Towson Plaza was an open-air mall built in 1952 on ground originally sold by Goucher College.

It was a Warner Bros. themed restaurant with animatronic characters performing periodic shows on stage, which opened and closed in the early 1980s.

In 1999, the popular theme restaurant, Rainforest Cafe opened in the mall and was a tenant for the next ten years, closing in January 2009.

The upper floors sit above a parking garage while access to the lower levels form a downhill pattern, as much of the mall property was built on a slope.

A popular area high school teacher was murdered on one of the garage's upper levels in 2005, leading some to worry that the crime in inner-city Baltimore was gaining a stronger foothold in the suburbs.

[citation needed] A cell phone video in December 2015 showed police at the scene of a disruption at the mall.

This has resulted in a permanent curfew for residents under the age of 17 from entering the mall after 5:00 P.M. on Fridays and Saturdays without an adult present with them.

The project included renovations to the mall's first and second floors, parking, restaurants, and a "Main Street"-style facade with exterior shopping, which was largely completed in October 2008.

In November 2016, Towson Town Center began a million dollar renovation to its four parking garages.