MALL HALL OF FAME

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2009-07-06T15:46:00.004-05:00

The Latest Update:

The "soft opening" of our

MORE HOOSIER MALLS section

-posted July 6th-

is now complete!

A newly-created rendering

of WASHINGTON SQUARE MALL's

L.S. Ayres anchor store

now accompanies the article.

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Special Features:

*Malls Of The Mid-Century
A Mid-Mod mall almanac
[June 2009 archive]
*James Rouse's Malls Cavalcade
An 11-mall tribute to

Maryland's mall mentor.
[June 2009 archive]
*DC's First Malls Cavalcade

Featuring 5 '50s & '60s malls in the

Virginia-Maryland metropolis.

[March 2009 archive]
*Gallery of Dead Department Stores

Renderings of several national

nd regional stores-no-more.

[February 2009 archive]
*City Center Centres Cavalcade

An 8 article section about America's

Mid-20th century urban renewal malls.

[March 2009 archive]
*Sac-Town Centers

The 6 suburban, Mid-century malls

in California's Capital.

[January 2009 archive]
*The Lost Malls of Clearwater-St. Pete
Defunct malls on Florida's Pinellas Peninsula.
[October 2008 archive]
*DeBartolo's Malls Cavalcade
Remembering the early malls built by the

mid-20th century's most prolific developer!
[October 2008 archive]
*Massachusetts' Golden Triangle Cavalcade
Spotlighting the 5 malls in

New England's largest retail region.
[September 2008 archive]
*Victor Gruen's Malls Cavalcade
Commemorating the Father of the American Mall!
[May 2008 archive]
*Mallmakers Cavalcade
Spotlighting the nation's top 5 shopping mall operators.
[March 2008 archive]
*Early Malls Cavalcade (1950-1953)
Detailing the first "mall" shopping centers in America.
[February 2007 archive]
*Merged Malls Cavalcade
Where 2 malls became one!
[October 2007 archive]

Other Features:

*Retail Terminology
Definitions for the retail jargon used on the site.
[June 2008 Archive]
*The Dales of Minneapolis-St. Paul
[August 2008 archive]
*Chicago's First Malls Cavalcade
[January 2008 archive]
*Long Island's First Malls Cavalcade
[December 2007 archive]
*Southern California's Fashion Squares Cavalcade
[December 2007 archive]
*Atlanta's Edge City Centers
[April 2008 archive]
*Cin-Day Center Mall
The mall that never was
[March 2008 Archive]
*The Lost Malls Of Denver
[January 2008 Archive]
*The Lost Malls Of Phoenix
[September 2007 Archive]
*The Lost Malls Of Los Angeles County
[May 2007 archive]
*The Lost Malls Of San Francisco-Oakland
[May 2007 archive]
*The Lost Malls Of Atlanta
[June 2008 archive]
*The Lost Malls of Huntsville, Alabama
[April 2007 archive]

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Welcome To The
Mall Hall Of Fame!

Below, you will find a list of the inducted malls. These are listed by the states they are located in. A note: original names and (political jurisdiction) locations are used.

In brackets [ ] is the name of the BLOG ARCHIVE that a shopping center's information / posts will be found in [October '06, April '07, July '09, etcetera].

