Marlow Heights Shopping Center
The Marlow Heights Shopping Center is an open-air shopping complex located in
Shops at Iverson
.
History
The 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m2)
Giant Food store opened at the $10 million shopping center on 36 acres (150,000 m2) with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of store space, on September 16, 1957.[1] At the time it opened it was the largest and most expensive shopping center in the Washington, D.C., area.[2]
On August 29, 1960, Maryland Gov
Bond Stores
outlet.
The Hot Shoppes restaurant at Marlow Heights was the final location in the chain to close (on December 2, 1999).[6]
In early January 2021, it was announced that the Marlow Heights Macy's would be closing in Spring 2021.[7]
Anchors and major retailers
- Giant Food
- Hecht Company(closed 2021)
References
- ^ "37th Giant Store Opens On Monday," The Washington Post and Times-Herald, Sep 14, 1957, p. B7
- ^ "Marlow Heights Shop Center Nears Start of Construction," The Washington Post and Times-Herald, Jul 21, 1956, p. 35.
- ^ "Hecht's to Open 5th Area Store," by Frank C. Porter, The Washington Post and Times-Herald, Aug 28, 1960, p. B6.
- ^ "New Hecht Store Opens in Suburbs," by Marie Smith, The Washington Post and Times-Herald, Aug 30, 1960, p. B6.
- ^ "Capital Commerce," by S. Oliver Goodman, The Washington Post and Times-Herald, Apr 30, 1960, p. B18.
- ^ "Last Taste of a Tradition; In Marlow Heights, Hot Shoppes Closes Its Doors and an Era," The Washington Post, December 3, 1999, by DeNeen L. Brown.
- ^ "We're losing our last department store: Marlow Heights Macy's".
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