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All Ages Attended Talbot Avenue Bridge Lantern Walk
About 50 people braved the fall’s first blustery streak last Saturday to sing and carry lanterns across the Talbot Avenue Bridge in the inaugural Talbot Avenue Bridge Lantern Walk.
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Gallery: Talbot Bridge Centennial Celebration
About 200 people gathered at the Talbot Avenue Bridge in Lyttonsville Saturday to celebrate the centennial of its construction. Here is a gallery of photos from the day, taken by and courtesy of David Rotenstein, one of the event organizers. Additional photos and videos can be viewed at the centennial’s website.
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100th Anniversary Celebration of Talbot Bridge Construction Planned
The 100th anniversary of the construction of the Talbot Avenue bridge in Lyttonsville will be marked by a celebration from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at Talbot and Fourth avenues.
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Jubilee Voices to Headline Talbot Avenue Bridge Centennial Celebration
Andrea Blackford visited the Talbot Avenue Bridge for the first time in early August. The Silver Spring civil rights landmark made an immediate impression.
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Purple Line Construction Update
Residents in the area near the construction of the Plymouth Street tunnel from Wayne Avenue to Arliss Street can expect blasting to begin next week, according to a notice from the Purple Line Transit Partners.
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Lyttonsville Place Bridge to Close Monday for Replacement Work
The Lyttonsville Place bridge between Brookville and Lyttonsville roads will be closed on Monday, June 18 for a six-month bridge replacement project, according to the Purple Line website.
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In Search of the Lost Souls of “Silver Spring”
It was a mild 61 degrees and a little before 8 p.m., April 17, 1917, when members of the Columbia Historical Society began to stream into the Gold Room of the Shoreham Hotel at the corner of 15th and H St., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Scheduled to speak that evening was Maj. Gist Blair, whose…