Sell me on Silver Spring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda is where souls go to die. Rockville, Frederick, anything thing is better than heinous and hoitey Bethesda with its zero parking, congestion, and office park overload. Blah blah blah. It’s the Arlington of MoCo.

Have you been to Bethesda in the last ~5 years? With the big underground lot (among other options), finding a parking spot is rarely an issue.

OP, if you are priced out of Bethesda, what about Rockville, where your money will go further?

[Anonymous]

We live in downtown SS and love it. We are a ten minute walk from Rock Creek Park, so easy to get to downtown DC, lots of playgrounds. If we could buy in close-in SS (Woodside) or those townhouses across from the metro station I would feel like I've made it in life. We are people who prefer hole in the wall Ethiopian food to high end Bethesda restaurants, and Bethesda has too many White people for me honestly. I grew up in Bethesda and it's nice, but so not me.

[Anonymous]

No one needs to sell you on SS because that's all you can afford. You don't have to buy there.

[Anonymous]

In laws live in woodside, everytime I visit I love seeing the houses and neighborhood. I also love downtown SS, great Thai food options!

[Anonymous]

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We lived in downtown SS for many years and hated it, for similar reasons: large blocks, ugly buildings, wind corridors in winter in between high rises, heat radiation in summer through the pavement and buildings, lack of green spaces. We saved enough to move close to downtown Bethesda, and much prefer it. It took SERIOUS belt-tightening saving, and we bought the cheapest house we could find. But it was so worth it

Aren’t you worried Bethesda will become more like SS with the high buildings and dense construction?

No because there are seriously influential people living here who sit or lean on the planning committee to keep it pedestrian friendly.

DP. I have never found Bethesda that pedestrian friendly or inviting? Silver Spring is less fancy, but has more vitality and interest to me. But, I don’t spend a lot of time in either place.

[Anonymous]

I live in SS near the Forest Glen Metro. Pre-Covid, we’d come downtown to take DD to her ballet class, go to the farmer’s market, eat out, go to Whole Foods, the movies, and the library. I do wish there was better shopping besides the DSW, but oh well. I love my neighborhood and Sligo Creek trail. I get plenty done in downtown SS.

[Anonymous]

We think downtown SS and a lot of SS is ugly too. Sorry, but being honest. Lots of nice people we like enjoy living in Silver Spring, but they may just be blind to what we see. If it were in NYC, it would be the ugly parts of Queens or Staten Island. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

There is nothing wrong with disliking the look of SS, but If you care more about how a neighborhood looks than what it has to offer, you will fit in SS.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in downtown SS and love it. We are a ten minute walk from Rock Creek Park, so easy to get to downtown DC, lots of playgrounds. If we could buy in close-in SS (Woodside) or those townhouses across from the metro station I would feel like I've made it in life. We are people who prefer hole in the wall Ethiopian food to high end Bethesda restaurants, and Bethesda has too many White people for me honestly. I grew up in Bethesda and it's nice, but so not me.

When did this become acceptable to say? Smh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with disliking the look of SS, but If you care more about how a neighborhood looks than what it has to offer, you will NOT fit in SS.

Sorry fixed.

[Anonymous]

What’s your budget? Can you afford Kensington. We bought an older original home there and like it very much. I can walk to the wine bar and farmers market which is really all one needs right.

[Anonymous]

Corporate needs you to find the difference between Downtown Bethesda and Downtown Silver Spring.

[Anonymous]

Bethesda is the only good place in MoCo. Takoma Park is fine too. The rest is suffering from a total lack of jobs and just being in MoCo, one of the most poorly run counties in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda is the only good place in MoCo. Takoma Park is fine too. The rest is suffering from a total lack of jobs and just being in MoCo, one of the most poorly run counties in the US.

Let me guess. You live across the river and white