Westview Mall
| Location | Catonsville, Maryland, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1958 |
| Developer | Joseph Meyerhoff[1] |
| Owner | CB Richard Ellis |
| No. of stores and services | 80 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 595,243 square feet (55,299.9 m2) (original mall)[2] 610,103 square feet (56,680.4 m2) (after 2003) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Westview Mall is a shopping mall located in Catonsville, Maryland, United States. The mall originally opened in 1958 as an outdoor strip mall, but was later converted into an indoor shopping center.[3][4] The original anchors were Hutzler's and Stewart's. Other tenants included Food Fair and G. C. Murphy.[5]
Stewart's became Caldor in 1983 and Hutzler's was sold to Hochschild-Kohn. By 1990, the mall had 80 stores.[2]
In 2002, the mall returned to its original outdoor status, when the indoor section, which had largely failed, was converted into big box stores such as Sam's Club and Marshalls, while Lowe's occupies the space where Stewart's had been. As of 2022, the mall is owned by CB Richard Ellis.[6]
Murder case
[edit]Westview Mall came into the news in 1991, when a well publicized murder took place in the parking lot. On June 6 of that year, 49-year-old Jane Tyson was murdered in the presence of her grandchildren, ages 6 and 4. Wesley Baker was convicted of the crime, and was executed on December 5, 2005, after more than 13 years on Maryland's death row.[7] Baker was the last person to be executed by Maryland before the state abolished capital punishment.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Governor McKeldin to open Westview Monday". The Evening Sun. September 26, 1958. p. 23. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Shor, Tama J., ed. (1990). Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. p. 286. ASIN B008SEA3ZW.
- ^ Reed, Keith T. (April 1, 2002). "Westview to become strip center". Baltimore Business Journal.
- ^ "Westy the Westview Wabbit Giving Easter Gifts To All the Boys and Girls". The Times. March 31, 1965.
- ^ "Store promotions spark Westview opening". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1958. p. 14F. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Westview Shopping Center". CB Richard Ellis. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ McMenamin, Jennifer; Hirsch, Arthur (December 6, 2005). "Baker executed for 1991 killing". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021.
- ^ Maldonado, Julia (March 23, 2018). "Maryland repeals death penalty". Newark Post. Capital News Service. Retrieved February 17, 2023.