The Boulevard at the Capital Centre is an open-air shopping center located on the site of the former US Airways Arena, originally known as the Capital Centre, next to the Largo Town Center Washington Metro station (the eastern terminus of the Blue Line) in Landover, Maryland. The facility has more than 70 establishments. US Airways Arena (originally known as the Capital Centre and also known as the USAir Arena) was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball. ... A train waits for passengers at Largo Town Center station. ... The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C. and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... Landover is an area of Prince Georges County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. ...

These include the Magic Johnson Theatres (with theater seating and some of the largest screens in the D.C. metro area), Borders Books & Music, Circuit City, Linens 'N Things, Harold Pener Man of Fashion, the Men's Wearhouse, Kay Jewelers, the Classic Woman, Ashley Stewart, Nine West, Only Nails, Technicolor Salon & Spa, and the Gallery of African Wildlife/Contemporary Art. Magic Johnson Theatres is a part of Johnson Development Corporation. ... Borders Group (sometimes written BORDERS) (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Circuit City (NYSE: CC) is A Fortune 200 with company with over $10 billion in sales. ... ... Mens Wearhouse NYSE: MW is one of the largest tuxedo manufacturing companies in the United States. ...

Eateries include the Red Star Tavern, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Kobe Japanese Steak House, Gladys Knight & Ron Winans Restaurant, Chuck E. Cheese's, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Cold Stone Creamery, Golden Corral, and Starbucks. Inside Qdoba Mexican Grill in Chicagos Lincoln Park neighborhood. ... The cover to Gladys Knights 2001 album At Last. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A neon sign for the Cold Stone Creamery at Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, California. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Although "The Blvd" (as it is known by locals) has many attractive stores, it lacks large department stores such as Macy's, Bloomingdales, etc. Macys is a mid-range chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Bloomingdales is an upscale department store owned by Federated Department Stores, which is also the owner of Macys. ...

Criticisms

Crime, and the perception of crime, has frightened off some potential shoppers. A murder allegedly occurred on site during a fight amongst teenagers in November 2005.^[1] Foot traffic might be high, but that doesn't necessarily add up to higher sales.^{[citation needed]} An upscale Chinese Restaurant named Blu Bamboo, adjacent to the theatre entrance, went bankrupt and closed after only a year in business.^{[citation needed]} A note on the auction site read "great concept - wrong location".^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Largo Mall Slaying Adds to Residents' Fears", The Washington Post, November 17, 2005, p. B01. Retrieved on July 8, 2006. (written in English)

The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

External links

• The Cordish Company page on the Boulevard