Old Town Mall
[3] Old Town and Gay Street started to become a retail area when the City of Baltimore built the Bel Air Market in 1818.[1] The market helped boost business in Old Town, and the area became a diverse, bustling middle-class neighborhood, and the proximity to the city center made it an ideal place for families and downtown workers to live.[4] By the 1980s, the area had already started resembling what it looked like before the revitalization, due to the fact that the city didn't remedy the high unemployment and poverty in Old Town.A few unsuccessful attempts were made to bring life back to the area, one involved tearing down the Bel Air Market to build a parking lot in hopes that a major grocery store chain would build a location at the mall.Some plans include restoring Gay Street through the mall to increase business opportunities from car traffic.
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