tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36408074537633156522024-03-26T23:37:09.796-07:00Mallmanac.comHotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-19846627847230894482024-03-24T13:10:00.000-07:002024-03-24T19:00:28.950-07:00Kingsway Mall, Edmonton, AB<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">An extant asset</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMU5eaS3XsB70lUYB8JavVJ8tCuhBYFCqsow0yA-TkKx6x0cJqX06PEt17uxGOdV0R0aqBvJY3LvBEbwJSoac8bm8gjcvlIyEPdKNLG02Q4P88JEPZjNiTm8YwSeAs1xgqkrjujMXYmhhSadb6wIupKBEvAJXdUzvriQLOWiHtow3F6bJ_Vog_PNjpT-c/s1000/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="825" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMU5eaS3XsB70lUYB8JavVJ8tCuhBYFCqsow0yA-TkKx6x0cJqX06PEt17uxGOdV0R0aqBvJY3LvBEbwJSoac8bm8gjcvlIyEPdKNLG02Q4P88JEPZjNiTm8YwSeAs1xgqkrjujMXYmhhSadb6wIupKBEvAJXdUzvriQLOWiHtow3F6bJ_Vog_PNjpT-c/s320/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20001a.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=kingsway%20mall&view_all=1" target="_blank">Source</a>)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first mall that I ever visited in Canada was <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2023/03/edmonton-city-centre-mall-edmonton-ab.html" target="_blank">Edmonton City Centre Mall</a>, a downtown vertical that had definitely seen better days. Secondly, I experienced the famed <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2023/03/west-edmonton-mall-edmonton-ab.html" target="_blank">West Edmonton Mall</a>, the largest of its kind in North America with a metric tonne of shops, restaurants and attractions. Those first two destinations were remarkable in their own rights, but it wasn’t until my third where I got to appreciate the average, everyday suburban style mall that most Canadians frequent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKv0hJyK81_J6joxDo_2WcdM8BkuOFTyh9XGpOS4ay-fWcYXOxqtEH7sSDpRQI-78DiDngRU05Mz6JbT4mxZiSAhUsX7s4cWIl1_y-FdI9Pl3tq0FEL7Z6c7ZTJEhlx0X-IfEt1uMMHkNASIDBkDoRLqLJBYEW85bzNIkJu1nTZAaQD8VCCAYMi92Vf2Po/s2220/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKv0hJyK81_J6joxDo_2WcdM8BkuOFTyh9XGpOS4ay-fWcYXOxqtEH7sSDpRQI-78DiDngRU05Mz6JbT4mxZiSAhUsX7s4cWIl1_y-FdI9Pl3tq0FEL7Z6c7ZTJEhlx0X-IfEt1uMMHkNASIDBkDoRLqLJBYEW85bzNIkJu1nTZAaQD8VCCAYMi92Vf2Po/w200-h90/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeZoOHt2Jdr2tQfhzdjbDRVkFvrvAfjzJAwsVlboLipnLNKkRpxgbo8yerm-plQD7Ft7eIldSNpkZoEDHItcYsIGAZK4rAHHiHBNI34FawHknP3jvgePmzxkqvL-oMLHqivL8c1wbxi8oJ9jaKnO3bT_4riAqqlxUstoh4ohCkcidfV0MnGUiUEYaMOBi/s2220/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O8rK_0udsd0SQus3YLt0EhVnE_lBA7SrI9g8wMboPzsBm5XyqNz_NV4m1O1julZ-N6NxKveylk8vVkctbDX4e225AwSkjMOV8otkY-KDbUng7qU10FaAZNrK0MxaeiIOulS1tq9hpCCNop0E66hGJKRlAVMHk4-hb6IRWbdikb2DyNa4IhOkX4ULMt0A/w200-h90/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20002f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1 & 2- Kingsway Mall main entrance. 3 to 5- The former Zeller’s anchor. 6- HomeSense, Marshall’s and Hudson’s Bay.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kingsway Mall, located just to the north of downtown, really exemplifies the difference in enclosed shopping centers north of the border from the those to the south. Unlike its US counterparts, it is not surrounded by acres of an asphalt wasteland but is rather much more compact. Double tiered throughout, there is some surface parking in the forepart but most spaces are located in a large parking deck flanking the full length of the facility.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAXtrTZvJJVhnBgSYmt7Esc8dpHgxDE-xOkBntIH1TjJXxxd5pNDHtPEEdha74wEOqmy9IPHtkvYGv5bFVmUP_Tk_3gU-epgy_mHsgCToRlXy269B44qpnEtpJuD4KOfKBn3BVkhXguRXExcrJartutYPckCtWAjXPzhaw6IaL5BNSJ-_9EkVrBfO5wy2/s1664/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1664" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAXtrTZvJJVhnBgSYmt7Esc8dpHgxDE-xOkBntIH1TjJXxxd5pNDHtPEEdha74wEOqmy9IPHtkvYGv5bFVmUP_Tk_3gU-epgy_mHsgCToRlXy269B44qpnEtpJuD4KOfKBn3BVkhXguRXExcrJartutYPckCtWAjXPzhaw6IaL5BNSJ-_9EkVrBfO5wy2/s320/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20003a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kingsway Mall Mallmanac ca 2018. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjd0RytgszGahVs8QPw?e=G95q9a" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a preference for these more compact retail centers. They tend to be quite a bit more pedestrian friendly and accessible to most. In fact, there are two Edmonton Light Rail Transit stops at either end of Kingsway Mall that just are a short stroll away. I really wish more in the US were built the same way, but then where would Amazon build their freakishly large distribution centers without the vastly expansive graves of the average American shopping Mall?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYTDT2ej23i2-Dy-nJ5wrzUJPunOd13jlhNOFbAXcaTrMboPBnszeryOwoUIj1fdoXfAR3qBwCfmWF9oKmox5lVVwzWRL0eygXxs5vFxrTmsX3t2PQCjNkRIz4jQf9zNo5LliLDM3wIOEPQZB_q5ZOAaLQYGJLpYrmu3MlsRamsVdlckmkFEiYuhrWgvt/s2220/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYTDT2ej23i2-Dy-nJ5wrzUJPunOd13jlhNOFbAXcaTrMboPBnszeryOwoUIj1fdoXfAR3qBwCfmWF9oKmox5lVVwzWRL0eygXxs5vFxrTmsX3t2PQCjNkRIz4jQf9zNo5LliLDM3wIOEPQZB_q5ZOAaLQYGJLpYrmu3MlsRamsVdlckmkFEiYuhrWgvt/w200-h90/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGnjgLx3fIkpdoKCzIOoYZTJMyJJUG9oRFSN1druNDuDfKLtOIAeLnGVKvHTagUbEPMpbGWjvMZzIA8ThhnUAVvTwBmpq94Lj4bWjQWXX9jszYkq_lmVBQkcQ8qez4vHgMPaqVNjJNCO2jb5AYAGO0V40lJAGxx5ClCyzFppcRzLgN5FWsOXjbW5oIx3b/s2220/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20004b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc9AJejBnbMGP_rFTQlm65Q_TCJU82VsmV4HAy7qTxQ7LSX8WzV8h8hqvY9_v2XzZCwKUSDZq5sdETMYtuOelIUHitD8HJruvcrQpjmA8vEng8_QEzQPjcJJz9jyp7Qq8pCUkAzo7ICG6KPOI6PteIGljxq43614vUcwtt9KAlw4712E8EFRtE8-vgyPv/w200-h90/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20004f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The Edmonton skyline rises behind Kingsway Mall. 2- Hudson’s Bay’s old school dark glass adorned entrances. 3 & 4- The Hudson’s Bay from the rear of the mall. 5- The lower level mall entrance for Hudson’s Bay. 6- The anchor’s upper level entrance.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As far as the façade, the single feature that I loved the most was the eighties-fabulous, accessorized with sooty colored glass entranceways of the anchor Hudson’s Bay. Its fresh coat of white paint elsewhere contrasts sharply with these dated adornments and combined together were my favorite features of the entire complex. The balance of the outside was rather formulaic as far as shopping malls today are concerned both north and south of the border; it was mainly made up of motley styles determined by each big box store with direct access to the car park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMzcSr4Grp4v05pKPU1UTqU1HOKHGOFtnhPLys0rRVtMF-bKl_uwycQg0rcsco1Uy8B8NChZNgtFbtUSBOp-LKbpCy_Niti2nFkST9mCEwlcDbhu0uMsVgvUWmNoXSGVX4gZAYnhCIaY4asjY1o-lFq6_qKRsa1CixXOJs-SD5bnPu2Npf7CndS1Kprr6/s2220/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMzcSr4Grp4v05pKPU1UTqU1HOKHGOFtnhPLys0rRVtMF-bKl_uwycQg0rcsco1Uy8B8NChZNgtFbtUSBOp-LKbpCy_Niti2nFkST9mCEwlcDbhu0uMsVgvUWmNoXSGVX4gZAYnhCIaY4asjY1o-lFq6_qKRsa1CixXOJs-SD5bnPu2Npf7CndS1Kprr6/w200-h90/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPR6F7fbQlFx4P_eJsGYrv2JfNibvYNtPJnf6yve0j5a-b8R-p1cpn9hhP9u448xEpg4xT0R7jzy-0tb-YIIS9w0juXsRo578AK40sVtOQPJzUrSNOY2dwOno6nNiXz8mi3BtpZ2j47EM6JWgi53GFLp1kUoEf2I5nw3Cz3iM3SYZUjjUsvSzhSMoRb2M/s2220/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVIfTuQfVHIQPHcuvK3Q8ofBY-T2FTvD9a3Kmo7h_Mq6GGyXzl2u6e5slMVRe2tgnr_CNJgtlpoYP4QXwk_ApBx9od8I0tIeSYUvyVSeB9VvcM3ad2eCrCAYe_ylptE5W_7Y5HZinJU4x1-wqVo6U9u8F7mmQiNqI4w4ICj4C32p3sFsGd5W2eSqwsEZV/w200-h90/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20005h.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The interior just beyond the main entrance. 2 to 8- Scenes around Kingsway Mall’s upper level.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The interior décor also pretty much followed the average western style shopping complex template; nothing too unique or memorable stood out. It was dressed up in neutrals all throughout. But what I like best about Kingsway and other similar malls in Canada such as nearby Southgate Centre is the labyrinthine nature of their layouts. Rather than straight forward barbells, Ls and crosses, they twist and turn and loop with unexpected corridors past every curve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW01HAuHk4xGs_LUJCyoQJnQRWjGJV9sIx8qhUPqmmwGJOHaTmkoKcWxAscZD3tPgzuSvyTmK8yLPn2byhNgI9myh4s1A42_EsjUsAW3tc5jEXxChWNfXDrb1mmeClRW0jb2VfrcO3tKBk9cUJU48VRspMNKtZJvH295tdtzIu67tf0j8rGmH43vy6EhT/s2000/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20006a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW01HAuHk4xGs_LUJCyoQJnQRWjGJV9sIx8qhUPqmmwGJOHaTmkoKcWxAscZD3tPgzuSvyTmK8yLPn2byhNgI9myh4s1A42_EsjUsAW3tc5jEXxChWNfXDrb1mmeClRW0jb2VfrcO3tKBk9cUJU48VRspMNKtZJvH295tdtzIu67tf0j8rGmH43vy6EhT/w400-h200/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20006a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a_ZXh2SbZlmBU1-hFFlRFn2FVWNplK532NzdxNrLZiN9W3BzAzT8nOESN-AQ8wvjOXbAF05nWZEK8OCl9QdDKeLNFkjDgVF4t2k8DPc_bL6DXptvHsJpiwkVPGG4GpulRa0lABcgcIN6UXkg8lsy2dQ0649JkWKaljknIUM6ifeYf1MqUnQ6MDyGlocK/s2000/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20006b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a_ZXh2SbZlmBU1-hFFlRFn2FVWNplK532NzdxNrLZiN9W3BzAzT8nOESN-AQ8wvjOXbAF05nWZEK8OCl9QdDKeLNFkjDgVF4t2k8DPc_bL6DXptvHsJpiwkVPGG4GpulRa0lABcgcIN6UXkg8lsy2dQ0649JkWKaljknIUM6ifeYf1MqUnQ6MDyGlocK/w400-h200/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20006b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kingsway Mall Mallmanac ca 2024. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjoB_xitvY7h-rVX8xQ?e=GiqXUJ" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kingsway Garden Mall opened in 1976 with Hudson’s Bay and Zellers as the original anchors. Decked out in dark earthy tones of brick, tile and wood, it also utilized greenery to the utmost, proudly justifying the <i>Garden</i> in their name. In 2009, Kingsway saw its first major renovation when the interior was brightened up and the vegetation was expunged. It was at this occasion when the word <i>Garden </i>was appropriately dropped from the name.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3LnzHwHpd_Nwfla0LNFh2U1RMJnjEQbiUEbjACAnDBTz8yhMXfcSqcrrzuP5DFlkNU0cFCRHVZX_GMq13eTC5XZBvxZE7RzOcnSiVSZtiON0cQAcxFFeYNmXCUdfEfyPTa97SXyt0dXiQlV6o7SVXsqpdZCz330rPgL1kbdrgGIsJyL3JaIWv5IfMibM/s1215/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20007a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1215" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3LnzHwHpd_Nwfla0LNFh2U1RMJnjEQbiUEbjACAnDBTz8yhMXfcSqcrrzuP5DFlkNU0cFCRHVZX_GMq13eTC5XZBvxZE7RzOcnSiVSZtiON0cQAcxFFeYNmXCUdfEfyPTa97SXyt0dXiQlV6o7SVXsqpdZCz330rPgL1kbdrgGIsJyL3JaIWv5IfMibM/w200-h164/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicq7G0jhWU6PZPKt-tKuEImiVK2UEu1sPYgyr90gKp8zDTZPPldU55Aum8Z7iofgUo5Y2x_qZPlj1gkkcK2DKklUc4WktB1dZi7k6f2gev79rQrUAIkSD8MzLRb439-LvHCVHRFCohZO5QhOiNsFGgppLY1ytQtuONKeSC6AUzYSaAP4GSMJJojqxjWhgX/s1215/Kingsway%20Mall,%20Edmonton,%20AB%20007b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=kingsway%20mall&view_all=1" target="_blank">Source</a> for all)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2013, Zeller’s was taken over by Target Canada with the latter opening their doors in 2014. Target’s tenure in the great white north was fleeting and they themselves departed a just year later. What was originally Zeller’s was subsequently subdivided into space for junior anchors and now houses Home Sense, Dollarama, H&M and Marshall’s. More churn came in 2018 when Sears Canada exited the country entirely. 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The food options alone include Shumka Ukrainian Foods, Osmow's Mediterranean Cuisine and, one of the best in my biased opinion, Philippine based Jollibee. 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font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">An extant asset</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ldOwtJoXbBsJyT5pJaFHbMG1n32Jak3w0ts6RlPEWfUvZ1_nb9Io5hFMN1Ux4i2SEx0h7sBx9WLHbLD561deufBR2MDJTmEhJYs0G4_JYTeqCo5yhCU6rIQw8fW08j_t9RjkkrgYTluDN1wM40ZC_H5jB-zgRwTXKB1BnZ0LsbXgipOMVk1mlu7kzJ5j/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ldOwtJoXbBsJyT5pJaFHbMG1n32Jak3w0ts6RlPEWfUvZ1_nb9Io5hFMN1Ux4i2SEx0h7sBx9WLHbLD561deufBR2MDJTmEhJYs0G4_JYTeqCo5yhCU6rIQw8fW08j_t9RjkkrgYTluDN1wM40ZC_H5jB-zgRwTXKB1BnZ0LsbXgipOMVk1mlu7kzJ5j/w400-h180/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've patronized this retail facility only once among my many travels to Saint Louis, one of my favorite cities in the United States. When working for the airlines, I flew in quite often, but with the Saint Louis Galleria being more than a short distance from the city's light rail line at the time, I only got to walk through its corridors on my initial trek to the Gateway City in 1996.