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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Silver Spring, Maryland | name = | settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] | image_skyline = Silver Spring Montage.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Clockwise from top: {{csv|[[AFI Silver]]|Veteran's Plaza and the civic building|Downtown Silver Spring from the [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Metro station]]|[[Acorn Park]]|[[Silver Spring station (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)|Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station]]}} | image_flag = | image_seal = | pushpin_map = Maryland#USA | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label = Silver Spring | pushpin_relief = yes | motto = | image_map = Montgomery_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Silver_Spring_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Silver Spring in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] (left) and of Montgomery County in [[Maryland]] (right) | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | coordinates = {{Coord|38|59|46|N|77|01|41|W|region:US-MD_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Maryland|County]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_name1 = [[Maryland]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery]] | established_title = | established_date = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_24.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305215301/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_24.txt |url-status=live}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 20.49 | area_total_sq_mi = 7.91 | area_land_km2 = 20.42 | area_land_sq_mi = 7.88 | area_water_km2 = 0.08 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.03 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 272 | population_total = 81015 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_density_sq_mi = 10277.18 | population_density_km2 = 3968.02 | population_footnotes = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s | postal_code = {{hlist|20901β20907|20910}} | area_codes = [[Area codes 301 and 240|301, 240]] | timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = β05:00 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = β04:00 | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = {{FIPS|24|72450}} | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2390301<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2390301}}</ref> | blank2_name = [[Maryland highway system|Highways]] | blank2_info = {{hlist|[[Interstate 495 (Maryland)|I-495]]|[[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|US 29]]|[[Maryland Route 97|MD 97]]|[[Maryland Route 193|MD 193]]|[[Maryland Route 390|MD 390]]|[[Maryland Route 410|MD 410]]|style=font-size:110%}} | website = }} '''Silver Spring''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in southeastern [[Montgomery County, Maryland]], United States, near [[Washington, D.C.]] Although officially [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]], it is an [[edge city]]<ref name="garreau">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76223932 |title=Edge City: Life on the New Frontier |last=Garreau |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Garreau |date=1991 |edition=1st |publisher=Doubleday |location=New York, NY |chapter=Chapter 11: The List: Edge Cities Coast to Coast |pages=425{{ndash}}438 |lccn=91010548 |isbn=978-0-385-26249-1 |oclc=246864569 |ol=OL1532880M |language=en-US |access-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107233024/https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76223932 |url-status=live}}</ref> with a population of 81,015 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Silver Spring CDP, Maryland |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/silverspringcdpmaryland/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520182814/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/silverspringcdpmaryland/POP010220 |url-status=live}}</ref> making it the fifth-most-populous place in [[Maryland]] after [[Baltimore]], [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]], [[Germantown, Maryland|Germantown]], and [[Waldorf, Maryland|Waldorf]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=Geographic Comparison Table, 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File, Maryland: By Place |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 17, 2011 |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ACS2017">{{cite book |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US2472450 |title=2013β2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |location=Silver Spring CDP, Maryland |author=United States Census Bureau |author-link=United States Census Bureau |work=American Community Survey |date=2017 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |quote=Margin of Error Β±1,785. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095609/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US2472450 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Downtown Silver Spring, located next to the northern tip of Washington, D.C., is the oldest and most [[Urbanization|urbanized]] area of Silver Spring, surrounded by several [[inner suburb]]an residential neighborhoods inside the [[Capital Beltway]]. Many [[mixed-use development]]s combining retail, residential, and office space have been built since 2004.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 3, 2006 |title=Silver Spring Regional Center β Downtown Silver Spring |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/Content/RSC/SilSprng/DowntownDevelopment/welcome.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304002704/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=%2FContent%2FRSC%2FSilSprng%2FDowntownDevelopment%2Fwelcome.asp |archive-date=March 4, 2010 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |website=Montgomerycountymd.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> Silver Spring takes its name from a [[mica]]-flecked spring discovered there in 1840 by [[Francis Preston Blair]], who subsequently bought much of the area's surrounding land. [[Acorn Park]], south of downtown, is believed to be the site of the original spring.<ref name="montgomeryParks">{{Cite web |url=https://www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/acorn-urban-park/ |title=Acorn Urban Park |date=October 30, 2018 |website=MontgomeryParks.org |access-date=January 25, 2019 |quote=According to local history, in 1840 a newspaper publisher and friend of President [[Andrew Jackson]], Francis Preston Blair, discovered the spring bubbling up through shiny mica sand. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126001104/https://www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/acorn-urban-park/ |archive-date=January 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wamu_2014-04-04">{{Cite news |url=https://wamu.org/story/14/04/04/the_man_who_discovered_silver_springs_silver_spring/ |title=The Man Who Discovered Silver Spring's 'Silver Spring' |last=Sheir |first=Rebecca |publisher=WAMU 88.5 β American University Radio |date=April 4, 2014 |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=January 25, 2019 |quote=Silver Spring Historical Society president Jerry McCoy at Acorn Park: the site thought to be where Preston Blair discovered the original 'silver spring'. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126000842/https://wamu.org/story/14/04/04/the_man_who_discovered_silver_springs_silver_spring/ |archive-date=January 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cannonroades">{{Cite web |url=https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/cannonroades/classroom/grade4/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Silver%20Spring2.pdf |title=A Brief History of Silver Spring |website=MontgomerySchoolsMD.org |publisher=Cannon Road Elementary School, Montgomery County Public Schools |access-date=January 25, 2019 |quote=Acorn Park, tucked away in an area of south Silver Spring away from the main downtown area, is believed to be the site of the original spring. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126000953/https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/cannonroades/classroom/grade4/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Silver%20Spring2.pdf |archive-date=January 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Geography== [[Image:SilverSpringCDP2010.PNG|thumb|A map marking the boundaries of Silver Spring (in dark orange) as of 2010]] As an unincorporated [[census-designated place]], Silver Spring's boundaries are not consistently defined. As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] gives Silver Spring a total area of {{convert|7.92|sqmi|sqkm}}, which is all land; however, the CDP contains some creeks and small ponds. This definition is a 15% reduction from the {{convert|9.4|sqmi}} used in previous years. Silver Spring contains the following neighborhoods: Downtown Silver Spring, East Silver Spring, [[Woodside (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Woodside]], [[Woodside Park (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Woodside Park]], [[Lyttonsville]], North Hills Sligo Park, Long Branch, Indian Spring, Goodacre Knolls, [[Franklin Knolls (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Franklin Knolls]], Montgomery Knolls, Clifton Park Village, New Hampshire Estates, Oakview, and Woodmoor. The [[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]], [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]], Silver Spring Urban Planning District, and Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce, each use their own slightly different definitions.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |date=February 12, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The Postal Service in particular assigns Silver Spring mailing addresses to a large swath of eastern Montgomery County sometimes called "Greater Silver Spring", including [[Four Corners, Maryland|Four Corners]], [[Woodmoor, Maryland|Woodmoor]], [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]], [[Glenmont, Maryland|Glenmont]], [[Forest Glen, Maryland|Forest Glen]], [[Forest Glen Park, Maryland|Forest Glen Park]], [[Aspen Hill, Maryland|Aspen Hill]], [[Hillandale, Maryland|Hillandale]], [[White Oak, Maryland|White Oak]], [[Colesville, Maryland|Colesville]], Colesville Park, [[Cloverly, Maryland|Cloverly]], [[Calverton, Maryland|Calverton]], Briggs Chaney, Greencastle, Northwood Park, [[Ashton, Maryland|Ashton]], [[Sandy Spring, Maryland|Sandy Spring]], Sunset Terrace, [[Fairland, Maryland|Fairland]], [[Lyttonsville, Maryland|Lyttonsville]], [[Kemp Mill, Maryland|Kemp Mill]], a portion of [[Langley Park, Maryland|Langley Park]], and a portion of [[Adelphi, Maryland|Adelphi]]. The area that has a Silver Spring mailing address is larger in area than any city in Maryland except [[Baltimore]]. Landmarks in the downtown area include the [[AFI Silver|AFI Silver Theatre]], the [[National Museum of Health and Medicine]], a branch of [[The Fillmore Silver Spring|The Fillmore]], and the headquarters of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. Greater Silver Spring includes the headquarters of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]], the [[Food and Drug Administration]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ |title=White Oak Campus Information |publisher=US FDA |access-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421021526/http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]] in the U.S. ===Parks and recreation=== [[Image:Silver spring acron park.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Acorn Park]], believed to be the site of the "silver spring", which proved the source of the location's name]] Four major creeks run through Silver Spring: from west to east, they are [[Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Rock Creek]], [[Sligo Creek]], Long Branch, and [[Northwest Branch Anacostia River|Northwest Branch]]. Each is surrounded by parks offering hiking trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, and tennis courts. On weekends, roads are closed in the parks for bicycling and walking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://montgomeryparks.org/wildmontgomery/best_natural_areas/bna_northwest.branch.svp.shtm |title=Best Natural Areas β Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park |date=September 13, 2011 |publisher=Montgomery Parks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423091543/http://montgomeryparks.org/wildmontgomery/best_natural_areas/bna_northwest.branch.svp.shtm |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |access-date=May 22, 2016}}</ref> Northwest Branch Park also includes the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, named after [[Rachel Carson]], the author of ''[[Silent Spring]]'' and a former resident of the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://old.