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34-635: Tysons Corner Center is the largest mall in the Baltimore-Washington area , and the 8th largest in the United States. The mall is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) from the central business district of Washington D.C. , and neighbors a second mall, Tysons Galleria , across Chain Bridge Road . To distinguish the two, some people refer to Tysons Corner Center as " Tysons I ," and Tysons Galleria as "Tysons II." Tysons Corner Center

68-409: A 400-foot tower with a mix of office and residential space. Both options would include 50,000 square feet of retail centered around the plaza. The mall's L.L. Bean store closed on January 17, 2022. Macerich reconstructed the space into multiple smaller in-line stores. On May 19, 2023, Apple relocated to a new location in the mall, on the 22nd anniversary of the first store's opening. By 2023, since

102-406: A County supervisor who also worked for Gudelsky's District Title Insurance Company. The 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m) one-story mall opened on July 25, 1968, with just 35 of its 100 stores open and just two of its three department store anchors, Hecht's and Woodward & Lothrop . The third anchor department store, Lansburgh's , did not open until a year later, on October 19, 1969, due to

136-556: A component of MWCOG, is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the metropolitan Washington area. The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is the equivalent organization for the Baltimore portion of the combined Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The BMC, which was created in 1992 as the successor to the Regional Planning Council and Baltimore Regional Council of Governments, consists of

170-539: A discount in "overpriced home décor." In the season 3 episode of the American family sitcom Boy Meets World titled "What I Meant to Say", Corey Matthews confesses to his girlfriend, Topanga Lawrence , that he loves her. Eric Matthews , Corey's older brother, then under social pressure, tells his girlfriend, Christie, that he loves her as well. This leads Christie to take Eric on a trip to Pottery Barn, which Eric laments. While at Pottery Barn, Eric and Christie buy

204-508: A hotel. There will also be slight expansions to the mall. The project will be completed in four stages and it is expected to be finished in 10 to 15 years, adding 3,500,000 sq ft (325,160 m) of office, residential, and retail space. 38°55′02″N 77°13′20″W  /  38.91713°N 77.22224°W  / 38.91713; -77.22224 Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area Outlying areas: The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area

238-485: A lawsuit involving an exchange of its lease for favorable zoning. The finished mall contained 100 specialty stores, including Jelleff's and discount chain Woolworth's , which operated a store in the mall until the entire chain went under in 1997. Lansburgh's closed in 1973, when City Stores shuttered the entire chain. They rebranded the building as another of their stores, Lit Brothers , from 1973 to 1975. The building

272-479: A massive mixed-use development creating a more urban environment. In 2013, Tysons Corner Center was assessed for $ 1 billion, making it by far the most valuable property in the metropolitan area. On January 19, 2020, the Lord & Taylor anchor store closed. On December 28, 2021, Macerich, the mall development firm, announced plans to redevelop the empty store into either a 330-foot, 540,000 square feet office tower, or

306-495: A population of 1,150,309. The counties and independent cities and their groupings that comprise the area are listed below with their 2012 population estimates. Central counties/cities (designated as such by OMB) for each MSA are shown in italics. Founded in 1957, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is a regional organization of 23 Washington-area local governments, members of

340-420: A sub-brand Pottery Barn Dorm for young people starting college life. In 2017, the company introduced an augmented reality app for iOS that allowed users to virtually place Pottery Barn products into a room and save room design ideas. It also announced PB Apartment, a small-space furnishings line, for millennials . In 2018, Pottery Barn Kids partnered with John Lewis which marked the first appearance of

374-537: Is a statistical area , including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore . The region includes Central Maryland , Northern Virginia , three counties in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia , and one county in south-central Pennsylvania . It is the most educated, highest-income, and third-most populous combined statistical area in the United States behind New York City–Newark, NJ and Los Angeles–Long Beach . The area

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408-550: Is an American upscale home furnishing store chain and e-commerce company, with retail stores in the United States , Canada , Mexico and Australia . Pottery Barn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pottery Barn also operates several specialty stores such as Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen. It has three retail catalogues:

442-719: Is designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area . It is composed primarily of two major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA and the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area. Five smaller urban areas not contiguous to the main urban area but having strong commuting ties with

476-404: Is mostly due to their proximity to the area, the size of their commuter population, and by the influence of local broadcasting stations. The population of the entire Washington–Baltimore Combined Statistical Area as of the 2020 census was 9,973,383. The area's most-populous city is Washington, D.C. with a population of 689,545, and the area's most populous county is Fairfax County, Virginia , with

510-543: Is referenced a number of times in Friends . For instance, when Rachel buys furniture for Phoebe's apartment (which she is staying in at the time), and claims it's all authentically old furniture, rather than being from Pottery Barn. Another example is in Seinfeld , Kramer talks with Jerry about how he is receiving too many catalogs from Pottery Barn. He saves the collected catalogs, takes them, and throws them into

544-910: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute . Many defense contractors are based in Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland to be close to the Pentagon in Arlington. Local defense contractors include Lockheed Martin , the largest, as well as Northrop Grumman , General Dynamics , BAE Systems Inc. , Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Booz Allen Hamilton , Leidos , Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and Orbital Sciences Corporation . Numbers denote Fortune 500 ranking. Baltimore area: Washington area: Interstates U.S. Routes State Routes Pottery Barn Pottery Barn

578-459: The Maryland and Virginia state legislatures, the U.S. Senate , and the U.S. House of Representatives . MWCOG provides a forum for discussion and the development of regional responses to issues regarding the environment, transportation, public safety, homeland security, affordable housing, community planning, and economic development. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board,

612-651: The Silver Line is on the north side of the shopping center where Tysons Boulevard crosses State Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road). There are four stations in the Tysons area. Utility relocation for the project began in 2008. The Silver Line opened July 26, 2014. The Macerich Company , who acquired owner Wilmorite Properties in 2005, is developing Tysons Corner Center into a community location. There will be expansions for residential and commercial buildings, along with

646-575: The government lockdown , Tyson's Corner Center had announced several new additions. Among them are UpWest , Kendra Scott , Everlane , Primark , Purple , Oak + Fort , CAMP , ThirdLove , The Lexus Experience , Lovisa , Cotton On , Dr. Martens , in addition to entirely new store formats for the Apple Store and Lululemon Athletica . The Washington Metro Silver Line had been extended west to Tysons, and has since been extended to Dulles International Airport and beyond. The Tysons station on

680-527: The 1990s, the mall contained a wide and diverse retail mix. Hot Shoppes cafeteria also occupied space in the mall until 1998. These types of stores shared space with higher-end tenants such as Liz Claiborne and A/X Armani Exchange. In the 2000s, under the ownership of Wilmorite Properties , the mall re-tenanted and has served as the primary launchpad location for a number of successful retail chains. LL Bean opened its first full line department store outside of its Freeport, Maine headquarters in 2000. Apple opened

714-582: The Baltimore region's elected executives, representing Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties. The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board is the federally recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning in the Baltimore region. Maryland's Washington suburbs are a major center for biotechnology . Prominent local biotechnology companies include MedImmune , United Therapeutics , The Institute for Genomic Research , Human Genome Sciences , and

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748-529: The brand in the United Kingdom . Its shop-in-shops featured furniture and accessories for nurseries. Ireland became the first European country to hold the franchise for Pottery Barn Kids in 2019. Pottery Barn Teens partnered with Aquafil on the Spring 2020 collection "Watercolor Dots" rug, which uses regenerated nylon made from waste gathered in the ocean and other bodies of water. Pottery Barn

782-428: The first of its retail stores at Tysons in 2001. Martin + Osa and Cusp by Neiman Marcus opened in 2006. MNG By Mango made their U.S. debut at Tysons in 2006 as well, but that store has since closed. In 2007, Canadian-based clothing retailer Garage opened its first U.S. store at Tysons. Many retailers have flagship stores at the mall, including Pottery Barn and Victoria's Secret . Soon after Tysons Corner Center