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58jwuKEk4tjfHptRtyIqiPuuHmD5PAYFdGgNft7AoinKOmARjliRooiA6U0Q72cSv0_DwtWxB6Z3H4DbFIK-SPkAYBD9H-roJV0oGHvQazYItBjyP6Lmj3_BkebP7zDCadnyBv02AYBGpCJDVRGTq9GEUzz4P7QTqczhJpdEyYcgJ_p6OWSQxOsMDdV0P/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58jwuKEk4tjfHptRtyIqiPuuHmD5PAYFdGgNft7AoinKOmARjliRooiA6U0Q72cSv0_DwtWxB6Z3H4DbFIK-SPkAYBD9H-roJV0oGHvQazYItBjyP6Lmj3_BkebP7zDCadnyBv02AYBGpCJDVRGTq9GEUzz4P7QTqczhJpdEyYcgJ_p6OWSQxOsMDdV0P/w200-h90/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZdLorb61VZZ1i_hJCnQWQbo154WK6v5_aJyb2B9hVq8Gp_WNH75QAFYlv8P1RDjmQ1pwH7oauLV1plsXlwwy_eSxpfXSBOYS7w_8MaFGzyxnRHydZr_oB08QRoCJVGWHigRQGPFUY3VdR01xUEoOAMoDG2I-5Jiujtmziu1sub9ZgHzk1mk0D9m2Peko/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20003b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was my best friend asking me for a favor. His girlfriend, who was going to Saint Louis University at the time, was having some sort of crisis and he had to fetch her right away. That night. And he wanted me to come along. I was 21 at the time and spontaneity was the order of the day; how could I refuse? In just a few hours, we were driving across the darkest stretch of interstate I've ever seen in rural Kentucky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT7LbF4-ir0ND4XntZXx_NXgzcwab4FZIgEwRl9hDrAVfV_kc3TA6ahTuAu1d5velGMp14c-cLk684ldDuYqrFAa8icZYfi1vDRPdZkiARv4hw3S-Y_NAELNgYuBxHYFFktQp-sXb9bPSjlALn-64QQXrftYyB1ZSsnGre-3SznBmfMdN-lNQcI6Aas-z/s1300/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT7LbF4-ir0ND4XntZXx_NXgzcwab4FZIgEwRl9hDrAVfV_kc3TA6ahTuAu1d5velGMp14c-cLk684ldDuYqrFAa8icZYfi1vDRPdZkiARv4hw3S-Y_NAELNgYuBxHYFFktQp-sXb9bPSjlALn-64QQXrftYyB1ZSsnGre-3SznBmfMdN-lNQcI6Aas-z/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZg3bWiIppfIflEDyif8jNZvAHC5SGYnIQfDggPU7zbciIvLeaxthBiIWMQ3V5sto-f-2I3YiH8Is_1oFEth0ok4wBaW_HWyVwLLWGRdV3AiiXWGsTG9DkbPjOwbhMjfP3a5aIVTcsytSGmK_SvHp00nHRMrd8DP_hHNLMjuMwLjq_FAPE8mf6C-EcBjZl/s1300/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZg3bWiIppfIflEDyif8jNZvAHC5SGYnIQfDggPU7zbciIvLeaxthBiIWMQ3V5sto-f-2I3YiH8Is_1oFEth0ok4wBaW_HWyVwLLWGRdV3AiiXWGsTG9DkbPjOwbhMjfP3a5aIVTcsytSGmK_SvHp00nHRMrd8DP_hHNLMjuMwLjq_FAPE8mf6C-EcBjZl/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCcNQZE80SBZcYzkfC3WErDljTjnvQ7Qq7jbVMglumnPw0gr5Iejg9P98F_bDuciGatZ2NR5qNZD_qvfDuGQSlPekF2-YxjSs9p2xBIEicUnaJG_qxOOHp2ot0kWQs_b2QQdQVBgTdFX0H-52FSwe9DYWkkHu5SAcBUuCDlwxTdz4iNs9jpvPddI90o58/s1300/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCcNQZE80SBZcYzkfC3WErDljTjnvQ7Qq7jbVMglumnPw0gr5Iejg9P98F_bDuciGatZ2NR5qNZD_qvfDuGQSlPekF2-YxjSs9p2xBIEicUnaJG_qxOOHp2ot0kWQs_b2QQdQVBgTdFX0H-52FSwe9DYWkkHu5SAcBUuCDlwxTdz4iNs9jpvPddI90o58/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66hV-apiOt9AJ9-ht_bZEeeL31i2hk3siGV1WZ_cH93medckRJNcirZ46ltdwFh8xQb7uNWj9YbPRXQLGXxiCfsPeWPTYo1H0pM4bE1y_OdZyqeJMvbwLfX0BQxR_jWdP_RiMPKV-WpsRDCLe-pw2ggK0xqEIvw95bSboc9p48e8VeyxgM19HrST18Wj6/s1300/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66hV-apiOt9AJ9-ht_bZEeeL31i2hk3siGV1WZ_cH93medckRJNcirZ46ltdwFh8xQb7uNWj9YbPRXQLGXxiCfsPeWPTYo1H0pM4bE1y_OdZyqeJMvbwLfX0BQxR_jWdP_RiMPKV-WpsRDCLe-pw2ggK0xqEIvw95bSboc9p48e8VeyxgM19HrST18Wj6/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20002d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Saint Louis Galleria Mallmanac ca 1996. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIdxJUzdBF-pMSOIFQ?e=iDV1kE" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was cold and rainy as we crossed the bridge from Illinois to Missouri. The top of the arch was obscured by a thin layer of stratus, but it was magnificent on first sight, nonetheless. It wasn't long before the two young lovers were in each other’s much relieved arms. But what to do at that point? There was always the mall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh327yHO5SUqKbncPsl73HcceXisUCDRj5fT9hX-YYGdhgPd-FqK3eSMS1LkC4ATM4DPWbcD9PA_5OJM934bVVf4hYKLJ4KBZDS8v7KHrMAcpW_GOyCWAMZlwhfkszAF_5q3PDH9ftLCn_ru7kInTdH8dkuikhRPIursubnfbfdbV68-Nxu5qFcZs9CY0pn/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh327yHO5SUqKbncPsl73HcceXisUCDRj5fT9hX-YYGdhgPd-FqK3eSMS1LkC4ATM4DPWbcD9PA_5OJM934bVVf4hYKLJ4KBZDS8v7KHrMAcpW_GOyCWAMZlwhfkszAF_5q3PDH9ftLCn_ru7kInTdH8dkuikhRPIursubnfbfdbV68-Nxu5qFcZs9CY0pn/w200-h90/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sS_On26RjyNpEQK2aoLp7AvPyWichxGaFHr960IHp8yCU_U9kh2cRtKeZQ4l4CgWEkrfQpzrMuJ4kqD9D7n1X5dhBa6MaG7h4fBDJREV5YxrTpDjD_u19InI1TcsSidSYcr2cL7tMdQr1DaRQbIdpGyZ986cgiPizN6X-dkGS0tmaE2ZNQZgwChTGeDx/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20004b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It seemed to stretch forever down South Brentwood Boulevard, under the looming shadow of a mid-century modern 70's era suburban skyscraper located right across the thoroughfare. I can't recall the specific elements of the interior, just that it was very upscale. I loved the Mark Shale store, though with my being a poor college student at the time, I could hardly afford anything in there. We got a bite to eat, browsed the shops, then dragged our tired selves back to the car for a long drive back to Alabama.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXztD1oYmZmhWcxUNPwB9H5Fz2JSQZOjpDBYXstoPvkxv5fMQFpgrNqmra0aBTDX5KUfr7UyZDpxxhhCUzn0_5M-T2wNRz-qebu9ONkASkFnE5x4Cy9xQ9WGMgvI3yF1BpXR4gFs3btMQwlSE4QV5QLMFbdNaUbyuvgpwPGlYK8izcl30FJGud-JXKAWV/s1500/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXztD1oYmZmhWcxUNPwB9H5Fz2JSQZOjpDBYXstoPvkxv5fMQFpgrNqmra0aBTDX5KUfr7UyZDpxxhhCUzn0_5M-T2wNRz-qebu9ONkASkFnE5x4Cy9xQ9WGMgvI3yF1BpXR4gFs3btMQwlSE4QV5QLMFbdNaUbyuvgpwPGlYK8izcl30FJGud-JXKAWV/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20005a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSjUr3DL1qr-UfL1fo1D7L6Ohp21K0m-Ru-hulnqncBVEtyRiP_tSg9wSH0uW7PqAH6zjDtpcOcIxNC5ymdqJ9IwJ_iMtSg4ajcj4PPA7u5w6RhfjyPGkS5Z6yErEPAbebcesnDXEjL2gVK6_SN8yO2G66RRKpgsa4ikqVPLJDQrjMwuSc1SabNb1njxk/s1500/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSjUr3DL1qr-UfL1fo1D7L6Ohp21K0m-Ru-hulnqncBVEtyRiP_tSg9wSH0uW7PqAH6zjDtpcOcIxNC5ymdqJ9IwJ_iMtSg4ajcj4PPA7u5w6RhfjyPGkS5Z6yErEPAbebcesnDXEjL2gVK6_SN8yO2G66RRKpgsa4ikqVPLJDQrjMwuSc1SabNb1njxk/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20005b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPxn1axc9kIlRFPszDk9JAAqmpj-RW6sGmFTrOmgj7IJetYmh-QzPq4gMDXGJX352t17Wl7FwSdkbR2vqGizr6ADKEujqxfqz4OkzEifUTZGGkXv8KKSZYB3YAJnk0J8j7KBKrz4M7Ia4ZHFhkHMnV3MgpV8PofTi62P8qF1QbNpkiBYit6fV6iXoPjTm/s1500/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20005c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPxn1axc9kIlRFPszDk9JAAqmpj-RW6sGmFTrOmgj7IJetYmh-QzPq4gMDXGJX352t17Wl7FwSdkbR2vqGizr6ADKEujqxfqz4OkzEifUTZGGkXv8KKSZYB3YAJnk0J8j7KBKrz4M7Ia4ZHFhkHMnV3MgpV8PofTi62P8qF1QbNpkiBYit6fV6iXoPjTm/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20005c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Saint Louis lease plan ca 2011. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjf9yLjeAS33Kba1F7g?e=s6Cbjp" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Saint Louis Galleria opened in 1984 on the grounds of the former Westroads shopping center. It debuted with Dillard's and Mark Shale as anchors. In subsequent years, Famous Barr and Lord and Taylor were added, and the Galleria had established itself as the upscale retail destination of Saint Louis. It was quite healthy and robust on my one and only visit, and it seems the almost two decades since then have only brought continuing prosperity to the center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTDWU3EvOyJL5XVeHwdPFnQznSfWL2-52bh5AkBW03vx_gjI-gseTgWoatzVVDySQt9O1OZHUhflU3aw07AApM3ehqHklceAw0aPfrzFuVMGSWx-TNn72OX15a2OLqIhYXFNDJVokbCov_mUhRAjGvZAy1c2JGvRbhE8H00sokk6PE1uVomEGUdoPaz49/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20006a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTDWU3EvOyJL5XVeHwdPFnQznSfWL2-52bh5AkBW03vx_gjI-gseTgWoatzVVDySQt9O1OZHUhflU3aw07AApM3ehqHklceAw0aPfrzFuVMGSWx-TNn72OX15a2OLqIhYXFNDJVokbCov_mUhRAjGvZAy1c2JGvRbhE8H00sokk6PE1uVomEGUdoPaz49/w200-h90/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCpxuxaJ3ypzcNFapa-8lYcNoUfQRzX4wO8MRFjCkfh5uXHFyKNv2XGYIX_31Yh-0mctJfmu7KK9r318fkl79LA22HM-jYywsWpCeD8p92hdpPecjBUiexJHQH2dTwZHvHlmLTSwyMCyg1AV_jJjlvbH3Y5DZ9grqKmXIYeTrGvNQ27fMiourL1YPYuTu/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20006b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The last four shots are of the bottom level food court.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I always regretted not pulling out my camera on my one and only previous visit to the Saint Louis Galleria. Of course, back then I had no idea that one day I would write a blog about malls. But in 2024 when I made my latest visit to the sprawling complex in Richmond Heights, I had to pay the place a visit. 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It was a chilly Saturday morning when I took that first train ride to the upscale retail destination, and I knew that I was close when I could see the mid-century modern skyscraper clad in black glass appear on the horizon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGBKI-kMDUzyhJ0CCVXNnNPetJZjak0vUCrWc_OTp4BkQ68hg-a82lxP0cGb3evKX3Iw1_IHTn2ZCaNa4pl9F55KP-UTsvAad3Aj5nHn-KlCdwcy10pRAp2vEWdeugC7PkDxVIZeqz2Gwc7VPQMdtkDy_a3SD0-hlTcg8APZxxHx4ZabD1AKOHT1Cwviy/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGBKI-kMDUzyhJ0CCVXNnNPetJZjak0vUCrWc_OTp4BkQ68hg-a82lxP0cGb3evKX3Iw1_IHTn2ZCaNa4pl9F55KP-UTsvAad3Aj5nHn-KlCdwcy10pRAp2vEWdeugC7PkDxVIZeqz2Gwc7VPQMdtkDy_a3SD0-hlTcg8APZxxHx4ZabD1AKOHT1Cwviy/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jXYh4avW5fJkuQ_8iKtZqILOksNfplZltn6xpgprwcboB9tdseARqIF4633EWa2zr5ZbAYXg1OncIdh_dOXFsfOANvY_zycUHAMRMKt8BVThEbx1xQANTDAzWih_eA5yswRFrjeGChO8YWb3iQeIx85Nx7Md_M4wphRlqaJsAsg0Trt94fjhEklcyeO5/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jXYh4avW5fJkuQ_8iKtZqILOksNfplZltn6xpgprwcboB9tdseARqIF4633EWa2zr5ZbAYXg1OncIdh_dOXFsfOANvY_zycUHAMRMKt8BVThEbx1xQANTDAzWih_eA5yswRFrjeGChO8YWb3iQeIx85Nx7Md_M4wphRlqaJsAsg0Trt94fjhEklcyeO5/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52FMxI_ARtkM-FpK-DRFsPBoOXEcHszU5shMb1GZnj8gAy0vSmFIBuqjPruFT18Yeyxkw2ZuTEsR84ZIKF5Jh7JGLGnhAxIMHNwe6kePSdoNVVkPEmhATXwBqPSWU7AfDNEtd4x0SCyiRIN5GUa_LzbjqQkbcts60BsW3j9mlwYiQYxsvsldpblyFYOdJ/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52FMxI_ARtkM-FpK-DRFsPBoOXEcHszU5shMb1GZnj8gAy0vSmFIBuqjPruFT18Yeyxkw2ZuTEsR84ZIKF5Jh7JGLGnhAxIMHNwe6kePSdoNVVkPEmhATXwBqPSWU7AfDNEtd4x0SCyiRIN5GUa_LzbjqQkbcts60BsW3j9mlwYiQYxsvsldpblyFYOdJ/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7GRI2NBlr8RK8Ob7xZM2-Ad4z49NgZ3_Ydm9Ug2-SOv5h9Qu9LQGKvGfZbrz3G-623jBmER9yQqf0Lucm5E_0SQfn_oe9yQVvXR1kRHs1S0inHA7vES0OLdVc8gVA7TCn4vBptPFddCw2tiUcYRx4dH77n7ExqlZ4JrcYEyabAdspUOCaljm4r_dYumI/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7GRI2NBlr8RK8Ob7xZM2-Ad4z49NgZ3_Ydm9Ug2-SOv5h9Qu9LQGKvGfZbrz3G-623jBmER9yQqf0Lucm5E_0SQfn_oe9yQVvXR1kRHs1S0inHA7vES0OLdVc8gVA7TCn4vBptPFddCw2tiUcYRx4dH77n7ExqlZ4JrcYEyabAdspUOCaljm4r_dYumI/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20008d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Scenes in the main concourse.