Lord and Taylor space in Friendship Heights

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Don't you understand geography? White Flint and Friendship Heights are two separate places and localities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep. I miss Woodies and Garfinkels, still. And I, too, have fond memories of the tea room at Lord and Taylor and shopping there for special dresses with my Mom.

So: Please, please support the Friendship Heights Saks. That’s one of the few remaining great shopping experiences from my childhood that’s still around.

I haven’t heard anything yet about plans for either of those spaces.

Yes! Please continue to support the Saks there.

(But good riddance to the Mazza parking garage, site of my first fender bender — God that was a terrible garage in a city of terrible garages.)

Ha- I just had a major flashback as that was the site of my first fender bender as well (well, if "hitting a pole" can be called a fender-bender) over 20 years ago

[Anonymous]

What they should do: Build city-subsidized 3BR apartments for low-income housing on the site, with retail and restaurants on the first floor.

What they will do: Literally anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep. I miss Woodies and Garfinkels, still. And I, too, have fond memories of the tea room at Lord and Taylor and shopping there for special dresses with my Mom.

So: Please, please support the Friendship Heights Saks. That’s one of the few remaining great shopping experiences from my childhood that’s still around.

I haven’t heard anything yet about plans for either of those spaces.

Yes! Please continue to support the Saks there.

(But good riddance to the Mazza parking garage, site of my first fender bender — God that was a terrible garage in a city of terrible garages.)

Ha- I just had a major flashback as that was the site of my first fender bender as well (well, if "hitting a pole" can be called a fender-bender) over 20 years ago

We probably need a support group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Don't you understand geography? White Flint and Friendship Heights are two separate places and localities.

Lol!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Snarky and wrong is not a good look..... lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What they should do: Build city-subsidized 3BR apartments for low-income housing on the site, with retail and restaurants on the first floor.

What they will do: Literally anything else.

Yup

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What they should do: Build city-subsidized 3BR apartments for low-income housing on the site, with retail and restaurants on the first floor.

What they will do: Literally anything else.

Yup

And build another elementary school, since Lafayette is bursting at the seams.

But since it's not government owned property, they would have to use eminent domain for either subsidized housing or a school, so neither will happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Snarky and wrong is not a good look..... lol

Be nice. This person clearly read too quickly and thought it was about the Lord & Taylor space in White Flint. Relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would love it if they kept the facade and the escalators and turned the Lord and Taylor store into a library/ community space.

Absolutely not. What you’re envisioning as a library, a place for intellectual curiosity, will instead quickly become a day shelter and mecca for homeless men. A giant one, given the size of the property and its proximity to a major bus hub.

Nope nope nope

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Snarky and wrong is not a good look..... lol

Be nice. This person clearly read too quickly and thought it was about the Lord & Taylor space in White Flint. Relax.

Sure, but they could have been nicer about what they had to say, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Snarky and wrong is not a good look..... lol

Be nice. This person clearly read too quickly and thought it was about the Lord & Taylor space in White Flint. Relax.

Be nice to the asshole? Why?

[Anonymous]

When I read these threads and see other people say how much they miss Woody's and Garfinckels, I know I'm not alone.

We need a support group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom used to take me to the tea room at L&T twice a year — the last day of school before winter break and the last day of school. I’m sad for the changes. I used to ride metro from school and my mom would pick me up at Mazza or we would go shopping at the Limited and Laura Ashley and Neumann and Raleighs. It’s definitely the end of an era for natives.

+1 !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't you keep up with local news?

Life sciences/tech campus

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/development/elrich-seeks-developer-to-build-white-flint-life-sciences-tech-campus/

Snarky and wrong is not a good look..... lol

Be nice. This person clearly read too quickly and thought it was about the Lord & Taylor space in White Flint. Relax.

Be nice to the asshole? Why?

Or just look past it and move on? Choose kindness?