816-465: The inspiration of the chains name. The Secon brothers built their chain up to seven stores. Paul sold his share in 1966 and Morris sold his to a pair of outside partners in 1968. The new owner expanded the chain to 13 stores before selling it to The Gap in 1984. The company was acquired by Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 1986. Growth continued until the Great Recession . Its mail-order catalog

850-741: The main area are included in the metropolitan area: Hagerstown–Martinsburg, Maryland–West Virginia MSA, the Chambersburg–Waynesboro, Pennsylvania MSA, the Winchester, VA–WV MSA , the California–Lexington Park, Maryland MSA, and the Easton, Maryland micropolitan statistical area (μSA). Some counties, such as Caroline and King George County, Virginia , are not officially designated by OMB as members of this metropolitan area but still consider themselves members anyway. This

884-466: The original infrastructure of the 1968 mall are the escalators that serve the second and third floor of Bloomingdale's (the original Lansburgh's escalators), and the original passenger and freight elevators from Woodward & Lothrop/JCPenney. Both are still in operation, however they are located in the back hallways and used as service elevators. In 1988, the mall was expanded to add a second floor, at which time Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom opened; this

918-616: The store. Sheldon Cooper references it often in The Big Bang Theory .  A Pottery Barn retail store is seen situated next to Felix Unger's Manhattan F.U. Enterprises office/studio in The Odd Couple 's first season in 1970. Pottery Barn is referenced in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen , as a location where the title character works. He informs another character that he can get her and her family

952-518: The traditional Pottery Barn catalogue; Pottery Barn Bed + Bath to focus on its bed and bath lines; and one for outdoor furniture. The Pottery Barn was co-founded in 1949 by Paul Secon and his brother Morris in Chelsea, Manhattan . Paul discovered three barns full of pottery from the factory of Glidden Parker in Alfred, New York , who had stored extras and seconds up the road from the business, hence

986-534: The upcoming "Tysons Future" renovation and expansion plans, a glass elevator has been added to the Fashion Court (where the Nordstrom wing meets the main mall hallway), which opened on November 28, 2008. In 2004 The Macerich Company acquired Wilmorite Properties, adding Tysons Corner Center to its portfolio. Tyson's Corner Center was a particularly significant expansion as the plans were well under way for

1020-474: Was constructed, the land surrounding the area — previously consisting of farms and rural residences — became prime real estate , prompting the construction of hotels, office buildings, and apartment complexes. Major retailers near Tysons Corner Center include Crate & Barrel , Tiffany & Co. , Hermes Paris , Louis Vuitton , and Gucci , some of which are located in Fairfax Square . As part of

1054-552: Was first published in 1987. In 1999, the company introduced Pottery Barn Kids as a premium children's home furnishing and accessories brand. By 2000, the company had launched an e-commerce site for quick ordering process. Pottery Barn Teen, the first home retailer to focus on teenagers, was launched in 2003. The first Pottery Barn Teen store opened in Georgia in 2009, as well as in New York City and Chicago . The store has

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1088-399: Was one of the first super-regional malls in the country, drawing customers from a multi-state area. The mall was built as a follow-on partnership by Isadore Gudelsky and Theodore Lerner's Wheaton Plaza which opened in 1960. On May 31, 1962, the $ 20 million project was awarded to Lerner-Gudelsky by a 4–2 vote against James Rouse 's Rouse Company with a controversial vote by William H Moss,

1122-597: Was the first Nordstrom east of the Mississippi River . In 1995, Woodward & Lothrop closed and was converted to JCPenney, which closed 10 years later in 2005. The anchor store building was gutted and expanded and converted into two additional levels of mall space, anchored by a 16-screen AMC multiplex movie theater, Barnes & Noble Booksellers , and Old Navy . Today, the mall has 2.1 million square feet (195,000 m) of retail space on three levels, 16 movie screens, and nearly 300 stores. From its opening until

1156-651: Was then renovated as the first full-line branch of Bloomingdale's outside of New York City, reopening on September 9, 1976. The mall was originally designed around five themed "courts": the Umbrella Court in front of Lansburgh's, the Fashion Court, the Fountain Court in front of Hechts, the Aviary Court and the Clock Court located near Woodward & Lothrop. Some of the few remaining pieces of

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