ALABAMA:
*Eastwood Mall, Birmingham [Nov. '06]
*Heart Of Huntsville Mall, Huntsville [April '07]
*Dunnavant's Mall, Huntsville [April '07]
*The Mall, Huntsville [April '07]
*Bel Air Mall, Mobile [Feb. '08]
*Parkway City Mall, Huntsville [April '07]
ALASKA:
*Nugget Mall, Juneau [March '07]
*Dimond Center, Anchorage [Nov. '07]
ARIZONA:
*Park Central Center, Phoenix [August '07]
*Maryvale Shopping City, Phoenix [Sept. '07]
*Chris-Town Mall, Phoenix [Dec. '06]
*Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale [Oct. '07]
*Sears-Rhodes Center, Phoenix [Sept. '07]
*Thomas Mall, Phoenix [Sept. '07]
*Tower Plaza, Phoenix [Sept. '07]
*Tri-City Mall, Mesa [Sept. '07]
*Los Arcos Mall, Scottsdale [Sept. '07]
*Metrocenter, Phoenix [Aug. '07]
*Valley West Mall, Glendale [Sept. '07]
*Camelview Plaza, Scottsdale [Oct. '07]
ARKANSAS:
*Park Plaza, Little Rock [May '09]
*University Mall, Little Rock [April '07]
*Central Mall, Fort Smith [Aug. '08]
CALIFORNIA:
-LOS ANGELES-
*Broadway-Crenshaw Center [Jan. '07]
*Lakewood Center, Lakewood [Feb. '07]
*Whittier Quad, Whittier [May '07]
*Pomona Valley Center, Pomona [May '07]
*Whittwood Center, Whittier [May '07]
*Los Altos Center, Long Beach [May '07]
*Eastland Center, West Covina [May '07]
*La Mirada Center, La Mirada [May '07]
*Sears Center, El Monte [May '07]
*Del Amo Center, Torrance [Oct. '07]
*Sherman Oaks Fashion Square [Dec '07]
*Fallbrook Square [May '07]
*Topanga Plaza [May '08]
*Century Square [July '07]
*Del Amo Fashion Square, Torrance [Oct. '07/Dec. '07]
*Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos [Dec. '08]
*Northridge Fashion Center [Dec. '08]
*Puente Hills Mall, City Of Industry [May '07]
*Hawthorne Plaza, Hawthorne [May '07]
*Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance [Oct. '07]
-ORANGE COUNTY-
*Broadway Center, Anaheim [Feb. '08]
*Bullock's Fashion Square, Santa Ana [Dec. '07]
*Huntington Center, Huntington Beach [Jan '07]
*South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa [May '08]
*Fashion Island, Newport Beach [Dec. '08]
*La Habra Fashion Square, La Habra [Dec. '07]
-RIVERSIDE COUNTY-
*Riverside Plaza, Riverside [May '08]
-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
*Central City Mall, San Bernardino [May '08]
-SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND-
*Westlake Center, Daly City [May '07]
*Stonestown Center [Feb. '07]
*Hillsdale Center, San Mateo [April '08]
*Bayfair Center, San Leandro [May '08]
*El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito [May '07]
*Larwin Plaza, Vallejo [May '07]
*Southland Center, Hayward [Feb. '08]
*Eastmont Mall [May '07]
*Sunvalley Mall, Concord/Pleasant Hill [April '08]
*Alcosta Mall, San Ramon [May '07]
*Fremont Fashion Square, Fremont [May '07]
-SACRAMENTO-
*Country Club Centre, Sacramento County [Jan. '09]
*Arden Fair Center [Jan.'09]
*Country Club Plaza, Sacramento County [Jan. '09]
*Southgate Center, Sacramento County [Jan. '09]
*Florin Mall, Sacramento County [Jan. '09]
*Sunrise Mall, Citrus Heights [Jan. '09]
-SAN DIEGO-
*College Grove Center [Feb. '07]
*Mission Valley Center [March '09]
*Grossmont Center, La Mesa [March '09]
*Chula Vista Center, Chula Vista [March '09]
*Escondido Village Mall, Escondido [Jan. '07]
*Plaza Camino Real, Carlsbad [March '09]
*Fashion Valley Center [March '09]
-SAN JOSE-
*Valley Fair Center [Oct. '07/May '08]
*Stevens Creek Plaza, Santa Clara [Oct. '07]
*Valley Fair, San Jose/Santa Clara, CA [Oct. '07]
COLORADO:
*Cherry Creek Center, Denver [Feb. '07]
*University Hills Center, Denver [Jan. '08]
*Lakeside Center, Lakeside [Jan. '08]
*Westland Center, Jefferson County [Jan. '08]
*Crossroads Mall, Boulder [Jan. '08]
*Bear Valley Mall, Denver [Jan. '08]
*Villa Italia Mall, Jefferson County [Jan. '08]
*North Valley Mall, Adams County [Jan. '08]
