Westfield Annapolis

Westfield Annapolis is a shopping mall, owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and it is located in Parole near Annapolis Maryland. As of 2022 it features Macy’s and JCPenney it also has Crate and Barrel. Forever 21, The Container Store and AMC Theaters. And it has over 240 stores. 
== History ==
The site was at one time the location of the Annapolis terminus of the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway, and was known as the "Best Gate" station, which had three single-ended and four double-ended sidings, where rail cars could be shunted on or off of the single-track WB&A east-west railway which ran to the north–south Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad lines. This "Best Gate" station gave the name to the nearby Bestgate Road, which today runs along the northern perimeter of the mall.
A free-standing, single-level Montgomery Ward store occupied the site during the 1970s. Following the construction and opening of a single-level mall on the site in 1980, Montgomery Ward became an anchor. Additional anchor stores included Washington, D.C.-based Garfinckel's and Hecht's, both with two levels. The mall was expanded in 1983 with the addition of a single-level JCPenney. Garfinckel's closed in 1990 after the company went bankrupt. 
In 1991, Toys "R" Us (now closed) opened across the street. Sam's Club also opened across the street in 1992. The mall was expanded again in 1994 with the addition of a two-level Nordstrom store as well as an expanded food court. In 1998 a two-level Lord & Taylor store opened which was followed by the opening of an 11-screen movie theater. The Montgomery Ward store closed in 2001 and in 2002 was replaced with a Sears store. Hecht's transitioned to Macy's in 2006. Another large addition to the mall was completed in 2007, which included an expansion of the existing JCPenney store.
The former Garfinckel's space once housed a two-level Borders Books and Music store which operated during the early to mid 2000s until its closure in 2011. A two-level Forever 21 store now occupies the space.
The financially struggling and now defunct retailer Woodward & Lothrop tried unsuccessfully to build a store in the mall in the early 1990s; however, its efforts were blocked by the mall's corporate management, which instead brought Nordstrom to the center in 1994.
On November 16, 2017, it was announced that anchor Lord & Taylor would be closing at Westfield Annapolis; it closed in April 2018.
In May 2020, Nordstrom closed due to a wave of store closures.
In April 2022, AMC Theaters opened what used to be Bow Tie Cinemas it reopened as AMC Annapolis Mall 11 on the weekend of April 21, 2022.
In 2025 JCPenney will close and it will be replaced by 5 new anchors Hobby Lobby, Grocery Outlet and OneLife Fittness.
=== 2006 shooting ===
On Saturday, November 18, 2006, an off duty United States Secret Service agent was at the mall when he witnessed a fight in progress in the food court. During the attempt to break up the fight, one of the combatants pulled a gun and fired at the agent, wounding him. The agent returned fire, hitting the shooter twice. A third person was wounded in the altercation. A Midshipman from the U.S. Naval Academy ran toward the sound of gunshots and provided first aid for the Secret Service agent. That Midshipman later received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. The mall was closed shortly after the incident, with all patrons asked to leave over the public address system. The associated trial lasted until December 2007 and the shooter was sentenced to 65 years in prison.
== Current anchors ==
* JCPenney (since 1983) closing in 2025
* Macy’s (since 2006)
*Crate & Barrel (since 2009)
* Forever 21 (since 2013)
* AMC Theaters (since 2022)
* The Container Store (since 2009) 
== Former anchors ==
*Garfinckel’s (1980-1990)
*Montgomery Ward (1980-2001)
*Hecht's (1980-2006)
*Nordstrom (1994-2020)
* Lord & Taylor (1998–2018)
* Borders Books and Music (2001-2011)
*Sears (2002-2020)
*Bow Tie Cinemas (1998-2022)
Category:Malls in Maryland
Category:Shopping Malls
Category:Multi-Level Malls
Category:Westfield Malls
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls that opened in 1980
Category:JCPenney-anchored Malls
Category:Nordstrom-anchored Malls
Category:Former Sears-anchored Malls
Category:Macy's-anchored Malls
Category:Forever 21 Locations
Category:Crate & Barrel-anchored Properties
Category:Former Hecht's-anchored Malls
Category:Former Lord & Taylor-anchored Malls
Category:Former Borders-anchored Properties