Security Square Mall
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| Security Square Mall | |
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| Location | Woodlawn, Maryland, United States |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Seoul Plaza) |
| Website | http://securitysquare.com/ |
Security Square Mall is a large mall located in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Named for its proximity to the Social Security Administration headquarters,[citation needed] the mall features over one hundred stores and restaurants, as well as a food court, with Burlington Coat Factory, Macy's, Modell's Sporting Goods, Old Navy and Sears serving as anchor stores. One section of the mall, titled Seoul Plaza, includes a series of Korean shops and restaurants.
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[edit] History
Security Square Mall opened in 1972,[1] with its anchor stores at the time including Hochschild Kohn's, JCPenney, Hecht's, Sears, and Woolworth.[citation needed] Hochschild Kohn's sold its store to Hutzler's, who closed the store in 1989;[2] Hutzler's was later replaced by Montgomery Ward. Woolworth closed in 1997 and was replaced with Burlington Coat Factory; Montgomery Ward closed in 2001 and became Modell's Sporting Goods.[citation needed]
In 1999, the mall increased security measures throughout, including the relocation of the security offices to center court.[3]
JCPenney closed its store at Security Square in 2001 due to declining sales; two years later, the 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[4] The Grant Mart later closed by May 2008. In 2005, home goods retailer Anna's Linens opened its first Maryland store at Security Square.[5] One year later, Hecht's was converted to Macy's.
[edit] Transportation
Security Square Mall is located very close to Baltimore Beltway exit 17. While this exit cannot be accessed by motorists on I-70, there is an exit to Security Boulevard from the end of I-70 about two miles from the mall.
The parking lot of the mall is a hub for several Maryland Transit Administration bus routes. These include route nos. 15, 20, 44, M-6, and the rapid bus #40, also known as "Quickbus." In addition, 77 operates along Security Boulevard past the mall.
[edit] References
- ^ Lease Language: Turning temporary tenants. Retail Traffic Mag (2001-10-01). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ "Say Hutzler's may close its third store", Daily News Record, 1989-05-10. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Mattson, Beth (1999-05-01). A Sense of Security. Retail Traffic Mag. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Harlan, Heather (2003-09-12). 'Seoul Plaza' to open in Security Square Mall. Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Anna's Linens opens its first store in MD at Security Square Mall. Baltimore Daily Record (2005-06-29). Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
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