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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

Yes let’s place a fashion mall in Wheaton instead, that’s guaranteed to turn it into a ghost town and attract what you don’t want. The mall works perfectly fine for the area - not every shopping center can be high-end, but doesn’t mean the area is ’going downhill’.

+1. I've been shopping at Wheaton Plaza since there was a Montgomery Ward where the Target now is. It's never been high-end, and it wasn't intended to be.

+2 if "going downhill" means I can shop at DSW and Target, sign me up

+3. These are the stores where I shop. I have no idea that "Jacadi Paris" is, so I don't need or want one at my mall.

Wheaton mall is trash and stop going there before it turns crazier.

Anonymous wrote:Silver spring is a big ghetto and I wouldn't live there if you give a million $s

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

Yes let’s place a fashion mall in Wheaton instead, that’s guaranteed to turn it into a ghost town and attract what you don’t want. The mall works perfectly fine for the area - not every shopping center can be high-end, but doesn’t mean the area is ’going downhill’.

+1. I've been shopping at Wheaton Plaza since there was a Montgomery Ward where the Target now is. It's never been high-end, and it wasn't intended to be.

+2 if "going downhill" means I can shop at DSW and Target, sign me up

+3. These are the stores where I shop. I have no idea that "Jacadi Paris" is, so I don't need or want one at my mall.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

Yes let’s place a fashion mall in Wheaton instead, that’s guaranteed to turn it into a ghost town and attract what you don’t want. The mall works perfectly fine for the area - not every shopping center can be high-end, but doesn’t mean the area is ’going downhill’.

+1. I've been shopping at Wheaton Plaza since there was a Montgomery Ward where the Target now is. It's never been high-end, and it wasn't intended to be.

+2 if "going downhill" means I can shop at DSW and Target, sign me up

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

Yes let’s place a fashion mall in Wheaton instead, that’s guaranteed to turn it into a ghost town and attract what you don’t want. The mall works perfectly fine for the area - not every shopping center can be high-end, but doesn’t mean the area is ’going downhill’.

+1. I've been shopping at Wheaton Plaza since there was a Montgomery Ward where the Target now is. It's never been high-end, and it wasn't intended to be.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

Yes let’s place a fashion mall in Wheaton instead, that’s guaranteed to turn it into a ghost town and attract what you don’t want. The mall works perfectly fine for the area - not every shopping center can be high-end, but doesn’t mean the area is ’going downhill’.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Citing a DSW and a Five Below as reasons why Wheaton Mall is a destination? I can’t.

I’ll take Jacadi Paris, Restoration Hardware, and Lady M in Tysons Galleria please.

You’re kind of making people’s point about how MoCo is going downhill with your post.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to Wheaton Mall on a weekend and tell me it’s less depressing than Springfield, Fair Oaks, or Pentagon City malls. It’s not just about crime, a lot of young people in MoCo are dressed in pajamas all the time and look like they’ve given up at life. There’s a certain sense of despair and ennui that exists among young people in MoCo, specifically in Silver Spring and points north and east, that doesn’t exist in the same percentages of young people in NoVA and DC.

This is so weird. The Wheaton Mall has Target and Costco. It's very convenient. You think that people dress differently at Target in Wheaton than they do in Fairfax?

The Target in Wheaton is the most run down Target I’ve ever been to in my
life. Even the Target in Columbia Heights has less stuff thrown on the ground and is less of a general mess.

It’d be interesting for people who have experience going regularly between MoCo and NoVA have to say about this. I can’t be the only one to notice how depressing Wheaton and Silver Spring are compared to the rest of the region.

I'm at the Wheaton Target fairly regularly, and that's not been my experience.

I go there fairly regularly because it's convenient, but as Targets go, it's not that great. Always a mess and out of basic things. I only go to the Wheaton mall for Target and Costco, there's nothing else worthwhile.

I go to the Wheaton Mall all the time. It's fine. It's not as lively or shiny as Montgomery Mall, but it's also manageable during the holidays whereas Montgomery Mall fills me with panic this time of year. And there is definitely more than Target and Costco though it's true the mall would be (and was before they came along) dying without those two stores. Some of the other stores I go to are:

DSW
Five Below
Macy's
The beer and wine place by Costco
Children's Place

I confess I have taken my child to the horrible Happy Bounce place that is cluttered and depressing. Do not recommend.

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I'll bite on this thread.

Speaking as a longtime former resident of 20901 and now a current resident of 20910, Silver Spring is not as bad as the naysayers claim, nor is it an equal to Takoma Park or Bethesda (not that most people in SS would ever want to live in Bethesda).

First of all, Silver Spring is huge. It takes up nearly 1/3 of the county, so a clear definition of what Silver Spring is, needs to be defined.

I'll stick with the Georgia Avenue strip from the D.C. line to 495 for my 2 cents. It's got some great houses, neighborhoods, old shops and nice people who reside in the area. It also attracts miscreants and ne'er do wells who like to commit acts ranging from petty crimes and scaling upwards to rape and murder. Some people like pretend that these facts did not happen or are irrelevant. Some people like to pretend that these acts happen en masse at a daily rate. Neither attitudes are helpful.

Silver Spring is stuck in trying become something but can't since it cannot come up with a solution to its consistent problems that prevents it from becoming what the county prints up on their brochures.

Maybe things will trend better once the demolition project of the purple line finally gets completed and some better businesses start popping up in downtown and outward, but that remains to be seen. Having some family friendly restaurants and shops instead of vape shops, weed dispensaries and nightclubs would be a start.

Anonymous wrote:Go to communitycrimemap.com and see all the crime and the amount of sexual predators living in silver spring.