Iverson Mall
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| Opening date | 1967 |
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| Management | H&R Retail, Inc. |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | Iverson Mall |
The Iverson Mall is a shopping mall located at the intersection of Branch Avenue (Maryland Route 5) and Iverson Street (Maryland Route 458), in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, just north of the Marlow Heights Shopping Center. It was the first shopping mall in the Washington D.C. area to be built fully enclosed and climate controlled.
History
The Montgomery Ward (165,000 sq ft.) store opened on April 20, 1967, when Maryland Gov. J. Millard Tawes cut the ceremonial ribbon.[1][2] The second anchor of the two anchor mall, Woodward & Lothrop, opened its store in the Spring of 1967.[3] With both anchors in place and 60 stores, the grand opening of the $10 million, 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) center occurred September 21, 1967.[4] The mall's original pylon featured a Cuboctahedron welcoming visitors. [5] All fountains were removed during the 1985 remodeling.[6]
References
- ↑ "Ward Signs for New Store," The Washington Post, Times Herald, Apr 8, 1965, p. B9.
- ↑ "WARD OPENING", The Washington Post, Times Herald, Apr 21, 1966, p. C8.
- ↑ "Four More Stores in the Making As Woodies Strives to Keep Lead," by S. Oliver Goodman, The Washington Post, Times Herald, Jun 19, 1966, p. L3.
- ↑ Article, The Washington Post, Times Herald, Sep 22, 1967, p. D9.
- ↑ http://www.iversonmall.com/images/iverson_original_sign.jpg
- ↑ http://www.marlowheights60sand70s.com/html/history_continued_3.html
External links
- Iverson Mall website (accessed Aug 20, 2008)
- Marlow Heights area history website, accessed Aug 27, 2008
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Coordinates: 38°50′19″N 76°56′55″W / 38.83861°N 76.94861°W