Building History: The Walls Bakery Wigwam in Waldorf, MD

Old-Timers and Life-Long residents can remember fondly the old Wigwam bakery (Walls Bakery) on Rt. 301 in Waldorf, MD.  I grew up in the area myself, and I dearly miss the old place! 

    They had the BEST eclairs in Maryland, the kind you just can’t help yourself when you saw them.  I’m a sugar junkie, and the Wigwam fed my habit.  The building has been closed up for years, and it’s future seems uncertain at this point.

    What’s fascinating about this building is that it typifies what Waldorf once was:  A roadside stop for truckers  traveling up and down the east coast.  It’s a shame that old places like the Stardust Motel and Ballroom (where Sinatra and Elvis once played) are gone, because they beckon to a bygone era.  Perhaps another bakery with tasty eclairs will open there again.  Perhaps not.  That’s some prime real estate that the old building sits on, and the money it’s worth will probably outweigh the memories.

~Jonathan Benya
Century 21 New Millennium
9405-A Chesapeake St
La Plata, MD 20646
301-609-9000
301-653-8116
Waldorf and Southern Maryland Real Estate
www.teambenya.com