White Marsh Mall

White Marsh Mall is a shopping mall in the unincorporated community and new town of White Marsh in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. The White Marsh Mall is one of the largest regional malls in the Baltimore area, with 6 anchor stores and 190 specialty shops in about 1.4 million square feet (130,000 m²). [ [http://www.bcplonline.org/info/history/hist_wh_history.html History of White Marsh] ]

History

From 1972-1981, the planning and development of the White Marsh Mall occurred, with the Rouse Company as owner and developer on land rented from Nottingham, the site developer. In July 1973, Sears committed as an anchor store. In 1981, most stores opened, with Bamberger's, JC Penney, Woodward & Lothrop, Hutzler's, and Sears as the original anchors. In 1986, Bamberger's became Macy's. In 1992, Hecht's replaced the defunct Hutzler's. In 1998, Lord & Taylor replaced the defunct Woodward & Lothrop. In 2004, Lord & Taylor closed and was replaced by a Hecht's Home Store and a Sports Authority. In 2006, the original Macy's closed and was replaced by Boscov's, while the Hecht's and Hecht's Home Store were converted to Macy's and Macy's Home, respectively. Boscov's is now closed in the fall of October 2008. [http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/business/2008/08/04/D92BHSR00_boscov_s_list/index.html]

Today

The mall is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Macy's Home Store, The Sports Authority, and Sears. White Marsh Mall is still one of the largest regional malls in the Baltimore area, second to Arundel Mills Mall. [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/visitor/bal-artslife-guide-whitemarsh,0,4100635.story?coll=bal-visitor-storyutil White Marsh at the Baltimore Sun.com] ] An IKEA store is adjacent to the mall property. The IKEA was the third one to be built in the United States. The open-air Avenue at White Marsh shopping center is located adjacent to the mall.

Anchors

*Boscov's (195,000 sq. ft., closing October 2008) [http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/business/2008/08/04/D92BHSR00_boscov_s_list/index.html]
*JCPenney (132,900 sq. ft.)
*Macy's (165,000 sq. ft.)
*Macy's Home Store (54,364 sq. ft.)
*Sears (162,378 sq. ft.)
*Sports Authority (54,364 sq. ft.)

Public transportation

When the mall opened in 1981, the mall was served by a minimal amount of public transportation. The no. 120 express bus provided rush hour service only geared mostly to commuters traveling downtown from White Marsh, and the No. 15 Line offered just six trips each on weekdays and Saturdays.

During the 1990s, the Maryland Transit Administration began to express these concerns. In 1997, The No. 35 Line was extended to White Marsh Mall. Though it only offered service on weekdays, hourly during rush hour, and every 2-3 hours at all other times, it was an improvement.

In 2001, the no. 35 line's schedule was improved to provide hourly service to White Marsh, seven days a week.

In 2005, MTA extended all No. 35 line trips to White Marsh, and since then, service has been provided by this line every 15 minutes during weekday rush hour, and every 30 minutes at all other times, seven days a week.

In 2007, MTA added hourly service on Bus Route 15 weekdays and Saturdays to White Marsh.

Megabus also operates from White Marsh Mall to and from New York City and Washington, D.C.

ee also

*White Marsh Town Center
*The Avenue at White Marsh
*Hunt Valley Mall
*Golden Ring Mall
*Harford Mall

References

External links

* [http://www.whitemarshmall.com Official Site]