Beltway Plaza
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Beltway Plaza Mall logo | |
Location | Greenbelt, Maryland |
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Opening date | October 17, 1963 |
Developer | Sidney J. Brown and First National Realty |
Management | Quantum Companies |
No. of stores and services | 100 |
Total retail floor area | 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2) |
No. of floors | 1 (former S. Klein store is three) |
Website | Beltway Plaza Mall |
History
On July 15, 1962, The Washington Post and Times Herald published a sketch of the 320,000-square-foot (30,000 m2) department store of the S. Klein chain, to be constructed in the Beltway Plaza Regional Shopping Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. At the time the two story and basement structure would be the largest Washington suburban department store and was expected to open the following Easter. Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes witnessed the signing of the 30 year lease (the store would last only 13) between the plaza developer and S. Klein.
The store opened on Oct 17, 1963.[2] The Beltway Plaza property is home to some perilous slopes that have periodically given way. During construction of the store, in December 1962, five men died and 11 were injured in a basement earth slide and the mall was forced to close for a short period in 1966.[3] S. Klein was at Beltway Plaza until 1975, when the chain decided to close the store. The Washington Post of Feb 6, 1975 (p. G14) reported:S. Klein Department Stores, a New York retailer that was a pioneer in the discount business, is closing its two big Washington area stores within six weeks, industry sources said yesterday. Officers of the company, a subsidiary of McCrory Corp., refused to conform [sic] or deny the reports.
References
- ↑ "New Paint, More Space for Area Malls," by Alison O'Neill, The Washington Post, Oct 18, 1982, p. W1.
- ↑ "S. Klein Opens First Store in D.C. Area," Washington Post and Times Herald, Oct 18, 1963, p. D6.
- ↑ “County Moves to Close Store Periled by Slope,” The Washington Post and Times Herald, Apr 1, 1966, p. A27.
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Coordinates: 38°59′57.8″N 76°54′29.3″W / 38.999389°N 76.908139°W
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