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a short walk across South Brentwood and I found myself in the shadow of the large monolith for the first time in almost thirty years. The most noticeable change, besides the entrance adornments which had been updated, probably more than once, since my previous visit, was the Nordstrom which was built in the place of Lord and Taylor. The red roofline running the length of the facility remained unchanged and gave me some hope that maybe the rest of the mall hadn’t been gray-scaped of all personality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudWEHhEzGqH40fRagCOFzLbJGqwmr0tArhaVTTrddFsUexd8pd-G759xbNHyOGhZx0ofikI0GKRB6kKIBwYmp8XZp0zNU1W7-k8-okSwVb_InBUbIFb5D8s8hibxMdELWFk6OyrXz2FqaqDXJ2S_EBanwuSdOUaLvINf99oO6e3Tb_xB0Rh0PE2emj9Bl/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20009a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudWEHhEzGqH40fRagCOFzLbJGqwmr0tArhaVTTrddFsUexd8pd-G759xbNHyOGhZx0ofikI0GKRB6kKIBwYmp8XZp0zNU1W7-k8-okSwVb_InBUbIFb5D8s8hibxMdELWFk6OyrXz2FqaqDXJ2S_EBanwuSdOUaLvINf99oO6e3Tb_xB0Rh0PE2emj9Bl/w200-h90/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20009a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIRzHRUFNcjoLjfsA0NcFf7WM5D-dQKVV6zQrCTmMmpyVxd_bBZu6xJKYMKJI93L2HgRjHt6Z7i4a7E9TVaddI5UY2Ae5plHPKhm9VW5sPxjH7H9bOSlx4SVcsAWG_sFkviTAkLRobCrz-rnZjbK9E50CYUOvk-tQ0gS-Gw-suYybDC-pUlwl3aiYN2CN/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20009b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Others would say tacky. But what I walked into was a corridor that hadn’t been updated since my previous visit. The amber colored tiles still lay beneath my feet. The extensive water feature still flowed in the Galleria’s center court. And the ceilings underneath that distinctive red roofline, although a little dirty, still displayed the funky, geometric skylights that I fell in love with years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzfQm11IvvYKqjlpfIeQi5WC92gXtquoVYi4c6gpNzuAdHpi71UBe4tQ8sIqvbD8MHZFIjckKmxOUvphDMcFlZPUq4QTQCWujuPrUYtclADhC7Aoz3oythmzLLqtePe2gWmA6ajBzpsscHKM4SoLQgtnE4jDLV7Mt3riFZAhfA3qXUIIP9i8UGN7Awdzd/s2150/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20011a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2150" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzfQm11IvvYKqjlpfIeQi5WC92gXtquoVYi4c6gpNzuAdHpi71UBe4tQ8sIqvbD8MHZFIjckKmxOUvphDMcFlZPUq4QTQCWujuPrUYtclADhC7Aoz3oythmzLLqtePe2gWmA6ajBzpsscHKM4SoLQgtnE4jDLV7Mt3riFZAhfA3qXUIIP9i8UGN7Awdzd/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20011a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-D-0N7OmUOFkg0IIwCMkr3GzelzR2b-7EnJWbjr5DUwI_ubW6f_kqLIy6F-F9uGNJwgmSCO6dMdCTTSQeaxVO0SmAIAT9jO_kzZpt4s8RLELU43S5PKHlOqLrH4YVGrEynsEqzJ6dMRncc-HbYSPESHNAzqcYZ1NAkEZRj8u9uUYLTXCwk82eXxzGBH2W/s2150/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20011b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2150" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-D-0N7OmUOFkg0IIwCMkr3GzelzR2b-7EnJWbjr5DUwI_ubW6f_kqLIy6F-F9uGNJwgmSCO6dMdCTTSQeaxVO0SmAIAT9jO_kzZpt4s8RLELU43S5PKHlOqLrH4YVGrEynsEqzJ6dMRncc-HbYSPESHNAzqcYZ1NAkEZRj8u9uUYLTXCwk82eXxzGBH2W/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20011b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvEbpBi2-J5VWrKTC-hEsxLJCIvByIaYgveGhZ1k6xhUs_DRNn3QhUvgAVjgHYEBPJXi5HFHaRrW-kJh1jF4D0ZyyB_u6ACG80mdT39rNBuNxhhyphenhyphenHyq-whe19f2HfKBJXohzaFA1rKcIfxvFxgWp9IN9m5VpTAIFPmKrcOVpYLA-qePxlo2GQY-_tgr7e/s2150/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20011c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2150" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvEbpBi2-J5VWrKTC-hEsxLJCIvByIaYgveGhZ1k6xhUs_DRNn3QhUvgAVjgHYEBPJXi5HFHaRrW-kJh1jF4D0ZyyB_u6ACG80mdT39rNBuNxhhyphenhyphenHyq-whe19f2HfKBJXohzaFA1rKcIfxvFxgWp9IN9m5VpTAIFPmKrcOVpYLA-qePxlo2GQY-_tgr7e/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20011c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Saint Louis Mallmanac ca 2024. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjf9x0TXPxDfhbqbNwA?e=a4V3wV" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Located not far from <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2024/03/plaza-frontenac-frontenac-mo.html" target="_blank">Plaza Frontenac</a>, Saint Louis Galleria and its neighbor are the retail anchors of Saint Louis County’s old money communities. Though not as upscale as Plaza Frontenac, the Galleria still hosts heavy hitters such as The Apple Store, Johnston & Murphy, Michael Kors, and Tommy Bahama. Even on my visit just at opening time, the complex was filling up fast with weekend consumers ready to spend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5yh0cOiB76xquhKJA6RatsZ7W87G1kJ37UuTpHzSbx34aW96m4i69qHNY1B_TVl9Vm4aTYavGbVp56PtL7cS1h-46lL97bASoDHz60pgZO7nSgcwve9AatglJfThEJlggV6qoMbP0s8WUUDd-UEDZVC7NpM0wyyj_pCKzFk0R_OPB0POeGCP2BAoTF20/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20010a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5yh0cOiB76xquhKJA6RatsZ7W87G1kJ37UuTpHzSbx34aW96m4i69qHNY1B_TVl9Vm4aTYavGbVp56PtL7cS1h-46lL97bASoDHz60pgZO7nSgcwve9AatglJfThEJlggV6qoMbP0s8WUUDd-UEDZVC7NpM0wyyj_pCKzFk0R_OPB0POeGCP2BAoTF20/w200-h90/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20010a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW9szZy0xD54zeJeM2VdmUwFZsT95PGnb2eBxj7bx2EVtSXDA3lnVxDfnSJ14ZoRo0brKHSMfUbWRBSBlxVUXPBNrxTCDDzcv5kfcTfUdYebRRqlggtREOh9LtEzDqN5oirqT6VGTpuI1R75tt6ieyMTvdx2-Szwc7BJDSuSYk8YQFMMYAsA6UazF4Yn6/s2220/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20010b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And although in market peers such as Northwest Plaza, Crestwood Plaza, and <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/04/no-supply-no-demand-saint-louis-centre.html" target="_blank">Saint Louis Centre</a> have fallen by the wayside while others struggle, I feel confident that the Saint Louis Galleria will still be around for my next visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTDmlKkZOkeWgREuS5c9rrlWOb4BUM8onhAOhpbD6_AAD-Ebn0QWMQ-Gwh2k1GIqrv5CeHD1KVfoo_YQWSO19pvCkm__uEjSk_RX_4OtDKad2vCq0s9ZeIvO149Zz9tjvmsYKV0PIpOOF42TBbJI4nRorVsRYThCDTrAcCJwTUDmUYBkzJN7O-m49XxgB/s1800/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20012a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1800" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTDmlKkZOkeWgREuS5c9rrlWOb4BUM8onhAOhpbD6_AAD-Ebn0QWMQ-Gwh2k1GIqrv5CeHD1KVfoo_YQWSO19pvCkm__uEjSk_RX_4OtDKad2vCq0s9ZeIvO149Zz9tjvmsYKV0PIpOOF42TBbJI4nRorVsRYThCDTrAcCJwTUDmUYBkzJN7O-m49XxgB/s320/St%20Louis%20Galleria,%20Richmond%20Heights,%20MO%20012a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.saintlouisgalleria.com/en.html" target="_blank">Saint Louis Galleria official website</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-84089212612025690042024-03-17T10:44:00.000-07:002024-03-17T10:44:54.221-07:00UPDATED- Pembroke Mall, Virginia Beach, VA<p>New mallmanacs, photos and words have been added to the post for the <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/old-school-shops-pembroke-mall-virginia.html" target="_blank">Pembroke Mall</a> in Virginia Beach, VA.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yqB6dU4e2Sv1XONBf2jMGlLn2jxWrhrA9Z5BQw8ZOM3Y_wInCf7bfyIvY-cGIETHL_hf4Y_wETpTw-zsK4iRRd7cgKACyW7VS-OBKBEcl0P9ZW6BFXfV2JZ_zYiIwxp-sR861aaVGvp4TYzNmH8MXhDTurD18Uae_gxL__A4NnlWvvc4Ps32cUtCi_g9/s1600/Pembroke%20Mall,%20Virginia%20Beach,%20VA%20003c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-small;">A dead mall</span></p><p>Taking my first trip on Portland’s MAX Light Rail green line down to <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2023/02/clackamas-town-center-happy-valley-or.html" target="_blank">Clackamas Town Center</a>, I noticed something along the way. With a Target and Home Depot capping either end, at a quick glance it looked just like any old power center. But the rusting sign on SE 96th Avenue displayed the name Mall 205. I exited the train at the SE Main Street Station and went to take a look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-RLiGLRaXhT3iLYkPgL27vAy3PnG2B1ZlkbsAGB6nbZZgFi6SU9rOnlk9ASTpwnrh26fYGRQqfY09sEGO__LD0i_pXcIsX7AO1IBP3-E4mOgDYRtYeBTcb1aAjQGHualJnm0xoTvg6zqK74MmhACb7OtZBJYxkX2rYB5xGjXlk12wZFzEKVTgLvy-roy/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-RLiGLRaXhT3iLYkPgL27vAy3PnG2B1ZlkbsAGB6nbZZgFi6SU9rOnlk9ASTpwnrh26fYGRQqfY09sEGO__LD0i_pXcIsX7AO1IBP3-E4mOgDYRtYeBTcb1aAjQGHualJnm0xoTvg6zqK74MmhACb7OtZBJYxkX2rYB5xGjXlk12wZFzEKVTgLvy-roy/w200-h113/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGlyS73pLVeYyP4lvFCJQFExA814q3S6bZpHKpLQoQu6R25xS0D8wHRzHK5QWo68ygi8xx7dCwF82mPR0Phv4G99Tg1eFEvd4Tvc44Ez4gcp4GMZBYm1PS7mdRBJFRPWMrkAbpnpBn4TJCE5UqOaQrTxLGTlxPyIDvij_C8ztnfZfsD7Fk7bb4EFekvrn/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGlyS73pLVeYyP4lvFCJQFExA814q3S6bZpHKpLQoQu6R25xS0D8wHRzHK5QWo68ygi8xx7dCwF82mPR0Phv4G99Tg1eFEvd4Tvc44Ez4gcp4GMZBYm1PS7mdRBJFRPWMrkAbpnpBn4TJCE5UqOaQrTxLGTlxPyIDvij_C8ztnfZfsD7Fk7bb4EFekvrn/w200-h113/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWMOXzZ40r0D7uSp7VhOyOe9K4tsx-xN6OOLtfriBE70pRqzVGLbF6HZ1H3TIbWSnT8nEZlIzMz0qhqRROgEoFEBPKvM93_Ec_s72RBoKOL6XRkjuFuKihAMPrwgdkJ9rK0AkBF5RkSj_HbHVCPoypT34CfGyuY26m8AbwjS8w37m9InmcRSbLmC0SKAa/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWMOXzZ40r0D7uSp7VhOyOe9K4tsx-xN6OOLtfriBE70pRqzVGLbF6HZ1H3TIbWSnT8nEZlIzMz0qhqRROgEoFEBPKvM93_Ec_s72RBoKOL6XRkjuFuKihAMPrwgdkJ9rK0AkBF5RkSj_HbHVCPoypT34CfGyuY26m8AbwjS8w37m9InmcRSbLmC0SKAa/w200-h113/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uL_Bu4y21xCFIBCh9cKyoawdSso6eevYDlYHokUTjelcD2_KZMBpvylfy8tUP3O2N6tzciyGn1SPo2kyxozyUaAGZvDygfblNRuBp8oIphDlu-QVq8WrcJxsA0U3FkS6ye_4Aut3DdMMyUwU18PWq5gsN4K1t9eJ1J9JajYc3o5yoiJh_nAMIZ6cyMeO/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uL_Bu4y21xCFIBCh9cKyoawdSso6eevYDlYHokUTjelcD2_KZMBpvylfy8tUP3O2N6tzciyGn1SPo2kyxozyUaAGZvDygfblNRuBp8oIphDlu-QVq8WrcJxsA0U3FkS6ye_4Aut3DdMMyUwU18PWq5gsN4K1t9eJ1J9JajYc3o5yoiJh_nAMIZ6cyMeO/w200-h113/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20001d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The parking lot entrance. 2- The façade looking toward Target. 3 & 4- Just inside Mall 205.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Much like its locally based peer <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2023/11/cedar-hills-crossing-beaverton-or.html" target="_blank">Cedar Hills Crossing</a>, Mall 205 is a smaller community center built to serve those within a close proximity. The interior looked to have seen a somewhat recent renovation, but most inline stores were sadly vacant. In fact, the most memorable aspect of the shopping center was that it was the only time I had ever seen a Home Depot mall entrance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPj6saiBCz_JOSPeURz9QjAWnqMb1eO7GH1_EZSY_E8Hn4kku9_G4fLBH2_YX_B-cZ_3ryR_Dcau9Iy-p-mlEDY1ktBabeDRGc5K2w2d0GG1B44dlbBPt7YrBqM7CUFU-oeN0phV85Amh5G4Se_XxMEhoDZjgmg33AJkeCfKH3Cgn2VCVpm5sGs1uUkNW/s1000/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="763" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPj6saiBCz_JOSPeURz9QjAWnqMb1eO7GH1_EZSY_E8Hn4kku9_G4fLBH2_YX_B-cZ_3ryR_Dcau9Iy-p-mlEDY1ktBabeDRGc5K2w2d0GG1B44dlbBPt7YrBqM7CUFU-oeN0phV85Amh5G4Se_XxMEhoDZjgmg33AJkeCfKH3Cgn2VCVpm5sGs1uUkNW/w245-h320/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002a.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-e_xNlVEef2p_IVXUfEiDdx-IVgtVGRQHkh6J8g_sUbTelMvrOLiqJ9QxvJzZyyRX9dixuaiZwlPllQVjcb6i-2PyoacuEpIgGaUY4oyhluP_Av3sziADZGoiMjLTaDk6lIrFCQdp9XC3uJE7AgOEZ7wWltkIhB_NZhhn2khICWFZI5umBzF5GovPf4w/s1000/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="763" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-e_xNlVEef2p_IVXUfEiDdx-IVgtVGRQHkh6J8g_sUbTelMvrOLiqJ9QxvJzZyyRX9dixuaiZwlPllQVjcb6i-2PyoacuEpIgGaUY4oyhluP_Av3sziADZGoiMjLTaDk6lIrFCQdp9XC3uJE7AgOEZ7wWltkIhB_NZhhn2khICWFZI5umBzF5GovPf4w/s320/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002b.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfLFcORcGqA6hHTmsJ4kEjvKAkh9n9NuUyL8Je6WMmUbLcJIWEoKCmIYk2tbRogQva28xsU37MYAb6AHOP-EI91lciJV8kWFsXymTLvBnQ8G8vi7f6fnYSvuREzhJ1IH1EgXqXoa0tfQ5DRwIuQymRbZiL3RZVpSgHjvx09wRDYQNIkzvCB1t1y5ZW-xC/s1000/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="763" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfLFcORcGqA6hHTmsJ4kEjvKAkh9n9NuUyL8Je6WMmUbLcJIWEoKCmIYk2tbRogQva28xsU37MYAb6AHOP-EI91lciJV8kWFsXymTLvBnQ8G8vi7f6fnYSvuREzhJ1IH1EgXqXoa0tfQ5DRwIuQymRbZiL3RZVpSgHjvx09wRDYQNIkzvCB1t1y5ZW-xC/s320/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002c.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS19uC1rotVHr-oUSC9hnpcFbI82AKpgWgmajI_-xcReiS2TvvllP-KTRiF5919Mk13VMAiW4zkO4gMuR6jAqsjc0qFvqheHsf4ihCqUWPJOBcENYiEw8rLzVQClCgifYRDhukoMVQwgTOtZmYw23dqXX2itSK8ankRYPs2fRp9Bb-ntx3CTafm5YpK52b/s1000/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="763" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS19uC1rotVHr-oUSC9hnpcFbI82AKpgWgmajI_-xcReiS2TvvllP-KTRiF5919Mk13VMAiW4zkO4gMuR6jAqsjc0qFvqheHsf4ihCqUWPJOBcENYiEw8rLzVQClCgifYRDhukoMVQwgTOtZmYw23dqXX2itSK8ankRYPs2fRp9Bb-ntx3CTafm5YpK52b/s320/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20002d.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Mall 205 pamphlet ca 2017. