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gn re ery Dec Sig panels wer installed in a revitalization effort iniatiated in 1978 (Montgome Journal, D 7, 1981)

Str reet improvem ments in the 1980s include new sidewa and tree plantings. Th glass walls of the Whela Drug Store 1 ed alks he s an e we replaced w brick by the time of th 1988 photo (The Washington Post, N 3, 1988) ere with t his o. Nov

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View east, with Giant supermarket at left. (Lisa Mroszczyk, M NCPPC, 54 2010)

View north, from left to right: Giant Food Store, lobby shops, and theater entrance. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

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ew southwest, fro left to right: theater, b om barber shop, W Woolworths, arcade. (Lisa Mroszczyk, M NCPPC, 4 , a Vie from the s 201 10)

caded shops w automob forecourt parking. (Cla Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010) with bile t are , Arc

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View north on Flower Avenue, with south faade of liquor store (Whelan Drugs) at right, and Piney Branch Road in foreground. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

View east, with north faade of Giant supermarket at left, and access drive to north parking lot.

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e ade ant rket is seen in this c1962 v n view. (Shanno & Luchs Archives, American on The original faa of the Gia supermar University)

The Giant super e rmarket retains its original limestone fa l aade which is now obscur by awning and signage The origina red g e. al ent trance to the Giant store now opens into a laudromat. Other ori n iginal intact fe eatures inclu limestone pilasters ude e punctuating the storefront, and ribbed metal cornice. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPP 6 2010) e a PC,

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Flower Theater and lobby stores. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

Flower Theater lobby entrance with ticketbooth. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

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The slice of the Woolworth store evident in this c1962 view shows raised lettering set against the limestone facing above the storefront. A canted pillar at the corner of the store matched those in the arcaded section of stores. (Shannon & Luchs Archives, American University)

Woolworths Store . (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

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The Woolworth storefront (8713) has a high level of integrity with original window walls, black marble base, and ribbed metal cornice. Terrazzo Floor (below). (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

Woolworths name is spelled out in the Terrazzo Floor of both entrances, west faade. (Lisa Mroszczyk, M NCPPC, 5 2010)

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Arcade looking north toward Woolworth store. Stepped up canopies are supported by canted pillars. Undulating storefronts have black marble skirting. The wide sidewalk provides access to the automobile forecourt. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

Original Toy Store (left) and Liquor Store, later Flower Bakery at 8711 8709. The entrance to 8711 has been replaced with windows when the two storefronts were combined, now forming Marys Center, a health clinic. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

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The Flower Deli has been loc e cated at 8707 since the sho opping center opened in 1 1950. (Clare L Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 Lise 201 10)

Aristo Cleaners store at 8705 features ver 5 rtical ribbed m metal sheathi with a dis ing splay case tha matches features at fou at the the und eater entranc (Clare Lise Kelly, M NC ce. e CPPC, 6 2010)

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Piney Branch Hardware store at 8703 operated from this location for 58 years. A post office counter was located here to serve the local community. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

View north of east faade, with 8707 in foreground and theater in background, showing rear alley at right. (Lisa Mroszczyk, M NCPPC, 4 2010)

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Thi detail of a 1 is 1950 photogr raph shows th Whelan Dr Store buil he rug lding with its wide metal c cornice, cante corner ed ent trance, and continuous wi indows. (The Washington Post, January 15, 1950) y

The original wal of the Whe Drug Sto building w e lls elan ore were replaced with brick fa acing and individual windo units. ow Ori iginal feature that remain include the curved metal cornice and the canted e es n entrance that faces the cor rner of Piney Bra anch and Flow wer. (Clare Lise Kelly, M N L NCPPC, 6 201 10)

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The north faade of the Whelan Drugstore, under construction. Photo taken before mid January 1950 when the store opened to the public. (Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, Giant Food Store Archives)

Storefronts in arcade at left, with north faade of former Whelan Drugstore, right, now a County Liquor Store. The walls have been sheathed in brick, though the entrance has been retained and metal cornice remains in place. (Clare Lise Kelly, M NCPPC, 6 2010)

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The Silver Spring train station, and the community that grew around it, were named for Francis Preston Blairs estate. Blair Road, todays Piney Branch Road, ran from the Silver Spring estate through Blair family holdings. Flower Avenue terminated at Blair Road into the 1920s. At the intersection of these roads (see arrow) is the current site of Flower Shopping Center. (Baists Map of Washington DC, 1917)

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ower Theater and Shopping Center site, 1931 Klinge Real Estate A g , Atlas N G Becker house, site of Flo

The Sligo Creek area east of downtown Silver Spring w the focus of developme efforts in the New Dea era. Arrow e was ent al w add to identif Flower Sho ded fy opping Center site. (North Washington Realty Company brochure 1934.) r e,

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194 Klinge Rea Estate Atlas with update 48 al s, es

195 Sanborn m with upd 53 map, dates

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Vicinity Map of Long Branch Area, Silver Spring, MD. (M NCCPC, GIS 11 2010)

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Site Map, Flower Theater and Shopping Center, 8701 8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring, MD (M NCCPC GIS 11 2010)