Westfield Montgomery
{{Short description|Shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland}}
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{{infobox shopping mall
| name = Westfield Montgomery
| image = Westfield Montgomery Black Friday Bethesda MD 2021-11-26 16-10-59 1.jpg
| image_width = 260
| caption = The mall on Black Friday, 2021
| location = Bethesda, Maryland, United States
| address = 7101 Democracy Boulevard
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|1968|3|6}}
| developer = {{plainlist|
- May Department Store Co.
- Strouse, Greenberg & Co.}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/september-october-2014/mall-of-the-future/|last=Frey|first=David|title=Mall of the Future: As many malls around the country close, Westfield Montgomery is reinventing itself with an $89-million makeover.|publication-date=September 15, 2014|magazine=Bethesda Magazine|location=Bethesda, Maryland|language=en-US|access-date=February 1, 2019|quote=Owned in a joint venture of the May Department Store Co., based in St. Louis, and Strouse, Greenberg & Co., based in Philadelphia...}}
| manager = {{nowrap|Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE}}{{Cite web|url=https://westfield.urw.com/about/who-we-are-history/history|title=Westfield History|website=Westfield.URW.com|language=en|access-date=February 1, 2019|quote=In June 2018, Unibail-Rodamco merged with Westfield Corporation in the biggest M&A transaction in Australian corporate history.}}
| owner = Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE
| number_of_stores = 200{{cite web|url=http://westfield.com/corporate/property-portfolio/united-states/montgomery.html|title=Westfield Montgomery|publisher=Westfield Group|access-date=February 2, 2011|language=en-US}}
| number_of_anchors = 4
| floor_area = {{convert|1223475|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| parking =
| publictransit = {{bus icon|12px}} Ride On bus: 6, 26, 42, 47, 96
{{bus icon|12px}} Metrobus: J1, J2
| website = {{URL|https://www.westfield.com/united-states/montgomery}}
}}
Westfield Montgomery (formerly, Montgomery Mall) is a shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland. Major tenants include Macy's, Macy's Home, and Nordstrom, as well as specialty brands such as Fabletics, Madewell, Vineyard Vines, and Untuckit.
History
File:The Montgomery Mall in Wheaton, Maryland (1973).jpg
The mall opened in March 1968 with three anchor stores and 58 smaller shops. It was built as a joint venture between The May Department Stores Company and Strouse, Greenberg & Co., based on the design of John Graham, Jr. and Ward and Hall.{{cite web|url=http://westfield.com/montgomery/centre-information/history/|title=Westfield Montgomery Shopping Mall History - Westfield Montgomery|website=Westfield.com|date=April 21, 2009|access-date=January 31, 2011|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100916234940/http://westfield.com/montgomery/centre-information/history/|archive-date=16 September 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-03-22T08%3A30%3A00-05%3A00|title=Mall Hall of Fame|website=Mall-Hall-of-Fame.Blogspot.com|access-date=January 31, 2011|language=en-US}} The original anchors were Hecht's, Garfinckel's, and Sears. Smaller shops included a Bond Stores outlet. The old mall logo was an owl-shaped "M".{{cite web |title=DC Grocery - Montgomery Mall |url=http://dcgrocery.multiply.com/journal/item/357/Montgomery_Mall |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707080504/http://dcgrocery.multiply.com/journal/item/357/Montgomery_Mall |archive-date=7 July 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |website=Dcgrocery.Multiply.com |language=en}}
A mid-1970s expansion added a {{USD|4.5 million}}, {{convert|155000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Woodward & Lothrop store and {{convert|60000|sqft|m2}} of additional retail space for 40 stores."Montgomery Mall Expansion Planned for Fall 1973 Opening," The Washington Post, May 2, 1971, p. 149."Store in Montgomery Mall Jammed on Opening Day," The Washington Post, Mar 26, 1976, p. D10.
On March 1. 1976, longtime fugitive William Bradford Bishop bought a ball peen hammer and gas can at the mall to allegedly kill and burn his family.