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIomO4rWPRMw3gKDcQ?e=NPofZz" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mall 205 found its beginnings on the site of a former hospital in 1970. Montgomery Ward and White Front served as the two original anchors. The mall hung on well enough, even with the opening of nearby Clackamas, until both anchors entered bankruptcy and departed in the early 2000s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AkOs28R7MFWPZj3P2WKEO2yAA8pa99xkY2wHmZwvlU924JYVdIBoYN0zfiMNewG3mejvHwsiUqZ6DOa3PZQZWIp7Hat44mRhFLRlyt78_CNuRNrmgkDLqRWI-jwbxQhhWAay4UzU3k38W3ohOut7LiSKLT71Me5Fjrwut6mVYyG5tLUUBrQDm-F5wJrQ/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AkOs28R7MFWPZj3P2WKEO2yAA8pa99xkY2wHmZwvlU924JYVdIBoYN0zfiMNewG3mejvHwsiUqZ6DOa3PZQZWIp7Hat44mRhFLRlyt78_CNuRNrmgkDLqRWI-jwbxQhhWAay4UzU3k38W3ohOut7LiSKLT71Me5Fjrwut6mVYyG5tLUUBrQDm-F5wJrQ/w200-h113/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnjkpC7HjaRSNwOTOFfo6ij8frD6enmIyaYFWXrYtZoLFOndozinxCnEozxVZ5BJvmQ46lB46ImjB_Y9cXWGmefvC5sMSD5_rUAkwXNAX1pkBRliGQJlv1Tajlq4QSn6nNMLm4oqfw_UWyvcEyRIJhZumrQg9fS05RbO_tYUQCA1G2ybGFfDqA-oXv3b_/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The two-level Target was built on the Ward’s site while Home Depot was constructed on the White Front site, which had been taken over by Emporium in the late seventies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPTtDeT3A5ksapAwm4oxlRo80Vt8EW4VopGTKpeysCR1xOAqyxx-QXpHITgUmO_3YygV4vB6Yq8szgJ_gfskspASm7slrcxTkszv0TfI_7uvzGlHSiKxhmptQPQiJeXyxFkUMZxJglagEAYPNpzRsSxTbp0aLCmwle54RKKGeXFQ5wAk-2FKZ15J5st5K/s1778/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPTtDeT3A5ksapAwm4oxlRo80Vt8EW4VopGTKpeysCR1xOAqyxx-QXpHITgUmO_3YygV4vB6Yq8szgJ_gfskspASm7slrcxTkszv0TfI_7uvzGlHSiKxhmptQPQiJeXyxFkUMZxJglagEAYPNpzRsSxTbp0aLCmwle54RKKGeXFQ5wAk-2FKZ15J5st5K/w400-h225/Mall%20205,%20Portland,%20OR%20004a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The only Home Depot mall entrance I’ve ever seen.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unsurprisingly, Mall 205’s interior was recently shuttered after the two anchors walled off their mall entrances. Though newer names have been mentioned as possible adds to the lineup, these will only turn Mall 205 into what I had originally thought it was, your basic, everyday power center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_205" target="_blank">Mall 205 on Wikipedia</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Portland, OR, USA45.515232 -122.678385317.204998163821152 -157.8346353 73.825465836178836 -87.5221353tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-36428828180120717912024-03-17T09:08:00.000-07:002024-03-17T09:09:39.570-07:00UPDATED- Bellevue Center, Nashville, TN<p>New mallmanacs, photos and words have been added to the post for the <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-bellevue-center.html" target="_blank">Bellevue Center</a> in Nashville, TN.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-bellevue-center.html" target="_blank">See what's new</a></span></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-23478469379037829722024-03-03T19:52:00.000-08:002024-03-18T09:33:18.290-07:00Plaza Frontenac, Frontenac, MO<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> An extant asset</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVBSJD-Nut-wl8pfj52hixffbtngPVeOoVrk6pmpy5MA4c3SteDTX0LCaiRiVJC2billXjpt4tBDZbzNT07sbhvNmQn3iE38MKIYRDdVUyiK0YdMTYf87qXaA3HAN-xqAX8_7aGwlSvc6BTLEOaiGK_60Nd3P1_-Q7NJN4hmpuExeWo3cHIMC0Q6hv20v/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVBSJD-Nut-wl8pfj52hixffbtngPVeOoVrk6pmpy5MA4c3SteDTX0LCaiRiVJC2billXjpt4tBDZbzNT07sbhvNmQn3iE38MKIYRDdVUyiK0YdMTYf87qXaA3HAN-xqAX8_7aGwlSvc6BTLEOaiGK_60Nd3P1_-Q7NJN4hmpuExeWo3cHIMC0Q6hv20v/w400-h180/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is here where three different upper-mid to upscale enclosed shopping malls exist within short proximity to each other. Des Peres is home to West County Center. Richmond Heights boasts the ever popular and enduring <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2024/03/saint-louis-galleria-richmond-heights-mo.html" target="_blank">Saint Louis Galleria</a>. But the most interesting of these, also the smallest and most upmarket, is located in the small first ring suburb of Frontenac, the eponymous Plaza Frontenac.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxliHW4OTuZFwVdIha9ufMTNtVo8ZE6y8M02WJg-XH3vKMj6VUm9EAwW0_ocncb_8m_OevDYy2OJ5_obl-R9pMt6USDCUMoZpLw-OA672QRD2vV7B0omFHARjYTbrh-Bksimk24McnxzfnOzFLVggoizj-0q-Bm5mMtbTwiF1sNJpzCHX6UG23TMWOOUo/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxliHW4OTuZFwVdIha9ufMTNtVo8ZE6y8M02WJg-XH3vKMj6VUm9EAwW0_ocncb_8m_OevDYy2OJ5_obl-R9pMt6USDCUMoZpLw-OA672QRD2vV7B0omFHARjYTbrh-Bksimk24McnxzfnOzFLVggoizj-0q-Bm5mMtbTwiF1sNJpzCHX6UG23TMWOOUo/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtatkQewRp0wDoYw-EEk0mgMSS6rFJd1WjfFNgiAk9G8fFESp-iVK6sIlZn0khTeii0coMwTB6cxliE0A8vnaAwDemBRRIDxlSYQRisW0SEXv5Rk4Pct_TUou1eBj10GGUylElaWNPynMgLiCz-sKb589lUnm2a4QA4Od5xMTb9Uvveivtdn405HUv95rm/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGDzpauu6NH-9mzMcgCSTnge8sR1J9NW4Ps-oAgFDKeReLamI5Bw5PJL9o37D7RFC6yQlYLte0LIhf59j_RfKFMNfTXI-4RlY6gnwoipTeh77UTbQ3rVo01dqw5rPm6MCvfPLiBoo0ueHlg3u45Ez9tpdBAZxHeWJrxrtZigtJsIQOHoipl3FOWLhaVi9/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20002f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The main entrance of Plaza Frontenac. 2- The front exterior looking to the </i><i>north</i><i>. 3- The front toward the </i><i>south</i><i>. 4- The façade boasts quite a few chimneys. I wonder if they </i><i>are </i><i>actually used. 5- The full front face of Plaza Frontenac excluding Neiman Marcus. 6- The far southern section of the mall abutting Neiman’s.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had no knowledge of Plaza
Frontenac’s existence on any of my previous visits to the Gateway City. I just happened upon it years later while
researching my original post for the Saint Louis Galleria. From above, it was only a basic and
diminutive double tiered complex with an anchor at opposite ends. Essentially, it was laid out as an older
style barbell.
But what made Plaza Frontenac stand out was the nameplates of those two
anchors- Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE-S3G3eDOXap2H8GnZa6x0biRRAlNeaazgT5bpADTsFefKrMGZEtfqarjKk5AcP8Kq3RoIzUbVxlj_uKzj5V6l78puhzIbbxa1AdvGLcIR8j3R4DJ5q3LuLTvqTrVur6TXuv0TBGPGlcb9YMUABpFSrGipSvxz_M2mExZOv1R3ZcmzwGN8UfidhRQN4A/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE-S3G3eDOXap2H8GnZa6x0biRRAlNeaazgT5bpADTsFefKrMGZEtfqarjKk5AcP8Kq3RoIzUbVxlj_uKzj5V6l78puhzIbbxa1AdvGLcIR8j3R4DJ5q3LuLTvqTrVur6TXuv0TBGPGlcb9YMUABpFSrGipSvxz_M2mExZOv1R3ZcmzwGN8UfidhRQN4A/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvuxt-yuHYPLixbQ6mHwLQabcywM_FanzCKnDQHp6i4XtLQvB_t8uTEn3jmuvuWfTYvDW9xmoYtcC8DwWzhSDeTxjHNbOux590qXfNzQZ2rDgWCHCfitg3tKLZXplZO-LzkZKQ-WUiALanOKAs3IpEzng-zxhrM_Wzoyacbmgw9aNiBKvOSmHZIcxRSkR/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20003b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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From the exterior, the plaza utilizes colonial architectural elements such as large porticos, a number of multi paneled windows (both faux and real,) stately white columns at the major entrances, and is dressed in classic red brick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gWNMgTZIroD6km2eBXh_9h3OZ1P6JpUnZG6HkDEvI0oyFsKD4xezkt_hW0mjdMfelP0wriAyt68R-yJSkMcnereLIQSaIgcOy4uGV3XTvUgzeNTHHv-aALDa-8Wtgj_3_LYsf-cx437LMImTkIeGUFvlEVcPOTlOZQd9obemTxCeN5cLchojgRIQ_CLD/s1437/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1437" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gWNMgTZIroD6km2eBXh_9h3OZ1P6JpUnZG6HkDEvI0oyFsKD4xezkt_hW0mjdMfelP0wriAyt68R-yJSkMcnereLIQSaIgcOy4uGV3XTvUgzeNTHHv-aALDa-8Wtgj_3_LYsf-cx437LMImTkIeGUFvlEVcPOTlOZQd9obemTxCeN5cLchojgRIQ_CLD/w400-h279/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20004a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Plaza Frontenac Mallmanac ca 2011. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfAS1h6AxypBgDn53A?e=zbjPpF" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a crisp and chilly Saturday morning just a half hour or so before most of the stores’ openings when I made my visit. The hub of a rather quaint commercial district just south of Interstate 64, it’s difficult at first glance to realize that this is not some historic college building or late nineteenth century sanitorium. At least not until the distinctive logos of Saks and Neiman’s can be seen on either end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH599F8c7oSYv-rrhLNJVACLQAPXRje9yEb7og05lvW089GHqHHQPbiseEH9RKKBxB4xm6mpeQQKGVpBOiRzhAc7AX0B4HWQqC-MxKSg8G6JGgX60PshjD407vtMwZJhSDjVgJtFAx0qiPxMmi_EuBH1HDyWQV28bcGdvR0eEkqJZyPwxbHfyyMCGJ_803/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH599F8c7oSYv-rrhLNJVACLQAPXRje9yEb7og05lvW089GHqHHQPbiseEH9RKKBxB4xm6mpeQQKGVpBOiRzhAc7AX0B4HWQqC-MxKSg8G6JGgX60PshjD407vtMwZJhSDjVgJtFAx0qiPxMmi_EuBH1HDyWQV28bcGdvR0eEkqJZyPwxbHfyyMCGJ_803/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU9mbRF5spgeCCUmRuiB18uIbLxggg4dqPAtyGQkdfJKyCrBN0UZSm91Tjh1gMnYrRiOvUEv9BSWQw9ZdVD5rR47J6N1SMpbx_pXrWIwfpL6egZ6AYLzwAQHajfN8yl9CaydhjzzjrrZavdyyb-8EuRhBARG7tda-rcUdFXLkBUciWjQnvOV-2J3bLp04/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Just past the main doors the inviting and contemporary seating areas, polished pine floors and modern skylights allowing an abundance of natural light into the corridor contrast sharply with the vintage look of the façade. But this juxtaposition absolutely works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSLw85IBS5P8I1G36th7ai8g38A5_oYP2PW1cn-pdKgTqvgOq30QtEhzPvjt18h1TlMNHE_jT5KLHF4RZOhRrZywuFRyQZLrk7NiEDvsuQfzsQY2oh9wAgAfafCTyBFBfqkfGQe8TBpc4q6KVsHzhqURUyhAYj00YmkSTvYcmEQ2cv7KaSFZFRy0Km3Nw/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20006a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSLw85IBS5P8I1G36th7ai8g38A5_oYP2PW1cn-pdKgTqvgOq30QtEhzPvjt18h1TlMNHE_jT5KLHF4RZOhRrZywuFRyQZLrk7NiEDvsuQfzsQY2oh9wAgAfafCTyBFBfqkfGQe8TBpc4q6KVsHzhqURUyhAYj00YmkSTvYcmEQ2cv7KaSFZFRy0Km3Nw/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DMvrpsxFlhL5dhTA7s0JZ4ZuaSQn-vi3ja5xpxclf1M6PtCXJyeVKwh4ZS0fM6iQyQrrLY1dHRdHiuj5lgyxhVJRpdRP_F2fdA0RaTAJgaUPFcjJ7MwVwPLVKNkHIlLf7LspWQiGyvC_GhPvQsNqC_34QhEVlZ8hMIFpbrMFtdzr1KloODtFwsRtajia/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20006b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Built for the wealthy residents of the Mid-County area, the two anchors have been on the tenant list from the very beginning, a true rarity for a second generation suburban shopping mall. Saks moved from their location in Central West End while Neiman Marcus opened as part of a nationwide expansion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F-wXlvOQVjmn0sEEbEZ0IMbWXOsIJOuQ0TIp1qu9g3rYxrISSL_JSHxbjpQu_KaONXsngO-THFzhOtzeF-3F_dzULZd5RpitDlU8r2la6okYOOJCkGIHTiaK9P9wpHwl_iWUWREa68Ydrr_DmYkd_vvZUf_hspVsVe4gZbkjM54GkxZa_oCfoEKi2jmY/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20007a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F-wXlvOQVjmn0sEEbEZ0IMbWXOsIJOuQ0TIp1qu9g3rYxrISSL_JSHxbjpQu_KaONXsngO-THFzhOtzeF-3F_dzULZd5RpitDlU8r2la6okYOOJCkGIHTiaK9P9wpHwl_iWUWREa68Ydrr_DmYkd_vvZUf_hspVsVe4gZbkjM54GkxZa_oCfoEKi2jmY/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DLJM49cBMNmz76cQ1R1YV2ztRRqFPg0knNkQMmgsZTQ3iTpV-AGEi5ygAPVrMFCyjpeb5iN2jJkz6bnj8wOo_dfDg77QeWzZ674X8sGkh5rd7qA9C8BDeJkabLj3K7la6TLpNpMM8vkOlkHKoYWabs0bvJkYNicTFRu2uwClFcPpgqAq55HU18Gnidt9/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20007b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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West County Mall originally opened in 1969 but served more of a mid-market clientele through the turn of the century. When rebuilt as a more upmarket destination in 2002 as the West County Center complete with a Nordstrom, it pulled shoppers away from the west. Saint Louis Galleria made their debut in the mid-eighties with a Lord and Taylor that has since been rebuilt as another Nordstrom. However, with their unique brand selection, Plaza Frontenac has held their own despite its much larger neighbors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDgq3ue7018orff7gcL5plLrzkKmEY0bXFkfoLIRgqC4EhlxgYKzfOUQ13dYxGIBQapvezP-q_Zx5R_zromA39hthejknxJoIW-BEVrk9j1hSqzlaF3dN8rRXdzdU3bfxhUtkFHNMWCtFZTu5nNNRQfvRpsq3k3W7LhKGWhas_pE5qnEDHQkG9h2U-z5d/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20008a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDgq3ue7018orff7gcL5plLrzkKmEY0bXFkfoLIRgqC4EhlxgYKzfOUQ13dYxGIBQapvezP-q_Zx5R_zromA39hthejknxJoIW-BEVrk9j1hSqzlaF3dN8rRXdzdU3bfxhUtkFHNMWCtFZTu5nNNRQfvRpsq3k3W7LhKGWhas_pE5qnEDHQkG9h2U-z5d/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20008a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx5joaUFgXNjUK-Zylr6j3ZF7Nej3r6fCqexlz2QiOXjZbsSkJ690dvKzmbCIgPnKbncaUGD1Fc1WY4mdhjyAhdQN5GnRDG74bGFyMMUaEst-xh_O5LSCz5FQrk0LkrL3o8aXJtzrGulsvML4KXjlHIXSUGi6OMa-a47eIvdSxn_rjkeL0CSUVrLEwsmq/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20008b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpAEOzFTFOr39RaX8Va7w7gJymKauwjQ7zDdbhw92mRL27aDv23rGG2AmsYtfOnpoUo4mm4RZfeZ5UgY5UJbO3oQrxlQX51TRW5OjPEb261tM5zVuU-70Xf1Xef-SLb-btDglCpIrUhrWlK0tiCngM2WmxwDO_z6gEKYNP5KTlddZtm_xU1A39zRQWszC/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20008f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The center court from the upper level. 2- Tasteful Easter décor in the Neiman Marcus wing. 3- The upper level mezzanine leading toward Neiman’s. 4- The mall entrance for Neiman Marcus. 