Comments on: Making Way for the Library?

By: Anthony Juarez

Anthony Juarez — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:46:57 +0000

Hello Neighbors,

The current location and design of the library is flawed. No adequate parking for it. Also, the proposed lot is to constraint!

A better location would be over parking lot 29 at Bonifant St.,(County already owns it.) because the grade angle of the current parking lot is advantageous
for underground parking. The library should be built vertical, say four or five levels. Having a meeting place on the top floor over looking the neighborhood.
Something like the new Seattle library in downtown.

A better imagination for the leveled site would be adding residential homes with commercial restuarant/ stores on the first floor. Georgetown feel and look.
What say you?

By: Flip

Flip — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:08:08 +0000

Weren’t the Silver Theater doors supposed to be reinstalled when the place reoppened? I realize they were not, but wasn’t that the whole point of the ADSW saving them all those years ago?

It would be wonderful if the collection you’ve gathered could find a new life as doors in a new structure somewhere — albeit interior to spare them from the elements.

By: Jerry A. McCoy

Jerry A. McCoy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:12:02 +0000

Woodsider,

Actually the Silver Spring Historical Society has already requested these items for our “Doors of Silver Spring” collection. Currently we have doors from the 1938 Silver Theatre, the 1946 Canada Dry bottling plant, and the 1948 Tastee Diner. We hope to have them placed on permanent display somewhere. Maybe the new library?

By: Easley_does_it

Easley_does_it — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:47:05 +0000

Confused about something… if all those buildings are being emptied and cleared for the future library, why is there a For Lease sign on the vacant auto repair place next to the Moose Lodge?

By: Woodsider

Woodsider — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:52:10 +0000

Hey Jerry, who would I talk to about taking the front door and lights from The Moose Lodge house once it is ready for demolition?

I have a 1920′s house myself and these would look great in it.

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:44:13 +0000

ouch that would ahve hurt.
However that would have made a big news on thayeravenue.com if the building did fell on you. imagine all the visitors you would have gotten hahahhaa good thing it did not happen.

By: Jerry A. McCoy

Jerry A. McCoy — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:13:41 +0000

The Moose Lodge will be razed. They are relocating to the 500 block of Sligo Avenue.

By: Tdiddy

Tdiddy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:43:34 +0000

Any info on the Moose Lodge? They seem to be staying as new construction moves in around them.

By: b

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:17:00 +0000

I’m with Eric, this is very good news. I thought we were going to have to wait for the Purple Line(which I want very badly, but I don’t expect in my lifetime). The library on Colesville is too small for me. I hit it about twice a week, and I need a long “wish list” to find anything.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:08:54 +0000

There are three parcels remaining to be acquired. The County is negotiating with the property owners.

There has been no discussions by the County about the reuse of the existing Library site. The process, once the Library is ready to move, is to review any public purposes for the site. If there are none, the County can surplus the property. The property is zoned R-60 single family residential.
The Library could be completed in 2010. But don’t hold me to that at this point.