*Cinderella City Mall, Englewood [Jan. '08]
*Northglenn Mall, Adams County [Jan. '08]
*Buckingham Square Mall, Aurora [Jan. '08]
*Southglenn Mall, Arapahoe County [Jan. '08]
CONNECTICUT:
*Connecticut Post Center, Milford [April '07]
*Trumbull Shopping Park, Trumbull [March '08]
*Chapel Square Mall, New Haven [March '09]
*Westfarms Mall, Farmington & West Hartford [Nov. '07]
DELAWARE:
*Concord Mall, New Castle County [April '09]
*Christiana Mall, New Castle County [April '09]
FLORIDA:
-FT. LAUDERDALE / HOLLYWOOD-
*Sunrise Center (Galleria) [March '08]
*Hollywood Mall [July '07]
-JACKSONVILLE-
*Normandy Mall [Oct. '08]
*Regency Square Mall [Feb. '08]
-MIAMI / DADE-
*163rd Street Center [Nov. '07]
*Dadeland Center [July '07]
-ORLANDO-
*Colonial Plaza [July '07]
-TAMPA BAY-
*Cortez Plaza, Bradenton [Nov. '06]
*WestShore Plaza, Tampa [July '07]
*Gateway Mall, St. Petersburg [Oct. '08]
*Sunshine Mall, Clearwater [Oct. '08]
*Tyrone Square Mall, St. Petersburg [Oct. '08]
*Clearwater Mall, Clearwater [Oct. '08]
*Pinellas Square, Pinellas Park [Oct. '08]
-WEST PALM BEACH-
*Palm Beach Mall [Oct. '08]
GEORGIA:
*Stewart-Lakewood Center, Atlanta [June '08]
*Lenox Square Center, Atlanta [April '08]
*Cobb County Center, Cobb County [June '08]
*Columbia Mall, Dekalb County [June '08]
*Ansley Mall, Atlanta [June '08]
*North Dekalb Center, Dekalb County [Nov. '08]
*Greenbriar Center, Atlanta [Nov. '08]
*Buford Clairmont Mall, Dekalb County [June '08]
*Phipps Plaza, Atlanta [April '08]
*South Dekalb Mall, Dekalb County [Nov. '08]
*Perimeter Mall, Dekalb County [April '08]
*Northlake Mall, Dekalb County [Nov. '08]
*Cumberland Mall, Cobb County [April '08]
*Peachtree Center Mall, Atlanta [March '09]
*Parkaire Mall, Cobb County [June '08]
*Augusta Mall, Augusta [June '09]
HAWAII:
*Ala Moana Center, Honolulu County [April '09]
*Pearlridge Center, Honolulu County [April '09]
*Ka'ahumanu Center, Maui County [April '09]
IDAHO:
*Karcher Mall, Nampa [April '09]
*Palouse Mall, Moscow [April '09]
*Lewiston Center Mall, Lewiston [April '09]
ILLINOIS:
-CHICAGO-
*Park Forest Plaza, Park Forest [Jan. '08]
*Evergreen Plaza, Evergreen Park [Jan. '08]
*Old Orchard Center, Skokie [Jan. '08]
*Hillside Center, Hillside [Jan. '08]
*Golf Mill Center, Niles [Jan. '08]
*Randhurst Mall, Mt. Prospect [May '08]
*Ford City Mall [July '07]
*Dixie Square Mall, Harvey [Jan. '08]
*Yorktown Center, Lombard [May '08]
*Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg [June '08]
*Lakehurst Mall, Waukegan [May '08]
-SAINT LOUIS AREA-
*St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights [Oct. '08]
INDIANA:
*Woodmar Center, Hammond [July '09]
*Eastgate Center, Indianapolis [Feb. '07]
*Glendale Center, Indianapolis [May '08]
*Washington Square, Evansville [July '09]
*Mounds Mall, Anderson [March '08]
*Lafayette Square, Indianapolis [July '09]
*Honey Creek Square, Terre Haute [July '09]
*Southtown Mall, Fort Wayne [July '09]
IOWA:
*Merle Hay Plaza, Des Moines [March '07]
*Duck Creek Plaza, Bettendorf [March '08]
*Lindale Plaza, Cedar Rapids [Aug. '08]
KANSAS:
*Mission Center, Mission [April '07]
*White Lakes Mall, Topeka [March '08]
*Oak Park Mall, Overland Park [June '09]
KENTUCKY:
*The Mall, St. Matthews [June '09]
*Turfland Mall, Lexington [July '08]
*Florence Mall, Florence [Nov. '07]
LOUISIANA:
*Lakeside Center, Jefferson Parish [May '09]
*Alexandria Mall, Alexandria [March '07]
*Oakwood Center, Gretna [Sept. '07]
MAINE:
*Maine Mall, Portland [March '07]
*Bangor Mall, Bangor [May '08]
MARYLAND:
-BALTIMORE-
*Mondawmin Center, Baltimore (City) [June '09]
*Harundale Mall, Glen Burnie [June '09]
*Glen Burnie Mall, Glen Burnie [Oct. '08]
*Mall In Columbia, Howard County [June '09]
-WASHINGTON, D.C.-
*Prince George's Plaza, Hyattsville [March '09]
*Wheaton Plaza, Montgomery County [March '09]
*Iverson Mall, Prince George's County [Oct. '06]
