Gramcarat to open downtown Bethesda shop

Gramcarat, a jewelry store, will take over the vacant Modell's space at 7201 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda. Gramcarat has been a vendor at the Montgomery Farm Women's Market in Bethesda, and is now expanding into its own permanent bricks-and-mortar location. The family-owned business offers 14kt & 18kt gold pieces, natural diamonds, and gemstones. Gramcarat also provides watch and jewelry repair services. I wonder if that space is now going to be subdivided into smaller storefronts, as it is quite sizeable for a jewelry store.

Modell's closes in Bethesda

Modell's has closed at 7201 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda. The closure was expected, as the sporting goods chain has filed for bankruptcy.

However, the closing was delayed when the coronavirus lockdown interrupted the store's liquidation sale. The space was once home to the beloved Lowen's toy store. Yesterday, the space was cleared out, as you can see in the above photos. But here's a last look inside, in a few pictures taken just prior to the closure.

Modell's to close in Bethesda after filing for bankruptcy

The clock has run out on Modell's Sporting Goods at 7201 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda and 20900-B Frederick Road in Germantown. Coronavirus was simply the capstone in a series of unfortunate events that have battered sales, the company told the New York Times as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A closing sale is now underway at both locations. Longtime residents will remember previous tenants Herman's and Lowen's Toy Store, both of which are now defunct.

Modell's expanding in downtown Bethesda (Photos)

Sporting goods retailer Modell's is growing on Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda. That means busting through the wall into the space of the frame store that recently closed next door.

A store employee said the newly-acquired square footage will be used to add a new section of merchandise.

Longtime residents will remember this as Herman's, before that 117-store chain was snapped up by Modell's in 1996 following bankruptcy. Interesting trivia about Herman's: the company actually started as a music store in lower Manhattan in 1916. "Herman" was Herman Steinlauf.

For now, you'll have to
imagine this space filled
with RGIII jerseys

Can you spot the spelling error?