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/documents/RCGW-signs-e-ledger.pdf |title=Educational Interpretive Signs |last=Montgomery County Parks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120242/http://old.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/documents/RCGW-signs-e-ledger.pdf |archive-date=2018-01-19}}</ref> It continues north to [[Wheaton Regional Park]], in Greater Silver Spring, which is home to the {{convert|50|acre|adj=on}} [[Brookside Gardens]]. The {{convert|14.5|acre|ha|adj=on}} Jessup Blair Park, south of downtown, has a soccer field, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a picnic area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/park_of_the_day/jan/parkday_jan14.shtm |title=MNCPPC: Jesup Blair Local Park |access-date=January 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630094423/http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/park_of_the_day/jan/parkday_jan14.shtm |archive-date=June 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name="photoJessup-Blair">{{Cite web |url=https://donaldearlcollins.com/tag/jessup-blair-park/#jp-carousel-862 |title=Jessup-Blair Park Sign, Silver Spring-Washington DC border |last=Collins |first=Donald Earl |website=DonaldEarlCollins.com |date=September 25, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126001139/https://donaldearlcollins.com/tag/jessup-blair-park/#jp-carousel-862 |archive-date=January 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> There are similar local parks throughout the residential parts of the community. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1960= 66348 |1970= 77496 |1980= 72893 |1990= 76046 |2000= 76540 |2010= 71452 |2020= 81015 |footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790β2000) |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 17, 2010 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live}}</ref><br />Note: land area of Silver Spring CDP <br />reduced by 15% for 2010 census<br />2010β2020<ref name="QuickFacts"/> }} ===2020=== As of the 2020 census, 81,015 people lived in Silver Spring. There were 32,114 households; their average annual income was $83,782. 50.9% of the population was female.<ref name="QuickFacts" /> 33.3% of the population was White (Non-Latino), 28% was Black or African American alone (Non-Latino), 19.4% of the population was Other (Latino), 7.12% of the population was Asian (Non-Latino), 6.68% of the population was claimed White (Latino), 3.16% was Multiracial (Non-Latino), 1.08% was Multiracial (Latino), 0.47% was Black or African American (Latino), 0.29% was Asian (Latino), and 0.19% was American Indian & Alaska Native (Latino). 28% of the population identified as Latino.<ref name=datausa>{{cite web |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/silver-spring-md/ |title=Silver Spring, MD: Census Place |website=Data USA |access-date=8 May 2022 |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523083139/https://datausa.io/profile/geo/silver-spring-md/ |url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2019, 36.5% of Silver Spring residents (29,800 people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.9%. Of these, the most predominant foreign-born people are from El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, and China.<ref name=datausa /> ===2010=== ''Note: For the 2010 census, the boundaries of the Silver Spring [[Census-designated place|CDP]] were changed, reducing the land area by approx. 15%. As a result, the population count for 2010 shows a 6.6% decrease, while the population density increased 11%.'' As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 71,452 residents, 28,603 total households, and 15,684 families residing in the Silver Spring CDP.<ref name="2010Census">{{Cite book |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US2472450 |title=Geography: Silver Spring CDP, Maryland β DP-1 β Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 β 2010 Demographic Profile Data |author=U.S. Census Bureau |work=2010 Census β Decennial Census |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110046/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US2472450 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|9,021.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 30,522 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,853.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#21st century|racial makeup]] of the community, as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], for residents who self-identified as being members of "one race" was 45.7% [[White Americans|White]] (7.8% [[German Americans|German]], 7.0% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 5.7% [[English Americans|English]]), 27.8% [[African Americans|Black or African American]] (5.2% [[Ethiopian Americans|Ethiopian]], 1.1% [[Haitian Americans|Haitian]]), 0.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] and [[Alaska Native]], 7.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (2.35% [[Indian Americans|Indian]], 1.74% [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]], 1.32% [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]], 0.63% [[Korean Americans|Korean]]), 0.1% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]], and 13.2% "Some Other Race" (SOR).<ref name="2010Census" /><ref name="AA">{{Cite book |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf |title=The Black Population: 2010 |last1=Rastogi |first1=Sonya |last2=Johnson |first2=Tallese D. |last3=Hoeffel |first3=Elizabeth M. |last4=Drewery, Jr. |first4=Malcolm P. |date=September 2011 |work=2010 Census Briefs |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] |page=2 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131170100/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AIandAN">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/c2010br-10.pdf |title=The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010 |last1=Norris |first1=Tina |last2=Vines |first2=Paula L. |last3=Hoeffel |first3=Elizabeth M. |date=January 2012 |website=2010 Census Briefs |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] |page=2 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205143757/https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/c2010br-10.pdf |archive-date=February 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MSOtraining">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/mso/www/training/pdf/race-ethnicity-onepager.pdf |title=Race & Ethnicity |author=U.S. Census Bureau |date=January 2017 |website=Census.gov |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118113614/https://www.census.gov/mso/www/training/pdf/race-ethnicity-onepager.pdf |archive-date=January 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> 4.8% of the CDP's residents self-identified as being members of [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] residents "of any race" comprised 26.3% of the population (12.3% [[Salvadoran Americans|Salvadoran]], 3.71% [[Guatemalan Americans|Guatemalan]], 2.83% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]]).<ref name="2010Census" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas |url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Maryland/Silver-Spring/Ancestry |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=statisticalatlas.com |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604212414/https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Maryland/Silver-Spring/Ancestry |url-status=live}}</ref> Like much of the [[Washington metropolitan area]], Silver Spring is home to many people of [[Ethiopian Americans|Ethiopian]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Dan |url=http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/27954/dcs-little-ethiopia-has-moved-to-silver-spring-and-alexandria/ |title=DC's "Little Ethiopia" has moved to Silver Spring and Alexandria |website=GreaterGreaterWashington.org |date=September 14, 2015 |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427223902/http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/27954/dcs-little-ethiopia-has-moved-to-silver-spring-and-alexandria/ |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> There were 28,603 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.21. In the census area, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the census area was {{US$|71986}}, and the median income for a family was {{US$|84136}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210214124/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk |title=American FactFinder - Results |website=Archive.today |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |access-date=November 13, 2021 }}</ref> ==History== Prior to European settlement, present-day Silver Spring was inhabited by various [[Indigenous peoples of Maryland|Indigenous peoples]] for approximately 10,000 years, including the [[Piscataway people|Piscataway]], an [[Piscataway language|Algonquian-speaking]] people. The Piscataway may have established a few small villages along the banks of [[Sligo Creek]] and [[Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Rock Creek]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NorthWestSilverSpringMasterPlan2000ocr300.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NorthWestSilverSpringMasterPlan2000ocr300.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live |title=APPROVED AND ADOPTED NORTH and WEST SILVER SPRING MASTER PLAN |publisher=The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission |access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> ===19th century=== The Blair, Lee, Jalloh, and Barrie families, three politically active families of the time, are tied to Silver Spring's history. In 1840, [[Francis Preston Blair]], who later helped organize the modern [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], along with his daughter, Elizabeth, discovered a spring flowing with chips of [[mica]] believed to be the now-dry spring visible at [[Acorn Park]].<ref name="montgomeryParks" /><ref name="wamu_2014-04-04" /><ref name="cannonroades" /> Blair was looking for a site for his summer home to escape the summer heat of [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name= centuries>Sween, Jane C.; Offutt, William. ''Montgomery County: Centuries of Change''. American Historical Press, 1999. {{ISBN|1-892724-05-7}}.</ref> Two years later, Blair completed a 20-room mansion he dubbed "Silver Spring" on a {{convert|250|acre|sqkm|0|adj=on}} country homestead. In 1854, Blair moved to the mansion permanently.<ref name= centuries/> The house stood until 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silverspringvoice.com/archives/copy/2003/08/features_thenAgain.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803123706/http://www.silverspringvoice.com/archives/copy/2003/08/features_thenAgain.html |archive-date=August 3, 2004 |title=Silver Spring Then & Again |access-date=March 3, 2009 |last=McCoy |first=Jerry A. |date=August 2003 |work=Takoma Voice}}</ref> By 1854, Blair's son, [[Montgomery Blair]], who became [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] under [[Abraham Lincoln]] and represented [[Dred Scott]] before the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]], built the Falkland house in the area. By the end of the decade, Elizabeth Blair married [[Samuel Phillips Lee]], third cousin of future [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] leader [[Robert E. Lee]], and gave birth to a boy, [[Blair Lee I|Francis Preston Blair Lee]], who went on to become the first popularly elected [[United States Senate|Senator]] in U.S. history. During the [[American Civil War]], [[Abraham Lincoln]] visited the Silver Spring mansion several times, where he relaxed by playing [[town ball]] with Francis P. Blair's grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web |last=McCoy |first=Jerry A. |date=February 6, 2009 |title=Abe Lincoln in Silver Spring |work=Silver Spring Voice |url=http://www.takoma.com/ssthenagain/2009/02/abe-lincoln-in-silver-spring.html |access-date=March 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211164705/http://www.takoma.com/ssthenagain/2009/02/abe-lincoln-in-silver-spring.html |archive-date=February 11, 2009}}</ref> In 1864, [[Confederate States Army]] General [[Jubal Anderson Early|Jubal Early]] occupied Silver Spring before the [[Battle of Fort Stevens]]. After the engagement, fleeing Confederate soldiers razed Montgomery Blair's Falkland residence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Interesting Particulars of the Rebel Invasion |work=Evening Star |date=July 15, 1864 |page=2 |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX-NB&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=C60H50SGMTQxMTY2ODA4Ni43NTc1ODE6MTo3OnJhLTk2NjY&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=6&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=6&p_docnum=2&p_docref=v2:13D5DA85AE05A305@EANX-NB-13DAD1F38DE812E8@2402068-13D889C51F2B37B0@1-13DB45353A703C50@ |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207050722/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/home/login?destination=infoweb.newsbank.com%3Fdb%3DEANX-NB%26wedirect%3Dtrue |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, there was a community called Sligo located at the intersection of the Washington-Brookeville Turnpike and the Washington-Colesville-Ashton Turnpike, now named Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road.