Garfinckel's
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Garfinckel's was a prominent department store chain based in Washington, D.C. that catered to a clientele of wealthy consumers. Its flagship store at 14th and F in the city's F Street shopping distric
Building in 2015
Woodward & Lothrop
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Woodward & Lothrop was a department store chain headquartered in Washington, D.C. that began as the capital's first department store in 1887. Woodies, as it was often nicknamed, maintained stores in t
Garfinckel's
…closed in 2010. The building owner considered a restaurant and retail store to occupy the space. Unlike its local retail competitors, the Hecht Company, Woodward & Lothrop, and Lord & Taylor, Garfinckel's did not open numerous suburban locations during the heyday of the 1950s and 1960s. The first suburban store was an…
Woodward & Lothrop store in Washington, D.C. circa 1910s
Display window at the Woodward & Lothrop flagship store in Washington, D.C. circa 1928
Woodward & Lothrop's flagship store under construction in Washington, D.C.
Woodward & Lothrop entrance sign to the former flagship store in Washington, D.C. (2008)