Security Square Mall

Security Square Mall is a one-level shopping mall 12.0 miles (19.3 km) southeast of downtown Baltimore, Maryland, between Security Boulevard, Rolling Road, Interstate 695 and Interstate 70 in Woodlawn, a suburb of Baltimore. The mall has two open anchors which are Macy's and Burlington Coat Factory.
== Mall History ==
Security Square Mall opened to the public in 1972 and was developed by Edward J. DeBartolo. The mall's original anchors were Sears, Woolworth, Montgomery Ward, JCPenney and Hochschild Kohn's. In August 1979, a fifth anchor was added to the mall which was Hecht's. In 1983, the mall was purchased by JMB Urban Realty from Edward J. DeBartolo. In 1984, Hochschild Kohn's was sold to Hutzler's, which would last for five years before closing in 1989. In 1997, Woolworth closed down and was replaced with Burlington Coat Factory. In 2001, Montgomery Ward closed due to bankruptcy. In 2001, JCPenney closed due to declining sales. In 2003, the former two-story JCPenney space was converted to Seoul Plaza, a "mall within a mall" consisting of several Korean shops and restaurants, as well as a Grand Mart supermarket. In 2004, the former Montgomery Ward space was converted into a Modell's Sporting Goods. In 2005, Anna's Linens opened its first Maryland store at Security Square. In September 2006, Hecht's was converted into Macy's. In May 2008, Grand Market closed down inside of the Seoul Plaza. In October 2008, Modell's Sporting Goods had closed down. In 2010, the former Modell's space was split and converted into a bunch of store spaces. In 2018, Seoul Plaza was renamed to Grand Village Plaza. In October 2019, Sears had closed down which leaves Security Square with two anchors left. In July 2021, a shooting occurred inside the Security Square Mall which caused a lot of controversy of how safe the mall really is.
Category:Malls in Maryland
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Baltimore Area Malls
Category:Malls that opened in 1972
Category:Baltimore County, Maryland
Category:Edward J. DeBartolo
Category:Macy's-anchored Malls
Category:Burlington-anchored Malls
Category:Former Sears-anchored Malls
Category:Former Hochschild Kohn's-anchored Malls
Category:Former Hutzler's-anchored Malls
Category:Former Hecht's-anchored Malls
Category:Former JCPenney-anchored Malls
Category:Former Wards-anchored Malls
Category:Former Modell's Sporting Goods-anchored Malls
Category:Former Woolworth's-anchored Malls