A New One Bites The Dust

Looking back at the closure of Amazon's nearly new supermarket in its own neighborhood

Back in spring of 2024, just about a year ago, I was in Crystal City in the recently named National Landing area in Arlington, Virginia, for an urbanist happy hour.

Just a stone’s throw from Amazon’s HQ2, we were up at the outdoor bar at the top of this hill, nestled between the area’s big residential and office buildings and the train tracks that carry …