Francis Scott Key Mall Explained

Francis Scott Key Mall
Location:Frederick, Maryland, United States
Coordinates:39.3828°N -77.4058°W
Address:5500 Buckeystown Pike
Opening Date:1978
Developer:Crown American
Manager:Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Owner:Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Number Of Stores:100
Number Of Anchors:7 (1 vacant)
Floor Area:[1]
Floors:1 (2 in JCPenney)
Publictransit: TransIT bus: 10, 20

Francis Scott Key Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Opened in 1978, it is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Value City Furniture, DSW, Ethan Allen, Barnes & Noble, and Dick's Sporting Goods.[1] Previously, the mall housed a Sears department store that closed in 2023.

History

Original anchors at Francis Scott Key Mall in 1978 included Sears, Hess's, and Gee Bee. The mall was then owned by Crown American. It was the second mall serving Frederick, the first being Frederick Towne Mall, which opened six years prior.[2] Leggett, now Belk, opened at the mall in 1991. The store was sold in 1996 to JCPenney, who relocated from Frederick Towne Mall.[3] [4] Woolworth, an original tenant, closed in the mid-1990s. Its space was divided among smaller stores. Also, Hess's sold its store to Hecht's in 1995.[5] Hecht's became Macy's in 2006.

Barnes & Noble opened a store in the mall in 2007.[6] Value City operated out of the former Gee Bee building from 1992 until 2008, when it was converted to Value City Furniture and DSW.[7] Dick's Sporting Goods opened in a new building outside close to Sears and Value City/DSW in 2014.

On December 12, 2022, it was announced that Sears would be closing on January 15, 2023. This was the last Sears store in Maryland to stay open.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Property overview. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. 28 September 2012.
  2. Web site: One Frederick mall dying, while another thriving. Laino. Tripp. 30 August 2012. Gazette.net. 28 September 2012. https://archive.today/20130222042855/http://www.gazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120830/NEWS/708309878/1122/news/One-Frederick-mall-dying-while-another-thriving&&template=PrinterFriendlygaz. 22 February 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: J.C. Penney to join Frederick mall. 13 December 1996. The Baltimore Sun. 28 September 2012.
  4. Web site: Towne Mall to see new lifestyle. 11 June 2006. Frederick News Post. 28 September 2012.
  5. Web site: Mall Stores Hope Bon-ton Brings Good Times As It Replaces Hess's. Salerno. Allison. 11 September 1994. The Morning Call. 28 September 2012.
  6. Web site: Barnes & Noble to open at mall. Waters, Jr.. Ed. 22 March 2007. Frederick News Post. 28 September 2012.
  7. Web site: Two stores fill former Value City space. Waters, Jr.. Ed. 19 March 2008. Frederick News Post. 28 September 2012.
  8. Web site: Sears at FSK Mall, among last in country, to close in January. Angela. Roberts. The Frederick News-Post.