A Mall By Any Other Name

Ever shop at the Silver Plaza mall on Colesville and Fenton? You just might get the chance, if web surfers have their way.

According to an unofficial poll conducted by Silver Spring Singular, 37% of participants want to change the name of City Place mall to Silver Plaza. A new identity might invigorate foot traffic through the mall, the blog's moderator suggests.

"City Place rhymes with 'shitty place.' Enough said," writes the moderator, who uses the pseudonym Sligo.

One hundred and five visitors chose among ten names, including The Shoppes at the Turf, MoCrap for MoCo and Hecht's Center. The second most popular name was Bling in the Spring, which caught a distant 13% of the vote.

The name Silver Plaza is already used by downtown Silver Spring's fountain plaza on Ellsworth Drive, though Sligo is undeterred.

"They should surrender the name to the mall for the good of the neighborhood," Sligo writes. "It's not like anyone calls that area by that name, anyway."

Congrats to Silver Spring Singular on a fun survey. And thanks for the pic.

"The Results Are In!" (Silver Spring Singular)