Woodside (Silver Spring, Maryland)
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Woodside is a neighborhood located in the Montgomery County, Maryland, area of Silver Spring. Founded in 1889, it is the oldest neighborhood in Silver Spring.[1]
Location
Woodside's boundaries are roughly Georgia Avenue (
Landmarks
Woodside Urban Park is a 2.3-acre recreational park located on the southern edge of the neighborhood. The park was renovated and expanded in 2010 and contains picnic tables, a large children's play area, tennis courts, a bronze statue of a man on a unicycle, and a water fountain that provides a soothing counterpoint to busy Georgia Avenue. Also contained within the boundaries of the neighborhood are the Woodside United Methodist Church, part of the Silver Spring Cooperative Parish, and the Montgomery County Health and Human Services building.[2] The DHHS building occupies the site and the renovated building of the former Woodside Elementary School.
History
Sligo Village Methodist Church (later renamed Woodside United Methodist Church before merging with a United Methodist congregation to form Silver Spring United Methodist Church in 2014) was built on a plot of land donated in 1872 by a local farmer. Due to dangerously close location of the
Woodside is home to an Orthodox Jewish community, centered around the Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah (WSAT) located on Georgia Avenue. The Woodside Synagogue is an Orthodox synagogue dating from 1974. All of the Woodside neighborhood is located within the Shepherd Park/Woodside Community Eruv, which encompasses most of incorporated Silver Spring and parts of Northwest DC.[4][5][6]
Goldberg's Bagels is a kosher Jewish bagel shop located on Georgia Avenue in Woodside. The Woodside neighborhood was formerly the main location for the Woodside Deli, a kosher style delicatessen that served traditional Ashkenazi Jewish staples. The Woodside Deli closed in 2019, though the Rockville location remains in operation.[7]
Transportation
See also
References
- ^ a b "AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING: What's new in history — the neighborhoods of Silver Spring".
- ^ "Department of Health and Human Services".
- ^ "Our History". Woodside United Methodist Church. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Silver Spring's Jewish history "long and complicated"". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "A Short History of the Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah (WSAT)". Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Shepherd Park/Woodside Community Eruv". Ohev Sholom. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Iconic, 72-Year-Old Woodside Deli Abruptly Closes in Silver Spring". DC Eater. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Update: Purple Line Opening Delayed Until 2027". DCist. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
External links
- "Woodside Demographics". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25.
- "Woodside Civic Association".