the following changes (going sentence by sentence):

1) Mount Rainier has been listed as a historic area due to its history as a primary streetcar suburb of Washington and the vast number of Sears houses and Craftsman-style homes, many of which have been restored.

Add link to https://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=1069&FROM=NRMapPR.html

2) There is a lively arts district in the town, which has made a point to provide affordable housing for artists and to showcase their work.

To my knowledge, there is no specific arts district in Mount Rainier; rather, Mount Rainier is part of the larger Gateway Arts District. (See http://mygatewayarts.org/visitors-corner/discover-the-arts/about-the-gateway-arts-district#.Y3wbX4LMJYU) I am unsure of the status of affordable housing for artists. If accurate, at least one reference should be provided.

3) Mount Rainier Day, held in May, is one day in which the entire community opens its doors to the public.

Not an accurate description; nobody opens their doors to the public. During Mount Rainier Day there is a parade and street festival.

4) The town has become a haven for freelance workers in the world of theater, including scenic designers, artistic directors, lighting designers, and stage directors, several of whom have received the highest DC theater honor, the Helen Hayes Award.

This may be accurate, but if so, it needs documentation / links. I am not aware that Mount Rainier has a higher than normal population of freelance workers in the world of theater.

5) Mount Rainier is home to the alternative folk music duo Emma's Revolution and Joe Brewer, lead singer of the rock band [velvet] / owner of Brewer's Arcade, which is a museum quality private collection featuring vintage 1980s era classic arcade and pinball machines.

Mount Rainier is no longer home to Emma's Revolution and has not been for a number of years. While Emma's Revolution does have its own Wikipedia page (suggesting public interest), I am not sure the fact that it was once based in Mount Rainier is significant enough to be included on the city's page. Joe Brewer is not a figure of public interest, and [velvet] and Brewer's Arcade are not significant entities of public interest. The inclusion of Joe Brewer, his band and arcade strike me as self-promotion and a violation of Wikipedia standards. I suggest deleting the entire sentence about Emma's Revolution and Joe Brewer.

A far more important institution in Mount Rainier is Joe's Movement Emporium. Suggest adding.

6) The renown Washington Glass School moved their sculptural glass studio to Mount Rainier in 2006.

"Renown" [sic] is editorializing and should be deleted. Change "their" to "its"

7) Glut, a vegetarian, worker-owned organic food cooperative has existed since the 1960s and draws people from all over the area.

While Glut was founded in 1969, it moved to Mount Rainier in 1971, which seems more relevant to this article. Suggest adding links to https://glut.org/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/the-food-co-op-glut-has-long-declared-itself-still-cheap-still-funky-but-can-it-still-survive/2021/06/11/3e63a4a4-b3f1-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html

8) A group of Mount Rainier residents have recently (2022) created the "Haunted Boy Project" based on the city's association with The Exorcist, as described on the page. Suggest adding this information and this link: https://www.thehauntedboyproject.com/

Please chime in if you object to any of these changes or would like to suggest others. 173.66.238.85 (talk) 01:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC)