# Salisbury Mall

Salisbury, MD · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-74587d94d2` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/md/salisbury-salisbury-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-74587d94d2.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-74587d94d2.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-74587d94d2

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | empty except for piles of masonry reserved for future use | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2004 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2008 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 50.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 79 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | The Development Company of America | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | K. Hovnanian Homes of Maryland, LLC | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The original redevelopment plan called for the land to be redeveloped as a mixed-use 685-unit residential/retail complex with a man-made lake, which would be known as The Village at Salisbury Lake. On July 10, 2019, the mall site was sold to Crossroads Salisbury, LLC for a residential and commercial development. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The final tenant, The Connection, a locally owned clothing store, left the mall on November 23, 2004, relocating to The Twilley Center directly behind the mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)
- **acres**: “Construction on a 50-acre (20 ha) site near the civic center would begin later that year.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)
- **original_developer**: “The mall project was officially announced in January 1967 by The Development Company of America.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)
- **after_notes**: “Since April 2008, the mall site has remained empty except for piles of masonry reserved for future use.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)
- **status**: “Demolition began on August 8, 2007, and was completed on November 21 of the same year.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)
- **strategy**: “The original redevelopment plan called for the land to be redeveloped as a mixed-use 685-unit residential/retail complex with a man-made lake, which would be known as The Village at Salisbury Lake.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)

## Anchors

Pantry Pride, Sears, Hecht's, Hutzler's

## Parties

- Salisbury Mall Associates, LLC — owner (from text) (1997–)
- Crossroads Salisbury, LLC — owner (from text) (2019–)

## Timeline

- 1967: Project announced
- 1967: Groundbreaking ceremony
- 1968: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1968: Grand opening
- 1976: East wing opened
- 1990: Competing mall opened
- 1991: Anchor stores relocated
- 2004: Final tenant left
- 2007: Demolition began
- 2007: Demolition completed
- 2019: Site sold for redevelopment

## Deals and debt

- 2019 sale:  Crossroads Salisbury, LLC   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)
- 1997 sale:  Salisbury Mall Associates, LLC   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Salisbury Mall was a one-level 600,000-square-foot (56,000 m2) regional mall located on Civic and Glen Avenues in Salisbury, Maryland. The Salisbury Mall was the first enclosed climate-controlled shopping mall in the Salisbury area, and the second on the Delmarva Peninsula. In the October 16, 1968 edition of the Daily Times in Salisbury, it was reported that the overall cost of the mall had exceeded $7 million, and the parking lot could accommodate 3,300 vehicles. The mall was originally anchored by Sears, Hecht's, Hutzler's, and Pantry Pride.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Mall_(Maryland)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Salisbury Mall, Salisbury, MD." Record m-74587d94d2, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/md/salisbury-salisbury-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_salisburysalisburymall,
  title = {Salisbury Mall, Salisbury, MD},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/md/salisbury-salisbury-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-74587d94d2, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.