<ref name= centuries/> Sligo included a tollhouse, a store, a post office, and a few homes.<ref name= centuries/> The communities of [[Woodside (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Woodside]], [[Forest Glen, Maryland|Forest Glen]], and Linden were founded after the Civil War.<ref name= centuries/> These small towns largely lost their separate identities when a post office was established in Silver Spring in 1899.<ref name= centuries/> By the end of the 19th century, the region began to develop into a town of size and importance. The [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]'s [[Metropolitan Branch]] opened on April 30, 1873, and ran through Silver Spring from Washington, D.C., to [[Point of Rocks, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Metropolitan Railroad |work=The Evening Star |date=April 30, 1873 |page=4 |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX-NB&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=C60H50SGMTQxMTY2ODA4Ni43NTc1ODE6MTo3OnJhLTk2NjY&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=8&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=8&p_docnum=2&p_docref=v2:13D5DA85AE05A305@EANX-NB-13E15D48DBD605B8@2405279-13E0BBB8D13E65F0@3-13E1E2DA44A9F840@ |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207050723/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/home/login?destination=infoweb.newsbank.com%3Fdb%3DEANX-NB%26wedirect%3Dtrue |url-status=live}}</ref> The first suburban development appeared in 1887 when Selina Wilson divided part of her farm on present-day Colesville Road ([[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|U.S. Route 29]]) and Brookeville Road into five- and ten-acre ({{gaps|20|000}} - and {{gaps|40|000}} m<sup>2</sup>) plots. In 1892, [[Blair Lee I|Francis Preston Blair Lee]] and his wife, Anne Brooke Lee, gave birth to [[E. Brooke Lee]], who is known as the father of modern Silver Spring for his visionary attitude toward developing the region.<ref name=WW1>{{cite web |last=Dunaway |first=Karen |title=Edward Brooke Lee |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001500/001576/html/1576bio.html |work=Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series) |publisher=Maryland State Government |access-date=April 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113062808/http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001500/001576/html/1576bio.html |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===20th century=== [[File:Silver Spring Armory.jpg|thumb|The Silver Spring Armory, constructed in 1917 by [[E. Brooke Lee]]]] [[File:Silver Theater, Silver Spring, Maryland (1979).jpg|thumb|upright|Silver Spring in 1979]] In the early 20th century, E. Brooke Lee and his brother, [[Blair Lee I]], founded the Lee Development Company, whose Colesville Road office building remains a downtown fixture. Dale Drive, a winding roadway, was built to provide vehicular access to much of the family's substantial real estate holdings. Suburban development continued in 1922 when Woodside Development Corporation created Woodside Park, a neighborhood of {{convert|1|acre|sqm|adj=on}} plot home sites built on the former Noyes estate in 1923.<ref>{{cite news |title=Work Being Pushed at Woodside Park |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 15, 1923 |page=46 |id={{ProQuest|149333195}}}}</ref> In 1924, Washington trolley service on [[Georgia Avenue]] (present-day [[Maryland Route 97]]) across B&O's Metropolitan Branch was suspended so that an underpass could be built. The underpass was completed two years later, but trolley service never resumed. It would be rebuilt again in 1948 with additional lanes for automobile traffic, opening the areas to the north for readily accessible suburban development. Takoma-Silver Spring High School, built in 1924, was the first high school for Silver Spring. The community's rapid growth led to the need for a larger school. In 1935, when a new high school building was erected at Wayne Avenue and Sligo Creek Parkway, the school was renamed [[Montgomery Blair High School]]. In 1998, the school was moved again, to a new, larger facility at the corner of Colesville Road ([[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|U.S. Route 29]]) and University Boulevard ([[Maryland Route 193]]). The former Blair building became a combined middle school and elementary school, housing Silver Spring International Middle School and Sligo Creek Elementary School. The Silver Spring Shopping Center, built by developer Albert Small<ref name="JewWashRealBoom">{{cite web |url=http://www.jhsgw.org/exhibitions/online/jewishwashington/exhibition/real-estate-boom |title=Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community | Real Estate Boom |website=[[Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum|Jhsgw.org]] |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604111610/http://www.jhsgw.org/exhibitions/online/jewishwashington/exhibition/real-estate-boom |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[AFI Silver|Silver Theatre]], designed by theater architect [[John Eberson]], were completed in 1938<ref>{{cite news |title=Silver Spring Shopping Center Opens Today: Comprises 19 Stores, Gas Station, Movie |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 27, 1938 |page=SS1 |id={{ProQuest|151050489}}}}</ref> at the request of developer [[William Alexander Julian]]. The Silver Spring Shopping Center was one of the nation's first retail spaces with a street-front parking lot, defying conventional wisdom that merchandise should be in windows closest to the street so that people could see it. The shopping center was purchased in 1944 by real estate developer [[Sam Eig]], who helped attract large retailers to the city.<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/node/245 |title=Immigration and Success | Montgomery County Historical Society Maryland |access-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022062728/http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/node/245 |archive-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> Before the 1950s, Silver Spring was known as a [[sundown town]], in part because of influential land owners. The North Washington Real Estate Company designed 63 acres to be [[Housing segregation in the United States|white-only]], [[Racial covenant|written in its deeds]] to prevent the sale of land to anyone else. The [[Fair Housing Act of 1968|Fair Housing Act]] outlawed this practice in 1968, almost two decades after [[Shelley v. Kraemer|''Shelley v. Kramer'']] made racial covenants unenforceable.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Downtown Silver Spring |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43fe10da626349a69ce077ffa9911bd2 |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |date=December 13, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124152914/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43fe10da626349a69ce077ffa9911bd2 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rotenstein |first=David |date=2018-09-24 |title=Racial restrictive covenants renounced at celebration |url=https://blog.historian4hire.net/2018/09/24/racial-restrictive-covenants-renounced/ |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=History Sidebar |language=en-US |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817134105/https://blog.historian4hire.net/2018/09/24/racial-restrictive-covenants-renounced/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Editorial Board |date=2017-06-23 |title=Protesting Invisibility in Silver Spring, Maryland |url=https://activisthistory.com/2017/06/23/protesting-invisibility-in-silver-spring-maryland/ |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=The Activist History Review |language=en |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924012757/https://activisthistory.com/2017/06/23/protesting-invisibility-in-silver-spring-maryland/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A 1939 deed for a property owned by Rozier J. Beech in the Sixteenth Street Village subdivision of Silver Spring said, "No negro, or any person or persons of whose blood or extraction or to any person of the semitic race whose blood or origin of racial description will be deemed to include Armenians, Jews, Hebrews, Persians, Syrians, Greeks and Turks, shall use or occupy any building or any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcplanning.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0d26456118d34a14b2d27aec8d6f2b1a |title=Sixteenth Street Village |publisher=[[Montgomery Planning]] |accessdate=2024-06-12 |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208204158/https://mcplanning.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0d26456118d34a14b2d27aec8d6f2b1a |url-status=live }}</ref> In practice, covenants excluding "Semitic races" were primarily used to discriminate against Jews, as Montgomery County did not have significant Armenian, Greek, Iranian, or Turkish populations at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mapping-Segregation-Staff-Report-Attachment-A.pdf |title=Attachment A |publisher=[[Montgomery Planning]] |accessdate=2024-06-14 |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316164520/https://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mapping-Segregation-Staff-Report-Attachment-A.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In all, housing in more than 10 square miles of greater Silver Spring was blocked off to Blacks, Jews, Armenians, Persians, Turks, and Greeks, who were considered non-white at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Woldu |first1=Marta Woldu |last2=Ramirez |first2=Christopher |date=2019-12-13 |title=Downtown Silver Spring: Inclusivity Examined Since 1940 |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43fe10da626349a69ce077ffa9911bd2 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |language=en |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124152914/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43fe10da626349a69ce077ffa9911bd2 |url-status=live }}</ref> By the 1950s, Silver Spring was the second-busiest retail market between [[Baltimore]] and [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]; major retailers included the [[Hecht Company]], [[J.C. Penney]], and [[Sears, Roebuck and Company]]. In 1954, the 1842 Blair mansion "Silver Spring" was razed and replaced with the Blair Station post office. 