*Montgomery Mall, Montgomery County [March '09]
MASSACHUSETTS:
*Shoppers' World, Framingham [Feb. '07 & Sept. '08]
*Northshore Center, Peabody [Jan. '09]
*South Shore Plaza, Braintree [Jan. '09]
*Westgate Mall, Brockton [Jan. '09]
*Natick Mall, Natick [Sept. '08]
*Route 30 Mall, Framingham [Sept. '08]
*Liberty Tree Mall, Danvers [Jan. '09]
*Cloverleaf Mall, Natick [Sept. '08]
*Framingham Mall, Framingham [Sept. '08]
MICHIGAN:
*Frandor Center, East Lansing [May '09]
*Rogers Plaza, Wyoming [May '09]
*Genesee Valley Center, Genesee County [May '09]
-DETROIT-
*Northland Center, Southfield [May '08]
*Eastland Center, Harper Woods [May '08]
*Wonderland Center, Livonia [May '09]
*Pontiac Mall, Oakland County [May '09]
*Westland Center, Westland [May '08]
*Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn [May '08]
*Twelve Oaks Mall, Novi [May '08]
MINNESOTA:
*Southdale Center, Edina [May & Aug. '08]
*Apache Plaza, St. Anthony [Sept. '07]
*Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center [Aug. '08]
*Rosedale Center, Roseville [Aug. '08]
*IDS Crystal Court, Minneapolis [March '09]
*Ridgedale Center, Minnetonka [Aug. '08]
MISSISSIPPI:
*Edgewater Plaza Shopping City, Biloxi [March '07]
*Metrocenter Mall, Jackson [April '09]
MISSOURI:
-SAINT LOUIS-
*Northland Center, Jennings [Oct. '08]
*Crestwood Plaza, Crestwood [Oct. '08]
*River Roads Mall, Jennings [Oct. '08]
*South County Center, St. Louis County [Oct. '08]
*Northwest Plaza, St. Ann [Oct. '08]
*Jamestown Mall, Saint Louis County [Oct. '08]
-KANSAS CITY-
*Antioch Center, Kansas City [May '09]
*Blue Ridge Center, Kansas City [March '07]
*Ward Parkway Center, Kansas City [March '08]
MONTANA:
*Capital Hill Center, Helena [Dec. '08]
*Rimrock Mall, Billings [March '07]
NEBRASKA:
*The Center, Omaha [Feb. '07]
*Crossroads Center, Omaha [Nov. '07]
*Gateway Center, Lincoln [Aug. '08]
NEVADA:
*Charleston Plaza, Las Vegas [May '09]
*Park Lane Center, Reno [Dec. '08]
*The Boulevard, Clark County [Jan. '07]
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
*Belknap Mall, Town Of Belmont [March '07]
*Newington Mall, Newington [May '08]
NEW JERSEY:
-NEW YORK CITY AREA-
*Garden State Plaza, Paramus [May '08]
*Bergen Mall, Paramus & Maywood [March '07]
*Paramus Park Mall, Paramus [June '09]
-PHILADELPHIA AREA-
*Cherry Hill Mall, Cherry Hill Township [May '08]
*Black Horse Pike Center, Borough of Audubon [June '09]
*Moorestown Mall, Moorestown Township [Feb. '08]
NEW MEXICO:
*Winrock Center, Albuquerque [May '08]
*Coronado Center, Albuquerque [March '07]
NEW YORK:
-NEW YORK CITY / LONG ISLAND-
*Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Plaza [Dec. '07]
*Cross County Center, Yonkers [Oct. '06]
*Roosevelt Field Center, Hempstead [Dec. '07]
*Green Acres Center, Valley Stream [Dec. '07]
*Mid-Island Plaza, Hicksville [Dec. '07]
*Walt Whitman Mall, Huntington Station [Dec. '07]
*South Shore Mall, Bay Shore [Dec. '07]
*Kings Plaza, (Brooklyn) [Jan. '09]
*Staten Island Mall, (Staten Island) [Jan. '09]
*Queens Center, (Queens) [Jan. '09]
-BUFFALO-
*Boulevard Mall, Amherst [July '07]
-ROCHESTER-
*Midtown Plaza [May '08]
*Greecetown Mall, Greece [Oct. '07]
*Long Ridge Mall, Greece [Oct. '07]
*Mall At Greece Ridge Center, Greece [Oct. '07]
NORTH CAROLINA:
*Charlottetown Mall, Charlotte [June '09]
*Asheville Mall, Asheville [Nov. '07]
NORTH DAKOTA:
*Kirkwood Mall, Bismarck [March '07]
*West Acres Mall, Fargo [Dec. '08]
*Columbia Mall, Grand Forks [June '09]
*Gateway Mall, Bismarck [March '07]
OHIO:
-AKRON-
*Summit Mall, Fairlawn [Sept. '08]
*Chapel Hill Mall [Sept. '08]
*Rolling Acres Mall [Sept. '08]
-CANTON-
*Mellett Mall [Sept. '08]
*Belden Village Mall, Stark County [Sept. '08]
-CINCINNATI-
*Swifton Center [Dec. '06]
*Kenwood Plaza, Hamilton County [July '08]
*Tri-County Center, Springdale [Dec. '06]
