Ballston Quarter

Ballston Quarter is one of the first major suburban shopping centers built in the . It opened in 1951 as Parkington Shopping Center and was the nation's first shopping center built around a multi-story parking garage.
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  • Type: Mall
  • Description: Ballston Quarter (formally Ballston Common Mall)
  • Also known as: Ballston Common Shopping Center

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballston–MU station and First Presbyterian Church.

Metro station
is a side-platformed Washington Metro station in the section of . The station opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the . is situated 1,100 feet north of Ballston Quarter.

Church
of , United States, is a congregation in the National Capital Presbytery, the Synod of Mid-Atlantic and the Presbyterian Church. is situated 910 feet southwest of Ballston Quarter.

Hotel
is a hotel, which is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Ballston Quarter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballston and Buckingham Historic District.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in . is located at the western end of the -Ballston corridor. It is a major transportation hub and has one of the nation's highest concentrations of scientific research institutes and…

Neighborhood
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The is a national historic district located at . It contains 151 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in North Arlington.

Neighborhood
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is a section in the neighborhood of . It is centered at the on the Orange and Silver lines of the Washington Metro subway system between and .

Ballston Quarter

Latitude
38.879° or 38° 52′ 44″ north
Longitude
-77.11081° or 77° 6′ 39″ west
Elevation
269 feet (82 metres)
Open location code
87C4VVHQ+HM
Geo­Names ID
4745471
Wiki­data ID
Q4851945
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