Leverton, announced plans for a 14-acre site which was once a farm on Stratford Road in June 1953.
[2][3] The $1.5 million center would include a 16,400-square-foot Food Fair grocery store, part of a chain owned by Messick.
[2] A $2.5 million addition in 1966 on Knollwood Street increased the size to 304,778 square feet on a site totalling 30 acres.
[8] B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust of Chevy Chase, Maryland purchased the center in 1972 and spent $1 million on improvements in 1975.
[16] Stein Mart closed numerous stores including the Thruway location in 2020.
[18] Sephora announced in May 2022 that it would be Thruway's second anchor tenant, with 7000 square feet next to Trader Joe's.