tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.comments2023-07-17T11:20:34.922-07:00Silver Spring: Then & AgainSilver Spring: Then and Againhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10462944785780000002noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-89127620788310454932015-01-16T17:05:05.565-08:002015-01-16T17:05:05.565-08:00Norman would show up at Fred and Harrys restaurant...Norman would show up at Fred and Harrys restaurant in four corners once a week and was well thought of.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-30195538377156819772014-10-01T06:29:58.165-07:002014-10-01T06:29:58.165-07:00I can't imagine how much work went into that. ...I can't imagine how much work went into that. The level of dedication must have been extraordinary.Kenneth Brownhttp://www.bjjcanvas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-74791382175562188332014-09-24T12:32:06.056-07:002014-09-24T12:32:06.056-07:00This is another treasure preserved by the Historic...This is another treasure preserved by the Historical Society. What can we do to ensure people get to see this and The Historical Society benefits from it?PThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609499240578353515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-53341677742559477522014-09-24T06:53:34.538-07:002014-09-24T06:53:34.538-07:00Wow - this is amazing! So many buildings I rememb...Wow - this is amazing! So many buildings I remember from my childhood in the 60s and 70s.<br />What a treasure.Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183256621000926924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-81573472692910182262014-01-14T12:55:50.946-08:002014-01-14T12:55:50.946-08:00Just listening to some Charlie Byrd and remembered...Just listening to some Charlie Byrd and remembered (and searched and found this site)being a little lad and going with my family to see Charlie Byrd perform at Villa Rosa--solo, not with his trio--around 1959. I believe he had some ownership or maybe just friends with the owner of Villa Rosa. Anyway, love your site and the memories of Silver Spring as I know it then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-25329119742076271712013-05-27T10:26:53.547-07:002013-05-27T10:26:53.547-07:00i moved to silver spring in 1936, i saw the first ...i moved to silver spring in 1936, i saw the first show at the silver theater "Four Daughters".i can't imagine how anyone could approve of distroying this historical land mark. it had to do with money.i would see the armory every day as i went to school.now silver spring means nothing to me.Rihobanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-14534800241575760192012-12-30T07:12:40.649-08:002012-12-30T07:12:40.649-08:00Thanks regarding © !Thanks regarding © !Silver Spring: Then and Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462944785780000002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-76951191677340789822012-12-30T06:25:19.868-08:002012-12-30T06:25:19.868-08:00Jerry—
I love your photo of the wall with the Nas...Jerry—<br /><br />I love your photo of the wall with the Nash Metropolitan stuck to it—those were darling cars with a back seat like cement. Our family had one in the '50s. I met a fellow in the '80s who collected them and was a member of the CLUB. Thanks for the Memories! <br /><br />Oh, and if you want to make a © symbol for your captions and text, if you are on a Mac the keys are Option+g, or on a Win the keys are Alt+0169 on numerical pad.<br /><br />HAPPY NEW YEAR whatever year it is!<br /><br />—Susangoldeneyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724790429536724749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-43092919627976839752012-07-27T10:30:51.831-07:002012-07-27T10:30:51.831-07:00thanks for your writting here,
Best wishes from M...thanks for your writting here,<br /><br />Best wishes from Maryland! <br />MotiMoving company in silver spring MDhttp://www.silverspring-moving.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-82707406547450070072012-05-30T03:22:41.309-07:002012-05-30T03:22:41.309-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414125388236899114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-67034958720253272272012-05-30T03:22:21.008-07:002012-05-30T03:22:21.008-07:00Nice post, Jerry. I have my "DRMCITY" DC...Nice post, Jerry. I have my "DRMCITY" DC plates with me till the grave.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414125388236899114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-54412197360966659292012-04-23T02:28:10.948-07:002012-04-23T02:28:10.948-07:00In 1984 the Silver Spring Armory hosted the countr...In 1984 the Silver Spring Armory hosted the country’s first ever National Black Memorabilia and Collectible Show.Dangerfield Newbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-56479311058150818422012-01-03T09:15:00.625-08:002012-01-03T09:15:00.625-08:00Helene: The passthrough in Hecht's went into ...Helene: The passthrough in Hecht's went into McCrory's. I bought my 45's at McCrory's (which I think it was renamed in the 70's after Greens.) Murphy's wasn't as small as you think. There was a full floor downstairs section. I bought my first Christmas presents at Murphy's in 1965. A sewing basket for my Mom and Aqua Velva for my Brothers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-61351745879983763822011-12-26T13:44:18.630-08:002011-12-26T13:44:18.630-08:00Hey, which 8 year old did you have in mind when it...Hey, which 8 year old did you have in mind when it came to Davy Crockett? Don't get a boomer started talking about Davy Crockett--there probably isn't enough time left in anyone's Christmas vacation, once he starts.