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For Terps who haventbeen back to campus in a while, driving on Baltimore Avenue might be more of a journey of discovery than a trip down memory lane.

Its impossible not to notice the towering hotel across from the University of Marylands main entrance, a gleaming apartment complex is rising where Platos Diner used to be, andwait a minute, is that one, two, three new grocery stores?

Since its launch in 2015, the $2 billion public-private partnership known as Greater College Park has revitalized the community surrounding UMD as new businesses have taken root, housing options have dramatically expanded, and retailers have set up shop.

While some recent establishments, like The Hotel at the University of Maryland and Vigilante Coffee, quickly became community fixtures, others, like the College Park City Hall and the landscape-altering Aster College Park complex, are just popping up as the transformation continues.

All of it is part of a plan to be the great college townthe place that students, staff, faculty, parents and alumni want to be a part of, said Ken Ulman, UMDs chief strategy officer for economic development and president of the Terrapin Development Company, a partnership between the university and the University of Maryland College Park Foundation that is leading several Greater College Park projects.

Weve assembled idyllic historical images and vibrant modern-day scenes for a simultaneous look back and peek forward at the blossoming Baltimore Avenue corridor. Read on to see just how much greater College Park is becoming.

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