tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post5969909616328187072..comments2009-12-13T11:25:53.679-05:00Sligohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201229508558436514silverspringsingular@gmail.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-84660911007759316152009-12-13T11:25:53.679-05:002009-12-13T11:25:53.679-05:00There are some statues from the seminary sprinkled about the new development of townhouses they built across the street, one looks very similar to that statue near where the connector trail to the Rock Creek Trail begins ....Forest Glennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-47210311644134150362009-12-12T15:08:02.486-05:002009-12-12T15:08:02.486-05:00A 1957 view of the spring on p. 32 of my book &quot;Historic Silver Spring&quot; shows the statue having been broken off at its base.<br /><br />The Silver Spring Historical Society would like to replace it with something of similar design but history will certainly repeat itself.Silver Spring: Then and Againhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10462944785780000002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-6985346064131371372009-12-11T15:07:37.625-05:002009-12-11T15:07:37.625-05:00Jerry McCoy wrote some interesting history of the (darn old) fountain on takoma.com (though he offers no insights on the fate of the statue).<br /><br />Let&#39;s see if the system lets me post a link:<br /><br />http://www.takoma.com/ssthenagain/2009/06/stereoscopic-silver-spring.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-61633864363647371522009-12-11T14:02:38.799-05:002009-12-11T14:02:38.799-05:00Yes, they have flyers by the door. I took one and meant to post a photo. Will do that later.Sligohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201229508558436514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-7293484727648922009-12-11T14:00:38.252-05:002009-12-11T14:00:38.252-05:00I checked out Mandalay&#39;s website, but there&#39;s nothing on there about delivery. I&#39;m assuming you must have seen something posted in the actual restaurant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-71331712356224401482009-12-11T13:46:11.503-05:002009-12-11T13:46:11.503-05:00Probably so, because if they were in competion with Moby Dick, they didn&#39;t have a leg to stand on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-60934511488562695202009-12-11T12:52:38.885-05:002009-12-11T12:52:38.885-05:00That&#39;s brilliant on Starbucks &amp; Moby Dick.<br /><br />I think all the Moby Dicks are near a Starbucks - they share a shopping center in Fallgrove &amp; Kentlands &amp; Ashburn, at least. Maybe not as close as in DTSS. This probably says something about the prevalence of SBUX.<br /><br />Are there any stores named Ahab near Moby Dick? I suppose they probably went out of business.FunkyGawyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665094681845048584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-13331543176423078312009-12-11T12:39:21.113-05:002009-12-11T12:39:21.113-05:00This is probably an awesome coincidence, but Ben Stein was pictured in the banner ad (frescore.com) when I was looking at the Old Silver Spring pictures.<br /><br />Also, I wish I did not know about Ghar-E-Kebab for iphone. This could be dangerous...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23243255.post-47501594269215349502009-12-11T12:23:01.170-05:002009-12-11T12:23:01.170-05:00Plus you can order Ghar-E-Kabab from your iPhone. No getting my ass off the sofa for dinner anymore.Thayer Avenuehttp://www.thayeravenue.com/noreply@blogger.com