Virginia's Landmark Center

This Greater Washington shopping mall opened in two phases. The first ceremony, held in August 1965, introduced two anchor department stores; Sears and the Hecht Company. The second grand opening took place in October of the same year. At this time, Woodward & Lothrop -and twenty-six inline stores- were dedicated.

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Sears anchored the west end of LANDMARK CENTER. The store consisted of a ground floor and basement and encompassed 236,000 square feet.

Photo from Northern Virginia Digital History Archive

The Hecht Company (a.k.a. Hecht's) presided over the east end of the complex. This store featured two levels of retail and covered 163,000 square feet. Its in-house restaurant was known as Chloe's Cafe. 

Drawing from the May Department Stores Company