Centre at Golden Ring

Centre at Golden Ring, formerly Golden Ring Mall was a two-level shopping mall 14.2 miles (22.8 km) northwest of downtown Baltimore, Maryland, between Petrie Way Road, Philadelphia Road, Rossville Boulevard, Pulaski Highway and Interstate 695 in Rosedale, a suburb of Baltimore. The mall had three anchor tenants which once housed Caldor, Hecht's and Montgomery Ward.
== Enclosed Mall ==
Golden Ring Mall officially opened to the public on October 28, 1974 with three anchor tenants which were Hecht's, Montgomery Ward and Stewart's. Other original tenants included Bakers Shoes, Buddy's Men's Wear, Casual Corner, Cole's Books, Farrel's Ice Cream, Herman's Bakery, Hickory Farms of Ohio, Kinney Shoes, Musicland, Orange Bowl, RadioShack, Spencers and Time Out. In June 1976, United Artist Theatres opened a three-screen cinema on the upper level of the mall. In September 1977, another United Artist Theatres opened next door which brought the cinema to have a total of five-screens. In January 1983, Stewart's closed and was replaced with Caldor in June 1983. In November 1985, United Artist Theatres expanded and brought a total of nine-screens. In May 1992, Simon Property Group remodeled the mall and added new common flooring area, a restyled main entrance and a refurbished center court. In December 1994, the United Artist Theatres was closed and relocated to the lower level of the mall with a total of twelve-screens.
== Decline ==
Golden Ring Mall began to decline in the 1990s due to the opening of bigger nearby malls in the Baltimore area. In 1998, Caldor closed due to poor sales, the space never became another tenant. During October 2000, Hecht's closed which resulted in more tenants leaving the mall. The final blow came in March 2001 when the last anchor, Montgomery Ward closed due to going out of business.
== Power Center/Redevelopment ==
In April 2001, Golden Ring Mall permanently closed down and the mall was completely demolished except for the former Montgomery Ward building. Simon Property Group sold the mall to Petrie Venture and Heritage Development who began construction on a new shopping center on the land, called the Centre at Golden Ring. In July 2002, three new anchors joined the new shopping center which were Sam's Club, The Home Depot and Walmart. In 2003, the former Montgomery Ward was subdivided into sixteen spaces for brand new stores which included Factory Card Outlet, Office Depot and Petco.
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Maryland
Category:Malls that opened in 1974
Category:Former Malls
Category:Baltimore Area Malls
Category:Baltimore County, Maryland
Category:Former Simon Property Group Malls
Category:Former Wards-anchored Malls
Category:Former Hecht's-anchored Malls
Category:Former Stewart's-anchored Malls
Category:Former Caldor-anchored Malls