The Shops at Iverson is a retail center that can be found in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, just to the north of Marlow Heights retail Center, near the junction of Branch Avenue (Maryland Route 5) and Iverson Street (Maryland Route 458). It was the first completely enclosed, climate-controlled retail center constructed in the Washington, D.C., region and was originally known as Iverson Mall.
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| The Shops at Iverson Hillcrest Heights Maryland |
J. Millard Tawes, a former governor of Maryland, ceremoniously cut the ribbon on April 20, 1967, to officially open the 165,000-square-foot Montgomery Ward shop. In the spring of 1967, Woodward & Lothrop, the second anchor of the two anchor malls, opened its doors. The $10 million, 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) center's grand opening, which included 60 retailers and both anchors, was held on September 21, 1967.