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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Silver Spring was probably nicer 20 years ago. It had a trendy clothing retail scene with American Apparel and others. Discovery HQ was a shining beacon for the neighborhood. The area felt safer, but not sure about the actual crime stats. 25-plus years ago, Montgomery Blair HS was still a strong anchor for the neighborhood, before it left. Since then the historic facility has largely been neglected and left to deteriorate. [/quote]

People always see what they want to see, and I guess you're a glass-half-full type of person. American Apparel was always empty and the entire company went out of business. We now have H&M, Loft, Ulta, Nike, and Uniqlo, which is actually a very good retail mix of stores that people actually use. Discovery was never a "shining beacon" -- that building has always looked and functioned the same because it has no street-level retail, which is a major flaw from when it was built. In fact, the Discovery "garden" used to be only open during certain hours, but since they left, it is a much more open park area that is open all the time. As for Blair, I have no clue what you're referring to -- it was never an "anchor" for anything as it is a good distance away from the commercial area.

I've lived in the area for 25 years, and it is way, way better than it was back then -- it's not even close. The AFI theater was restored in the early 2000s, we also now have the Fillmore concert venue (which is constantly packed for all of its shows), we have the Black Box independent live theater, we have the new county-run indoor pool, we have the ice rink and veterans plaza building, we have more and better restaurants (including two breweries with a third on the way, as well as one food hall with a second one about to open).[/quote]

+1. I lived in Silver Spring 25 years ago. Nothing was there. No downtown, no real shopping, etc. [/quote]

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