Existing comment:
"Preserving our
past is our gift
to the future"
Douglas Duncan
County Executive 2004
The 1938 Silver Spring
Shopping Center is a superb
example of modern architecture
with art deco elements.
Designed by noted architect , John Eberson,
it is a rare example of an early
planned shopping center with parking,
forming Montgomery County's
first real downtown.
Brush Strokes
Designed and carved by John Sonnier, Sculptor
Design Assistance from Constantine Seferlis, Sculptor
Hand carved Indiana limestone
2004
Commissioned by Montgomery County |