Golden Ring Mall

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Golden Ring Mall, owned by Simon Properties, was a shopping mall located off of Philadelphia Road in Eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. It opened in 1974 and would later face competition from White Marsh Mall, Hunt Valley Mall, and Eastpoint Mall. The Mall had three anchors: Hecht's (known as The Hecht Company at the time), Montgomery Ward, and Caldor. Golden Ring's demise began in the early 1990s, when Hutzler's at White Marsh Mall closed. Hecht's opened a new location in White Marsh's former Hutzler's space in 1992. Later, due to lagging sales, the Hecht's at Golden Ring closed. In 2000, the other two remaining anchors, Caldor and Montgomery Ward, filed for bankruptcy, closing those stores and leaving the mall anchorless. Simon closed the mall in late 2000. In 2002, Golden Ring mall was demolished, and the site is now occupied by an open-air shopping center called The Centre at Golden Ring, which is anchored by Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.