Drawing from Woodward & Lothrop, Incorporated
By 1969, a third anchor has been completed; DC-based Lansburgh's. The 1.2 million square foot mall, with free parking for 6,000 autos, is billed as one of America's largest. Other comparably-sized centers would have been New York City's ROOSEVELT FIELD MALL, Chicago's YORKTOWN CENTER, Washington State's SOUTHCENTER and San Francisco-Oakland's SUNVALLEY CENTER.
TYSONS CORNER CENTER TENANTS 1969:
Lansburgh's opened in October 1969, but had an extremely brief tenure at the mall. By May 1973, it had been shuttered. City Stores, the parent company of Lansburgh's, decided to offer the building to E.J. Korvette, who operated a chain of discount stores. A lawsuit was filed against City Stores. They eventually abandoned the Korvettes plan and re-opened the store under their Lit Brothers division.
TYSONS CORNER CENTER TENANTS 1969:
WOODWARD & LOTHROP (with Williamsburg Room restaurant) / HECHT'S (with The Garden Spot restaurant and freestanding Tire Center) / LANSBURGH'S (with Fairfax Room restaurant) / F.W. WOOLWORTH (with luncheonette) / GIANT FOOD supermarket (north annex) / Allyn's men's wear / American Express / Bailey, Banks & Biddle jewelers / Bank of America / Baker's Shoes / Bar Mart / Becker's Leather Goods / Bond Furniture / Card & Gift Shop / Castro Convertibles / Chandler's Shoes / Conrad & Company Stock Brokers / Custom Hi-Fi / Daniels Bootery / De Young Shoes / Diener's Carpets / Doctor Morton D. Handmacher, Optometrist / Eleanor's Town & Country ladies' wear / Embassy Father & Son Shop / Fabric Tree / Falls Church Bank / Fanny Farmer Candies / Flagg Brothers Shoes / Food Festivals / L. Frank Company ladies' wear / Hahn Shoes / Hanover Shoes / Jelleff's / Joseph R. Harris ladies' wear / Holiday Shoes / Hong Kong Custom Tailors / Hot Shoppes Cafeteria / Hot Shoppes Snack Bar / House of Fine Fabrics / Imperial Gardens Restaurant / Irving Sports Shops / Jarman Shoes / Joan Bari Handbags / K & K Handbags / Kay Jewelers / Kinney Shoes / Melart Jewelers / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Miles Shoes / My Maternity Shop of Baltimore / One Tysons Center Office Building (outparcel) / Parklane Hosiery / Pat Arnold's Talls / Peoples Drug (with Food Fountain luncheonette) / Pet Mart / Phillips-Born / Pot O'Gold Restaurant / Raleigh's Haberdasher / Richman Brothers men's wear / Ritz Camera / Russell Stover Candies / Singer Sewing Center / Spencer Gifts / Suburban Savings & Loan / Sullivan's Toys / Thom McAn Shoes / Tie Bar / Tweed Shop / Tyson I & II Theatres / Variety Records / Vienna Trust Company / Vincent's Hairstylist / Waldenbooks
Lansburgh's opened in October 1969, but had an extremely brief tenure at the mall. By May 1973, it had been shuttered. City Stores, the parent company of Lansburgh's, decided to offer the building to E.J. Korvette, who operated a chain of discount stores. A lawsuit was filed against City Stores. They eventually abandoned the Korvettes plan and re-opened the store under their Lit Brothers division.
Photo from City Stores Company Annual Report 1972