*Western Woods Mall, Hamilton County [July '08]
*Kenwood Mall, Hamilton County [July '08]
*Beechmont Mall, Hamilton County [July '08]
*Northgate Mall, Hamilton County [July '08]
-CLEVELAND-
*Westgate Center, Fairview Park & Rocky River [Feb. '07]
*Parmatown Center, Parma [July '08]
*Great Lakes Mall, Mentor [Oct. '08]
*Severance Center, Cleveland Heights [July '08]
*Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted [July '08]
*Randall Park Mall, North Randall [July '08]
-COLUMBUS-
*Northland Center, Franklin County [Sept. '08]
*Eastland Mall [Sept. '08]
*Westland Mall, Franklin County [Sept. '08]
-DAYTON-
*Salem Mall, Montgomery County [June '09]
*Dayton Mall, Montgomery County [June '08]
-LIMA-
*Lima Mall, Allen County [Oct. '08]
-MIDDLETOWN / MONROE-
*City Centre Mart [March '09]
*Cin-Day Center Mall [March '08]
-TOLEDO-
*Woodville Mall, Northwood [Sept. '08]
*Franklin Park Mall [Sept. '08]
OKLAHOMA:
*Penn Square Center, Oklahoma City [March '07]
*Woodland Hills Mall, Tulsa [Aug. '08]
OREGON:
*Lloyd Center, Portland [Jan. '07]
*Washington Square Mall, Tigard [March '08]
*Nordstrom Mall / Salem Center, Salem [March '09]
PENNSYLVANIA:
-PHILADELPHIA-
*Levittown Shop-A-Rama, Borough of Tullytown [Feb. '07]
*King Of Prussia Plaza, Upper Merion Township [April '07]
*Plymouth Meeting Mall, Plymouth Township [May '08]
*Gallery On Market East / Gallery II, Philadelphia [March '09]
-PITTSBURGH-
*Northway Mall, Allegheny County [Nov. '06]
*South Hills Village Mall, Bethel Park [Sept. '07]
*Greengate Mall, Greensburg [May '08]
RHODE ISLAND:
*Midland Mall, Warwick [May '08]
*Warwick Mall, Warwick [March '07]
SOUTH CAROLINA:
*Dutch Square Mall, St. Andrews [April '07]
*Westgate Mall, Spartanburg [Nov. '07]
SOUTH DAKOTA:
*Empire Mall, Sioux Falls [March '07]
*Rushmore Mall, Rapid City [Dec. '08]
TENNESSEE:
*Eastgate Center, East Ridge [March '08]
*Southland Mall, Memphis [July '07]
*100 Oaks Mall, Nashville [July '07]
*Northgate Mall, Hixson [Feb. '08]
*West Town Mall, Knoxville [Feb. '08]
TEXAS:
-AUSTIN-
*Hancock Center [June '09]
*Highland Mall [June '09]
-BRYAN / COLLEGE STATION-
*Manor East Mall [June '09]
-DALLAS METROPLEX-
*Big Town Mall, Mesquite [Dec. '06]
*Seminary South Center, Fort Worth [July '08]
*NorthPark Center [Sept. '07]
*Irving Mall, Irving [July '08]
-EL PASO-
*Bassett Center [July '08]
-HOUSTON-
*Gulfgate Shopping City [Oct. '06]
*Meyerland Plaza [July '08]
*Sharpstown Mall [July '08]
*Northwest Mall [June '09]
*The Galleria [June '07]
-SAN ANTONIO-
*Wonderland Shopping City, Balcones Heights [Nov. '07]
*North Star Mall [June '09]
UTAH:
*Cottonwood Mall, Holladay [Feb. '07]
*ZCMI Center Mall, Salt Lake City [March '09]
*Crossroads Plaza, Salt Lake City [March '09]
VERMONT:
*Green Mountain Mall, St. Johnsbury [March '07]
*University Mall, South Burlington [May '08]
VIRGINIA:
-RICHMOND-
*Azalea Mall, Henrico County [Dec. '08]
*Walnut Mall, Petersburg [Dec. '08]
*Cloverleaf Mall, Chesterfield County [Dec. '08]
-VIRGINIA BEACH-
*Pembroke Mall [Dec. '08]
-WASHINGTON, D.C.-
*7 Corners Center, Falls Church [March '09]
*Landmark Center, Alexandria [March '09]
*Tysons Corner Center, Fairfax County [Nov. '07]
*Crystal City Shops, Arlington [March '07]
WASHINGTON:
*Bellevue Shopping Square, King County [Aug. '08]
*Northgate Center, Seattle [Feb. 07 & Aug. '08]
*Aurora Village Center, King County [Aug. '08]
*NorthTown Center, Spokane [March '08]
*Tacoma Mall, Tacoma [Aug. '08]
*Southcenter Mall, Tukwila [Aug. '08]
WEST VIRGINIA:
*Middletown Mall, Marion County [April '09]
*Grand Central Mall, Vienna [April '09]
*Raleigh Mall, Beckley [April '09]
WISCONSIN:
*Valley Fair Center, Appleton [Nov. '06]
*Capitol Court Center, Milwaukee [Sept. '07]
*Mayfair Center, Wauwatosa [Aug. '07]
WYOMING:
*White Mountain Mall, Rock Springs [March '07]

