Reisterstown Road Plaza
 North side of Reisterstown Road Plaza | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Address | 6700 block Reisterstown Road |
| Opening date | 1962 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| No. of floors | 1 (some offices on a second floor) |
| Website | http://shopreisterstownroadplaza.com/ |
The Reisterstown Road Plaza, usually known since its inception simply as "The Plaza," is a shopping center and mall located near the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station. Originally built as an outdoor shopping center (with two parallel rows of stores between the original anchors Hecht's and Stewarts), in recent years, much of its structure has been converted into an indoor mall and outdoor shopping center with big box stores. The Reisterstown Road Plaza opened in 1962.
Previous anchors at the Reisterstown Road Plaza were the now defunct chains of Stewart's/Caldor, Zayre/Ames, Hechinger, and Hecht's. Some of the current anchors include Burlington Coat Factory, Home Depot, National Wholesale Liquidators, Modell's, and Giant Food. Other stores and restaurants include Shoe City, Economy Shoes, Foot Locker, Lot Stores, Popeyes, Applebee's, Panda Express, KFC, Long John Silvers, and Checkers
The Plaza also houses a satellite campus of Baltimore City Community College and the office of vital records for the state of Maryland.[1]
History
In the 1970s and early 1980s, the Plaza had plaster and plastic dinosaury looking creatures for kids to climb on. These were later removed, and the space has undergone various other uses in the years since.
The Plaza was one of several areas in Baltimore that saw redevelopment as a result of a nearby transit system being constructed.[2] The nearby Metro Subway opened in 1983.
In 1986, a two-story office center at the Plaza was completed. It started out by housing the Maryland Lottery.[3]
In 1991, the Plaza underwent a 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) expansion[4]
In 1993, Caldor returned to the spot it previously held in the Plaza[5]
In 1997, a fire damaged a section of the Plaza. This forced the closing of Woolworths.[6]
In 2001, Home Depot announced it would open a store at the Plaza.[7]
In 2004, Giant Food opened a store at the Plaza.[8]
External links
References
- ↑ International vital records handbook - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ Metro-art in the metro-polis - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ Insiders' Guide to Baltimore, 4th - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ "Addition planned for Reisterstown Road Plaza". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1991-07-24. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ '93&pqatl=google "Caldor to return to Reisterstown Road Plaza in '93". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1992-10-30. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ 's+closes+store%2C+most+of+Reisterstown+Road+Plaza&pqatl=google "Fire at Woolworth's closes store, most of Reisterstown Road Plaza". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1997-07-13. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ 's+to+be+built+behind+a+partly+redone+mall&pqatl=google "Reisterstown Rd. Plaza to get a Home Depot ; It's to be built behind a partly redone mall". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2001-10-30. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ "For city, supermarkets mean more than groceries ; Anchor: The new Giant in Waverly is part of a bid to stabilize communities around grocery stores". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2004-07-20. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
Coordinates: 39°21′33″N 76°42′18″W / 39.35912°N 76.70513°W