maryland: Maryland State Symbols - The Old and the New - 08/21/07 12:52 PM
Growing up as a Kid in Maryland, I knew that my State Flower was the Black Eyed Susan, My State Bird was a Baltimore Oriole and that my state song was "Maryland My Maryland" (sung to the tune of Tannenbaum O Tannenbaum or to me, Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree).What I didn't know, is how Official State Symbols come to be, They actually take an act of the General Assembly of Maryland and are numbered Articles or Codes of Government. WOW
Now that I have grown up I've discovered that Maryland has a lot more Offical State Symbols:A State Sport which is Jousting?,A State Dog … (2 comments)
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maryland: Silver Spring, MD, Local Businesses that Have Survived the Test of Time - 01/16/07 05:28 PM
I am amazed at several businesses that have survived and thrived the rise, the decline, the fall and the current surge in popularity of "Silver Sprung", Md. As a native of Silver Spring, I have lived, gone to school, played and worked here all my life. I've seen the good the bad and the ugly times in Silver Spring.
There are several places in Silver Spring that are gone but not forgotten by me, such as Billy Boy's Subshop, The Hecht Co., Hahns, Eddie Leonards, the bowling alley, the smell of the Heidi -Giant Food Bakery, the Hot Shoppes, the Old Armory Building, The Trojan Horse night club in … (28 comments)
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maryland: Quaint Acres, Silver Spring, MD Two Famous Pioneer Women were Neighbors Here - 01/16/07 09:50 AM
Rachel Carson, this pioneer activist stirred up controversy with her book "Silent Spring" She wrote the book in her house in the Quaint Acres Neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md. This fairly modest rambler with english basement was built in 1957 and sits on a heavily wood lot of a little over an acre. A Conservation park in Brookville and an elementary school in Gaithersburg are named after Carson. Rachel Carson lived in a cape cod style home on Williamsburg Drive in the Woodmoor Subdivision of Silver Spring, Md, many years before moving to her "Quaint Acres" house. Rachel also rented the … (3 comments)
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maryland: Wierd Wacky Wonderful Forest Glen Gets a Long Awaited Face Lift, Silver Spring, Md - 01/15/07 01:21 PM
Hats off to the SOS (Save Our Seminary) folks in Forest Glen. I used to love driving through there on my way to Bethesda. I took their tour in the mid 1990's. It was like entering another world, wierd, wacky, whimsical and wonderful all at the same time, it reminded me of that old amusement park in Baltimore off Rt 40 called the "Enchanted Forest". At the time I took the tour of the grounds, the Army was trying to let the place decay, so they could get the buildings condemed and tear it all down. The small handfull of people at SOS have been tireless and perservered … (0 comments)
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maryland: South Four Corners Neighborhood, Silver Spring, Md - 01/15/07 11:54 AM
South Four Corners Neighborhood of Silver Spring
Boundaries: University Boulevard West and Dennis Avenue to the north. Colesville Road to the east. Forest Glen Road to the south and Tenbrook Drive to the west
Highly desirable location close to Forest Glen Metro Station and Downtown Silver Spring. Walking distance to recently renovated "Woodmoor Shopping Center" and a very friendly "Neighborhood Safeway Store" Bordered by Sligo Creek park with an abundance of nature, hiking-biking trails and recreation. This neighborhood has a very active Civic association, many events such as an annual COMMUNITY DAY and neigborhood yard sale. There are a lot of young families with children, a … (0 comments)
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maryland: Takoma Park, Maryland A Victorian Suburb - 01/15/07 11:33 AM
Takoma Park, or "Granola Park" as some locals call it now, was the first planned suburban community of Washington, DC. Founded in 1883, by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, Takoma Park was developed along a branch of the B & O railroad. It was originally conceived as a "summer resort" area, as a healthful clean-water alternative to Washington, DC's malarial swamps. With a population of 18,000 it rests along the upper northeast boundary of D.C. and strattles Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland. B.F. Gilbert named his community TAKOMA an Indian word meaning "High Up - Near Heaven". Takoma Park has it's own city government, police department, library and … (0 comments)
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maryland: Silver Spring, Maryland - A Wonderful Place to Live! - 01/13/07 05:02 PM
Ahhh .... Silver Spring, Md, Unique, Diverse, Interesting, Rich in History, Revitalized, Historic, Charming and Modern all at the same time. There is no place like Silver Spring and, with regards to Housing, still affordable compared to the rest of Montgomery County. A Superb Location just over the Washington, DC line.
Silver Spring is located along the north east border of Washington D.C., a sprawling area that was named for a spring with sparkling bits of mica. The eastern arm of the red line serves the four metro stops in Silver Spring, the Silver Spring station, the Forest Glen station, the Wheaton … (1 comments)
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