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Shopping Mall Milestones In The USA:

*
Although the info on this blog is as accurate as I have been able to
make it, there are instances of conflicting or insufficient information,
or oversights on my part
*
If you know -for a fact- that something on here is not entirely correct,
please feel free to post and let me know. I will make any changes
necessary. Moreover, I will be more than glad to list you as a
reference for any revised article.
*
Thanks much,
The Curator
*
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Terra Haute, Indiana's
Honey Creek Square

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The original layout of HONEY CREEK SQUARE, following the
August 1970 dedication of its Terra Haute-based Roots anchor
store. The fully-enclosed complex housed 384,400 leasable
square feet.

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August 1973 and the center's first expansion comes inline. This
consisted of a 70,380 square foot Meis and nine stores and services.
Now, both of Terre Haute's hometown department stores had
shopping mall branch locations.

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1981 and the mall's 200,000 square foot expansion is opened. This
included a 140,300 square foot Penney's and approximately eleven
inline stores. The mall now housed 680,000 leasable square feet.

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A name change from HONEY CREEK SQUARE to HONEY CREEK MALL
was implemented as part of the complex's 1992 renovation.
Photo from http://www.waymarking.com/

The east-facing facade and Main Entrance, seen here, were given
remodelings during the 1992 and 2007 mall makeovers.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Bedford"

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A present day plan of HONEY CREEK MALL. Over the years, two

of its anchors have been rebranded and a food court was fashioned

from vacated store space. The center enjoys its position as the only

major shopping center in the region. This insulates it from the"mall-

o-caust" that has decimated so many of its mid-century counterparts

across the nation.

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HONEY CREEK SQUARE
South Honey Creek Drive and West Honey Creek Parkway
Terre Haute, Indiana

Tera Haute's first -and only- major shopping mall was designed by the firm of Ewing Miller and Associates and developed by Evansville's Guthrie May.

Originally known as HONEY CREEK SQUARE, the single-level complex was centered on a 52 acre site, 2.2 miles south of the urban core. At the time, the mall was within the confines of Vigo County's Honey Creek Township.

Encompassing approximately 384,400 leasable square feet, the shopping center's stores opened for business between 1968 and 1970. The original anchors were a 1-level (108,600 square foot) Sears and 1-level (177,000 square foot), Terre Haute-based Roots.

Charter stores at HONEY CREEK SQUARE included Hillman Jewelers, Hooks Drugs, The Gap, Spencer Gifts and Waldenbooks.

A 1-level (70,300 square foot), Terre Haute-based Meis was added to the complex, as a third anchor, in August 1973. It was joined by a 1-level (140,300 square foot) J.C. Penney in 1981.

