Severna Park Mall

Severna Park Mall

Location	Severna Park, Maryland
Coordinates	39°04′36″N76°32′35″W / 39.07667°N 76.54306°W / 39.07667; -76.54306
Opening date	October, 1975 [1]
Closing date	2000
Developer	Metro Development Company
Anchor tenants	2
Floor area	20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) [2]
Floors	1

Severna Park Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Severna Park, Maryland, on Maryland Route 2 (Ritchie Hwy). Since the demolition of the entire structure in 2000, the site has been occupied by a strip mall known as Severna Park Marketplace featuring Giant Food, Kohl's, Office Depot, A.C. Moore, and several smaller stores. ^[3]

History

Severna Park Mall opened as a small, local mall in 1975 with Grant City and Giant Food. ^[4] The Grant City store was short-lived, with Woolco taking its place after one year; ^[5] after Woolco's closure in 1982, this space was occupied by Caldor. ^[6] Other stores included Pixie Pizza, Horn and Horn Smorgasbord, Buffy's Yummys, JJ's Records, Dan's Barbershop, Joanne Fabrics, Sidle's Jean Scene, Jason's Pianos, G Briggs, Greene's Jewelers, a Hallmark store, a hair salon, and the restaurant Kona Tiki.

However, as with most smaller regional malls, Severna Park Mall started to decline. Caldor closed in September 1989 after failing to reach a lease agreement with the mall's management, re-opened in October 1991, but closed for good when the entire chain liquidated in 1999. After being mainly an empty mall in the 1990s, Severna Park Mall was largely demolished; only the former Caldor building remained, with Kohl's moving into this building shortly afterward. The rest of the mall was replaced with a strip mall known as Severna Park Marketplace, which featured a new Giant supermarket, as well as several big box tenants. ^{[3] [7]}

References

1. "Severna Park Mall opening". Newspapers.com. The Baltimore Sun. September 3, 1975. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
2. "2 Severna Park malls". The Capital. February 24, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
3. "Severna Park Marketplace Holds Promising Future". Divaris Real Estate. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
4. "Small shopping centers coexist". Annapolis Capital. May 3, 1982. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
5. "Woolworth store to open in mall". Annapolis Capital. April 30, 1977. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
6. "Caldor finds recession helps it to grow faster". The Hour. March 15, 1983. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
7. Foreman, Allison (August 17, 1999). "Giant will build a new store at mall". Annapolis Capital. Retrieved April 13, 2014.