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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ballston Commons came along at some point but it wasn’t ever booming that I can remember. It was odd. Kind of almost rarely known of for anything in particular. It always had such an odd vibe. [/quote]

It opened in 1986 iirc. We had recently moved to Arlington. They gave holiday gifts if you bought a certain amount in the mall...we got a Time to Shop! mug I still use at Christmas and a silverplated round tray I use for cards.

I liked Ballston Common well enough. Walked through it twice a day going to Metro and home. Penneys had good towels and sheets. Macys always was creepy. Hechts was better.

We played putter golf a couple of times at a miniature golf course catty corner from Bill Peck Chevrolet..the building on the corner now has blue triangle trim as an homage to Peck.

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Before it was Ballston Commons, it was Parkington Mall. 
I left for college in 1986. Working backwards, in the early 80s, Parkington had JC Penny's, Danniman's Fabrics, Park Lane Hosiery. It was essentially a covered strip mall exposed to the outdoors but the stores faced each other on a pedestrian only path.[/quote]

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