Do You Remember Landover Mall? The History of this Defunct Mall
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2021
- Landover Mall in Landover Maryland was THE Mall. From 1972 until its demise in 2007. This is the brief history of this mall. This was a viewer suggested video.
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I’m from Landover I miss that mall so much man so many memories growing up.
Hopefully the video brought back some good memories to you. Thanks for watching
@@EricCProductions76 yes I appreciate it bro no cap
Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights was much closer to those of us living in SoMD, and it opened as an enclosed mall in 1967 with Montgomery Ward and Woodies as the anchors.
Wow. Used to go here after church on Sundays from Oxon Hill. Met Da Brat at the Cinnabon in there lol. Good times. Meeeemmorieeees! Great video man.
thank you for sharing your memories
I met Biz Markie at the Cinnabon
My little sister got Flex' autograph at Landover Mall back when Uptown Comedy Club was on....
I grew up in DC, in the 70s/80s. We used to leave DC to go to Landover Mall because the movie theater there (Promenade 6), was considered a “good movie theater“ until it became the very place we were trying to escape(SMH). Just before or right after or sometimes before and after we would Head up to the top floor, in the corner, for slice of Three Brothers Pizza. This was Three Brothers’s first and only location at that time and they were pretty damn good in my opinion. Again, We would load up in the car and head to the mall and the long lines for a large pizza. Landover Mall also had one of the most popular Breakfast joints at the time. You and your boys or your sideman, had to have a “booking honeys“ competition back then. A visit to Spencer was exciting for my young freak nasty ass(smh)! Who can forget taking a picture with the black Santa Claus at Christmas time? Remember when you actually had a fair shot at seeing your favorite artist in concert and getting a premium seat, easily somewhere in the first ten rows if you’re the first in line.
I bought my ticket from HECHT’S in Landover mall for a show at the Capital Center. Oh, and then there was the “CAPITAL CENTER”!!!
Thanks for sharing those wonderful memories.
Some of our fine CZcams commentators, including “Fairfaxcat,” would need “sideman” and “booking honeys” defined. Indeed some commentators are in the dark on those.
I worked in many of the stores at Landover when it first opened. Fond memories - and by the way, there WAS a Santa at Christmas because I went to high school with the person who played Santa.
thanks for sharing that memory
Big facts santa was always in the mall taking pictures by the water you no money into to make a wish
There were not two Orange Juliuses. There was an Orange Julius downstairs in the center court next to the main fountain, and upstairs diagonally across from OJ was a very similar, Florida-based restaurant called "Orange Bowl."
I saw Officer and a Gentleman and 48 hrs at Landover Mall. BrightSeat Rd. Was where all the trouble came from and ran to after robbing people.
I saw my first movie The Last Dragon when I was 4 at the theater...I remember there was a shootout in the mall during Christmas time back in like '90...I still went to the comic shop and book store there up until it closed in 2000-2001...
thanks for sharing your memories
I do remember. My great-grandma used to take me there all the time. Pancakes at IHOP, dress shopping at Woody’s, lunch at Arthur Treacher’s, and I remember there being a Woolworth.
thanks for sharing your memories
I loved shopping at Landover Mall!
Someone already made the note about Bowie being pronounced as Booey but I just wanted to mention that Woodies was short for Woodward and “LOW-throp”.
That aside, thank you so much for digitizing some of my most fond childhood memories. 🤗
thank you for noticing my pronunciation errors. I actually did a Woodward and Lothrop video..
czcams.com/video/LpMEZp4ig1o/video.html
Thanks for watching
Known affectionately as Hand It Over Mall 😂
I worked as a security guard between 72 & 79 and yes the crime rate was bad. Actually several employees of a pet store down by Hecht Co (lower level) had stolen the store safe. Robbies, shoplifting, thefts, car break-ins, assaults were rampant at the time. Prior to that I was also at Prince Georges Plaza from 71 to 73. FYI Landover Mall had 10 submarine diesel engines underground on the theater side supplying power to the all of the Mall except for Sears which was with PEPCO. That was before oil embargo of 1973 - after that it became to expensive to run the engines so Landover Mal switched over PEPCO
thanks for sharing your memories
What’s actually insane is you were working there around the same time my parents were both working at Sears in the late 70’s!
Farrells had free floats for kids burffdays..
I see what you did there...🤔
Just a note: Bowie is pronounced "Boo-ee," not "Boh-ee." It's a common mistake made by people outside the area, so no hard feelings.
sorry my friend, I am from California. Thanks for the correction
I learned the hard way too when I worked in Mitchellville from 2012-2016. Got to see the Sears before it was closed and demolished.
