DC's Woodward & Lothrup added a 150,000 square foot store to the mall. "Woodies" held its grand opening in March 1976. It was the chain's tenth mall-based branch.
Drawing from Woodward & Lothrop, Incorporated

A mid-'70s site plan shows additions built as part of the mall's first expansion phase. Woodward & Lothrop sits at the end of a new North Wing. Moreover, Hecht's has been enlarged and two multilevel parking garages built. MONTGOMERY MALL now encompasses around 1,003,000 leasable square feet, with ninety-eight stores and services under its roof.