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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
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)
Palais Royal was a large department store in Washington, D.C. at 11th and G streets NW in the F Street shopping district. It also grew into a small chain before being purchased and merged into the Woo
Woodward & Lothrop
…Mid-Atlantic United States. Its flagship store was a fixture of Washington, D.C.'s downtown shopping district, competing with Garfinckel's and acquiring Palais Royal. The chain filed for bankruptcy in January 1994 and completed liquidation in November 1995, with most locations were sold and converted into JCPenney…
Palais Royal at 11th and G streets NW