Hangouts, Restaurants, Stores

Marlow Heights Shopping Center

The Marlow Heights Shopping Center, located off of Branch Avenue and St Barnabas Road (and abutted to the rear of it by 28th Avenue), opened in 1957

Steak In A Sack

Steak in a Sack opened on April 4, 1962 in its current location, owned by Zach Khalid. It has seen many changes around its location but has remained very much the same (with the exception of the juke boxes no longer in the booths, and being open 24 hours a day).

Dino’s Restaurant

Dino’s was a restaurant located in Suitland, on Suitland Road across from the Federal Center. It opened sometime in the late 1940s, and closed in the early 1990s.

Iverson Mall

With 60 stores under one roof, Iverson Mall was quite the shopping experience for DC area shoppers, as well as a new hangout for kids and teens.

Red Barn

Who doesn’t remember the Red Barn on St. Barnabas Road at Temple Hill Road? Most of us who lived in the area ate there. It was one of our favorite stops on the way home from school, church, shopping, etc., and the food was fantastic.