1960 saw the opening of Wheaton Plaza, later called [[Westfield Wheaton]], a shopping center several miles north of downtown Silver Spring. It captured much of the town's business, and the downtown area began a long period of decline. On December 19, 1961, a {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in|adj=on}} segment of the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway (I-495)]] was opened to traffic between [[Maryland Route 97|Georgia Avenue (MD 97)]] and [[Maryland Route 193|University Boulevard East (MD 193)]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tawes Vows Study of Beltway Impact at Road's Opening: Study to Dispel Myth |first=Wendell P. |last=Bradley |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 20, 1961 |page=C1 |id={{ProQuest|141415305}}}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |title=Historic Overview: Capital Beltway |publisher=Eastern Roads (Steve Anderson) |date=March 16, 2008 |url=http://www.dcroads.net/roads/capital-beltway/ |access-date=October 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004175729/http://www.dcroads.net/roads/capital-beltway/ |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |url-status=live}} </ref> On August 17, 1964, the final segment of the {{convert|64|mi|km|adj=on}} Beltway was opened to traffic,<ref> {{cite web |title=Capital Beltway History |publisher=Scott M. Kozel |date=November 20, 2007 |url=http://www.capital-beltway.com/Capital-Beltway-History.html |access-date=October 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208035616/http://www.capital-beltway.com/Capital-Beltway-History.html |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=live}} </ref> and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held near the New Hampshire Avenue interchange, with a speech by [[J. Millard Tawes|Gov. J. Millard Tawes]],<ref> {{cite web |title=Executive Records, Governor J. Millard Tawes, 1959β1967 |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=August 17, 1964 |url=http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000082/html/am82b--582.html |access-date=October 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723015942/http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000082/html/am82b--582.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=live}} </ref> who called it a "road of opportunity" for Maryland and the nation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Throng Attends Capital Beltway's Grand Opening |first=Mike |last=Causey |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 18, 1964 |page=A1 |id={{ProQuest|142191843}}}}</ref> [[Washington Metro]] rail service into Washington, D.C., helped breathe new life into the region starting with the 1978 opening of [[Silver Spring station]]. The Metro [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]] followed the right-of-way of the [[B&O Metropolitan Branch]], with the Metro tracks centered between the B&O's eastbound and westbound mains. The Red Line heads south to downtown DC from Silver Spring, running at grade before descending into [[Union Station (WMATA station)|Union Station]]. By the mid-1990s, the Red Line continued north from the downtown Silver Spring core, entering a tunnel just past the Silver Spring station and running underground to three more stations: [[Forest Glen station|Forest Glen]], [[Wheaton (Washington Metro)|Wheaton]], and [[Glenmont (Washington Metro)|Glenmont]]. Nevertheless, Silver Spring's downtown continued to decline in the 1980s. The [[Hecht Company]] closed its downtown location in 1987 and moved to Wheaton Plaza while forbidding another department store to rent its old spot. [[City Place Mall|City Place]], a multi-level mall, was established in the old Hecht Company building in 1992, but it had difficulty attracting quality anchor stores and gained a reputation as a budget mall. In the mid-1990s, developers considered building a mega-mall and entertainment complex called the American Dream, similar to the [[Mall of America]], in downtown Silver Spring, but were unable to secure funding. A bright spot for the city in the late 1980s and early 1990s was the [[National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) consolidating its headquarters to four new high-rise office buildings near the Silver Spring Metro station. A February 16, 1996, [[1996 Maryland train collision|train collision]] on the Silver Spring section of the Metropolitan line left 11 people dead. A [[MARC Train|MARC]] commuter train bound for [[Washington Union Station]] during the Friday evening [[rush hour]] collided with the [[Amtrak]] ''[[Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)|Capitol Limited]]'' train and erupted in flames on a snow-swept stretch of track. The [[Maryland State Highway Administration]] started studies of improvements to the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]] in 1993,<ref> {{cite web |title=State officials study HOV lanes for Capital Beltway |work=The Gazette |date=September 24, 1997 |url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/1997/199739/montgomerycty/county/a61704-1.html |access-date=October 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522185528/http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/1997/199739/montgomerycty/county/a61704-1.html |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |url-status=live}} </ref> and have continued, off and on, examining a number of alternatives since then, including [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV lanes]] and [[lanes|high-occupancy toll lanes]]. ===21st century=== [[File:Veterans Plaza SS MD.JPG|thumb|Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza in June 2012]] At the beginning of the 21st century, downtown Silver Spring began to see the results of redevelopment. Several city blocks near City Place Mall were rebuilt to accommodate a new outdoor shopping plaza called Downtown Silver Spring. As downtown Silver Spring revived, its 160-year history was celebrated in a 2002 PBS documentary entitled ''Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095032/ |title=Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb (2002) |date=December 6, 2002 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405024653/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095032/ |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, [[Discovery Communications]] moved its headquarters from nearby [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]] to a new building in downtown Silver Spring. In 2017, [[Discovery, Inc.]] CEO [[David Zaslav]] announced that the company was relocating to [[New York City]] to operate close to their "ad partners on [[Madison Avenue]]", "investors and analysts on [[Wall Street]]", and their "creative and production community".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/01/09/discovery-communications-is-selling-md-headquarters-and-moving-to-new-york/ |url-access=subscription |title=Discovery Communications is selling Md. headquarters and moving to New York |author=Abha Bhattarai |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043244/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/01/09/discovery-communications-is-selling-md-headquarters-and-moving-to-new-york/ |archive-date=October 18, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>) 2003 also brought the reopening of the Silver Theatre, as [[AFI Silver]], under the auspices of the [[American Film Institute]]. Beginning in 2004, the downtown redevelopment was marketed locally with the "silver sprung" advertising campaign, which declared on buses and in print ads that Silver Spring had "sprung" and was ready for business.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.takoma.com/archives/copy/2004/06/silversprung.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823100637/http://www.takoma.com/archives/copy/2004/06/silversprung.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 23, 2004 |title=Takoma Voice: News |publisher=Takoma.com |access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref> In June 2007, ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted that downtown was "enjoying a renaissance, a result of public involvement and private investment that is turning it into an arts and entertainment center".<ref>Eugene L. Meyer, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/realestate/commercial/13silver.html "A Dose of Art and Entertainment Revives a Suburb"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920142404/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/realestate/commercial/13silver.html |date=September 20, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 13, 2007</ref> In 2005, downtown Silver Spring was awarded the silver medal of the [[Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence]]<ref name="Bruner Foundation">{{cite book |last1=Shibley |first1=Robert |last2=Axelrod |first2=Emily |last3=Farbstein |first3=Jay |last4=Wener |first4=Richard |title=Downtown Silver Spring and Discovery Communications world headquarters. Silver medal winner |date=2005 |url=http://www.rudybruneraward.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/01/04-Downtown-Silver-Spring-1.pdf |work=Reinventing downtown : 2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence |pages=47β78 |publisher=Bruner Foundation |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |language=en-US |isbn=1-890286-07-9 |oclc=71837571 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403100407/http://www.rudybruneraward.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/01/04-Downtown-Silver-Spring-1.pdf |archive-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rudybruneraward.org/winners/downtown-silver-spring/ |title=Rudy Bruner Award: Downtown Silver Spring |website=www.rudybruneraward.org |publisher=Bruner Foundation |language=en-US |access-date=April 3, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403101049/http://www.rudybruneraward.org/winners/downtown-silver-spring/ |archive-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> In 2007, the downtown Silver Spring area gained attention when an amateur photographer was prohibited from taking photographs in what appeared to be a public street. The land, leased to the Peterson Companies, a developer, for $1, was technically private property. The citizens argued that the Downtown Silver Spring development, partially built with public money, was still public property. After a protest on July 4, 2007, Peterson relented and allowed photography on their property under limited conditions. Peterson also claimed that it could revoke these rights at any time. The company further stated that other activities permitted in public spaces, such as organizing protests or distributing campaign literature, were still prohibited.<ref>Marc Fisher, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/20/AR2007062002354.html "Public or Private Space? Line Blurs in Silver Spring"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007020856/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/20/AR2007062002354.html |date=October 7, 2017 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', June 21, 2007</ref> In response, Montgomery County Attorney Leon Rodriguez said that the street in question, Ellsworth Drive, "constitutes a public forum" and that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]]'s protection of [[free speech]] applies there. In an eight-page letter, Rodriguez wrote, "Although the courts have not definitively resolved the issue of whether the taking, as opposed to the display, of photographs is a protected expressive act, we think it is likely that a court would consider the taking of the photograph to be part of the continuum of action that leads to the display of the photograph and thus also protected by the First Amendment."<ref>[[Ruben Castaneda]], [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/30/AR2007073001639.html "County Opinion Rejects Photo Limits"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202205853/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/30/AR2007073001639.html |date=December 2, 2016 }}, ''The Washington Post'', July 31, 2007</ref> The incident was part of a trend in the United States regarding the blurring of public and private spaces in developments built with both public and private funds. In 2008, construction began on the long-planned [[Intercounty Connector]] (ICC), which crosses the upper reaches of Silver Spring. The highway's first section opened on February 21, 2011; the entire route was completed by 2012. In July 2010, the Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza opened in downtown Silver Spring. Between 2015 and 2016, the long-struggling City Place Mall was renovated and reopened as Ellsworth Place The old [[Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station|B&O Passenger Station]] was restored between 2000 and 2002, as recorded in the documentary film ''Next Stop: Silver Spring''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://silverspringtrain.blogspot.com/ |title=Next Stop: Silver Spring |publisher=Silverspringtrain.blogspot.com |date=September 3, 1964 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827073035/http://silverspringtrain.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6rKVuyz4Nw |title=Next Stop: Silver Spring β Trailer |website=[[YouTube]] |date=November 15, 2007 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619114510/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6rKVuyz4Nw |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2019, Peterson announced a $10 million renovation of the Downtown Silver Spring development that will include public art and a new outdoor plaza, featuring green space.