Wheaton in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Spirit of Wheaton
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, March 2, 2006
1. The Spirit of Wheaton Brass Tablet No. 1
Design and Art Work [by The] Maryland College of Art and Design, Edward Glynn, President. Artists: Mike Anthony, Roger Chavez, Kevin Denley, Sharon Hoover, Ginau Mathurin, Tony Williams. Concept and Coordination: Wheaton Government Service Center.
Erected 1990 by Wheaton Urban District Committee, Kensington/Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Keep Montgomery County Beautiful Task Force, Montgomery County Government.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 2.305′ N, 77° 3.081′ W. Marker was in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It was in Wheaton. Marker was at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Readie Drive, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue. One block north of the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Veirs Mill Road (State Route 586). Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2400 Reedie Dr, Silver Spring MD 20902, United States of America.
We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Marian Fryer (within shouting distance of this marker); Wheaton Tunnel and Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Safeway (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wheaton Veterans Park (about 600 feet away); Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stream Restoration (approx. 0.9 miles away); Welcome to Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel at Wheaton Regional Park (approx. one mile away); Shorefield (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
Also see . . . The Spirit of Wheaton. A fresh photo of the mural on the Silver Spring Daily Photo website. (Submitted on March 18, 2007.)
Additional commentary.
1. Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center
There is a sixth institution in Wheaton which did not make the mural, most likely because it is still in business. Moved to Wheaton in 1968, the Washington Music Center is world-renown in the music industry. “World-renown” is a tall boast, but true. The Washington Post recently
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, March 2, 2006
2. The Spirit of Wheaton Mural
Click on the image to examine it in detail.
This was reported recently, but there is plenty of history at the Washington Music Center. The Beatles purchased instruments here. So did the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys, The Animals, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Jimmy Hendrix, and the list goes on and on.
Chuck Levin got his own marker recently (Photo No. 3), a memorial of sorts in front of a new office building named after him. Unfortunately it does not pass muster as a historical marker so it can’t have its own page on this site. A real historical marker should be planted in front of the store on Veirs Mill Road as soon as possible.
— Submitted March 16, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, March 2, 2006
3. Levin-Greenberg Building Marker
October 26, 2005, “Chuck Levin Day” . . . featuring the Levin-Greenberg Sextet. Created by the artist Phillip Ratner and gifted by The Leonard A. and Linda K. Greenberg Charitable Foundation in loving memory of Chuck Levin, “a man who brought music to the world”. This marker is at the sidewalk at the corner Veirs Mill Road and Readie Drive; the site of the Little Tavern depicted on the mural.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, March 2, 2006
4. The Spirit of Wheaton Brass Tablet No. 2
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
5. The Spirit of Wheaton Markers
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
6. The Spirit of Wheaton Mural
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
7. The Spirit of Wheaton Mural
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
8. Graeves Home 1922 & Lieshner Radio Repair 1948
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
9. Little Tavern 1950
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
10. Hickerson's Station and Store 1925
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
11. Getty Farm 1912
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 15, 2018
12. The Spirit of Wheaton Marker - Gone
The wall on which the mural and the marker were mounted has been torn down along with the building that was the Mid-County Regional Services Center.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
13. Welcome to the
Mid-County Services
Center
2424
Mid-County Services
Center
2424
The Mid-County Services Center Building at 2424 Reedie Drive has been torn down to make way for a new County Office Building and "Town Square."
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, March 22, 2009
14. Chuck Levin
on the former Little Tavern sign
on the former Little Tavern sign
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,652 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 16, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 15, 2006, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 4, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8, 9, 10. submitted on July 6, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 11. submitted on July 13, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 12, 13. submitted on March 16, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 14. submitted on July 13, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
