Tag: Silver Spring MD
Buy a Home in 1925 Silver Spring
What did homes look like in 1920s Silver Spring? This advertisement promotes "growth now has brought modern, rapid transportation."
Marijuana and Alcohol Consumed by Kids in Silver Spring
This is a bizarre and disappointing article that we dug up in The Washington Post. It was printed on April 2nd, 1977.
Montgomery County school officials...
Silver Spring: History of the Name and Neighborhood
Why is it named Silver Spring? Francis Preston Blair (i.e., Blair House near the White House) came across a mica-flecked spring in Acorn Park.
Robinson and Company: Headquarters for the Best Things Suburban
Here is an excellent old advertisement from the Washington Times real estate section. This is way back in 1906.
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