tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34350401.post4993482649789917665..comments2023-12-09T20:20:51.120-05:00Comments on Vote No'Malley: K-Mart's Closed at Carrolltown Center - Now What?Eludiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331890376342585365noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34350401.post-89455787881504138902012-07-17T20:52:39.308-04:002012-07-17T20:52:39.308-04:00Unknown asked "Why do you think the Mall in O...Unknown asked "Why do you think the Mall in Owings Mills failed?" <br />I'm going to go out on not so politically correct limb here and tell you why it failed. I remember when that mall opened, how upscale it was at that time and what Owings Mills was like back then. Unfortunately I also witnessed its decline and remeber when it was nicknamed "Car Jack Mills" "Retail market saturation in this county" isn't to blame. Do a wikipedia search on Owings Mills Mall and read the history section. <br /><br />Here are some excerpts:<br />"Owings Mills Mall is also located within close proximity to the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station. When the Baltimore Metro Subway first opened to Owings Mills in 1987, though shuttle bus service was provided, a long walk was possible along a trail between the two locations. In 1992, a woman was murdered while walking on this trail." <br /><br />Here's another, and the true root of its failure:<br /><br />"As a result of the renovations at other local Baltimore area suburban malls and <b>crime committed in and around the mall, and the shift in the socio-economic climate of the community surrounding the mall,</b> Owings Mills Mall steadily lost business since that time."Kent Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483915391387548882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34350401.post-60925153372260585672012-07-16T15:21:42.952-04:002012-07-16T15:21:42.952-04:00These suggestions crack me up... 20 screen theater...These suggestions crack me up... 20 screen theater??? Wegmans???? Really??? Folks the reality is the retail market in this county was saturated. Why do you think the Mall in Owings Mills failed? Seriously do you really measure the success of a community by how many strip malls and retail spaces they have? Wake up people! go to the Target web site and search on "find a store". Gee there are only 5 nearby Target stores! Gosh I guess we better build one in our backyard then. I guess the goal is to make Liberty road look just like route 140 eh? So attractive. Because... you know... we need tons of businesses selling cheap foreign goods and hiring minimum wage employees. And when those business start going down you can just slash and burn strip malls all the way to Winfield.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105220922136360212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34350401.post-19636171273944988832012-07-13T06:58:44.834-04:002012-07-13T06:58:44.834-04:00I would like any of these- Barnes & Noble, Tar...I would like any of these- Barnes & Noble, Target, Wegmans, Hobby Lobby<br />My kids would like- Trader Joes, Movie Theatre, DICK'sDodgerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181949735974684891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34350401.post-72829413137595068472012-07-10T11:11:11.787-04:002012-07-10T11:11:11.787-04:00I'd like to see a big 20 screen movie theater....I'd like to see a big 20 screen movie theater. The small theater in Westminster is fine, but I'm getting sick of having to go up to Gettysburg or Hanover for the less popular movies.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865321187892998654noreply@blogger.com