What do you miss the most about the White Flint Mall?

[Anonymous]

I miss Borders most. White Flint was close to my job and it was a nice break to just be able to go over there and have a California chicken salad at J. Chow’s (RIP) in the food court for lunch or look at clothes at Lord and Taylor.

I used to take my DD to the camp fair there.

[Anonymous]

I used to get my hair cut at bubbles

[Anonymous]

The 3 story Borders Books and the Cheesecake Factory. Those combined were an outing for my friends and I in highschool.

[Anonymous]

I was a young mom who used to take my kids to see Santa there every year. I always preferred White Flint over Montgomery Mall because it wasn’t that busy. Probably why it closed, but I loved going there too. Has it really been gone for more than ten years? I wasn’t expecting that.

[Anonymous]

Definitely Borders

I used to work for an org that would bring like 150 kids to the D&B. Fun times.

[Anonymous]

The movie theater. The Wendy’s across from the movie theater. The glass elevator. The random, quaint side corridor made to look like an old cobblestone street. The mall with class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The movie theater. The Wendy’s across from the movie theater. The glass elevator. The random, quaint side corridor made to look like an old cobblestone street. The mall with class[/quote

100%

[Anonymous]

My orthodontist was in the mall and I used to schedule my appts right at lunch time and my grandmother would take me and then we’d have a nice lunch in the food court (I always got lo Mein and wonton soup!). I miss the mall and the time with my grandmother!

[Anonymous]

Everything already mentioned and the old Imagination Stage theater for kids in an old storefront, before they built their current facility in downtown Bethesda. We used to take the kids to a show on a Saturday and then to the food court for a treat

[Anonymous]

The Ticketmaster booth!

[Anonymous]

So many memories. As a teenager, getting dressed up to hang out out at White Flint and see and be seen. Shopping at The Limited, Georgetown Leather Design, Cedar Post, Express, Benetton, Bloomies. The original food court (dim lighting and a lot of brown), the movies, the mini Georgetown and Italian street. As an adult, shopping for my daughter at Gymboree and Borders. Taking her on the train.

I get annoyed every time I pass White Flint. In the 80’s and 90’s, it was such a vibe and now it’s an overgrown mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I might have an unpopular opinion, but I still think White Flint will stay as the best mall in MoCo.

Nope, I 100% still agree with you on that.

[Anonymous]

Great mall. In my 20s - I bought almost all my dresses as a guest for weddings at that Lord & Taylor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a young mom without a lot of friends and used to take my son to White Flint mall to ride the little train. We'd also get one of those race car strollers they gave out for free, eat lunch in the food court, read books in Borders, maybe buy some Baby Gap clothes. It was a calm period of life that I really miss (he's in college now.)

Yup!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ANYTHING on that lot. I live nearby now and get so frustrated that they won’t move forward with redevelopment.

Exactly. Never understand why they demolish something perfectly functional without knowing what is coming next and that timeline. They could have kept it open for so many families who relied on the space and stores for entertainment, food, socialization, business etc. The mall has been closed for a decade! A whole generation could have been riding that little train.