5- Looking north up the south concourse. 6- The southern corridor’s second tier.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, Plaza Frontenac is home to an enviable selection of upscale merchants, rivaling those at peers such as <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/04/extant-assets-phipps-plaza-atlanta-ga.html" target="_blank">Phipps Plaza</a> in Atlanta and <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/extant-assets-mall-at-green-hills.html" target="_blank">The Mall at Green Hills</a> in Nashville. Besides the venerable anchors, high end names such as Tiffany and Co., Gucci, Allen Edmonds and Indochina also call the retail destination home. Pottery Barn also boasts a rather significant presence both on the second level and in a forward facing out lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY63AVPYTNnZS0b3mxyVHd7YUot6rU3S4wb_xE6FTZqNLeq3V_8OqIhzjjxeZs0-kpNiTFk40QfsqOA2PaXkMZRiFGWCDc1VlcmDweAiTt9f-7ttm0zMzsJrhiZgKTNhBj00MOYwP1wxUCllWEikgKQveXHi1a0icIx8aEVIEDADgoYsb9HLGkAGH8uHjr/s3036/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20009a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="3036" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY63AVPYTNnZS0b3mxyVHd7YUot6rU3S4wb_xE6FTZqNLeq3V_8OqIhzjjxeZs0-kpNiTFk40QfsqOA2PaXkMZRiFGWCDc1VlcmDweAiTt9f-7ttm0zMzsJrhiZgKTNhBj00MOYwP1wxUCllWEikgKQveXHi1a0icIx8aEVIEDADgoYsb9HLGkAGH8uHjr/w400-h131/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20009a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JDQ4mcEH6LpU1snOWgJPJ1_l6QWPS3i1uh3pAOXPWNOrwvtTEzrHmczDBhiVDbuHe-LDHeurESAdHtPoL03S0WTUEjEkANQG0afE4zuAX15GSpIwmJ1l-pI0UX__ukrS2xltNWJm04phCcx4DFuDH6a9LwZC12uRP6_5yu_ARffbbxNxYtt5zM_jAell/s3036/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20009b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="3036" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JDQ4mcEH6LpU1snOWgJPJ1_l6QWPS3i1uh3pAOXPWNOrwvtTEzrHmczDBhiVDbuHe-LDHeurESAdHtPoL03S0WTUEjEkANQG0afE4zuAX15GSpIwmJ1l-pI0UX__ukrS2xltNWJm04phCcx4DFuDH6a9LwZC12uRP6_5yu_ARffbbxNxYtt5zM_jAell/w400-h131/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20009b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Plaza Frontenac Mallmanac ca 2023. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjf9vqms0rXxiUlcRLg?e=HWJevX" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have to say that I was very impressed with Plaza Frontenac. I admire that it has always remained pretty much the same as it was on its opening day without any ostentatious additions that in today’s retail environment would just amount to vacant dead space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgxQHgqE8KKkF4tGIrKWdVqAPI2WPyGbdoeHtJYbklv8kdLfPG-GrSjKPDwPjuHr5pwc6iXbbzeJPCzmCJwSTnCp-v_ulzODI2hlTQY6jBn4EZ47-PVnUTZOFcEk5OEA2pWeDspWGLaMBHR2mh1Ts5jDXL3dXG52Uosjkan2-sDL0NcIar2BdVbk7Fq_O/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20010a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgxQHgqE8KKkF4tGIrKWdVqAPI2WPyGbdoeHtJYbklv8kdLfPG-GrSjKPDwPjuHr5pwc6iXbbzeJPCzmCJwSTnCp-v_ulzODI2hlTQY6jBn4EZ47-PVnUTZOFcEk5OEA2pWeDspWGLaMBHR2mh1Ts5jDXL3dXG52Uosjkan2-sDL0NcIar2BdVbk7Fq_O/w200-h90/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20010a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb1zmvrLaBvEEBp5jBHdiqOa5JtEvNcYyE7Kue7-7AZ7zqdVFNDCP5yaYId8oKO6RwwhmDYCzCX8MhH2z5kuBDV99-JPJquRNeuqovIhW4h6K_cU-OEN1-dCRMM2Asqcp6El5At6jp5WpO27AGe1i5R-xamb4KVg2hONBw_xj_b4mGZg7_CsTwEY6-C0_/s2220/Plaza%20Frontenac,%20Frontenac,%20MO%20010b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/old-school-shops-saint-louis-union.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">See What's New</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-54682552752054743182024-03-03T18:35:00.000-08:002024-03-03T18:35:16.955-08:00UPDATED- Saint Louis Centre, Saint Louis, MO<p>New mallmanacs, photos and words have been added to the post for the <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/04/no-supply-no-demand-saint-louis-centre.html" target="_blank">Saint Louis Centre</a> in Saint Louis, MO.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOOJeXfgPTz7vWq_gKIk0s5oZKgRJYNiXI32XhRzeqXC-nWvZ7x_rHr5RBL6tyMtiWQ82eyKGtrklFKtaCAaJRlSsc_LUObhne99yGKbH26BqpPqMr4NG1W6vcyj2Acnc7qpe53lUJXj5QkfjWldJN5TsjuN_wnwif_tfK0mobQCO4GNo77BD5JGRRq_B/s1000/Saint%20Louis%20Centre,%20Saint%20Louis,%20MO%20010a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzDTPjnn2aQxMiVf4OBZki1-r3ydwlN_iyk90cVow1vMAXUMnXYux6Ynr_yOHUmg09qcQKNFo9T86_sC-ferkN9a4c_cug1FsAp6WDS-dniTQLjNn869u7dh7jjIWYQreCZb6vOR8CWxljwvp2ZJgeg-QxGZOBs_DqrFHbDtNQJZpSSL62uxpR2VCQt4j/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzDTPjnn2aQxMiVf4OBZki1-r3ydwlN_iyk90cVow1vMAXUMnXYux6Ynr_yOHUmg09qcQKNFo9T86_sC-ferkN9a4c_cug1FsAp6WDS-dniTQLjNn869u7dh7jjIWYQreCZb6vOR8CWxljwvp2ZJgeg-QxGZOBs_DqrFHbDtNQJZpSSL62uxpR2VCQt4j/w400-h190/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When first moving to Huntsville in the early nineties, I was surprised at the number of shopping malls located in a town of only, back then at least, 150,000. There was the behemoth <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2011/11/malls-of-my-youth-madison-square.html" target="_blank">Madison Square</a>, the “secondary” mall <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-parkway-city-mall.html" target="_blank">Parkway City</a>, <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2015/02/no-supply-no-demand-mall-huntsville-al.html" target="_blank">The Mall</a> and <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-heart-of-huntsville.html" target="_blank">Heart of Huntsville</a>, though these last two were on their deathbeds. But wedged in between Heart of Huntsville and Fort Book (what locals affectionately call the downtown main branch of the public library) there was a preppy looking red brick building that I thought was nothing more than additional downtown office space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ljrVFwByyG9InijyISxKZopRmIWKwZajOYoXmCwD1wQsIwFjRinutXGTcOZlFV0fdCApauV4jcgw6t5DjZ1rPL1-TjJuh2IURj3wf0d2QWGyVctg3P2SafflQSWzXU8zPKkgA3-YQSMo-uRyuabmCTQ0vUEhU6hETh7Kt0VKywM2y2Esp04IXvSy3zKs/s1125/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1125" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ljrVFwByyG9InijyISxKZopRmIWKwZajOYoXmCwD1wQsIwFjRinutXGTcOZlFV0fdCApauV4jcgw6t5DjZ1rPL1-TjJuh2IURj3wf0d2QWGyVctg3P2SafflQSWzXU8zPKkgA3-YQSMo-uRyuabmCTQ0vUEhU6hETh7Kt0VKywM2y2Esp04IXvSy3zKs/w200-h178/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUNS-2Mo_0-jyU56Ix9OiqKgWVGhoWIXQUZMfPd540h6LyUC2IXI2R0cs3M1izXMS-a6xvMxhBGujeSqguX8GOW4zLToxL3lb2rMldpi5KkMAsrr21bShUBmhbcRwjOVuTIEYHSk7dJ2KPXv45WZwbSiwXLWxRh3YYwvjAaFE-RyFaFt0fVzSPfQ77V4A/s1125/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1125" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUNS-2Mo_0-jyU56Ix9OiqKgWVGhoWIXQUZMfPd540h6LyUC2IXI2R0cs3M1izXMS-a6xvMxhBGujeSqguX8GOW4zLToxL3lb2rMldpi5KkMAsrr21bShUBmhbcRwjOVuTIEYHSk7dJ2KPXv45WZwbSiwXLWxRh3YYwvjAaFE-RyFaFt0fVzSPfQ77V4A/w200-h178/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20003b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Clippings from the Huntsville Times before the mall's opening.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I later got to know the single story building surrounded by handsome crimson arches as the Huntsville Hospital Medical Mall, an auxiliary clinic just down the street from the main hospital campus. It intrigued me that it was called a medical “mall,” so I looked into the history of the building a little more closely. It turns out that well before it hosted nurses and patients in buttless gowns, it hosted shoppers at Huntsville’s very own, now defunct department store, Dunnavant’s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCfCJCpv23Z58oDBZkYVi0HlhdXY2EaJOAOiLSklED8tlILQlvXGMcOnhw6a2LCCKvmE6-QouPa0anQfWpgxhl4houRljnO-AiwldX2Juvs8DMqF3BumAWQY7obL_hhVPCDYtpzuLxPiybsSupbK0zVEAvi5xs33O7-P__8XCRYZZZobOE_QalHAqSHiO/s1000/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCfCJCpv23Z58oDBZkYVi0HlhdXY2EaJOAOiLSklED8tlILQlvXGMcOnhw6a2LCCKvmE6-QouPa0anQfWpgxhl4houRljnO-AiwldX2Juvs8DMqF3BumAWQY7obL_hhVPCDYtpzuLxPiybsSupbK0zVEAvi5xs33O7-P__8XCRYZZZobOE_QalHAqSHiO/w320-h640/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20002a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dunnavant’s Mall opening advertisement ca. 1965. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjd0LnlI3tF3-dNQraQ?e=dgwxS6" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dunnavant’s started out in a historic, tri-level building erected in 1905 on the corner of Clinton Avenue and Washington Street just off of the downtown square. P.S. Dunnavant took over the space in 1925, opening his dry goods store in what was then a town of only 8,000. It grew to be the premier downtown retail destination in the expanding city, and soon it was decided to move outward to a second location. This new location would also be the lone anchor of what was to be Huntsville’s second shopping mall, Dunnavant’s Mall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64eTNabVXXah42c8iE-AFv83ooDSbXrJEluXGUuu_YZjj1QaWw66h3opeZeh2p_eXaTCuq3YR4IcQ2ZcD44c9S3pYPl5pOITadvrlXUYwulaoIfiaLlX7UsnwMe7C-gh_mltg2e_8NgNhSEHZCvGFyBhKC3L_EbMkemrubXAI_-jTF2YChgw3wYFI0Hev/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64eTNabVXXah42c8iE-AFv83ooDSbXrJEluXGUuu_YZjj1QaWw66h3opeZeh2p_eXaTCuq3YR4IcQ2ZcD44c9S3pYPl5pOITadvrlXUYwulaoIfiaLlX7UsnwMe7C-gh_mltg2e_8NgNhSEHZCvGFyBhKC3L_EbMkemrubXAI_-jTF2YChgw3wYFI0Hev/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyfAT9HTvWSN_wSC6Tw5U9u8aBAhpCIs3VW5Yy42jCunA4qg2UWY-f1yk1x5T4kMAEZBSb_hwR9xprg4lGDSWJfJvb7B0OhyKHuWTkZZ2epGHvaX1Xa8McN_fMD-Ccc0qKlyhA9zoBx_ms3HTgdeMxWvvngWFgFq3G_BhWbDX6e1Q8DuMXRg1T40-BaIn/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyfAT9HTvWSN_wSC6Tw5U9u8aBAhpCIs3VW5Yy42jCunA4qg2UWY-f1yk1x5T4kMAEZBSb_hwR9xprg4lGDSWJfJvb7B0OhyKHuWTkZZ2epGHvaX1Xa8McN_fMD-Ccc0qKlyhA9zoBx_ms3HTgdeMxWvvngWFgFq3G_BhWbDX6e1Q8DuMXRg1T40-BaIn/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd_-4vvg4NKxGMnYGHYdpraupFmsIMwhoW8GKiCk8W-S24a77JZ9eEwUPBjbzv4L8atLsPilpiTbZPSXNNy21lxZr5vRHT2674JPT8FSrCjlzpkHm9UET1P6lZaF7DBI9tO_6pzEZ9t5l718K9GVq3kDmdtkk2VJ6KKh-vU1R-_BVDGnb5SgyCSF2cTgr/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd_-4vvg4NKxGMnYGHYdpraupFmsIMwhoW8GKiCk8W-S24a77JZ9eEwUPBjbzv4L8atLsPilpiTbZPSXNNy21lxZr5vRHT2674JPT8FSrCjlzpkHm9UET1P6lZaF7DBI9tO_6pzEZ9t5l718K9GVq3kDmdtkk2VJ6KKh-vU1R-_BVDGnb5SgyCSF2cTgr/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgQjWQYEO1lhZVpqilL91MCRYEZhao_Gi5J9dNHReK8akPTZg8dSWDp_65UHoliTZTQBRZXeWPcBzO34pFBYVy2S4qUHeyoIvSuk8C2yiLeTMHwDg5qY9Am-B6SWOiG4i1E642PzmKCcA-mIvZpsFVZ_PTYfLlN83J9zfo15MvuAALznW4yZh6OM35BeD/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgQjWQYEO1lhZVpqilL91MCRYEZhao_Gi5J9dNHReK8akPTZg8dSWDp_65UHoliTZTQBRZXeWPcBzO34pFBYVy2S4qUHeyoIvSuk8C2yiLeTMHwDg5qY9Am-B6SWOiG4i1E642PzmKCcA-mIvZpsFVZ_PTYfLlN83J9zfo15MvuAALznW4yZh6OM35BeD/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20004d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The main entrances are still adorned by eighties style dark class porticos. 2- The former mall’s exterior. 3- The building once housing the Dunnavant’s department store. 4- The former Dunnavant’s Mall up close.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Opened on 10 October 1963, Dunnavant’s Mall and its 30,000 square foot anchor surrounded by eighteen smaller shops was built to complement rather than compete with its next door neighbor Heart of Huntsville. Unlike its companion, however, Dunnavant’s Mall debuted as a fully enclosed center, the first in the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpeGAJsimfL5NDj8X70F63H_mLbrbbhvuQV0EdNrL2A9AqUC5qJmNAxQom1qGV-Pf0M0PZWCRgilculzUSC-gx_uUu44mnJXDlFj63na5LgGXSaNYfIdnBzPdksQUKKMfny_PovIoUvOBWb0s5wnzjBrWHbO2LaVxzBCCL3AUIHW7_7iu2w9RT-2T_QL_/s1627/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1627" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpeGAJsimfL5NDj8X70F63H_mLbrbbhvuQV0EdNrL2A9AqUC5qJmNAxQom1qGV-Pf0M0PZWCRgilculzUSC-gx_uUu44mnJXDlFj63na5LgGXSaNYfIdnBzPdksQUKKMfny_PovIoUvOBWb0s5wnzjBrWHbO2LaVxzBCCL3AUIHW7_7iu2w9RT-2T_QL_/s320/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20005a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dunnavant’s Mall lease plan ca. 1970. