Mondawmin Mall

Mondawmin Mall, formerly Mondawmin Center is a three-level shopping mall 3.1 miles (5.0 km) northwest of downtown Baltimore, Maryland in the Mondawmin neighborhood. It is situated between Liberty Heights Avenue, Reisterstown Road, Gwynns Falls Parkway and Tioga Parkway in the city of Baltimore. It has two open anchors which are Planet Fitness and Shoppers.
== Power Center ==
Mondawmin Center opened to the public on October 4, 1956, developed by The Rouse Company, the shopping center was over 450,000 square feet and served shoppers in the West Baltimore area. The shopping center originally only had one anchor which was a three-level Sears. The shopping center also included 58 tenants such as a Bond Clothes, Food Fair, G.C. Murphy, Lerner Shops, National Shirt Shops, Oppenheim Collins, Penn Fruit, Sunray Drugs and White Coffee Pot Cafe. During the 1950s, Mondawmin Center was very successful and was one of the most popular shopping centers in West Baltimore.
== Enclosed Mall ==
On October 2, 1963, the Mondawmin Center was fully enclosed and the name was changed to Mondawmin Mall. However during the 1970s, the mall began to already see major decline. In February 1973, Sears closed down and other national chains began leaving the mall as well. As a result, The Rouse Company decided to reconfigure the former Sears space into the Metro Plaza. The mall however continued to struggle and by 1977, the mall was 25% occupied. The mall however would see a major turnaround as The Rouse Company began to put more money into the shopping mall for improvements. In 1985, a $1.3 million interior renovation was done which added new flooring, skylights and landscaping as well as seating were installed. In 1986, the renovations proved a further success as the mall was 97% leased. However during the late 1980s into the 1990s, the mall began to struggle again as violent crime began to plague the West Baltimore area, including the Mondawmin neighborhood surrounding the mall. In 2004, The Rouse Company was acquired by General Growth Properties who then became owners of the mall. General Growth decided to attempt to revive the mall and did another renovation in 2007 which widened mall hallways, new glass entrances, new flooring, new lighting, signage and restrooms were also installed. In November 2007, an anchor was added back to the mall which was Shoppers. In July 2008, a second anchor was added which was Target. In August 2008, a third anchor was added which was A.J. Wright. In March 2011, A.J. Wright was converted into Marshalls. In February 2018, Target closed down due to poor sales. In January 2019, Marshalls closed down, however the space was taken over by Planet Fitness in June 2019.
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Maryland
Category:Baltimore Area Malls
Category:Baltimore County, Maryland
Category:Malls that opened in 1963
Category:The Rouse Company
Category:Brookfield Properties
Category:Planet Fitness-anchored Malls
Category:Shoppers-anchored Malls
Category:Former Sears-anchored Malls
Category:Former Target-anchored Malls
Category:Former A.J. Wright-anchored Malls
Category:Former Marshalls-anchored Malls