Village of Cross Keys
The Village of Cross Keys | ||
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Area code 410, 443, and 667 | | |
Village of Cross Keys is a privately owned upscale area of
Baltimore financier and mall developer
The retail component of the village declined with competition from
The office and retail components of the property were acquired from Ashkenazy by Caves Valley Partners in 2020 and are undergoing significant leasing activity and reinvestment.[4]
History
The original iteration of the community at Cross Keys was named after an 18th century inn on Falls Road, then called Falls Turnpike Road, near Coldspring Lane. The inn initially provided overnight accommodations for travelers who transported goods to and from Baltimore; when freight and passenger traffic was diverted from the turnpike to the
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.[6]
See also
- Purnell, Baltimore, another neighborhood consisting of a large apartment complex; established and formerly owned by the Gorn family company tasked with Cross Keys' 2021 redevelopment
- List of Baltimore neighborhoods
Further reading
- Holechek, James (May 8, 2003). Baltimore's Two Cross Keys Villages: One Black. One White. iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 9780595273584.
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.
- ^ Gunts, Ed (July 22, 2021). "Caves Valley Partners announces new tenants for The Village of Cross Keys, one year after buying it". Baltimore Fishbowl.
- ^ Rasmussen, Frederick N. (May 31, 2003). "Cross Keys was a village long before the Rouse era". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Harry Roe Hughes. My Unexpected Journey: The Autobiography of Governor Harry Roe Hughes. p. 123.
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