<br /> <br />I probably saw the movie the previous spring--I certainly saw it on TV, probably repeatedly. Not mention the accompanying fashion statement. I probably didn't go as far as a thermos and lunchbox, only because I already had my Roy Rogers combination.<br /> <br />There, you've got me started...<br /> <br />I remember seeing one version of My Sister Eileen. I don't remember it being a musical though, so it must have been the 1942 version. We blest Brooklynites--did I ever mention I grew up in the twin city?--had the good fortune of a local CBS station that ran movies daily (The Early Show), evenings (The Late Show) and into the next morning (The Late Late Show). There was even a weekend movie, "Movie for a Sunday Afternoon," I think it was called (lots of Robert Young or Joseph Cotten movies, as remembered in the 1950s). I didn't catch up to a lot of those late night movies until high school, the following decade...<br /> <br />Talking about Bob Fosse, "All That Jazz" must be one of my favorite Fosse's.<br /> <br />Dang, stop me, I want to have some egg nog before the holiday runs out.<br /> <br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Jerry--wait a minute, wait--you weren't even born yet in 1955, you can't fool me.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-18785738241645261302011-12-24T08:54:43.583-08:002011-12-24T08:54:43.583-08:00Helene, that was Green's, not Murphys. I reme...Helene, that was Green's, not Murphys. I remember the soda fountain there would hang balloons and if you chose one that had a little piece of paper in it that said "FREE'" you got a free banana split. Otherwise you had to pay full price, or sometimes a reduced price. I think full price was 39 cents. I bought all my 45 records at Greens!!!Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-21922554090647780992011-12-23T06:15:47.578-08:002011-12-23T06:15:47.578-08:00More importantly waht does beinga "member of ...More importantly waht does beinga "member of Santascope" involve?WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-43113139464309906432011-12-23T05:49:24.983-08:002011-12-23T05:49:24.983-08:00Hi, Jerry!
I beleive Murphy's (as we used to c...Hi, Jerry!<br />I beleive Murphy's (as we used to call it) moved to Colesville Rd at some point, because there was a pass-through between it and Hecht's (on the corner of Fenton and Colesville) when I was growing up. I did LOTS of my Christmas shopping there as a tween and teen - they were always a great place for a bargain :)Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183256621000926924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-53200783052236343922011-12-15T08:26:44.081-08:002011-12-15T08:26:44.081-08:00It's too bad no one has ever documented the 70...It's too bad no one has ever documented the 700 block of Sligo Ave! There are a few houses on the north side of the block that date from the 1910's (one of them being my house) that are very nice examples of four-square architecture.<br /><br />I have been trying to learn more about the area and the history of my house...only found out from a woman who lived here in the 1950's that her family rented rooms out to people.<br />However, I have found some fascinating items in the house, including an ancient bottle called "Solvol" that was left in the walls of our bathroom; it apparently cost 25 cents and it still had the liquid in it! We also have a very badly preserved Washington Post newspaper dated December 24th, 1917 bundled up over our window in the basement. I retrieved some pieces of it but not much. <br /><br />I have always been a history buff, I'm only 22 but I love Silver Spring and it's history! I too document the area with photos and I am happy to have both of the Silver Spring history books! I document buildings that I know are in danger of being demolished (which seems to be an unfortunate trend these days) and I am a strong advocate of preserving and rehabilitating our precious historical buildings. <br /><br />Thank you for making this site, it is very interesting!Margueritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-81292012154802233002011-10-08T18:03:22.082-07:002011-10-08T18:03:22.082-07:00In the late 1990's and early 2000s, Silver Spr...In the late 1990's and early 2000s, Silver Spring wasn't necessarily "mean" but teenagers could get robbed if they weren't careful. A couple MS cliques and other little crews might be around. It was pretty easy to smoke w**d in a lot of different places especially parking lots and in the bus depot at night waiting for the 70 or Q2, etc. <br /><br />As a teenager at the time (late 90s / early 2000s) Silver Spring wasn't a place where you had to closely watch your back/front but you needed to be aware of where you were. <br /><br />Nowadays a lot of these skater kids and other kids are faking being hard. They are as soft as jello and playing - they are wannabes punk fakers. Ten years ago there weren't such flocks of fake-me-out knuckleheads. The people ten years ago were a little harder. They weren't so many people flocking in from all over the place.