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfYgwoWlqXMAb5mIdw?e=Jmrel1" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the ensuing decade, Dunnavant’s Mall expanded northward to 113,000 total square feet and approximately twenty-five shops. Both the Clinton and Washington location of the anchor as well as the mall store were shuttered sometime in the late seventies following the death of P.S. Dunnavant. The smaller stores started vacating and it was only a matter of time before Dunnavant’s Mall would lock its doors for the last time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2RHHUYdSubeN7S2ACrfJd5AZYsGgHzXTYOrzLneImo8d7rAznbg33PQkwvEOIzebngRnMobJRLZBV2s1_fJ4Mb4b5hGng8WBjYVtHJ_gazBx0tmgCkxx5RAtCxh8nDP47ImkCeKfzGgbKJ-PCR2MUskASw1sXmsDa8vO4aOSQn5WERSZtDd1tsCVbRLK/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2RHHUYdSubeN7S2ACrfJd5AZYsGgHzXTYOrzLneImo8d7rAznbg33PQkwvEOIzebngRnMobJRLZBV2s1_fJ4Mb4b5hGng8WBjYVtHJ_gazBx0tmgCkxx5RAtCxh8nDP47ImkCeKfzGgbKJ-PCR2MUskASw1sXmsDa8vO4aOSQn5WERSZtDd1tsCVbRLK/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5LW_OizaBIOyp1_rMwz1B1ICOIYUQjfobvi-d1RKgcQaiwVtyek7lEZAOB84RKzcrxISfuwcb6_SCL_fwb7XTveyG7c2l3TtTVZeYdh8Go1uTg-2Rq_wODz6gKTXmRMmEiWicjFrn5TB5OXGSv1vcq9-pK4GjSh-WHTg9WgBHsBPfAG_SRbB7_qsPGSg/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5LW_OizaBIOyp1_rMwz1B1ICOIYUQjfobvi-d1RKgcQaiwVtyek7lEZAOB84RKzcrxISfuwcb6_SCL_fwb7XTveyG7c2l3TtTVZeYdh8Go1uTg-2Rq_wODz6gKTXmRMmEiWicjFrn5TB5OXGSv1vcq9-pK4GjSh-WHTg9WgBHsBPfAG_SRbB7_qsPGSg/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRT3BVaieIs7Prg5ivIvU0vXn1nkF27t_W30TYUSnblzEBOf94HeI9qZjkiCwZkMsIx87fAvFFkFP6Q5JArpVu4f0lu_FDnuN0z75kmx-T2NtjaOgHQcOJ5M77G-7zah-L3ojb6JH9hyphenhyphenOUhyQfaTUe2VlJfNdPaczdgpVKCYZ80q8CvR_ppkLfp-0Bkc4/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRT3BVaieIs7Prg5ivIvU0vXn1nkF27t_W30TYUSnblzEBOf94HeI9qZjkiCwZkMsIx87fAvFFkFP6Q5JArpVu4f0lu_FDnuN0z75kmx-T2NtjaOgHQcOJ5M77G-7zah-L3ojb6JH9hyphenhyphenOUhyQfaTUe2VlJfNdPaczdgpVKCYZ80q8CvR_ppkLfp-0Bkc4/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJQgfuy2IxqGLj24JFh3_AfX1VZGvTVKxDDCpoi-PvHP3Ql14263lj1Kwz5l5c8wK4GdgIOJ0wGrM76E2kerJT2AuFtQ7euHRqaVjLvi9YkXey8bFjG1-APwGYcO6KgHuT9qhetp93SAiCyYvUVFnhzn4lduWT8AynvXVPu1cWJ5Rr7BoQKZZ4aqsubxd/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJQgfuy2IxqGLj24JFh3_AfX1VZGvTVKxDDCpoi-PvHP3Ql14263lj1Kwz5l5c8wK4GdgIOJ0wGrM76E2kerJT2AuFtQ7euHRqaVjLvi9YkXey8bFjG1-APwGYcO6KgHuT9qhetp93SAiCyYvUVFnhzn4lduWT8AynvXVPu1cWJ5Rr7BoQKZZ4aqsubxd/w200-h95/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20006d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Different views of the distinctive arches surrounding what’s now the Huntsville Hospital Medical Mall.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The structure, still in good shape despite its age, was renovated with its present red brick arched façade and re-christened in the eighties as the Huntsville Hospital Medical Mall, having had all of its commercial retailers depart by that time. Since then, it remains a popular destination downtown, although for much different reasons than its original intent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiN2kzHiuPcKY2OqxBs1_rWmr4hmZkIxo-qeDE0my4_ghTh0seOU8xDQPET0cwpQWmK6sNE7si0jOrHfNm6Gmd-AavE-UJ9FJvXwHKTiqyGWr2C0eUJ9p8mwkotzI55hfMSyOtINWHEMGBu2Crhw7O7P2c2ctZS3Pv2_qEODsukS-IugFFe3CnsSePHAQ/s2110/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiN2kzHiuPcKY2OqxBs1_rWmr4hmZkIxo-qeDE0my4_ghTh0seOU8xDQPET0cwpQWmK6sNE7si0jOrHfNm6Gmd-AavE-UJ9FJvXwHKTiqyGWr2C0eUJ9p8mwkotzI55hfMSyOtINWHEMGBu2Crhw7O7P2c2ctZS3Pv2_qEODsukS-IugFFe3CnsSePHAQ/w320-h152/Dunnavant's%20Mall,%20Huntsville,%20AL%20007a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The main concourse of the former Dunnavant’s Mall, with the Subway shop to the left.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What was at one time Dunnavant’s Mall remains an important and historical fixture in the city. It has outlasted all of its peers besides <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/extant-assets-parkway-place-huntsville.html" target="_blank">Parkway Place</a> and <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/10/extant-assets-bridge-street-towne.html" target="_blank">Bridge Street Towne Center</a>, both of which were built much more recently in the new millennium. Although the only retail establishment it hosts is a small Subway outlet, it’s still easy to imagine shoppers making their way down the main corridor decades ago when the city was a much different place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnavant%27s_Building" target="_blank">Dunnavant's on Wikipedia</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Huntsville, AL, USA34.7303688 -86.58610376.4201349638211553 -121.7423537 63.040602636178846 -51.429853699999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-72329636583487351292024-02-10T17:42:00.000-08:002024-02-10T17:42:09.109-08:00UPDATED- Heart of Huntsville Mall, Huntsville, AL<p>New mallmanacs, photos and words have been added to the post for <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-heart-of-huntsville.html" target="_blank">Heart of Huntsville Mall</a> in Huntsville, AL.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeqhYIuJruah1ps-Xb5fDgLHQIjm_2kdNjXXHhvIO7-NYKBA-cENzwWArPu7mU0-cGF6_PFSY5WCTVfripXj6Ac1aIvafv3jDiTf-Awp-uv_HNhEKkkXkQqDjrZi-zTErarMmkYh_m1tG3k_2JZ9J56v6DW67K5OCIIG8EqcRA1BU_-IcsXXn0ntBH_yt/w200-h90/The%20Commons%20at%20Federal%20Way,%20Federal%20Way,%20WA%20015a.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2014/12/extant-assets-commons-at-federal-way.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">See What's New</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-48784077086798883592024-01-21T13:13:00.000-08:002024-01-21T13:13:09.863-08:00Ka Makana Ali'i, Kapolei, HI<p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">An extant asset</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWARCqWVHEg0rgKJqUNmvAmUcA460lTiJMLrjM2EHYzw6aZdDeRyBbFFHcrLC7fGS9_WEMn5Uo7IDov0x3WpmJZ0abJZntX07ww8q8GCTxGPUCezPxT-gCSvTT6ih9K1ZWs7sbhuLoO0KeAiaq8dY7btxUItKhx_NvDfirq7HaAD_8TvEItos7Mk8hgDf/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWARCqWVHEg0rgKJqUNmvAmUcA460lTiJMLrjM2EHYzw6aZdDeRyBbFFHcrLC7fGS9_WEMn5Uo7IDov0x3WpmJZ0abJZntX07ww8q8GCTxGPUCezPxT-gCSvTT6ih9K1ZWs7sbhuLoO0KeAiaq8dY7btxUItKhx_NvDfirq7HaAD_8TvEItos7Mk8hgDf/w400-h225/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1979 when we first moved to Hawai’i, the leeward side of O’ahu was a much different place than it is now. Between our exit from interstate H1 in Waipahu and our home in ‘Ewa Beach, there was only the two-lane Fort Weaver Road. The drive was long and tedious (or so it seemed to my five-year-old brain) while we were surrounded by nothing more than acre after acre of sugar cane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEV_LGePby6OqKKbqdIasU_AOXX53WFSfI4SEPRLwSW0BW3K2m-hG3hVURxOnLRARpyjlMJ3i2NjzF9VJExXrkiptxe_LMzzuoYygNZtuZXK-N0_j0Lm6A3EHhU3RrqtT_0V4tWRdXLM7cqiIKASSQlD57Aj5t2DoJq0cnPgeZgZ_yHwLFrs1rhwXeJpM/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEV_LGePby6OqKKbqdIasU_AOXX53WFSfI4SEPRLwSW0BW3K2m-hG3hVURxOnLRARpyjlMJ3i2NjzF9VJExXrkiptxe_LMzzuoYygNZtuZXK-N0_j0Lm6A3EHhU3RrqtT_0V4tWRdXLM7cqiIKASSQlD57Aj5t2DoJq0cnPgeZgZ_yHwLFrs1rhwXeJpM/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm14t74VPSwcMemyT5qH-iAL5ae0q141Fc-NSK_XE_aMyHiE5vskVjZrq4RltyV7J0QWofdXLbtwDfqIHNlH1x1ujN7kocaasMR8Win0tMChSepeh_hyphenhyphen1ZlTc5OagBN6ER1NCErWvSL7ZvCuPnSC5poHjKCxJvxrryCZTWzsf9sy5PEVpU7TrEmeNhbaZK/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm14t74VPSwcMemyT5qH-iAL5ae0q141Fc-NSK_XE_aMyHiE5vskVjZrq4RltyV7J0QWofdXLbtwDfqIHNlH1x1ujN7kocaasMR8Win0tMChSepeh_hyphenhyphen1ZlTc5OagBN6ER1NCErWvSL7ZvCuPnSC5poHjKCxJvxrryCZTWzsf9sy5PEVpU7TrEmeNhbaZK/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj763MSN02BqOrhlsA5fVeAjIoLM9_D6ZNpVBIyfas3TScTRS_ewFeJ7MrhlMJLchEXD1Xd8MgGfo0eTk3mT5oOyBq-4OsE4195m_07JLPdhSj_hW9Xse7nt7px_u53Qxb8gYF4bn8YxNVyCYzzR8oxqxYNFcUoH6QQOdcbp9p9BhyphenhyphenDT2KOgqoXqp_zk20q/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj763MSN02BqOrhlsA5fVeAjIoLM9_D6ZNpVBIyfas3TScTRS_ewFeJ7MrhlMJLchEXD1Xd8MgGfo0eTk3mT5oOyBq-4OsE4195m_07JLPdhSj_hW9Xse7nt7px_u53Qxb8gYF4bn8YxNVyCYzzR8oxqxYNFcUoH6QQOdcbp9p9BhyphenhyphenDT2KOgqoXqp_zk20q/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DHiBVsNAuuLpFJ4Lz2Yj8xivxZZ3AyaJTR1BmTzBltA9E78RwdCeoed4IJyD6GmTVx-sNIDXzkwLn0qU_myDDc3nWWmdSO3DKVdmjuJoAkzlfdaYY3ZdcP7jcXWc7PeEZJpMIqVah3ibetKtr4YSRGtSTNoLOCxNFgEBUFQXRUweWt12lnFNMxJpzTEw/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DHiBVsNAuuLpFJ4Lz2Yj8xivxZZ3AyaJTR1BmTzBltA9E78RwdCeoed4IJyD6GmTVx-sNIDXzkwLn0qU_myDDc3nWWmdSO3DKVdmjuJoAkzlfdaYY3ZdcP7jcXWc7PeEZJpMIqVah3ibetKtr4YSRGtSTNoLOCxNFgEBUFQXRUweWt12lnFNMxJpzTEw/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20002d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Center court and the main concourse of Ka Makana Ali'i.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As far as shopping options went, in our small town there was really only the ‘Ewa Beach Shopping Center and its Woolworth anchors. There was a general merchandise as well as a dedicated clothing location- the only time I had ever seen one. But for anything more substantial, a trip halfway across the island to <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2011/11/malls-of-my-youth-pearlridge-center.html" target="_blank">Pearlridge Center</a> in Aiea was in order.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYJsrhn9C-RNRG7YYb8jz6DrNNGCZiw3KhkIofmbOREvPQr6xFTpqboZkc6xzmnHm_PLqDPosco9mL4iXwig2N8Ygm-rujXBdyd8G148M3LeqIVmybjwT_XZQOateGl0UlkjzqTha7BHYMMdvtAFiQA05SstBxAeyA1r_I5OnMm28ndxBbSXtcCLZzG59/s1000/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYJsrhn9C-RNRG7YYb8jz6DrNNGCZiw3KhkIofmbOREvPQr6xFTpqboZkc6xzmnHm_PLqDPosco9mL4iXwig2N8Ygm-rujXBdyd8G148M3LeqIVmybjwT_XZQOateGl0UlkjzqTha7BHYMMdvtAFiQA05SstBxAeyA1r_I5OnMm28ndxBbSXtcCLZzG59/s320/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20003a.jpg" width="250" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBe7f0qB2xlenEnJL9y66XTefak-pifsVY7dcObtHc3m_go49xtEpH3vaUDeqzOSDj9DjzLOirrTEYgPZAV7xZFNYtdDeU9boGhGDhSa_57X7qMV2jmqQ9f-JftFWeSoL9zQEcTkWpvAza7yYxWGQ5vVyElxMmnJm78SJ1BQeGi5guvARPEx-Ff5IssIK/s1000/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20003b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBe7f0qB2xlenEnJL9y66XTefak-pifsVY7dcObtHc3m_go49xtEpH3vaUDeqzOSDj9DjzLOirrTEYgPZAV7xZFNYtdDeU9boGhGDhSa_57X7qMV2jmqQ9f-JftFWeSoL9zQEcTkWpvAza7yYxWGQ5vVyElxMmnJm78SJ1BQeGi5guvARPEx-Ff5IssIK/s320/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20003b.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ka Makana Ali'i Mallmanac ca. 2017. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIkBAs6j1JF29Ux9xg?e=lxTlyf" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, a lot has changed since then. It wasn’t long before Fort Weaver was upgraded to a four-lane highway and not long after all of the sugar cane was removed and supplanted by sprawling subdivisions and strip malls. For the longest time, however, the island’s leeward side still lacked a large shopping anchor. That changed when Ka Makana Ali’i was built in the fast-growing suburb of Kapolei.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgP6XHDPIJi2tn1aMyrBAvNch1mjU5Ac914atq8RSbk9JODgqDd6WoCMzuZ9lpn-7C-eKhstcvlzqdy1RA11ep_SvH2ZB6ga4VX7UzYu3zwZ77g-FeuwS0I0I-vkizNd0AP65QzQVqXBHkmK6ugLYF4UWRRTO40eeRBJuJ8hXw7xHfhmYGQlIA2LfakXm/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgP6XHDPIJi2tn1aMyrBAvNch1mjU5Ac914atq8RSbk9JODgqDd6WoCMzuZ9lpn-7C-eKhstcvlzqdy1RA11ep_SvH2ZB6ga4VX7UzYu3zwZ77g-FeuwS0I0I-vkizNd0AP65QzQVqXBHkmK6ugLYF4UWRRTO40eeRBJuJ8hXw7xHfhmYGQlIA2LfakXm/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK3gC4luBqaufkgG59S-k0O4HKDtroFDSy-DgZBsLe_FNfVHzd57HMQzfzon4mg4ajKM3b2u98s3zmTOzY0Vm8e9Hr-EPHk2BUBwgqEzU6cikUVrOCZBcSN-qoPRvoYK7EV-AmqdJrtGOXhCsNwrDtcCOlbkkxZ1vu-YMeoLs9M4xWLNNxi_PtfgFgYkT/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20004b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In fact, old railroad tracks that used to haul the precious bounty still lie just to the south of the shopping facility, with the Hawaiian Railway Society still offering occasional rides on restored locomotives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1Uz7mXqEM274t1z-RDDC_ljlow_IYNZYbFARJkd14RSLJNzxt0BemZccjdco92z4CXU7T4eByZnwh8P4VvB7seP9nhvlcHSOLUi99rOtQ3lgTmej3M-Y-wPWUn_U-pUaMWEpRqfWLcjX48NfFB1DbJKkpw0BUWnBt2BvHZeof1hWu9owCQ0HXdDzzoZ/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1Uz7mXqEM274t1z-RDDC_ljlow_IYNZYbFARJkd14RSLJNzxt0BemZccjdco92z4CXU7T4eByZnwh8P4VvB7seP9nhvlcHSOLUi99rOtQ3lgTmej3M-Y-wPWUn_U-pUaMWEpRqfWLcjX48NfFB1DbJKkpw0BUWnBt2BvHZeof1hWu9owCQ0HXdDzzoZ/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYsxoWjzugwDOxjyWYQw58RIu9HaqxEboGcAm4-sVf3u_oZghM8m-LEiBUZaBmddHlazKc7jgAfPaIbTuEva-1Zacclgr3Dc_UE4IY6NQKLv6dgy8jlOOhIAMUTeWWHPOCXUlJM4wMFWOSmnLfkUWGrTBhbVJp1yiNpCjlArQq_4jO7osyFBc1ua7gxrL/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYsxoWjzugwDOxjyWYQw58RIu9HaqxEboGcAm4-sVf3u_oZghM8m-LEiBUZaBmddHlazKc7jgAfPaIbTuEva-1Zacclgr3Dc_UE4IY6NQKLv6dgy8jlOOhIAMUTeWWHPOCXUlJM4wMFWOSmnLfkUWGrTBhbVJp1yiNpCjlArQq_4jO7osyFBc1ua7gxrL/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVMBJUabvczfNZT7rUplQ5widQWlm5TMd2LDXw77DBp2aVAF2TBPhMGTKpB7fhEIcvjicR_Qa_CPVb6ynXoTLFGfBiNhpU-D83zkaKQH95R_ZM9sqaVMqnOo-PGfoAX3FowtnFACgAS6-2bTex6COxYOscV0VjuHBGG28Rz_zhrdfcHCtO37-XPt7Y9-S/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVMBJUabvczfNZT7rUplQ5widQWlm5TMd2LDXw77DBp2aVAF2TBPhMGTKpB7fhEIcvjicR_Qa_CPVb6ynXoTLFGfBiNhpU-D83zkaKQH95R_ZM9sqaVMqnOo-PGfoAX3FowtnFACgAS6-2bTex6COxYOscV0VjuHBGG28Rz_zhrdfcHCtO37-XPt7Y9-S/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7ljOQGK9otFkBqDZkCSuPSOariRqHbdGbWI6lski__G_WP-1OSH2Ozd6mb0djVDEzlivNPDCVX_obzLZmKJ8O1McrsIiJ6IKa_60-GOVYWqCHKQWRku73VFXeoZXoEpPAbTgSDFideuY1iIfo8FeXrbaSNs22qgEryZZRQLxDsod4Val4zniOt5hLkoX/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7ljOQGK9otFkBqDZkCSuPSOariRqHbdGbWI6lski__G_WP-1OSH2Ozd6mb0djVDEzlivNPDCVX_obzLZmKJ8O1McrsIiJ6IKa_60-GOVYWqCHKQWRku73VFXeoZXoEpPAbTgSDFideuY1iIfo8FeXrbaSNs22qgEryZZRQLxDsod4Val4zniOt5hLkoX/w200-h113/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20005d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- Macy's. 2- The front exterior of the mall. 3- H&M. 4- the northeastern entrance.