Silver Spring

On today, I made the 50-mile drive down to Silver Spring, Maryland to catch the subway into Washington D.C.  The subway station is located in the heart of Silver Spring and is about a 30 min. train ride into D.C.  The weather was quite deceiving on this mid-December afternoon - mild temperatures, near sunny skies and no jacket/sweater required.  I'd guess the temps. got up to the high 60s - which is absolutely okay with a warm-minded person as myself.

Silver Spring is, perhaps, one of the three urban centers of Montgomery County, Maryland (Bethesda and Rockville being the other two). Silver Spring is what we urban planners would label as an 'edge city'.  Edge cities are urban communities located at or near the 'edge' of city boundaries and have a high concentration of businesses, residence and entertainment.  Silver Spring is a perfect example of such.

Below are several photos of 'downtown' Silver Spring, that includes scenes from the weekend farmer's market and a cool artsty Christmas tree situated in the downtown plaza area near Ellsworth Street.