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diegel |first1=Mike |title=Downtown Silver Spring to Get $10 Million Renovation, New Tenants |url=https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/downtown-silver-spring-10-million-renovation-new-tenants/ |website=Source of the Spring |date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020193606/https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/downtown-silver-spring-10-million-renovation-new-tenants/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Culture== [[File:American Film Institute Silver Theater.jpg|thumb|[[AFI Silver|Silver Theatre and Culture Center]] in November 2005]] Downtown Silver Spring hosts several entertainment, musical, and ethnic festivals, the most notable of which are the [[Silverdocs]] documentary film festival held each June and hosted by [[Discovery Communications]] and the [[American Film Institute]], an annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (Saturday before Thanksgiving) for [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]]. The Silver Spring Jazz Festival is the largest annual event, drawing {{gaps|20|000}} people to the free festival held on the second Saturday in September. Featuring local jazz artists and a battle of high school bands, the Silver Spring Jazz Festival has featured [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[SΓ©rgio Mendes]], [[Aaron Neville]], the [[Mingus Big Band]], the [[Fred Wesley]] Group, and other [[jazz]] music artists. [[The Fillmore Silver Spring|The Fillmore]] is a live entertainment and music venue with a capacity of 2000 people. It opened in 2011 in the former [[JC Penney]] building on Colesville Road. The venue joins the [[American Film Institute]] and [[Discovery Communications]] as cornerstones of the downtown Silver Spring's arts and entertainment district, and has featured performances by artists [[Prince Royce]], [[Minus the Bear]], [[Tyga]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Migos]], and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jambase.com/venue/the-fillmore-silver-spring/past-shows |website=JamBase |title=The Filmore Silver Spring |access-date=5 February 2020 |archive-date=February 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205170600/https://www.jambase.com/venue/the-fillmore-silver-spring/past-shows |url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2012 R&B singer [[Reesa Renee]] launched her album ''Reelease'' at the Fillmore. Downtown Silver Spring is home to the Cultural Arts Center at [[Montgomery College]]. The Cultural Arts Center offers a varied set of cultural performances, lectures, films, and conferences. It is a resource for improving cultural literacy, encouraging cross-cultural understanding, and to build bridges between the arts, cultural studies, and other disciplines concerned with the expression of culture. Dining in Silver Spring is varied, including [[Cuisine of the United States|American]], [[African cuisine|African]], [[Burmese cuisine|Burmese]], [[Ethiopian cuisine|Ethiopian]], Guatemalan, Japanese, [[Moroccan cuisine|Moroccan]], [[Italian cuisine|Italian]], [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican]], [[Salvadoran cuisine|Salvadoran]], [[Jamaican cuisine|Jamaican]], [[Vietnamese cuisine|Vietnamese]], [[Lebanese cuisine|Lebanese]], [[Thai cuisine|Thai]], [[Persian cuisine|Persian]], [[Chinese cuisine|Chinese]], [[Indian cuisine|Indian]], Greek, and [[Fusion cuisine|fusion]] restaurants, and national and regional chains. Silver Spring has several churches, synagogues, temples, and other religious institutions, including the World Headquarters of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]]. Silver Spring serves as the primary urban area in Montgomery County and its revitalization has ushered in an eclectic mix of people and ideas, evident in the fact that the flagship high school, [[Montgomery Blair High School]], has no majority group with each major racial and ethnic group claiming a significant percentage. Silver Spring hosts the [[American Film Institute]] [[AFI Silver|Silver Theatre and Culture Center]], on Colesville Road. The theatre showcases American and foreign films. [[Gandhi Brigade]], a youth development media project, began in Silver Spring out of the Long Branch neighborhood. [[Docs in Progress]], a non-profit media arts center devoted to the promotion of documentary filmmaking is located at the "Documentary House" in downtown Silver Spring. Silver Spring Stage, an all-volunteer community theater, performs in Woodmoor, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} north up Colesville Road from the downtown area. Downtown Silver Spring is also home to the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), an agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce]] that includes the [[National Weather Service]], the [[American Nurses Association]], and several real estate development, biotechnology, and media and communications companies. [[Stevie Nicks]] of the band [[Fleetwood Mac]] has credited Silver Spring as an inspiration for the title of the band's 1977 song "[[Silver Springs (song)|Silver Springs]]". In a 1998 interview, Nicks said, "I wrote Silver Springs uh, about [[Lindsey_Buckingham|Lindsey [Buckingham]]]. And I ~ we were in Maryland somewhere driving under a freeway sign that said Silver Spring, Maryland. And I loved the name. ...Silver Springs sounded like a pretty fabulous place to me. And uh, 'You could be my silver springs...' that's just a whole symbolic thing of what you could have been to me."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inherownwords.com/silver.htm |title=Stevie Nicks on Silver Springs |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623050203/http://www.inherownwords.com/silver.htm |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Transportation== [[File:Silver Spring Sign.JPG|thumb|upright|A Silver Spring welcome sign on [[Georgia Avenue]] in June 2012]] The major roads in Silver Spring are mostly three- to five-lane highways. The [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]] can be accessed from [[Georgia Avenue]] ([[Maryland Route 97|MD 97]]), Colesville Road ([[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|US 29]]), and New Hampshire Avenue ([[Maryland Route 650|MD 650]]). The long-planned<ref name=Mosk>{{cite news |last1=Mosk |first1=Matthew |title=Once Politically Divisive, ICC Slowly Gained Favor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101469.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 12, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204155218/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101469.html |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Intercounty Connector]] (ICC) (MD-200) toll road opened in three segments between February 2011 and November 2014.<ref name=Shaver>{{cite news |last1=Shaver |first1=Katherine |last2=Hosh |first2=Kafia A. |title=ICC toll road opens to traffic |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2011/02/icc_toll_road_opens_to_traffic.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203095320/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2011/02/icc_toll_road_opens_to_traffic.html |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Schwind>{{cite news |last1=Schwind |first1=Dan |title=ICC opens second segment, connecting Laurel to Gaithersburg |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/community/ph-ll-newsbriefs-icc-20111122-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212020223/http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/community/ph-ll-newsbriefs-icc-20111122-story.html |archive-date=February 12, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Rector>{{cite news |last1=Rector |first1=Kevin |title=Final section of ICC to Laurel, new I-95 interchange to open this weekend |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-icc-opening-20141105-story.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626170331/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-icc-opening-20141105-story.html |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> ICC interchanges in the Silver Spring area include Georgia Avenue, Layhill Road (MD-182), New Hampshire Avenue, Columbia Pike (US-29) and Briggs Chaney Road.<ref name=Thomson>{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Robert |title=User's guide to Intercounty Connector |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/users-guide-to-intercounty-connector/2011/11/17/gIQAih0RcN_story.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204125425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/users-guide-to-intercounty-connector/2011/11/17/gIQAih0RcN_story.html |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The multilevel Paul Sarbanes Transit Center in downtown Silver Spring, named in honor of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Paul Sarbanes]] from Maryland, is served by the [[MARC Train]] on the Brunswick Line, [[Washington Metro]] on the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]] at [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]], [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]], the free VanGo, intercity [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus, and local taxi services.<ref>{{cite web |title=MCDOT Projects: Silver Spring Transit Center (SSTC) |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url%3D%2Fcontent%2FDOT%2Fprojects%2Fsstc%2Findex.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006193539/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=%2Fcontent%2FDOT%2Fprojects%2Fsstc%2Findex.asp |archive-date=October 6, 2008 |access-date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> The bus terminal is the busiest in the [[Washington metropolitan area]]. This transit facility serves nearly {{gaps|60|000}} passengers daily. The transit center is an expanded version of an older bus, train, and Metro terminal. Begun in October 2008, the expansion, planned to consume $91 million and four years, opened four years late and $50 million over budget on September 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro β Bus β Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring |url=http://www.wmata.com/bus/PaulSarbanesTransitCenter.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209105148/http://www.wmata.com/bus/PaulSarbanesTransitCenter.cfm |archive-date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=November 29, 2015 |website=Wmata.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Essner |first=Dean |date=2015-09-16 |title=A Timeline of Failure for the Silver Spring Transit Center |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/09/16/a-timeline-of-failure-for-the-silver-spring-transit-center/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Washingtonian |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623030659/https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/09/16/a-timeline-of-failure-for-the-silver-spring-transit-center/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The transit center will also be served by the [[Purple Line (Maryland)|Purple Line]] [[light rail]]. Under construction by the [[Maryland Transit Administration|Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)]], the line is expected to open in late 2027, and will connect Silver Spring with [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]] to the west, the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] to the east, and the [[Washington Metro]]'s [[New Carrollton station]] to the southeast.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaver |first=Katherine |date=2022-01-26 |title=Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/01/26/purple-line-contract-maryland/ |access-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812092513/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/01/26/purple-line-contract-maryland/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Josh |date=2024-03-01 |title=Purple Line opening delayed to winter 2027 |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/purple-line-opening-delayed-to-winter-2027 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=FOX 5 DC |language=en-US |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610130035/https://www.fox5dc.com/news/purple-line-opening-delayed-to-winter-2027 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Washington Metro's [[Forest Glen station]] is also located in Silver Spring. [[MARC Train]] stops at nearby [[Kensington station (Maryland)|Kensington station]]. ==Education== [[File:Montgomery Blair High School cupola.