When dear wife Ruth and I moved to McLean, Virginia, we lived about two miles from the T. C. Center. It was not much of a center although it consisted of a department store and several adjacent , smaller stores. It was sufficient, however, for dear wife's shopping needs. Its location was ideal as it was at the intersection of the Washington Beltway and Leesburg Pike.
Right in the middle of the Center was the Providence Baptist Church, with a congregation of about 400 people. As the T.C. developers had eyes on expansion, the church was inhibiting those plans. Can you guess what happened?
Right. The developers bought the church land, demolished the church building and built the congregation a brand new building, westward on the Leesburg Pike, about a quarter of a mile from our home. Rumor was that the deal was about one million dollars, plus a church building, built for free!!
Today, the P.B.C. and McLean Bible Church face each other at a major intersection on the Pike (the McLean story will be another blog).
Back to Tysons Corner: today it is a HUGH metroplex of stores and offices, and considered one of the premier shopping centers on the east coast. Much of its growth was brought about by a growing population that includes a very large international community.
More, later.
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