1 definition by no-owingsmills
Owings Mills is a fairly large and densely populated town in Baltimore County, MD / a Baltimore suburb, northwest of Baltimore CIty.
Owings Mills is most famous, locally that is, as having a very large increase in its Black population from the mid 90's thru present, triggering alot of "white flight" to surrounding towns and Counties, like Carroll County, which has a MUCH less diverse population. Owings Mills Mall, once one of the finest in the entire state of Maryland, has fallen victim to this change....originally a high end fashion Mall when in opened in 1986, it has now lost its way, with a very large number of vacant store fronts and lack of customers. The sharp increase in crime at the Mall hasn't helped matters either.
Once an "up and coming" premier Baltimore hotspot of thriving businesses and a booming housing market, Owings Mills has, over the past decade, deteriorated to a "not so nice" place to live or have a thriving business.....unless you are a bail bondsmen, that is.
Owings Mills is most famous, locally that is, as having a very large increase in its Black population from the mid 90's thru present, triggering alot of "white flight" to surrounding towns and Counties, like Carroll County, which has a MUCH less diverse population. Owings Mills Mall, once one of the finest in the entire state of Maryland, has fallen victim to this change....originally a high end fashion Mall when in opened in 1986, it has now lost its way, with a very large number of vacant store fronts and lack of customers. The sharp increase in crime at the Mall hasn't helped matters either.
Once an "up and coming" premier Baltimore hotspot of thriving businesses and a booming housing market, Owings Mills has, over the past decade, deteriorated to a "not so nice" place to live or have a thriving business.....unless you are a bail bondsmen, that is.
by no-owingsmills September 12, 2009