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">West O’ahu’s first shopping mall opened in 2016 as an open-air shopping mall on Kapolei Parkway. Anchored by Macy’s, a Consolidated Theater and a Hampton Inn and Suites, this was the first phase of what is planned to be a 1.5 million square foot mixed use facility. In addition to the anchors, other major names include H&M and Old Navy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS5FJH8U4OQTnA0qRYRK5mVb9Ob_0kkT4JoTSZ04EtTMQx2D-A3pU68LILiImWAFnOSlo_ftLjK3-A4aF_7g7tvE8M2cePbkEqnHt9elKNx63xMrZPBDhnqKLYAL5hVFNFltTbQcqgUavwt5KCBWvwguGDbHKSQqwIwNHVB6gwxIq4UjVpOFafmm8F3W-/s1333/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS5FJH8U4OQTnA0qRYRK5mVb9Ob_0kkT4JoTSZ04EtTMQx2D-A3pU68LILiImWAFnOSlo_ftLjK3-A4aF_7g7tvE8M2cePbkEqnHt9elKNx63xMrZPBDhnqKLYAL5hVFNFltTbQcqgUavwt5KCBWvwguGDbHKSQqwIwNHVB6gwxIq4UjVpOFafmm8F3W-/w200-h150/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuJjNmOPJGi06mBMSGUpROWEgvZi4Lu9sxLFOnXLslKnobXOtQlyn91TkceJTipGI11BqabhP81YoTaaXhy5Lr85u5yQZh0nrb1TTJVarOUyVjMdHhbccsAMpTzKQlqESBL_D2zvjnhD-Nd0AmU7fw_BJverUsG4ceQBseE3r85wWq5508pJULr8stzsQ/s1333/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuJjNmOPJGi06mBMSGUpROWEgvZi4Lu9sxLFOnXLslKnobXOtQlyn91TkceJTipGI11BqabhP81YoTaaXhy5Lr85u5yQZh0nrb1TTJVarOUyVjMdHhbccsAMpTzKQlqESBL_D2zvjnhD-Nd0AmU7fw_BJverUsG4ceQBseE3r85wWq5508pJULr8stzsQ/w200-h150/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDQPBzGQupCWb3q-BM7SKjWrjs0_hHTh9v1scvygSp9eqicRWLf9DrQz1FOOgjeCx6jCydDGW_4hwrwx6XPTthh7z2VacVt5Oe-wEP1DxZlxRDtoJ9aVM4mAmEVsPddyg8vHpz5OHLK1KjFt-PZRzfwHIgNTBHbwO23kwiDIHCY7fx9kmnSnr-R4186ZH/s1333/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDQPBzGQupCWb3q-BM7SKjWrjs0_hHTh9v1scvygSp9eqicRWLf9DrQz1FOOgjeCx6jCydDGW_4hwrwx6XPTthh7z2VacVt5Oe-wEP1DxZlxRDtoJ9aVM4mAmEVsPddyg8vHpz5OHLK1KjFt-PZRzfwHIgNTBHbwO23kwiDIHCY7fx9kmnSnr-R4186ZH/w200-h150/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE45ISynE-gBVjKd7iQsiLx4-kyTnmrJVnr4qpahAf9xvJ9xzwc8tEpvGa5vJ9BdWDIZBiRu_D-OHZDPxJ6MdIaQc0j0tYoT62UmNkMiwlvpMh1wImp64Maxxl8oOl7ULSYitPHo_d-WiV3PNUjISUqGh8hLzv4sFJdGkciXt8ovj01Fk_kWOiYquzG1qx/s1333/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE45ISynE-gBVjKd7iQsiLx4-kyTnmrJVnr4qpahAf9xvJ9xzwc8tEpvGa5vJ9BdWDIZBiRu_D-OHZDPxJ6MdIaQc0j0tYoT62UmNkMiwlvpMh1wImp64Maxxl8oOl7ULSYitPHo_d-WiV3PNUjISUqGh8hLzv4sFJdGkciXt8ovj01Fk_kWOiYquzG1qx/w200-h150/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20006d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ka Makana Ali'i Mallmanac ca. 2018. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIg1DDzCpQiz9Ncysw?e=A7jIyL" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Located just to the south of the southern terminus of the island’s Skyline Light Rail, the retail complex is well connected to the rest of O’ahu’s urban areas. Well, at least to Aloha Stadium. That is, until the rest is built, but going by island time, who knows when that will ever happen. Plans say 2031 for it to be complete, but the portion that just opened this year was supposed to debut nearly a decade ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMGoxxNqX9eHAMpRS-6tEvQuSK3kGMp9S5RKK0ET2S6obK0G-6M-vPwiyUNCgsubO4UdPfe8KidN8dsaJIsW-w4r0j6iL8BhEdYm7wpQeOoj1WU-zuVCiJmcXySSLNC58uanzHvw6Bsxi9WLYTeEgdNmmcGnRsoufuNRnJwfH_gSP_W9nHKsytBSw8Jfd/s1778/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20007a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMGoxxNqX9eHAMpRS-6tEvQuSK3kGMp9S5RKK0ET2S6obK0G-6M-vPwiyUNCgsubO4UdPfe8KidN8dsaJIsW-w4r0j6iL8BhEdYm7wpQeOoj1WU-zuVCiJmcXySSLNC58uanzHvw6Bsxi9WLYTeEgdNmmcGnRsoufuNRnJwfH_gSP_W9nHKsytBSw8Jfd/s320/Ka%20Makana%20Ali'i,%20Kapolei,%20HI%20007a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The story of Ka Makana Ali'i.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Being the only significant retail property on the west side of the island, Ka Makana Ali’i attracts large crowds and serves as a community center for the locals living in the Leeward suburbs. Though it is worth a visit and I do appreciate that it was built, I’ll always prefer Aiea’s Mall of my Youth, good ole Pearlridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.kamakanaalii.com/" target="_blank">Ka Makana Ali'i official website</a></div></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Kapolei, HI, USA21.3337389 -158.0823892-6.9764949361788453 166.7613608 49.643972736178846 -122.9261392tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-71500771111169365022024-01-21T12:29:00.000-08:002024-01-21T12:48:19.646-08:00Town Square, Port Orchard, WA<p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">A relic of retail</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpIFLSQ6hbBSR6jXNIH6NgPf3756p6cHOqWjNUHovjzRlLfARi8xeGmQjJ54ufxEPj48HK8-jwSAdB0tAueZHqUfdZSsRDi_X4bN_PwWu9K0mwrOIz222-dB2WAtNY7B7lwjeWCPx33VHcbxAQXMXgc1-k42X7mqXWq4Rp88xsKFpuElhT7odr6th65b/s1000/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpIFLSQ6hbBSR6jXNIH6NgPf3756p6cHOqWjNUHovjzRlLfARi8xeGmQjJ54ufxEPj48HK8-jwSAdB0tAueZHqUfdZSsRDi_X4bN_PwWu9K0mwrOIz222-dB2WAtNY7B7lwjeWCPx33VHcbxAQXMXgc1-k42X7mqXWq4Rp88xsKFpuElhT7odr6th65b/s320/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20001a.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3kxZoH4ATF-_aLqa9g17YqhnMrdTNuBVbWybgkSJ8MozIKM3LjxEFv9BlAaq11Lem2PF8gvjcW41rLppDVETbYnP2JU77zezbP39QMfD7QfwVEKemW7gJ39hJVMbWUYQ3ECdDyLcOknr50ufCDpQkxkqvtdErbL-qA7jWJNuKBFQz1FItmlksleLyVry/s1000/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20001b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3kxZoH4ATF-_aLqa9g17YqhnMrdTNuBVbWybgkSJ8MozIKM3LjxEFv9BlAaq11Lem2PF8gvjcW41rLppDVETbYnP2JU77zezbP39QMfD7QfwVEKemW7gJ39hJVMbWUYQ3ECdDyLcOknr50ufCDpQkxkqvtdErbL-qA7jWJNuKBFQz1FItmlksleLyVry/s320/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20001b.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a quick and scenic ferry ride across the Puget Sound from Seattle is Kitsap County. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, the locality serves as a suburb of the Emerald City and even has its own enclosed shopping center with <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2023/04/kitsap-mall-silverdale-wa.html" target="_blank">Kitsap Mall</a>, which I thought was surely the only game in town. But across Sinclair Inlet in the smaller town of Port Orchard is another mall- Town Center of Port Orchard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmQyNdvJJ49L-xb3TKanr1G4mI6ZiZ25UK4ohCCjYVOcPQ5lTh8i8-x1fvWoKsoI8Pxm1V47oS7oOiZ0R_-XZ3Fw-ut6DaXvnVC4AjQRA4Ch44Dz8LagNfGtPK_TECwlNu8dQxG5KL4X42g74gsd0eX0hpxKUQypl-fRILGlJYRV9aUj0ML4pzXldvZcr/s1778/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmQyNdvJJ49L-xb3TKanr1G4mI6ZiZ25UK4ohCCjYVOcPQ5lTh8i8-x1fvWoKsoI8Pxm1V47oS7oOiZ0R_-XZ3Fw-ut6DaXvnVC4AjQRA4Ch44Dz8LagNfGtPK_TECwlNu8dQxG5KL4X42g74gsd0eX0hpxKUQypl-fRILGlJYRV9aUj0ML4pzXldvZcr/w200-h113/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzFdPyXRvZi82LDiDJ0LIqtOR2DV0Z6WjYatH9QfGSqrWhO8qhRftHxJf9OopSe1TICzLUP8agdpuJX0Vx3A8gk1k10eKCyVloXLoBIK3qUf8pNtgP8op0nSpMBDBpq6pkvdA0Nsp-5-t4IAqKA4f_EooDNUH5tqEjB6gxfrbzTCCSXZGv7HICS431Nuk/s1778/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Built as a two-level community center, I would hazard to say that the sparse interior had never seen a redesign before my initial visit in 2015. Larger tenants included Ace Hardware and Goodwill, but the main concourse was home to a rather robust selection of locally owned merchants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTOwY7rykHU92pI3Su9ue_gDff96VUtyBBGEIMt4KihhyZcc9Rw4p7rN8wT0RnP5T762MDh0fkVSxq8oYiYHaO_ca0n6FgC3RlXlRqtTv8rBQplyzHF2GwGyTTeA-idhNQWECNEjy9pzI7E84JlM9k01elM3DCeGQ6THlcPDMD-CJw6MqQK-dBJkQiSMZ/s1778/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTOwY7rykHU92pI3Su9ue_gDff96VUtyBBGEIMt4KihhyZcc9Rw4p7rN8wT0RnP5T762MDh0fkVSxq8oYiYHaO_ca0n6FgC3RlXlRqtTv8rBQplyzHF2GwGyTTeA-idhNQWECNEjy9pzI7E84JlM9k01elM3DCeGQ6THlcPDMD-CJw6MqQK-dBJkQiSMZ/w200-h113/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwIeSEsl7CfGAfQLWjL9-2MnS-HI-dwOcqZmCyTJqJABzxMWoPnZ2xdLe49SLv8PsfvZKE5tst9JXn-CNdNwI7kjynvHhEMrmOk1Z3WRJhOrGVyMsvSN1B4vkaX2oqYGwlpr4MG4KRUR-cCPDbJqaBC608jSidpmEHKdsM7ebUhFr_PyR0-EcUndwW2kv/s1778/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20003b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Built as a family endeavor, the mall was sold in 2005 and then received its present name.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTA7w9dK1wuOWsP6B3PVEW1W5uVsRVR93MVOOIkyCCgafmKC_tecW_siIerPmskYBbwRVMp9a0tH1K6ugdl7zf1xcPqT2_qTyEpibehxAa1l3RNRrn2LaAaWfOO60tl8_chnZ5sH3_tjSa0pr8bIwsMNYI3dK6zQX70lnGTTs9LUzaeSaMkbdsmOUFOKgj/s1300/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTA7w9dK1wuOWsP6B3PVEW1W5uVsRVR93MVOOIkyCCgafmKC_tecW_siIerPmskYBbwRVMp9a0tH1K6ugdl7zf1xcPqT2_qTyEpibehxAa1l3RNRrn2LaAaWfOO60tl8_chnZ5sH3_tjSa0pr8bIwsMNYI3dK6zQX70lnGTTs9LUzaeSaMkbdsmOUFOKgj/w200-h154/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHxvxyzymK6yP9n5baji4sWlA0sZY2iHLxupJgpu1bNjnW7pUlokwMdPCokHUcTHiTQ-r_uD1iGwgsiP6WM-CbKUOTilxl6CIpVRW0gXurSeq-glcfeTt3hDuwQuBuJdoG5bstzBB2wrqbag25QwYp59BhhQ7_iOl0S6aRX3omkuWFqXSaEDh6RACVK5E/s1300/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHxvxyzymK6yP9n5baji4sWlA0sZY2iHLxupJgpu1bNjnW7pUlokwMdPCokHUcTHiTQ-r_uD1iGwgsiP6WM-CbKUOTilxl6CIpVRW0gXurSeq-glcfeTt3hDuwQuBuJdoG5bstzBB2wrqbag25QwYp59BhhQ7_iOl0S6aRX3omkuWFqXSaEDh6RACVK5E/w200-h154/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeihWtFKKzJLusT7hsEMzUAfskACqTXS3eBG2f2MxD2OfbOBn3Tyinv4MIhdIVqMrljZvA2saG7V865EsbfU_CG4FvCqODwKOm3wwTjAXW_Fb4AfowF8SItrJlSTPahDWkkdFdMD0U7xwKo_Bd_o_d-JORUG7g4JHVuYp58sa2kflLqmOXeFfDBa4iRuBv/s1300/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeihWtFKKzJLusT7hsEMzUAfskACqTXS3eBG2f2MxD2OfbOBn3Tyinv4MIhdIVqMrljZvA2saG7V865EsbfU_CG4FvCqODwKOm3wwTjAXW_Fb4AfowF8SItrJlSTPahDWkkdFdMD0U7xwKo_Bd_o_d-JORUG7g4JHVuYp58sa2kflLqmOXeFfDBa4iRuBv/w200-h154/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoxEvytWa5ROl3XdiDAC_17mOC25kLsgRXzP-slr04H2pe2nEOYKWRwmdav4uZZApW_Nwjgz2VRIgQfy7VkacO6FP1_YqvV2z40ia78VWBr3-858Fhqe4MdK3pJ2OiJ9duj2ZAEgplIUWTONE47a6Z6xJC-yFmN9MkLYhIfBdAwtXTZSQBqZ78tUh1i6n/s1300/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoxEvytWa5ROl3XdiDAC_17mOC25kLsgRXzP-slr04H2pe2nEOYKWRwmdav4uZZApW_Nwjgz2VRIgQfy7VkacO6FP1_YqvV2z40ia78VWBr3-858Fhqe4MdK3pJ2OiJ9duj2ZAEgplIUWTONE47a6Z6xJC-yFmN9MkLYhIfBdAwtXTZSQBqZ78tUh1i6n/w200-h154/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20004d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Town Square pamphlet ca. 2019. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfAfXacOV2LMzH23Pw?e=jNW2se" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Since my last visit, Town Square Port Orchard was purchased by a national firm in 2021 who have embarked on a much-needed update. The façade is being reimagined from its eclectic past to what I’m sure is a bland future, but at least there are no plans to close the interior portion all together.