Inline store space built along with these two expansions increased the GLA of the complex to 680,800 square feet. The center, and its acreage, were annexed into the City of Terre Haute in 1983.

Department store rebrandings commenced in 1989, when Dayton-based Elder-Beerman moved into the Meis space. In 1998, Fairfield, Ohio-based Mercantile Stores, which owned the two Roots locations, was acquired by Dillard's.

Little Rock's retailer sold the Roots division to May Company / Famous-Barr, with Roots stores eventually being rebranded by Indianapolis-based L.S. Ayres. The HONEY CREEK location was "Macy-ated" September 9, 2006.

The first major renovation, completed in 1992, had added the 9-bay Food Courtyard in previously-existing space. Moreover, the eastern-facing front of the mall was given a facelift, with exterior-entranced storefronts. A new name was also bestowed on the shopping center; HONEY CREEK MALL.

Chattanooga-based CBL and Associates purchased the property in April 2004. Three year later, they completed a remodeling, comprised of new flooring, lighting, restrooms and entryways. The renewed retail complex was dedicated November 9, 2007.

Sources:

"Honey Creek Mall" article on Wikipedia
Vigo County, Indiana property tax assessor website
www.honeycreekmall.com
www.tribstar.com

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Hammond, Indiana's Woodmar Center

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The original footprint of WOODMAR.
The concave complex and its pentagonal
Carson's anchor store were dedicated
in 1954 and '55. At the time, the retail
hub encompassed 200,000 leasable
square feet.
Click on image for a larger view.

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WOODMAR CENTER TENANTS 1955:

CARSON PIRIE SCOTT / J.J. NEWBERRY / NATIONAL FOODS / Walgreen Drug / Woodmar Grill / Kinney Shoes / Andes Candies / Mailing's Shoes / Maternity Modes / Ritz Millinery / Chapman Laundry and Dry Cleaners / Benson-Rixon Men's Wear / Einhorn's Women's / Hansel and Gretel Shop / Hoosier State Bank / Lerner Shops / Miles Paint and Wallpaper / O'Connor and Goldberg Shoes / Powell Bakery / Rothchild Women's / The Cotton Shop / Watland's Camera

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1966 and WOODMAR CENTER evolves
into WOODMAR MALL. The open-air,
mid-50s complex is sealed-in with steel
and glass mallways and Carson's is
extended, with a mall-accessed addition.
The shopping venue now houses 245,000
leasable square feet.
Click on image for a larger view.

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What proved to be the final footprint of
WOODMAR; a depiction dating to 1985.
The mall had seen its second physical
expansion, when a small 30,000 square
foot addition was built on the southeast
corner. Three years later, this area
became part of the Woodmar Cafe Food
Court.
Click on the image for a larger view.

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An exterior view of the south end of WOODMAR MALL.

Photo from www.praediumdevelopment.com

The mall proper and its 3-level Carson Pirie Scott. The store was

given a facelift renovation in 1996, which now seems rather odd,

being how the store was plotted for demolition not more than

10 years later.

Photo from www.praediumdevelopment.com

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The Carson's Court, in Hammond, Indiana's mall-no-more.
Photo from www.labelscar.com / "Prangeway"

The main retail corridor, showing the somewhat makeshift mallway that
was tacked-on to the open strip center in 1966.
Photo from www.labelscar.com / "Prangeway"

A view taken at the entrance into the Court of Turtles...looking toward
the Cafe Woodmar Food Court and south mall entrance.
Photo from www.labelscar.com / "Prangeway"

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A tentative site plan for a redeveloped
WOODMAR.
Drawing from www.praediumdevelopment.com

A rendering of the new shopping center-to-be...or is it? A change in
ownership of the Chicago-based Carson's chain has resulted in the
delay of construction on the 100,000 square foot store, seen at the
left of this drawing, and its associated WOODMAR shopping center.
Photo from www.praediumdevelopment.com

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WOODMAR CENTER
Indianapolis Boulevard and East 165th Street
Hammond, Indiana

One of the earliest regional shopping centers in Chicago's Indiana suburbs was developed by Herbert Heyman and Howard Landau, who were based in the Windy City.

WOODMAR CENTER, situated on 19.7 acres, 1 mile south of downtown Hammond, was anchored by a 2-level (65,000 square foot), Chicago-based Carson Pirie Scott. The store, which was the chain's third branch location, opened November 1, 1954.

