Marlow Heights Shopping Center
History
The 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m) Giant Food store opened at the $10 million shopping center on 36 acres (150,000 m) with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m) of store space, on September 16, 1957. At the time it opened it was the largest and most expensive shopping center in the Washington, D.C., area.
On August 29, 1960, Maryland Gov J. Millard Tawes opened the Hecht Company's new $4.5 million, 168,000-square-foot (15,600 m) store. This was the fifth Hecht Company store to open in the Washington, D.C., area. This addition to the original center expanded the site to 41 acres (170,000 m). Smaller shops included a Bond Stores outlet.
The Hot Shoppes restaurant at Marlow Heights was the final location in the chain to close (on December 2, 1999).
In early January 2021, it was announced that the Marlow Heights Macy's would be closing in Spring 2021.
Anchors and major retailers
- Giant Food
- Macy's - formerly 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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