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1938 Trivia
Silver Spring
Playing at the SECO Theater, 8244 Georgia Avenue (extant with plans to demolish). on the day that the Silver Theatre opened was Rage of Paris starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Danielle Darrieux.
A 1938 Buick Sedan at Wade Motor Company, corner of Philadelphia & Gist (demolished) cost $1,022 ($16,400 today).
Round-trip train fare from Silver Spring's Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Avenue (extant), to New York City costs $3.75 ($60.00 today).
The 1925 Silver Spring National Bank, 8252 Georgia Avenue (extant with plans to demolish), was extensively remodeled and enlarged.
The Walsh Motor Company, Ford and Lincoln-Zephyr dealer, opened at 8511 Colesville Road (extant).
A new section of the Falkland Apartments opened on the SE corner of the East-West Highway and 16th Street (extant with plans to demolish). These units consists of 3, 4, and 5-room apartments and were priced at $50.50 to $75.00 per month ($812.00 to $1,206.00 today).
"Slide" Harris (trombone) and his Grotto Grill Swing Orchestra regularly perform at 8401 Georgia Avenue (extant), where the motto was, "Cold Beer in a Cool Place." Ground broken for the Woodside Methodist Church, 8814 Georgia Avenue (demolished).
A new bungalow at 9596 Franklin Avenue goes on the market for $6,950 ($111,798.00 today).
Kresge's 5 and 10 opened at 8533 Georgia Avenue (extant).
Historic events compiled by Jerry A. McCoy, Silver Spring Historical Society. |