Exterior, Square 1500 Shopping Center

ID: 5385 ~ Source: DC Preservation League Photo Archive ~ Creator: Zachary Burt ~ Date: 19 March 2023

This file appears in: Spring Valley Shopping Center (Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops and Square 1500): The residential development in Spring Valley created a need for convenient shopping.

Photograph: current exterior of the Square 1500 shopping center on Massachusetts Avenue NW. The shopping center still operates with multiple businesses within the building.

This file appears in: Spring Valley Shopping Center (Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops and Square 1500): The residential development in Spring Valley created a need for convenient shopping.

Spring Valley Shopping Center (Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops and Square 1500): The residential development in Spring Valley created a need for convenient shopping.

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