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Crate and Barrel in Silver Spring? COOL! Yes or No?

April 9th, 2007 Categories: Silver Spring Neighborhoods

This email was on my neighborhood’s List Serve, I am personally for it, How about you?. . . . . . . . .  .  . . . . 

This was on Silver Spring Moms – I thought I’d pass it onto others: Though I’m not usually one for big chains, given the loss of Storehouse and IA ETC, this might be a good addition to our neighborhood- and help anchor even more stores. If you’re so inclined.……..
Posted by: “GeorgeNeighbors@ jhu.edu” georgeneighbors@ gmail.com loganneighbors Fri Apr 6, 2007 7:08 am (PST) Once again, I need your help. I’m trying to help with an e-mail campaign to bring Crate & Barrel to Silver Spring. Rumor has it they they are considering it. We’ve managed to find the e-mail address for the real estate consultant they are using, and we’re asking that you 1) send some version of the message below to him and 2) that you circulate this or some other message that you write to your friends, neighbors, listservs, colleagues to get them to write as well.You may recall that we had at least some impact on bringing DSW here – so let’s try again. Thanks for your support. The e-mail address is: jjosephs@mmrs. com Dear Mr. Josephs: I understand that you are one of the real estate consultants for Crate & Barrel. I’ve heard that Crate &Barrel has contemplated opening a store in downtown Silver Spring. I’m writing because I believe that Crate & Barrel would make a great addition to our downtown and – more importantly from your point of view – that the store would make a killing here. I will shop there regularly and so will my friends, family and neighbors.
By the way, I heard that our local Whole Foods is the highest grossing Whole Foods on the East Coast. You might want to check out the veracity of that since it might give you some perspective on how well Crate & Barrel would do here. If there is something more I can do to impress upon you how ready for a Crate & Barrel Silver Spring is, please let me know. I’m really looking forward to spending lots of time and money in the new Crate & Barrel in downtown Silver Spring.

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The Oldest House in Silver Spring?

April 4th, 2007 Categories: Famous Silver Spring People, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, silver spring real estate

This old farmhouse sits at the highest point

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Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Md Famous People’s Houses – Goldie Hawn’s House

April 2nd, 2007 Categories: Famous Silver Spring People, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, silver spring real estate

Goldie Hawn, the famous actress and comedian grew up in this quaint and charming circa 1927 Brick Duplex in Takoma Park, Md 20912.  The Hawn Family lived in the Left Side of this duplex.  Goldie’s small wedding to John Hudson was in the backyard of this home.  Goldies father Edward Hawn, a musician, died in 1982 and Goldie’s mother Laura lived in this home up until 1984, when she sold the house and moved to California, where she passed away in 1994.  Goldie graduated from the old Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md in 1963 and attended American University in Washington DC. Although she grew up in Takoma Park, her “stomping ground” was Downtown Silver Spring in it’s heyday.  She speaks of her fond memories in the Documentary Film “Silver Spring, Story of an American Suburb”

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