A renovation completed in October 1991 replaced the floors, added brass railings and a glass elevator (the latter removed in 2013), and removed all the fountains to allow for more kiosk and seating space.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} The grand re-opening featured a concert by Tony Bennett. An expansion wing featured the first Nordstrom in Maryland{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/07/01/annapolis-nordstrom-in-93-unlikely/|title=Annapolis Nordstrom in '93 unlikely|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=July 1, 1992|access-date=January 31, 2011|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707003807/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-07-01/business/1992183197_1_nordstrom-annapolis-maryland-store|archive-date=7 July 2012}} and the third in the Washington, D.C.. metropolitan area, and Crate & Barrel.
The Boulevard Cafes food court is located on the second level.
After the 2005 acquisition of May Department Stores by Federated Department Stores, the Hecht’s at Montgomery was renamed Macy’s in 2006.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2006/09/09/era-ends-with-new-beginning-span-classbankheadtransformation-from-hechts-to-macys-will-be-completed-todayspan/da6eeecc-53e4-45ed-b97b-45ea7f1357ff/ Washington Post, September 9, 2006]
=Expansion=
A plan to expand the mall by {{convert|360000|sqft|m2}} was approved by Montgomery County in September 2007. With the expansion, Westfield Montgomery has more than {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2}}, the fourth-largest mall in the Washington area behind Tysons Corner Center, Westfield Wheaton, and Fair Oaks Mall.{{Cite news|last=Killian|first =Eric|title=Montgomery Planning board approves expansion of Westfield shopping mall|work=Washington Business Journal|date=September 21, 2007|language=en-US}}
File:Westfield Montgomery Exterior Nordstrom View.jpg
In 2014, a 16-screen Arclight Cinemas opened at the mall. It closed in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic;{{Cite web|url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/business/arclight-cinemas-will-not-reopen-at-westfield-montgomery-mall-in-bethesda/|title=ArcLight Cinemas will not reopen at Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda|work=Bethesda Magazine|date=13 April 2021}} in February 2022, AMC Theatres acquired the lease to the cinema and announced that it would reopen the following month.{{Cite web|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=2022-02-08|title=AMC Entertainment In Lease Deals For Former ArcLight Theaters In San Diego, D.C. Markets|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/amc-entertainment-arclight-theaters-san-diego-1234928467/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
= 2016 shooting =
{{main|Eulalio Tordil shootings}}
On May 6, 2016, former federal police officer Eulalio Tordil shot three people in the parking lot. One victim died.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/Web-2016/Shooting-Reported-at-Westfield-Montgomery-Mall/|title=UPDATED: Police Monitored Shooting Suspect As He Ate Lunch in Aspen Hill Shopping Center|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Westfield-Montgomery-Mall-Shooter-Expected-To-Plead-Guilty/|title=Westfield Montgomery Mall Shooter Expected To Plead Guilty: Eulalio Tordil is charged with killing two and injuring two others in Montgomery County|last=Zimmerman|first=Joe|publication-date=April 20, 2017|magazine=Bethesda Magazine|location=Bethesda, Maryland|access-date=February 1, 2019|language=en-US}}
In June 2018, Westfield announced Sears would close and transform into additional stores and an open-air mixed-use center.{{Cite web |date=22 June 2018 |title=Sears in Westfield Montgomery Mall set to close next year |url=https://wtop.com/business-finance/2018/06/sears-in-westfield-montgomery-mall-set-to-close-next-year/}}{{Cite web |date=8 November 2018 |title=Sears to shut 40 more stores early next year |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/sears-to-shut-40-more-stores-early-next-year.html |website=CNBC}}
Anchors
=Current anchors=
=Former anchors=
References
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External links
{{commons category|Westfield Montgomery}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://westfield.com/corporate/property-portfolio/united-states/montgomery.html Westfield Montgomery Leasing Information], at The Westfield Group
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605221258/http://www.westfield.com/us/centres/maryland/montgomery/ |date=June 5, 2002 |title=Montgomery Mall }}
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Category:Shopping malls established in 1968
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