<br /><br />It is nice now with the fountain and a place for young families of all the United Nations but there are too many punk kids.<br /><br />I miss the "mean" streets of Silver Spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-86983359180772580812011-10-08T17:53:44.010-07:002011-10-08T17:53:44.010-07:00Would Ed Harris make a good Montgomery Blair? Migh...Would Ed Harris make a good Montgomery Blair? Might need a little make-up but Ed Harris, I think, would be a good choice. <br /><br />Meanwhile ... I think you need to make some sort of cameo. I can see you in period clothing as a coach driver or train conductor hollering something about destination Silver Spring!John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414125388236899114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-81676314115361163182011-10-06T13:44:43.926-07:002011-10-06T13:44:43.926-07:00I think the "tough" Silver Spring of the...I think the "tough" Silver Spring of the 1970s-1980s was really a rather brief blip in the community's long history. When my parents got married in 1955, they had thier first apartment in Silver Spring, a very pleasant and convenient suburb, then as now. At the time, my father worked at the nearby Naval Ordnance Laboratory; Silver Spring was the perfect place to live!Streets of Washingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919096583968574693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-90945342147980267552011-09-30T07:25:20.392-07:002011-09-30T07:25:20.392-07:00Hey, this means some of my photos are in New York ...Hey, this means some of my photos are in New York City! Next stop, the Guggenheim!D. B. Stovallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-29878420267211792372011-09-29T15:08:15.785-07:002011-09-29T15:08:15.785-07:00There was a time when downtown Silver Spring felt ...There was a time when downtown Silver Spring felt less than safe -- in the early 80s a friend of mine was mugged and badly injured in the vicinity of Thayer Avenue, and when I moved into the neighborhood in 1986, the number of broken beer bottles (and sometimes, a needle) in the downtown area was a constant reminder that many people sat around drinking there...which deterred me from walking there in the evening. When I had to work late, I sometimes took a cab home. Things are much better now -- glad I stayed to see it!Ann Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-78218880022672433522011-09-29T08:48:19.720-07:002011-09-29T08:48:19.720-07:00Tony's comment appears to be a pitch for the p...Tony's comment appears to be a pitch for the proposed curfew rather than a real response to Jerry's question. Jerry was asking about Silver Spring, but those statistics appear to be county-wide. <br /><br />To respond to Jerry's question, I've lived in Silver Spring since 1970. There was a period before the revitalization in which I didn't feel particularly safe walking around in downtown Silver Spring after dark. I no longer feel that way. I don't have any qualms about walking around downtown now. <br /><br />And if we want to talk about the proposed curfew, does only 129 crimes in which juveniles were victims between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. in a county of about a million people justify a curfew for ALL our teenagers? Not to me, and apparently not to most of the good kids who would restricted but supposedly be protected by the curfew. <br /><br />If you want to use statistics to justify a curfew, we should have a curfew for adults rather than teenagers since the vast majority of crime victims are adults!<br /><br />Freedom is more important than a possible small increase in safety.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180733496678026590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062088934753544662.post-45632036664604706872011-09-29T03:55:09.657-07:002011-09-29T03:55:09.657-07:00While I feel that Silver Spring inside the beltwa...While I feel that Silver Spring inside the beltway is a fairly safe place today, it could be safer, which is why Safe Silver Spring was created in 2009. <br /><br />Here are key countywide statistics from the police department:<br />• In the past 4 years, while adult crimes in the county have decreased, juvenile crimes have increased 70%. <br />• In the past year, there has been an increase in gang members from 1236 to 1381, and serious crimes by gang members has increased by 25%. <br />Further I have heard about several violent events in Silver Spring committed by gang members that came from outside the county.<br /><br />Last year there were 129 crimes in the county where at least one juvenile was robbed or assaulted between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. <br /><br />Tony Hausner, Chair<br />Safe Silver Spring<br />http://iscaonline.com/safesilverspring.htmltony hausnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592476009189383255noreply@blogger.com