Very fond mid-80s memory of going to White Flint with my grandparents, and every once in a while my grandfather would buy me a Lego set from one of the toy stores there. Anyone remember the name of the toy store(s) there back then?

The White Flint Mall was a wonderful place, Reading these brings back So many memories, For me it could have been a coming of age movie. I was a young person, I quit college one semester and went out to the Washington area, I was 24ish And I got a job at Lord and Taylor.
I worked there beginning in the fall of 1986.
I was there for the entire christmas season into the next spring, Christmas was a magical place at the White Flint Mall, The smells and the atmosphere was truly wonderful. I cannot really recall a job that I have enjoyed more than my time spent there, I'm 64 years old now. And have the fondest memories of my time spent there at Lord and Taylor. I learned so much from the older associates, There were still credit card machines, paper receipts , before cell phones, even before computers were widely used. You had to square up your money register at the end of every shift, Mr. Johnson was the main boss? And there was also a tall woman with dark hair. That was so pretty very elegant she was second in command, I really loved working there, I made friends,
Had so much fun, The place smelled so nice, Walking through the Womens perfume areas smelled so good. It may have been the year " Poison" By christian dior came out. To this day that is my favorite perfume for a woman to wear. The original Poison by Christian Dior.
I was 24 and met an older lady. She was 37. Lol not old, but 13 years older than me. She was a beautiful woman,very sexy and taught me the ways of the world, if you will! omg ! Her name was Cathy. I will never forget her! My memories of Lord and Taylor and the White Flint Mall Always take me to a happy place. Long story short, I went back to college, finished with several degrees, never to work in retail again. I live in Colorado and work in Healthcare and run across many patients and usually ask them where they are from and Sometimes I get Maryland for response. And I always ask them about the White Flint Mall, and most of all know of it and or know it well and loved it.
Lord and Taylor/ White Flint Mall helped shape my life as an adult! There is a special place in my heart and mind for the White Flint Mall!

It’s been dead for like 30 years. No one went there

Anonymous wrote:Was this place similar to Landmark Mall when it first opened? I’m not from the area, but everyone I talk to mentions these two malls in a nostalgic sort of way.

No

Oh my. I was 12 when it opened and it was SO exciting to have a local Bloomingdales, previously a New York-only treat. Of course, this was long before the Metro opened and I had to persuade my mom to drive me there. I have fond memories from this time of year as my dad was an inveterate last-minute shopper and I would go with him on Christmas Eve to shop for everybody else in the family in a big blitz. It was the only time he ever shopped willingly, except for stops at Brooks Brothers downtown every few years to outfit himself.

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Anonymous wrote:It was the fancy mall.

Kinda racist to name the fancy mall white flint.

Aaand now we have the name change of the station because we woke now

Nope, name changed to North Bethesda because it was profitable for developers and homeowners in an area once described as Rockville to glom onto Bethesda's price levels and cachet.

I lived at Grosvenor Metro during the kickoff of efforts to officially rename our Rockville zip code North Bethesda (late 90s).

Same thing happened with North Potomac. My middle school house was either in Rockville or Gaithersburg zip code in the 1980s. Now it's in North Potomac.

It's all real estate flimflammery.

I used to work at Borders when I was in college in the late nineties. It was such a fun place to work, especially around the holidays. We used to get all the local DC celebrities shopping there. I'll never forget waiting on John Glenn when he was buying a cute stuffed spider for his grandchild for Haloween. lol. That mall was THE place to be, especially for going out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. What fun memories. I saw footage of Xmas mall shopping in the 90's on IG the other day and everyone was so calm and engaged with one another. Not a phone in sight. That's what it was like at WF back in the day. It was a gathering place and entire families used to hang out together at Borders just lauching and chatting while waiting for their Cheesecake table. Good times.

Rainbow Hair Salon now New Wave! I loved the spiral staircase in the salon! Bloomies had a Mrs Fields Cookies in the basement and it smelled soooooo good! Best brownies and chocolate chips! I love browsing the appliances and gift section while nibbling on my cookies! Bloomingdales was way better than the one in Chevy Chase!

I loved to shop at the expensive handbag boutique (La Bottegga???) and 2 ride the glass elevator in the center of the mall. The Loft served ice cream and coffee! Roxanne’s did the best manicures!!!I Magnum was so elegant and fun to browse and shop as well! Pappagallo, Victoria Secret (original store next to Bloomies) Laura Ashley! The Pants Coral toned down their neon signs to join the White Flint Club!! The Eatery was very dark/creepy and plenty of space to eat!!They had the BEST cabbage egg rolls and the ALL DESSERTS! So much to choose!!! Wendy’s was fun and it had a great view! Bloomingdales had the BEST perfume counter and there was a lady that was so nice and it was a pleasure to buy from her! The stationary/fountain pen store was a staple as well! Easterman Jewelers and Black Star and Frost displayed beautiful pieces of jewelry!

Was this place similar to Landmark Mall when it first opened? I’m not from the area, but everyone I talk to mentions these two malls in a nostalgic sort of way.

@Anonymous…. Cedar Post

Anonymous wrote:Before there were Starbucks coffee shops, or cappuccino or any other specialties coffees, you could find basic coffee anywhere. It was interchangeable. You got the same coffee in a restaurant as you got at a 7Eleven.

After a friend introduced me to White Flint Mall, I discovered a little genuine coffee shop. You would enter the mall, and if I remember correctly they were on the left side of a hallway. Their coffee was excellent. Starbucks plain coffee, unembellished by any fancy treatment, tastes burned and heavy. The coffee shop at White Flint had a coffee with a lovely roasted flavor, clean and full bodied. It was amazing.

Sometimes I went to Rockville just to go to the White Flint and buy a cup of that coffee, at least 20 miles from my home. It was that good. That's all I remember of White Flint, lol.

Yes, The Perfect Cup. I worked there as a teenager in the 80's.

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Anonymous wrote:Dies anyone know where I can buy that awesome Chinese chicken salad they used to sell in the food court??? Loved it!!

Yes, it's at Montgomery Mall, J. Chows.

Yes, I just had it the other day. Yum.

Anonymous wrote:Dies anyone know where I can buy that awesome Chinese chicken salad they used to sell in the food court??? Loved it!!

Yes, it's at Montgomery Mall, J. Chows.

Dies anyone know where I can buy that awesome Chinese chicken salad they used to sell in the food court??? Loved it!!