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[cupola]] at [[Montgomery Blair High School]] in April 2006]] === Montgomery County Public Schools === {{Further|Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)}} Silver Spring is served by [[Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|Montgomery County Public Schools]], a county-wide public school district. ====High schools==== * [[James Hubert Blake High School]] * [[John F. Kennedy High School (Maryland)|John F. Kennedy High School]] * [[Montgomery Blair High School]] * [[Northwood High School (Maryland)|Northwood High School]] * [[Springbrook High School]] * [[Wheaton High School]] ==== Middle schools ==== * [[Benjamin Banneker]] Middle School * Silver Spring International Middle School * Takoma Park Middle School * Eastern Middle School * White Oak Middle School * Briggs Chaney Middle School * Argyle Middle School * [[Odessa Shannon]] Middle School (previously Col. [[E. Brooke Lee]] Middle School)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Lee Middle School to be renamed Odessa Shannon Middle School |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/lee-middle-school-to-be-renamed-odessa-shannon-middle/ |access-date=2020-11-11 |website=Bethesda Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111165931/https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/lee-middle-school-to-be-renamed-odessa-shannon-middle/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * Sligo Middle School * [[Francis Scott Key]] Middle School * A. Mario Loiderman Middle School * Thornton Friends Middle School * Silver Creek Middle School * Newport Mill Middle School Prior to 2010, among public high schools in the region, [[Montgomery Blair High School]] was the high school located in the census-designated place of Silver Spring.<ref name=FourCornersMap>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2429790_four_corners/DC10BLK_P2429790_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS β CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Four Corners CDP, MD]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622084957/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2429790_four_corners/DC10BLK_P2429790_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved June 22, 2015.</ref><ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_000.pdf Census 2000 Block Map: Silver Spring CDP]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622085341/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_000.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved June 22, 2015. [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_001.pdf Detail 1] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622085820/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_001.pdf Archive]), [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_002.pdf Detail 2] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150622090247/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2472450_SilverSpring/CBP2472450_002.pdf Archive])</ref> It is nationally recognized for its Communication Arts Program and its Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Magnet Program, the latter of which perennially produces a large number of finalists and semi-finalists in such academic competitions as the [[Regeneron Science Talent Search]]. ===Private schools=== Notable private schools in Silver Spring include The Siena School, [[Yeshiva of Greater Washington]], Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital, the Torah School of Greater Washington, and [[The Barrie School]]. Saint Francis International School St. Camillus Campus, serving kindergarten through 8th grade, is in Silver Spring.<ref>"[http://saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131185634/http://www.saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html |date=January 31, 2018 }}." Saint Francis International School. Retrieved January 31, 2018. "1500 St. Camillus Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903"</ref> It was formerly St. Camillus School, which was operated by sisters of [[Notre Dame de Namur]] and opened in 1954. In the middle of the 1960s it had up to 1,200 students. Working-class people were the main clientele. The student population was in decline by the 1980s as working-class people moved from the area. By the same decade the teachers were mostly lay staff. In the decade of the 2000s the school's financial situation deteriorated. In 2010 the school had 260 students. It merged into Saint Francis International, which opened in 2010; at that time all teachers had to reapply for their jobs. In 2010 Saint Francis International had 435 students at all campuses. In 2014 it had 485 students at all campuses; over 70% the students were of parents born abroad.<ref>Roberts, Tom. "[https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts Maryland Catholic school finds its footing amid demographic shifts] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075158/https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts |date=February 1, 2018 }}." ''Catholic Standard'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]]. Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2018.</ref> === Montgomery College === A portion of the [[Montgomery College]], the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus, is located in the Silver Spring; the rest of the campus located in [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]]. The community college is [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County's]] main institute of higher education; the main campus is in the [[county seat]] of [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]. The campus of the [[National Labor College]] is in the [[White Oak, Maryland|White Oak]] neighborhood in the outer reaches of Silver Spring. === Howard University === [[Howard University]]'s School of Continuing Education is located in Silver Spring; its main campus in nearby [[Washington, D.C.]] ===Libraries=== Silver Spring is served by many public libraries: * [[Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library]] located in downtown Silver Spring. * [[Connie Morella|Connie Morrella]] (formerly Bethesda) * Marilyn J. Praisner (formerly Fairland)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/wh.asp |title=MCPL: Wheaton Library |publisher=Montgomerycountymd.gov |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719144516/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/wh.asp |archive-date=July 19, 2009}}</ref> * Wheaton * White Oak<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/wo.asp |title=MCPL: White Oak Library |publisher=Montgomerycountymd.gov |date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003023720/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/BranchInfo/wo.asp |archive-date=October 3, 2003}}</ref> and Long Branch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/lb.asp |title=MCPL: Long Branch Library |publisher=Montgomerycountymd.gov |date=May 13, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430181056/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/lb.asp |archive-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref> Silver Spring Library started operation in 1931 and is one of the most heavily used in the Montgomery County System. It was relocated in June 2015 to Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street<ref name="Arts Center">{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Negotiations-for-Arts-Center-at-New-Silver-Spring-Library-Fall-Through-288888951.html |title=Negotiations for Arts Center at New Silver Spring Library Fall Through |author=Michelle Chavez |publisher=4 NBC Washington |date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221053432/http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Negotiations-for-Arts-Center-at-New-Silver-Spring-Library-Fall-Through-288888951.html |archive-date=December 21, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> as part of the Downtown Silver Spring redevelopment plan. ==Economy== A number of major companies and organizations are based in Silver Spring, including: * [[American Nurses Association]], a professional organization * [[CuriosityStream]], a streaming media company * [[Food and Drug Administration]], a [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] agency * [[Global Communities]], an international development and humanitarian aid nonprofit<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalcommunities.org/ |title=Home | Global Communities |access-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321073550/https://www.globalcommunities.org/ |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]], a U.S. federal government agency * [[Urban One]], a media company * [[United Therapeutics]], a biotechnology company ==Sports== The Silver Spring Saints Youth Football Organization has been a mainstay of youth sports in the town since 1951. Located in Silver Spring, the Silver Spring Saints play home games at St. Bernadette's Church near Blair High School. The club was formed when two local Catholic parishes, St. John the Baptist and St. Andrews, merged their football programs to compete in the Capital Beltway League after the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) for the Archdiocese of Washington D.C. discontinued its youth football program at the end of the 1994 season. The name "Saints" is derived from the merging of the two Catholic parishes. In 2009, the Saints moved from the Capital Beltway League (CBL) to the Mid-Maryland Youth Football & Cheer League (MMYFCL). Silver Spring is also home to several swim teams, including Parkland, Robin Hood, Calverton, Franklin Knolls, Daleview, Oakview, Forest Knolls, Kemp Mill, Long Branch, Stonegate, Glenwood, Rock Creek, and Northwest Branch, Hillandale, and West Hillandale. Silver Spring and [[Takoma Park]] together host [[Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts]] a college wooden-bat baseball team playing in the [[Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League]]. Home games are played at Montgomery Blair Stadium. The Potomac Athletic Club Rugby team has a youth rugby organization based in Silver Spring. Established in 2005, PAC Youth Rugby has tag rugby for ages 5 to 15, girls and boys and also offer introduction to tackle rugby for U13 and U15 players. In addition to introducing numerous young athletes to the sport of rugby, PAC has also won Maryland state championships across the age groups. ==Media== Silver Spring is served by [[Washington metropolitan area]] media, including two daily newspapers, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and ''[[The Washington Times]]'', and several online outlets. ''[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]]'' and the ''[[Montgomery Sentinel|Montgomery County Sentinel]]'' were available historically until their closures in 2015 and 2020, respectively. The ''[[Washington Hispanic]]'' has its offices in Silver Spring.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonhispanic.com/contactus.html |title=__ Washington Hispanic __ |access-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308122418/http://www.washingtonhispanic.com/contactus.html |archive-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref> Companies headquartered in Silver Spring include [[Urban One]]. After relocating to [[New York City]] in 2018, [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Inc.]] sold its former Silver Spring headquarters to Foulger-Pratt and Cerberus Capital Management, and leased a smaller space at nearby 8403 Colesville Road.