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This retail mercantile business was founded in 1905, as Julius Garfinkle & Co. by Julius Garfinckel (1872–1936), originally employing 10 clerks. The store opened on October 2, 1905, at 1226 F St. NW in Washington, D.C. [3] By August 1924, the spelling of the store name was modified to Julius Garfinckel & Co. [4]
At the time the store was notable for its size, and for its 300 car rooftop parking lot. In 1975, the Wisconsin Avenue elevation was altered for the Tenleytown–AU (WMATA station) . In the 1990s, Sears abandoned its retail operation at the location, and the building was used by Hechinger hardware until its demise in the late 1990s. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Defunct department stores based in Washington, D.C." The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Shops at National Place was a three-level, indoor shopping mall located in downtown Washington, D.C. in the 16-story National Place Building. [1] It is located on the block bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, F Street, between 13th and 14th Streets NW, the former site of the Munsey Trust Building.
on F from 6th to 7th, south side, the former flagship of Hecht's department store [6] 1316–1324 7th St NW (W side north of N), Harry Kaufman's Stores department store; 7th and K (SW corner, 706 K St NW): site of Hahn's shoe emporium, flagship of a regional chain; 7th Street both sides of K: Goldberg's department store (912–928 7th St., 706 ...
Until 1946, Missouri Avenue was named Concord Avenue and was renamed for Harry S. Truman's home state of Missouri when he became president the year before. Previously, Missouri Avenue was the name of a street in the National Mall, which was demolished several years before. [1] [2]
Lansburgh's installed the first elevator (wooden) in a commercial building in the District of Columbia. The company remained family owned until its acquisition by City Stores, Inc. in 1951. At the time of its final liquidation in June 1973, the chain ranked eighth in the Washington D.C. retail market, with sales of $28.5 million.
The Service Merchandise store was replaced by Syms, which also closed in late 2011. The Shoppers grocery store was closed and converted to Giant Food in mid-2019, as part of the eventual closing of all Shoppers stores. The center was the site of one of the Washington, D.C. Beltway sniper attacks in 2002.