Grew up in Prince George's county moved to central PA when it became Prince Ghetto County. Never looked back.
My friends and I would often go there from Montgomery County because they had an Arthur Treacher’s fish and chips. We had none in MoCo.
Iverson Mall opened up in 1966 and was just as nice as Landover to me, Plus I lived in Oxon Hill from 1966 to 1990 and made Iverson Mall closer.
Not as nice as Landover at all.
What also ruined landover mall was the local crackheads and so-called wannabe thugs following people to and from their vehicles robbing them and the police didn’t start cleaning up around there until 2004
My parents met each other both working at the Sears in Landover mall in the late 70’s when they were still their teens!
I lived in New Carrollton and went to Landover Mall many many times! Went to Kent Jr High and would hook school and hangout at the mall!
thanks for sharing your memories
Yeah I know what you mean I went to Kenmore Jr. High right down 202.
I went to Kenmore Jr.High right down the street. Went to Briggs music all the time. Brought all my school clothes from here.
I'm trying to find any pictures from the briggs store. Do you have any?
I'm sorry but I don't. I'm seeing alot of pictures of the mall ,but surprisingly not one of Briggs Music. It's a little bit of a shock because it was the only instrument store in the area. Most of us had to go to Wheaton to get music gear from Chuck Levins.
Thank you for even looking appreciate it yeah I remember that too
Eric, thank you for another historic video. This was a first class mall, considering the area was loaded with lowlife scumbags. The ghetto destroyed PG COUNTY in Maryland.😊
thank you for watching it my friend
Unfortunately PG became the ghetto in Maryland. Even worse than Baltimore
@@Inkslayer523 Stop misinforming the people.
Bro the mall was closed down also because they was not keeping it up why first the movie theater went away because not keeping it clean rats and more was in that mall poor management also stop pointing fingers
I miss that mall use to have fun
I was living in Palmer Park, I got so many memories in Landova mall, hit the circuit city across the street and mess with the speakers after we left. 😂
Dangerous ass mall when the hoods cross paths in there but as a kid we were spectators fr.
There was more fountains that’s was mentioned in this video
Been trying to find pictures of the fountains working but not the ones in the middle or at the end but the ones in between before they put plants in them
I really enjoyed this thank you for the memory lane. I'm trying to find pictures of videos from the jordan kitt store That was in the mall primarily their recital performances that were done in a center court. If anyone has any leads I would appreciate it
Check the pronunciation of “Bowie” and “Lothrop.” Now it’s time for me to go ahead and let loose with a powerful shart. Great presentation.
thanks for the correction my friend.
Laaanndoova !
This is amazing. I worked at the movies when GREASE came out. The LINES were insane! That's when we thought 6 screens were INCREDIBLE! Nod to Jerry Lewis Cinema. Anyone remember that?
thanks for sharing your memories
And they use to have metro drop you off infront of the mall also
7:28 that used to be IHOP
That is cool. Thanks for the input.
If I'm not mistaken, that IHOP was originally "Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour". I do know that IHOP wasn't at Landover Mall in the beginning. 😊
I miss Cavalier Mens wear...
Last movie i seen in Landover msll was top gun all of them
You should do one on white flint mall
let me look into that. Thanks for the suggestion
The Mont Co Kids used to call Landover “ Black Flint”
Yes
before i left maryland landover mall was turn down to make more parking for fedex field amd the former redskins
They need to bring it back because we got to many new developments now and the stadium and hotel's mske it a casino mall with dave and busters inside be great bringing more jobs bsck into these area's they close down and closing down all the apartments around in that araa they look nice also it wss poor management also
I never seen no crimes when i was going
You will do Osco drugs and my mistake I meant to do Scolari's food and drugs I kinda spell it wrong📲😇👍✨
Osco will be released this week. Watch for it.
Ok can you for give me for spelling Scolari's wrong if you do please do video of Scolari's food and drugs you should look it up 😇📲✨👍
Presentation could've been better. Many photos don't match up with the narration. Also, an overreliance on filler footage from non-related sources. "Bowie" is pronounced "BOO-eee," not "BOW-ee."
Bowie is pronounced Booooo weeeeee
For a piece on Landover Mall, there's no footage of the mall. Thumbs down
I'm sorry that I didn't include footage. But thanks for watching and I appreciate your dry humor in Gregg Bobby's Body Shop.
Wrong Iverson Mall was opened in 1968 and was fly. Also learn to pronounce LO-THROP. And it's BOO-WIE MD!!!!!
Thank you Anthony for your criticism. I did a video on Woodies. Maybe I pronounced it correctly.