Amidst the barrage of Ronnie Mervis and "Jewelry Exchange in Bethesda!!!" ads, it's sometimes easy to forget the quieter jewelers in Bethesda - some of whom have been around for decades. O'Rourke Ltd. Jewelers is one of those. Sadly, they will be closing their doors (or should I say,
door?) at 7950 Norfolk Avenue for good on January 31. O'Rourke has been in business here for over 45 years.
Their space will now be up for lease, on a block that has seen tremendous change south of the store. Part of the older structures that line the block was demolished to make way for the Norfolk-Cordell II building, which now houses
Smashburger, rooftop restaurant
Roof, and - next month - a
Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins store.
1 comment:
Wasn't this part of the same building that was cleared for Roof? The brick is uneven at the middle of the block where this happened. It may be two lots but it sure seemed like one building.
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