Village of Cross Keys
Village of Cross Keys is a privately owned upscale area of Baltimore, Maryland. It is located off Maryland Route 25 (Falls Road) between Northern Parkway and Coldspring Lane and is home to luxury condos and upscale small shops. Baltimore financier and mall developer James Rouse, founder of The Rouse Company, purchased the Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.-designed Baltimore Country Club Golf Course near his Roland Park home for $1,700,000 in 1963, site unseen.[1] The 5,000-person village was built on the historic property in 1965. Micheal D. Spear was the development director, later becoming CEO of the Rouse Company. It was the first in a series of planned communities developed by Rouse. Office space was occupied by Rouse until the company moved to its next development in Columbia, Maryland. The retail component of the village has declined with competition from Towson Town Center to the north and Harbor East to the South. The retail property was acquired by Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp in 2012.[2][3]
The Village of Cross Keys | |
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.jpg) Modern sculpture in The Village of Cross Keys | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP code | 21210 |
| Area code | 410, 443, and 667 |
Notable residents
- Oprah Winfrey Lived in Cross Keys from 1978 to 1983 while working for WJZ-TV.
- Former Maryland Governor Harry Hughes had lived in Cross Keys from 1971 until his death.[4]
Notes
- Joseph Rocco Mitchell, David L. Stebenne. City Upon a Hill. p. 53.
- Mirabella, Lorraine (March 7, 2012). "Village of Cross Keys sold to retail and property investor". The Baltimore Sun.
- Simmons, Melody (June 18, 2018). "J. Jill is the second Cross Keys retailer leaving for the Shops at Kenilworth". American City Business Journals.
- Harry Roe Hughes. My Unexpected Journey: The Autobiography of Governor Harry Roe Hughes. p. 123.