Glen Burnie Mall Theatre
Ritchie Highway,
Glen Burnie,
MD
21061
Ritchie Highway,
Glen Burnie,
MD
21061
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The Glen Burnie Mall was announced in 1962 opening in February of 1963 with 33 stores anchored by a Montgomery Ward store. Movie fans had to go across the street to the Governor Ritchie Drive-In Theatre to enjoy movies. The mall was an Edward DeBartolo project and would add an indoor theatre a year later with the Glen Burnie Mall Theatre. It opened on a 20-year lease on January 15, 1964 with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in “The V.I.P.s”. It was billed as the only “All Climate Theatre” in Baltimore. It was associated with the John Broumas Theatre Circuit. The theatre appears to have closed at the end of its leasing period.
Architect – G.N. Limbert
This opened on January 15th, 1964. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
If I’m remembering correctly, one of the last movies they showed (or maybe THE last) was Return of the Jedi which would have been ‘83 into '84 since it ran for something like 6 months. We went to the very last showing and they weren’t going to screen it because it was just me and my dad there. They said it cost too much in electricity to run it for 2 people. Then another couple arrived and they were forced to show it :) Like refrost69 said, it’s a ghost town now. The only thing making money is Toys R Us. Really sad.
Theater closed in 1984 I believe. Was a $1 theater in 1983-84. Still obvious it was a theater as it is taller than the other part of the mall. Was gutted and became a Walden’s Books and 2 other stores. Later was Famous Footwear. Mall is still open, but like a morgue.