Potomac Mills
Potomac Mills is a shopping mall located in Woodbridge, Virginia in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Located near Interstate 95 between Smoketown Road, Telegraph Road and the Prince William Parkway.
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| Location | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States |
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| Address | 2700 Potomac Mills Cir |
| Opening date | September 19, 1985 |
| Developer | Mills Corporation |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (99.1%) |
| No. of stores and services | 225 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 19 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,540,304 sq ft (143,098.9 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | www |
The mall was the first in the Mills Corporation's chain of shopping malls, and has over 225 retailers and features an 18-screen AMC movie theater. The mall was expanded in 1993, adding a wing anchored by Marshalls and JCPenney Outlet Store, along with a Burlington Coat Factory.[1] Cohoes Fashions was also an early tenant and later closed in 1987, being replaced by a Woodward & Lothrop outlet store. Other original tenants included IKEA, Sears Outlet and Waccamaw Pottery.[2] The IKEA location at Potomac Mills was one of the company's earliest retail outlets in America, and proved so popular that it eventually required a new, dedicated building adjacent to the primary Potomac Mills complex. Anchor tenants include Nordstrom Rack, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Costco, Burlington, Marshalls & HomeGoods, Buy Buy Baby, AndThat!, JCPenney, American Freight, TJ Maxx, Bloomingdales Outlet, AMC Potomac Mills 18, The Children's Place, Nike Factory Outlet, Forever 21, Camille La Vie, H&M, ZavaZone, and Round 1 Bowling & Amusement.
History
The mall was opened on September 19, 1985. Originally, the mall's name was the "Washington Outlet Mall" during planning stages, however it was later renamed to "Potomac Mills". At the time of opening, the only neighborhoods in the mall were 1 and 2, now It's 4, with different stores in each. [3]
In March 2018, the 140-foot sign was caused to tilt due to strong wind gusts, which prompted to be taken down.[4] Near the end of March 2019, the sign would be seen with an updated design.[5]
References
- "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Cohoes Moving to Mall in Silver Spring". 16 May 1988. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Writer, Roger Snyder Contributing. "At Potomac Mills, the sign(s) of our times". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- Cook, Gina. "Leaning Potomac Mills Mall Sign Taken Down". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- Reports, Staff. "'Reimagined' Potomac Mills sign nears completion". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
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- Reserved., Simon Property Group, L.P. and/or Its Affiliates (NYSE: SPG), © Copyright 1999-2016. All Rights. "Welcome To Potomac Mills® - A Shopping Center In Woodbridge, VA - A Simon Property". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Potomac Mills Mall". Retrieved 12 August 2016.