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diegel |first1=Mike |title=Discovery Sells Silver Spring Headquarters Building |url=https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/discovery-sells-silver-spring-headquarters-building/ |website=Source of the Spring |date=September 6, 2018 |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012123825/https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/discovery-sells-silver-spring-headquarters-building/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Clabaugh |first1=Jeff |title=Discovery leases Silver Spring space for new Md. operations |url=https://wtop.com/business-finance/2018/09/discovery-leases-silver-spring-space-for-new-maryland-operations/ |website=WTOP |date=September 6, 2018 |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325182941/https://wtop.com/business-finance/2018/09/discovery-leases-silver-spring-space-for-new-maryland-operations/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> * [[Joe Alexander]] (b. 1986), [[American-Israeli]] basketball player in the [[Israel Basketball Premier League]] * [[Elijah Amo]] (b. 1999), soccer player * [[Brady Anderson]] (b. 1964), baseball player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=anderbr01 |title=Brady Anderson Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104004340/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=anderbr01 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Charles Arndt]] (b. 1967), soccer player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Men's Soccer to Retire Charlie Arndt's Jersey |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2023/09/06/mens-soccer-to-retire-charlie-arndts-jersey/ |access-date=December 29, 2024 |website=[[South Carolina Gamecocks]]}}</ref> * [[Akil Baddoo]] (b. 1998), baseball player for the [[Detroit Tigers]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baddoo000aki |title=Akil Baddoo Minor & Amateur Leagues Statistics & History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110211029/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baddoo000aki |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Jonathan Banks]] (b. 1947), actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Other Montgomery County Natives Nominated For Emmys |publisher=Montgomery Community Media |date=September 23, 2019 |url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/julia-louis-dreyfus-and-other-montgomery-county-natives-nominated-for-71st-primetime-emmys/ |access-date=March 6, 2020 |author=Dalsheim, Hannah |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922033750/https://www.mymcmedia.org/julia-louis-dreyfus-and-other-montgomery-county-natives-nominated-for-71st-primetime-emmys/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Alex Bazzie]] (b. 1990), football player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marshallparthenon.com/news/view.php/762582/Pro-dreams-become-a-reality-for-Herds-Ba |title=Pro dreams become a reality for Herd's Bazzie |publisher=marshallparthenon.com |date=June 25, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2014 |author=Rogers, Adam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213818/https://www.marshallparthenon.com/news/view.php/762582/Pro-dreams-become-a-reality-for-Herds-Ba |archive-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> * [[Carl Bernstein]] (b. 1944), journalist, writer<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077012/ |title=IMDB entry for Carl Bernstein |publisher=IMDb |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821074901/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077012/ |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=live}} </ref> * [[Keter Betts]] (1928β2005), musician<ref>{{cite news |title=Bassist Keter Betts Dies at Age 77 |work=JazzTimes |date=August 8, 2005 |url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/23152-bassist-keter-betts-dies-at-age-77 |access-date=August 8, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202222856/http://jazztimes.com/articles/23152-bassist-keter-betts-dies-at-age-77 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Lewis Black]] (b. 1948), comedian<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis Black Is One Angry Comic |publisher=CBS News |date=November 5, 2006 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lewis-black-is-one-angry-comic/ |access-date=December 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616134903/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/05/sunday/main2153629.shtml |archive-date=June 16, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Brandon Broady]] (b. 1986), comedian, television host<ref>{{cite news |author1=Bartel |author-link1=Jordan |title=Towson University grad Brandon Broady hosting new BET series |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bthesite/tv-lust/bal-towson-university-grad-brandon-broady-starring-in-new-bet-series-20150225-story.html |access-date=February 25, 2015 |date=February 25, 2015 |work=The Baltimore Sun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226002010/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bthesite/tv-lust/bal-towson-university-grad-brandon-broady-starring-in-new-bet-series-20150225-story.html |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Laphonza Butler]], U.S. senator<ref name="Newsweek 2023">{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Aleks |date=2 October 2023 |title=Laphonza Butler's non-California residence raises questions |url=https://www.newsweek.com/laphonza-butler-californoa-residence-questions-gavin-newsom-dianne-feinstein-1831243 |website=Newsweek |language=en |access-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002232116/https://www.newsweek.com/laphonza-butler-californoa-residence-questions-gavin-newsom-dianne-feinstein-1831243 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Bill Callahan (musician)|Bill Callahan]] (b. 1966), musician<ref>{{cite news |author=Ben Ratliff |title=He Can Sing It, if Not Speak Its |work=The New York Times |date=April 8, 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/arts/music/bill-callahan-apocalypse-on-drag-city-label.html |access-date=December 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122251/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/arts/music/bill-callahan-apocalypse-on-drag-city-label.html |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Rachel Carson]] (1907β1964), author of ''[[Silent Spring]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Carson biography |url=http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cars-rac.htm |publisher=Women in History |access-date=August 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808015112/http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cars-rac.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref> * [[Crystal Chappell]] (b. 1965), actress<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152594/ |title=IMDB entry for Crystal Chappell |publisher=IMDb |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105154415/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152594/ |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |url-status=live}} </ref> * [[Dave Chappelle]] (b. 1973), comedian<ref>"Dave Chappelle". Inside the Actors Studio. episode 10. season 12. February 12, 2006. Bravo.</ref> * [[Connie Chung]] (b. 1946), news presenter<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161202/bio |title=IMDB entry for Connie Chung |publisher=IMDb |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225062412/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161202/bio |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |url-status=live}} </ref> * [[Gaelan Connell|Gaelan Connel]] (b. 1989), actor, musician<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramanathan |first=Lavanya |title=From Basement to 'Bandslam' |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 11, 2009 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/10/AR2009081002668.html |access-date=August 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108192158/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/10/AR2009081002668.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Chuck Davidson]] (b. 1961), rabbi * [[Tommy Davidson]] (b. 1963), comedian, actor<ref name= autobiography>Davidson, Tommy; Teicholz, Tom (2020). ''Living in Color''. Kensington Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-4967-1294-3}}.</ref> * [[Marc Davis (racing driver)|Marc Davis]] (b. 1990), NASCAR driver<ref>{{cite web |url=http://localracing.nascar.com/node/240 |title=Davis to Ring Bell at New York Stock Exchange |publisher=NASCAR |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103124710/http://localracing.nascar.com/node/240 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Dominique Dawes]] (b. 1976), gymnast, 4-time Olympic medalist<ref>{{cite news |author=Mary Buckheit |title=Catching up with Dominique Dawes |publisher=ESPN |date=February 22, 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/blackhistory2008/columns/story?columnist=buckheit_mary&page=dawes/080226 |access-date=February 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229170254/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhistory2008/columns/story?columnist=buckheit_mary&page=dawes%2F080226 |archive-date=February 29, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Cara DeLizia]] (b. 1984), actress<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217240/ |title=IMDB entry for Cara DeLizia |publisher=IMDb |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224034124/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217240/ |archive-date=February 24, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Matt Drudge]] (b. 1966), internet news editor<ref>{{cite news |author=Eddie Dean |title=Hard Times and JalapeΓ±o Bologna Internet rebel Matt Drudge's early years |newspaper=Washington City Paper |date=March 13, 1998 |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/14595/hard-times-and-jalapentildeo-bologna |access-date=December 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015063122/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/14595/hard-times-and-jalapentildeo-bologna |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Michael Ealy]] (b. 1973), actor<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013003/ |title=IMDB entry for Michael Ealy |publisher=IMDb |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109172756/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013003/ |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=live}} </ref> *[[Neil Fallon]], lead singer for the band Clutch * [[Wayne Federman]] (b. 1959), comedian, actor, writer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270139/3/ |title=IMDB entry for Wayne Federman |publisher=IMDb |access-date=October 9, 2020}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * [[Charles Fefferman]] (b. 1949), mathematician<ref>{{cite news |author=Richard K. Rein |title=Like His Daughter, Nina, Princeton Math Genius Charlie Fefferman Just Eats Up Numbers |volume=12 |number=16 |work=People |date=October 15, 1979 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20074821,00.html |access-date=December 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202173419/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20074821,00.html |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[David Feldberg]] (b. 1977), professional disc golfer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pdga.com/player/12626 |title=David Feldberg #12626 |website=Pdga.com |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016074831/https://www.pdga.com/player/12626 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Martin Felsen]] (b. 1968), architect<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbm.org/biographies/martin-felsen.html |title=Martin Felsen biography |publisher=National Building Museum |access-date=September 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202120449/http://www.nbm.org/biographies/martin-felsen.