Eight stores in the adjacent, single-level strip center were dedicated May 19, 1955, with the full complement of twenty-two stores and services in operation by the end of the year. The 3 million dollar complex encompassed 200,000 leasable square feet.

Charter tenants included Kinney Shoes, Lerner Shops, Maternity Modes and Benson-Rixon Men's Wear. There were also a National Foods supermarket and J.J. Newberry 5 and 10.

The center's first commercial competion came along eleven years later. DIXIE SQUARE MALL [January 2008 archive] held its grand opening in August 1966. This fully-enclosed shopping venue was situated 9.6 miles northwest, in Harvey, Illinois. RIVER OAKS CENTER, an open-air complex located 3.6 miles west, in Calumet City, Illinois, was dedicated in October 1966.

As a keeping up measure, WOODMAR CENTER had embarked on a renovation in late 1965. The open-canopied storefronts had glass-enclosed walkways installed and the Carson's store was expanded, to 110,000 square feet, with a connecting mall entrance and third level.

The newly-enclosed shopping center, now known as WOODMAR MALL, was dedicated in March 1966, with the remodeled Carson's being completed in June.

A subsequent renovation, in 1975, turned the recently-vacated Newberry's (on the north end of the structure) into a 12-store, mini-mall...the Court of Lions.

Three years later, the old supermarket spot (on the mall's south end) was remade into an 8-store "mall within a mall"...the Court of Turtles. New stores included So Fro Fabrics and Foxmoor Casuals.

A prospective expansion of the WOODMAR property, into a 3-anchor, 750,000 square foot retail hub, was abandoned due to the sour, late '70s economy.

A smaller enlargement, built onto the southeast corner in 1982, added five inline stores. This area, and the lunch counter portion of Walgreen Drug, became the 6-bay Woodmar Cafe Food Court in 1985. WOODMAR MALL now encompassed 275,000 leasable square feet and fifty-two stores and services.

The location of the mall, in a largely industrial area, contributed to its decline, along with the closing of several steel plants in the vacinity, which took its toll on the local economy. A new Wal-Mart and supermarket, built on adjoining property to the west of WOODMAR, was the final nail in its coffin.

By the early 1990s, the mall was housing too many vacant spaces. By the end of the decade, its owner, the Woodmar Liability Corporation, was bankrupt. The center was acquired by a Denver-based insurance company, but continued its decline.

A group of California-based investors bought the past its prime property in February 2003, with a redevelopment announced in May. Unfortunately, the project never got off the ground.

The twelve remaining tenants complained about the center's leaking roofs, overflowing sewers and pot-holed parking lot. The mall's management was around only when rents were due.

Northbrook, Illinois-based Praedium Development came on the scene in 2005, with a plan to demolish all of the shopping center, save for Carson's.

The plan was to build a new 127,000 square foot strip center, and 2-level (100,000 square foot) Carson's, and then raze the original Carson's and pave its area as a parking lot. Demolition of the mall structure got underway in February 2006.

A snag was encountered when Saks Incorporated sold the Carson's chain to York, Pennsylvania-based Bon Ton Stores in March 2006. At present, it is unclear whether or not Bon Ton will go ahead with plans for the new Carson's location at a reconfigured WOODMAR. This has apparently delayed construction of the new shopping complex

Sources:

http://www.geocities.com/Jaloweplays/woodmar.html / John Arthur Lowe
www.hammonindiana.com
www.labelscar.com
www.praediumdevelopment.com

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Evansville, Indiana's
Washington Square Mall

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The Hoosier State's first enclosed shopping mall was built
in the southeastern environs of Evansville and opened
during 1963 and '64. The single-level center encompassed
approximately 285,000 leasable square feet. Apparently, its
Sears had moved from a center city location, which had
opened -as the chain's very first freestanding store- in
October 1925.

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1969 and WASHINGTON SQUARE is enlarged into a
443,500 square foot shopopolis. Sears was joined by a
second anchor, Lousiville-based Stewart's, and A & P was
shuttered and refitted as additional inline store spaces.
The complex was to enjoy its status as the only mall within
miles for thirteen more years.

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A new mall on the block, so to say, opened in 1982. As a "keeping
up with the Jones" (or in this case, the EASTLAND's) measure,
WASHINGTON SQUARE was given a comprehensive remodeling.
Sears was enlarged, a food court installed in previously-existing
space and the mall proper given an interior and exterior facelift.
The identity of a third anchor store, built on the east side of the
structure, is elusive. Would anyone out there care to recall what it
was?