Westfield Wheaton

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Westfield Wheaton

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opening_date = 1959
owner= Westfield Group
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number_of_stores = 117
number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = ft2 to m2|1262500|abbr=yes
parking = 5,649
floors = 2
website = [http://www.westfield.com/corporate/retailer/us/wheaton.html Westfield Wheaton]
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Westfield Wheaton (originally Wheaton Plaza) is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Wheaton, Maryland. It is owned by The Westfield Group.

History

Wheaton Plaza opened on February 5, 1960 as a single-level, open-air mall, with Woodward & Lothrop and Montgomery Ward as anchors. It was considered to be the first regional mall in the Washington, D.C., area. Wheaton Plaza was the site of the 1975 disappearance of the Lyon Sisters; the disappearance remains unsolved as of 2008. The mall was enclosed in the mid-1980s, and the Hecht's wing was built in 1987. In 2005, the service tunnel beneath the mall was converted to retail space, and Macy's opened a new store, shortly before Macy's owner Federated Department Stores purchased Hecht's owner May Department Stores. The Hecht's store was closed after the May-Federated merger. Temporary anchor IFL Furniture took over the Hecht's location in 2006; it closed in March 2008 and will be replaced by Kohl's. Steve and Barry's and DSW Shoe Warehouse will also open in the mall in 2008. [http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/rsc/midcnty/WUDAC2008AgendasandMinutes/wudacjanuary2008minutes.doc]

Anchors

* J.C. Penney
* Target
* Macy's
* Kohl's (opening 2008 in former Hecht's/IFL location)
* Giant Food (outparcel)
* Office Depot (outparcel)
* Circuit City (outparcel)
* Montgomery Cinema 'N' Drafthouse (opening summer 2008)

Former anchors

* Woodward & Lothrop
* Montgomery Ward
* Hecht's
* IFL Furniture
* Giant Food (moved to outparcel location)

References

*"It's Wheaton's Turn Now; 40 Years Past Its Prime, Downtown Is Set to Catch Up With Silver Spring," The Washington Post, May 24, 2003
* [http://www.westfield.com/corporate/retailer/us/wheaton.html Westfield Wheaton] , The Westfield Group, accessed January 22, 2008

Notes

External links

* [http://westfield.com/wheaton/ Wesfield Wheaton]