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[John Meredith Ford]] (1923β1995), [[Guyana|Guyanese]] politician; died in Silver Spring * [[Steve Francis]], former [[basketball]] player * [[Jason Freeny]] (b. 1970), sculptor, toy designer<ref> {{cite magazine |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/see-the-inner-anatomy-of-barbie-mario-and-mickey-mouse-bones-guts-and-all-180949306/ |title=Artist Jason Freeny transforms familiar childhood characters into realistic anatomical models |magazine=Smithsonian |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115040908/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/see-the-inner-anatomy-of-barbie-mario-and-mickey-mouse-bones-guts-and-all-180949306/ |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live}} </ref> * [[Kimmy Gatewood]], actress, writer and singer<ref>{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Christine |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/07/11/glows-kimmy-gatewood-talks-comedy-big-hair-joys-wrestling/ |title=GLOW's Kimmy Gatewood Talks Comedy, Big Hair, and the Joys of Wrestling |publisher=Washingtonian |date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=July 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920093337/https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/07/11/glows-kimmy-gatewood-talks-comedy-big-hair-joys-wrestling/ |archive-date=September 20, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Emily Gould]] (b. 1981), author<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4391-2389-8 |title=And the Heart Says Whatever |work=Publishers Weekly |access-date=September 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701234248/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4391-2389-8 |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Jerian Grant]] (b. 1992), basketball player for the [[Washington Wizards]] * [[Josh Hart]] (b. 1995), basketball player for the [[New York Knicks]]; first-round selection in [[2017 NBA draft]] * [[Goldie Hawn]] (b. 1945), actress, dancer, producer, and singer * [[Keith Howland]] (b. 1964), musician ([[Chicago (band)|Chicago]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allvoices.com/people/Keith_Howland |title=All Voices entry for Keith Howland |publisher=allvoices.com |access-date=December 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423183222/http://www.allvoices.com/people/Keith_Howland |archive-date=April 23, 2013}}</ref> * [[Frank Jackson (basketball)|Frank Jackson]] (b. 1998), NBA player * [[Rian Johnson]] (b. 1973), film director * [[Jesse Mockrin]] (b. 1981), artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jesse Mockrin - Artists - Night Gallery |url=https://www.nightgallery.ca/artists/jesse-mockrin/cv |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.nightgallery.ca |language=en |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630193153/https://www.nightgallery.ca/artists/jesse-mockrin/cv |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Amir Mohamed el Khalifa]] (stage name: Oddisee), rapper * [[Humayun Khan (soldier)|Humayun Khan]] (1976 β 2004), U.S. Army Officer of [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani]] descent and a [[Muslim]], posthumous recipient of the [[Purple Heart]] and the [[Bronze Star Medal]]. * [[Rick Leventhal]] (b. 1960), journalist * [[Elliot Levine]] (b. 1963), musician ([[Heatwave (band)|Heatwave]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Jazz festival expected to bring thousands to Silver Spring Saturday |work=The Gazette |date=August 8, 2005 |url=http://www.gazette.net/article/20120904/ENTERTAINMENT/709049985/1148/jazz-festival-expected-to-bring-thousands-to-silver-spring-saturday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202131531/http://www.gazette.net/article/20120904/ENTERTAINMENT/709049985/1148/jazz-festival-expected-to-bring-thousands-to-silver-spring-saturday |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=September 4, 2012}}</ref> * [[Dov Lipman]] (b. 1971), member of the [[Knesset]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahren |first=Raphael |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/dov-lipmans-rock-solid-struggle-for-a-better-israel/ |title=Dov Lipman's rock solid struggle for a better Israel |newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064922/http://www.timesofisrael.com/dov-lipmans-rock-solid-struggle-for-a-better-israel/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Matt Maloney]] (b. 1971), former [[basketball]] player * [[Michelle M. Marciniak]] (b. 1973), former [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] professional basketball player and collegiate coach * [[Roger Mason Jr.]] (b. 1980), former [[basketball]] player * [[Joey Mbu]] (b. 1993), football player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/joeymbu/2553564/profile |title=Joey Mbu |publisher=National Football League |access-date=June 15, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616022916/http://www.nfl.com/player/joeymbu/2553564/profile |archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> * [[Victor Oladipo]] (b. 1992), former [[NBA]] player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2527963 |title=NBA No. 5 Victor Oladipo |publisher=ESPN |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422094827/http://m.espn.go.com/nba/playercard?playerId=2527963&src=desktop |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[George Pelecanos]] (b. 1957), author<ref name="DC Confidential"> {{cite web |author=Walker Lamond |title=DC Confidential |publisher=Stop Smiling |access-date=September 21, 2008 |url=http://stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=1175 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205112814/http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=1175 |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |url-status=live}} </ref> * [[Al Quie]] (b. 1923), former [[Governor of Minnesota]] (1979β1983)<ref name=ppress/> * [[Gretchen Quie]] (1927β2015), artist and former [[First Lady of Minnesota]] (1979β1983)<ref name=ppress>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Salisbury |title=Gretchen Quie, opened governor's house to public, dies at 88 |url=http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_29249710/obituary-minnesotas-first-lady-gretchen-quie-worked-restore |work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]] |date=December 14, 2015 |access-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102042644/http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_29249710/obituary-minnesotas-first-lady-gretchen-quie-worked-restore |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[J. Robbins]] (b. 1967), musician ([[Jawbox]], [[Office of Future Plans]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/06/04/j-robbins-resonance-remains-felt-in-rock-circles/ |title=J. Robbins' resonance remains felt in rock circles |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 4, 2014 |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227200448/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-06-04/entertainment/bal-baltimore-producer-j-robbins-profile-0614_1_punk-rock-jawbox-james-robbins |archive-date=December 27, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Nora Roberts]] (b. 1950), novelist<ref>{{citation |last=Vernon |first=Cheril |title='Queen of Romance' still going strong |newspaper=Palestine Herald-Press |url=http://www.palestineherald.com/features/local_story_203002337.html?keyword=topstory |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111072340/http://www.palestineherald.com/features/local_story_203002337.html?keyword=topstory |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |date=July 22, 2007 |access-date=August 8, 2007}}</ref> * [[Daniel Snyder]] (b. 1964), businessperson and former owner of the [[Washington Commanders]] * [[Harold Solomon]] (b. 1952), tennis player ranked No. 5 in the world<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/06/06/tennis-life-are-growing-on-solomon/6fc517a2-bde5-4c1b-84ac-6121cb06eab3/ |title=Tennis, Life Are Growing On Solomon |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142631/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/06/06/tennis-life-are-growing-on-solomon/6fc517a2-bde5-4c1b-84ac-6121cb06eab3/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Norman Solomon]] (b. 1951), journalist, political candidate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/001901.html |title=Norman Solomon Interview |date=November 27, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402062414/http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/001901.html |archive-date=April 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Ben Stein]] (b. 1944), commentator, humorist, actor<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Stein |first=Joel |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,35056,00.html |title=Ben Stein Also Sings |magazine=Time |date=November 28, 1999 |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615183140/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,35056,00.html |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Rebecca Sugar]] (b. ca. 1987), artist, composer, and director<ref>{{cite news |title='Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar is a Cartoon Network trailblazer |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Michael |last=Cavna |date=November 1, 2013 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/steven-universe-creator-rebecca-sugar-is-an-idealistic-trailblazer/2013/11/01/fe622da2-4338-11e3-a751-f032898f2dbc_story.html |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111171925/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/steven-universe-creator-rebecca-sugar-is-an-idealistic-trailblazer/2013/11/01/fe622da2-4338-11e3-a751-f032898f2dbc_story.html |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Daryush Valizadeh]] (b. 1979), neomasculinity writer * [[Thalia Zedek]] (b. 1961), musician ([[Live Skull]], [[Come (American band)|Come]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/thalia-zedek-mn0000031603 |title=All Music reference |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016065902/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thalia-zedek-mn0000031603 |archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of sundown towns in the United States]] * [[Montgomery College]] * [[Montgomery County Public Libraries]] * [[Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|Montgomery County Public Schools]] * [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] * [[Silver Spring Library]] * [[Silver Spring Monkeys]] * [[Washington metropolitan area]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * McCoy, J, et al. (2003). Silver Spring Timeline. Retrieved August 6, 2003 from [https://web.archive.org/web/20030907190528/http://www.homestead.com/silverspringhistory/timeline.html "Silver Spring history"]. * McCoy, Jerry A. and Silver Spring Historical Society. ''Historic Silver Spring''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005. * {{Cite book |title=Downtown Silver Spring |last=McCoy |first=Jerry A. |others=Silver Spring Historical Society (Silver Spring, Md.) |publisher=Arcadia Pub. |series=Then & now |location=Charleston, S.C. |date=October 20, 2010 |language=en-US |isbn=978-0-7385-8631-1 |oclc=644650590 |lccn=2010923962}} ** {{cite web |author=Susan Soderberg |date=February 2011 |title=Downtown Silver Spring |type=Review |url=https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=31936 |website=H-Net Reviews}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{wikivoyage|Silver Spring}} * [https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/silverspring/ The Silver Spring Regional Center] * [http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/ Silver Spring Downtown District] === Documentary films === * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030611134516/http://www.silverspringfilm.org/ ''Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140718102111/http://silverspringtrain.com/pgs/about.html ''Next Stop: Silver Spring''] * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBD2D28D85DF34524 ''Silver Spring Stories''] {{Geographic Location | Center = Silver Spring | North = [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]]<br />[[File:MD Route 97.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 97|MD 97 North]] | Northeast = [[White Oak, Maryland|White Oak]]<br />[[File:US 29.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|US 29 North]] | East = [[Langley Park, Maryland|Langley Park]]<br />[[File:MD Route 193.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 193|MD 193 East]] | Southeast = [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]]<br />[[File:MD Route 410.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 410|MD 410 East]] | Southwest = [[North Portal Estates]]<br />[[File:MD Route 390.svg|25px]] [[16th Street NW]] | South = [[Washington, D.C.]] <br /> ([[Takoma, Washington, D.C.|Takoma]], [[Shepherd Park, Washington, D.C.|Shepherd Park]])<br />[[File:US 29.svg|20px]] [[Georgia Avenue]] | West = [[Chevy Chase, Maryland|Chevy Chase]]<br />[[File:MD Route 410.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 410|MD 410 West]] | Northwest = [[Kensington, Maryland|Kensington]]<br />[[File:MD Route 192.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 192|MD 192 West]] }} {{Maryland}} {{Montgomery County, Maryland}} {{DCMetroArea}} {{Largest cities of Maryland|collapsed}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Silver Spring, Maryland| ]] [[Category:1887 establishments in Maryland]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Maryland]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Maryland]] [[Category:Edge cities in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area]] [[Category:Sundown towns in Maryland]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Maryland]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Maryland]]
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