History
Hunt Valley Mall opened on September 17, 1981. It was developed by Myles H. Tanenbaum and Kravco Company of King of Prussia, PA and designed by Leonard Kagan of RTKL Associates. Some of Hunt Valley's "sister malls" were Valley Hills Mall, Beachwood Place, White Marsh Mall, Charleston Town Center and Stratford Square Mall which it was modeled after. The mall had space for four anchor tenants but Sears and Bamberger's, which became Macy's in 1986, were the only ones to open, leading the mall to a fate that paralleled Seaview Square Mall in Ocean Township, New Jersey. Other major department stores were in negotiations with the mall such as Hutzler's, which was slated for the location across from the food court, and JCPenney. Besides The Paddock food court there was a state of the art Space Port arcade, which was unique due to Hunt Valley being in the center of the burgeoning east coast game development industry led by Sid Meier which meant that they had exclusive access to prototypes such as F-15 Strike Eagle. Some stores included Hair Cuttery, Chess King, CVS, Piercing Pagoda, Kay Bee Toys, Sun Coast Video, Listening Booth Music, Florsheim Shoes, Hess Woman's Apparel, Art Explosion, Merry Go Round, Hudson Trail Outfitters, Deb, Paul Harris, Sir Walter Raleigh Inn and others. There were two sets of escalators. Small waterfalls were at opposite ends of the mall.
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