Editing James Rouse (section)

===Shopping malls===
In 1958, Rouse built [[Harundale Mall]] in [[Glen Burnie, Maryland]], the first enclosed [[shopping center]] east of the [[Mississippi River]] and the first built by a real estate developer. His company used the term "mall" to describe the development, which was an alternative to the more typical [[strip mall]]s usually built in the suburbs (the "mall" in "strip mall" came into usage later, after the enclosed mall had been popularized by Rouse's company). Although many now attribute the rise of the [[shopping mall]] to the decline of the American [[downtown]] core, Rouse's focus at the time was on the introduction of malls as a form of [[town center]] for the [[suburb]]s.

His company became an active developer and manager of shopping center and mall properties, even as he shifted focus to new projects which eventually included planned communities and festival marketplaces.

In late 1973, the Columbia project took a downturn as Maryland land developers such as [[Joel Kline]], and politicians such as Governor [[Marvin Mandel]], and Vice President [[Spiro Agnew]] were indicted on various charges of corruption related to land speculation. Rouse was indicted for donations to Mandel's 1974 campaign which violated campaign contribution limits, but the charges were dropped because they had been brought outside the one-year limit.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Indictment Of Rouse Is Dropped: Prosecutor Drops Rouse Indictment |date=December 20, 1975 |first=Lawrence |last=Feinberg |id={{ProQuest|146263859}} |page=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Rouse Gets Extension Of Columbia Backing |first=Donald P. |last=Baker |date=January 11, 1975 |id={{ProQuest|146270785}} |page=A9}}</ref>

Harundale Mall has since been replaced by Harundale Plaza. In 1999, the mall reopened and redeveloped as Harundale Plaza, a strip shopping center.<ref name=cbm>{{cite news |url=https://bayweekly.com/harundale-mall/ |title=Harundale Mall |work=Bay Weekly |publisher=Chesapeake Bay Media |first=Diana |last=Dinsick |access-date=August 29, 2020 }}</ref> Stores include A.J. Wright, a Super Fresh supermarket, Outback Steakhouse, Hollywood Video, Burlington Coat Factory, and a U.S. Post Office, along with several other typical strip-mall stores. The signature "rock" from Harundale Mall is now at Harundale Plaza.<ref name="cbm" />