Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza — Local services in Maryland

Veterans Plaza and the Civic Center were apparently designed by architects from the old Soviet Union. Here they've managed to create a building that appeals to virtually no one. The outside space is hot in summer, cold in winter and the interior has impressive amounts of wasted space. As an ice rink in the winter months Veterans Plaza is okay, but the rest of the time it's virtually useless.

Veterans Plaza and the Civic Center are annoying to access from the pedestrian area to the south because of the necessity of having to wait to cross Fenton St. As usual in Silver Spring, pedestrian traffic is subservient to motorized traffic and this puts the final nail in the coffin of this community building.

The pedestrian areas around Ellsworth Avenue and Downtown Silver Spring to the south are still much better spaces for gatherings and events: they have the same weather issues as this place, but at least they look nice and have a sense of...

Excellent facility. We hold our annual 50+Expo there whenever we can as it's perfect for such an event. There's a huge atrium, a large (but somewhat dark) exhibit hall, and nice break-out rooms, one of which can be divided. The location is great, near Metro and with a parking garage across the street (free on weekends). The loading dock is a bit tight, however, so that tends to get backed up when exhibitors arrive. I've also been to the facility for dinners, parties and conferences. It's very well used, but kept in...

Clean and new facility. Came here for the COVID vaccine. The process was extremely fast and painless. The nurse was especially nice and the needle stick was painless and not noticeable, one of the best shots I've ever received! You will need to wait 15 minutes sitting down after the vaccine, allergic people seem to need to wait 30 minutes. Total time was about 30 minutes, could be 45 if allergic. You can schedule the 2nd shot while sitting down with a given qr code. Parking in the garage is free...