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BfqN31A557BUWnKZJEltWsOMtOr-V0HM2ITxREDsGZElfiiDMAGre5Me72NwPTd1_SYOgR-4zq5XDvwf9WTwD3QtpjMswAByjNTootVdRzDlqyDZsb59kr0FVDRl3_ex_76SJGQ89ESdQYccVJiDX75EymHZmdWH7N9beVbbhs5pFkftbYL_EVxTmxgU/s1778/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BfqN31A557BUWnKZJEltWsOMtOr-V0HM2ITxREDsGZElfiiDMAGre5Me72NwPTd1_SYOgR-4zq5XDvwf9WTwD3QtpjMswAByjNTootVdRzDlqyDZsb59kr0FVDRl3_ex_76SJGQ89ESdQYccVJiDX75EymHZmdWH7N9beVbbhs5pFkftbYL_EVxTmxgU/w200-h113/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7hasGk17hTwVLgZHaifyGrR9Q7n56XYY21u0kR3AAr1R_TyLXE6nY2kumxlb_WsA-5VOakJCViljwhvpL4QivsdBimDf34RVSu3rTDvVVG5ol6meAV9fTbpG_KenWkghZ8ZxryNMskgWEK_eF-eCB_ER3fYuUwTr3sFytC1LcmZdOU3sU1-lMt2UXWKS/s1778/Town%20Square,%20Port%20Orchard,%20WA%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MN3nJglFjBCKkozegd0wYVT0qOXPqTKA3L07Inf8QpILzpun3FOlGHEpRDX6lb9yCecPOcHAgoAjqwFVnUySGiCNBY1Mdvyi8wPOSG56Bs58Ku7siC_kkwI7lqMsa7JspJSzmQ5ft8-0J1ttuuoL9kWoHj_gj0M6004bQLnXCTN3QJLlvnGX9sz4JjQJ/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MN3nJglFjBCKkozegd0wYVT0qOXPqTKA3L07Inf8QpILzpun3FOlGHEpRDX6lb9yCecPOcHAgoAjqwFVnUySGiCNBY1Mdvyi8wPOSG56Bs58Ku7siC_kkwI7lqMsa7JspJSzmQ5ft8-0J1ttuuoL9kWoHj_gj0M6004bQLnXCTN3QJLlvnGX9sz4JjQJ/w400-h225/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although I had lived I the Pacific Northwest for the previous five years, my first visit to Portland, Oregon didn’t occur until early in 2017. It was a short flight from Seatac and from there I boarded the city’s TriMet red line. My first destination was the Lloyd District.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vCxe_PT6ZoAJjjdzPLRzO-GmCKCwWVEL-uaXx0LDimzJXGKmCgLx9LxePC7fuDImXbmEVqPFeHJW7sQu_8LAsy14dXmWx4f6Ia7P0JlXkYmmxx6lpMTFGZxte6wisiAdimoimOD0FqbetHfPog_KaMRI5a29pu6Zomh-5bP-OiEwcjf0UUBiXSK1NKcN/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vCxe_PT6ZoAJjjdzPLRzO-GmCKCwWVEL-uaXx0LDimzJXGKmCgLx9LxePC7fuDImXbmEVqPFeHJW7sQu_8LAsy14dXmWx4f6Ia7P0JlXkYmmxx6lpMTFGZxte6wisiAdimoimOD0FqbetHfPog_KaMRI5a29pu6Zomh-5bP-OiEwcjf0UUBiXSK1NKcN/w200-h113/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_Pph0vTUFawHHML8uT0tdqbiQ-FBxybstgH42Vmx6FCpfk0KyiF4HjCZzZUqj3bRXxk43PqVyNtGD-nMHqdC5QulPmArObXA_Py8MsB3JfEcvX4g65GNp6Qn1Ngn5i2n_0BJzH96iM8vft3Vgfcx-QyIVJqUdZPDrcSoOe5sQiZxwgxGnMUZJAGV6ms7/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RgW4cBrWXyEqmGt7AWfZA0WTyw5NsAyD8W0BB17E26L_uLWd6LJ8lDA-dKyzyHUb5kUU71IzpsHLBPCqu_oVR0uqtVeVMhNIDbtttMPjm4B8oyTOtSEis3V9CK0HReAfFYvMTGTfLfYWM0I4bTH7R62rgQGdB6_kjZhfEyLknJFjj7DSfYE6V1H0ssGG/w200-h113/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20002f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2017- 1- The already vacated Nordstrom. 2- The front of the mall. 3- Sears is still in business. 4- Another shot of the former Nordstrom. 5- The large Macy's fronting Multnomah Street. 6- The second level of Macy's from the parking deck. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Located just a block north of the NE 11th Avenue/ Lloyd Station, a quick walk-through Holladay Park brought me to the retail anchor of the district, the hulking Lloyd Center. Stretching for three blocks along NE Multnomah Street, I found myself standing across a rather large Macy’s flanked on either sides by a large parking deck.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q3EiJzUTkek05CBwpDYq95mtvOZRpNMqGxztxT-K-2Xsc8ZD_tZA6XJIatY80qx709pZZKfVTpBvaPl4to6yoJS5f8zHg7Fff6PnBvsDtEEeV-1V9YKmkkKksdDy5wBxrQTgMyQbEFTLy2boLWkMrlbnQPb37Rfwu1tXv3-n3rqxgoZSehPnTp7gbBHi/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q3EiJzUTkek05CBwpDYq95mtvOZRpNMqGxztxT-K-2Xsc8ZD_tZA6XJIatY80qx709pZZKfVTpBvaPl4to6yoJS5f8zHg7Fff6PnBvsDtEEeV-1V9YKmkkKksdDy5wBxrQTgMyQbEFTLy2boLWkMrlbnQPb37Rfwu1tXv3-n3rqxgoZSehPnTp7gbBHi/w200-h113/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4D1LGqFJyq43tp0PNTOJZyFSfCezDDNSqiBx7zis4YSZrXNbzqrNAJZZ0WUftAsWd7XrvA50YGAY1iTXTAoA8QOqQRWbj1tJrfEkYdG8HJmksc1dUYgV9yY3FdpWXeMi5qYjyUThjKIZM2SDrL9dGR9LUCyZQAe2UchsVhPnXz8AguQmNoG5PmKBGhUI/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4D1LGqFJyq43tp0PNTOJZyFSfCezDDNSqiBx7zis4YSZrXNbzqrNAJZZ0WUftAsWd7XrvA50YGAY1iTXTAoA8QOqQRWbj1tJrfEkYdG8HJmksc1dUYgV9yY3FdpWXeMi5qYjyUThjKIZM2SDrL9dGR9LUCyZQAe2UchsVhPnXz8AguQmNoG5PmKBGhUI/w200-h113/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtKXCiDkudQ4FJ40eIT8pKbTunc-RcWJFF8u4mjiNoTT0XMWrLXXz-ptis6K4osUQEsxOFPjpg6ZPbHnc4Y1lQkln3j7i_F332vJhUyztEcXxTQaj0aHjQXX-MoFE9k6W3ykOyTRn_Nv4AN2T_HuRxMRLc0BTyxxNwTThHhw9gr5YEBGEqHUNXJA5tNWC/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtKXCiDkudQ4FJ40eIT8pKbTunc-RcWJFF8u4mjiNoTT0XMWrLXXz-ptis6K4osUQEsxOFPjpg6ZPbHnc4Y1lQkln3j7i_F332vJhUyztEcXxTQaj0aHjQXX-MoFE9k6W3ykOyTRn_Nv4AN2T_HuRxMRLc0BTyxxNwTThHhw9gr5YEBGEqHUNXJA5tNWC/w200-h113/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ1zrsHNFaL_VdsLk0pZ17b-4IExSp_00YgCa-vrcqGXMfKP-G16IzXXEG58aUqaszX7VSluOpKLKiR4QutN29jGrv3ub0POhmjZKzyL8SFsBYLrJrEp1gN7ngEGAiBQi2WVSrqEgvfhG6vbpHYfOsXVOXJjPYLHWz2H9o58xTHzzsHl_2ulkObvjKrMz/s1775/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1775" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ1zrsHNFaL_VdsLk0pZ17b-4IExSp_00YgCa-vrcqGXMfKP-G16IzXXEG58aUqaszX7VSluOpKLKiR4QutN29jGrv3ub0POhmjZKzyL8SFsBYLrJrEp1gN7ngEGAiBQi2WVSrqEgvfhG6vbpHYfOsXVOXJjPYLHWz2H9o58xTHzzsHl_2ulkObvjKrMz/w200-h113/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20003d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2017- 1- The center court with the food court in the background. 2- The eastern corridor. 3- Macy's third floor entrance. 4- An entrance under the parking deck.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mall was still rather busy at the time. And on this particular Saturday, the shoppers were out in abundance. It was nice seeing so many people out enjoying what has become more and more of a rarity- a well-stocked and visited urban shopping mall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZeE56KTVd0eiqjBxxwMzUsvc54vDn4uX45Gki-5qSSpvABkA2ZIodbhOrjPzi7tG1Fv98RjILBFMCLDF_LYB3t0Xon664X6Zkcfqjr-giiJIy9Y29oA1v5ZTRohdBbAvSeuZpwEWLXVF1H8OHp97OU1LcgAHcCo56M0TqIr36e8lEf3QQJQzcuSjtG7b/s1500/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZeE56KTVd0eiqjBxxwMzUsvc54vDn4uX45Gki-5qSSpvABkA2ZIodbhOrjPzi7tG1Fv98RjILBFMCLDF_LYB3t0Xon664X6Zkcfqjr-giiJIy9Y29oA1v5ZTRohdBbAvSeuZpwEWLXVF1H8OHp97OU1LcgAHcCo56M0TqIr36e8lEf3QQJQzcuSjtG7b/s320/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20004a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWENpQCbJkZ8Vjk7HGfn331maJUcY8Wc89NtAEH6vfK4FWXnr1oDTF9VjeQubCRegoMCDYXJua1bXDrflRxcMdAFQBeISuIX_NQ8_NtQYVD6isTgou8ru4GSXOaLHukNm-ToZy5hi2SHcrZZP-Av5QWn5u8jUw0MrXBzlZWAlqQhP9F5d1bj4nQIEtL0z3/s1500/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20004b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWENpQCbJkZ8Vjk7HGfn331maJUcY8Wc89NtAEH6vfK4FWXnr1oDTF9VjeQubCRegoMCDYXJua1bXDrflRxcMdAFQBeISuIX_NQ8_NtQYVD6isTgou8ru4GSXOaLHukNm-ToZy5hi2SHcrZZP-Av5QWn5u8jUw0MrXBzlZWAlqQhP9F5d1bj4nQIEtL0z3/s320/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20004b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlPdfw9S2BEnQaNnu9pLHjJ4wBQY37F_vo55yiwhriLn-iYybbXzKpsRsr5QFH8JaLCuepE8NUXtjDqwLu18npUk95noM4YhfquIzxJtIDDUwFKCmne-tdntK4f83dsXJxfeefNYLQCZQoX0RgSRDJySxUt1uDNlh9VuY0UVChQphJKeVreRunMqzmWWe/s1500/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20004c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlPdfw9S2BEnQaNnu9pLHjJ4wBQY37F_vo55yiwhriLn-iYybbXzKpsRsr5QFH8JaLCuepE8NUXtjDqwLu18npUk95noM4YhfquIzxJtIDDUwFKCmne-tdntK4f83dsXJxfeefNYLQCZQoX0RgSRDJySxUt1uDNlh9VuY0UVChQphJKeVreRunMqzmWWe/s320/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20004c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lloyd Center lease plan ca. 2011. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIoCPQ6ygiIzLdZJ-A?e=n8HjHu" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lloyd Center is your basic, straight-line shopping complex running primarily east to west. Either end is capped with a traditional anchor store with two other anchor spaces located at the mid-section, one each to the north and south of the main concourse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCuA_bxADPX1EBHpUOjWLWkwl-25MJ_nWDLUwYVRtskm7ta3R3Pqz-wC4Q2Ow_-UX7uIsMVIXkyyAUImcVAe3Mini6InRzt9TqrFmPW2y-P1WIJaK1SXvCI1jxTNlad0hF9DwpYnZQo0tiychZQyIPfTrY4Wc29bt6sNw39Eu_B3e4xwYs_ilXsX1N_o0/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCuA_bxADPX1EBHpUOjWLWkwl-25MJ_nWDLUwYVRtskm7ta3R3Pqz-wC4Q2Ow_-UX7uIsMVIXkyyAUImcVAe3Mini6InRzt9TqrFmPW2y-P1WIJaK1SXvCI1jxTNlad0hF9DwpYnZQo0tiychZQyIPfTrY4Wc29bt6sNw39Eu_B3e4xwYs_ilXsX1N_o0/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZgVuZYNrBbtLng_ni-rkhh-CgYhlYde4ooRzzfpREtGlxOV62W77-M_qQTNeLlkVTy-BKnKCEOhWxwXUN1MMyh6IqJtRhwF7cR9hKCIwvaa26WVUenRI29BrCi9qqTKm2IMmHRsEtnHMY5vfTT1PhqUauVmjRb6a5bRRCuay2TUFc9Oe8lzmEamscByP/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20005b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Built in an oval shape and, unlike the former rink at nearby Clackamas Town Center, not regulation sized, it was full of skaters enjoying a rare non-retail amenity for shopping malls of the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoBuG-TItbAejERnugq_JgOEEcYQswVK4SkRce1J8pcOJpskt3UP2zzZdWzk8OdF1HlTztidprrUdBzaIqgvolmgUAmencQqSOVKVnniLhxEMYvhNDV7-NlCoMTeqLMasEjrw650VJT-CCM0q1axW17iVLmWiSARaosuuLYqU72-ULZNpUfbXG5oowOgw/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoBuG-TItbAejERnugq_JgOEEcYQswVK4SkRce1J8pcOJpskt3UP2zzZdWzk8OdF1HlTztidprrUdBzaIqgvolmgUAmencQqSOVKVnniLhxEMYvhNDV7-NlCoMTeqLMasEjrw650VJT-CCM0q1axW17iVLmWiSARaosuuLYqU72-ULZNpUfbXG5oowOgw/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAc-58W3pgT37MD2fXs-o1PdtSclOBfbcJhOM3qrf8DsmXabHHbiaFAAuLv1A3wvPE7kbnRSd_Dkp5hp-Hp3Rw4mu027mYLDzlMq3wZx0HWggNhbv_OEy7CxSJTMn68T6JQi5ugbJojvdOx98caaPfkmfPfn4q2tYNvPUcqsCzuC8e3nXppzGvC7Dm7iuC/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAc-58W3pgT37MD2fXs-o1PdtSclOBfbcJhOM3qrf8DsmXabHHbiaFAAuLv1A3wvPE7kbnRSd_Dkp5hp-Hp3Rw4mu027mYLDzlMq3wZx0HWggNhbv_OEy7CxSJTMn68T6JQi5ugbJojvdOx98caaPfkmfPfn4q2tYNvPUcqsCzuC8e3nXppzGvC7Dm7iuC/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WeMwKI6-g0AhWPaH6HJWBr29t8mj9DcJsFwIpwNQeIBASHUdV0IyVhja6FvNgMUFuVjaWYGxdXRN7EIpaf0bHSposg6tzek2OUP5fjxaPjqUvkfxRheFB976GLFymeZn28k1TkgnqciXk-oO61HH6_f9XUUU00WCDnZw4IFLc3pR6ZD72sgtaMsHCc1Q/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WeMwKI6-g0AhWPaH6HJWBr29t8mj9DcJsFwIpwNQeIBASHUdV0IyVhja6FvNgMUFuVjaWYGxdXRN7EIpaf0bHSposg6tzek2OUP5fjxaPjqUvkfxRheFB976GLFymeZn28k1TkgnqciXk-oO61HH6_f9XUUU00WCDnZw4IFLc3pR6ZD72sgtaMsHCc1Q/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4ReI5Ek9T50eqQSnSHMkSMIqnTozG6SIK2JkoDx1hyphenhyphenXZEQQZiu4GZ9ApLTd1x-W4iaGGnxC3NhmU6YDv4LX5LdkGDqhu7Hsy4VnxcL60xtyBD7c38g_HwM0j68nlwsL4G5Z3QcY5odinOOSd6lQaQSXEWf-DrEuAbZliDMEvNoxsSJsOYycNLZf0ry5-/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4ReI5Ek9T50eqQSnSHMkSMIqnTozG6SIK2JkoDx1hyphenhyphenXZEQQZiu4GZ9ApLTd1x-W4iaGGnxC3NhmU6YDv4LX5LdkGDqhu7Hsy4VnxcL60xtyBD7c38g_HwM0j68nlwsL4G5Z3QcY5odinOOSd6lQaQSXEWf-DrEuAbZliDMEvNoxsSJsOYycNLZf0ry5-/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20007d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2023- 1 & 2- More shots of the disused parking deck. 3 & 4- Jungles are encroaching on the former Nordstrom.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The main corridors of the third level no longer hosted much retail but had mostly been converted to office spaces. These mezzanines saw much less foot traffic than the lower two levels, but occupancy still seemed high behind their glass façades.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">By this visit, the Nordstrom anchor had already been shuttered, though the other two traditional anchors, Sears and Macy’s, continued making respectable sales. Junior anchors included Marshall’s, Barnes & Noble and Ross, all located on the bottom level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n-0HMFCgZKqvwyrkVDTZGRSY3RykaiWE8MQcAANpZ19jiKqMDacIxHD0oBbK2hOaFHmPFu9ndvAp22Gu4WPiCmFvtZ5cPJHEhJGKNRgcJGHiRwxaew_uaShh1bteUIOE3rGjixGE1NXmSVMBpNBo7K6KMrFqryMTNhdW-23h8EUQfVRUNqzrT5-x2Jxo/s1486/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20008a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1486" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n-0HMFCgZKqvwyrkVDTZGRSY3RykaiWE8MQcAANpZ19jiKqMDacIxHD0oBbK2hOaFHmPFu9ndvAp22Gu4WPiCmFvtZ5cPJHEhJGKNRgcJGHiRwxaew_uaShh1bteUIOE3rGjixGE1NXmSVMBpNBo7K6KMrFqryMTNhdW-23h8EUQfVRUNqzrT5-x2Jxo/s320/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20008a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lloyd Center lease plan ca. 2017. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfAJ7O7rKV3umuR5Sw?e=9AOwGu" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There wasn’t much in the way of notable design elements on the exterior, which is understandable as the entire complex barring the anchors was obscured by the encircling parking deck. The anchors’ designs were definitely of another era, with Sears and Nordstrom displaying that 90s vibe and Macy’s showing off that retro seventies disco look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs26NLAbkHbtmFBYdYHYiRDtoc7dXv3HaKN4757WYyPJVvJdgXXS3_Runk7JnqpmJA5Czsq7tiePgdk0H8TkxYAsxu7nvby-jmfRQUw3-O3Tnk_Kz3zNpAmwg5sExTAIbGnGY4MArSm_CbbQhK7FQiZhkKww6HhQJUXmkksz2MtqEXvu-hdtzTttb9rk0z/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs26NLAbkHbtmFBYdYHYiRDtoc7dXv3HaKN4757WYyPJVvJdgXXS3_Runk7JnqpmJA5Czsq7tiePgdk0H8TkxYAsxu7nvby-jmfRQUw3-O3Tnk_Kz3zNpAmwg5sExTAIbGnGY4MArSm_CbbQhK7FQiZhkKww6HhQJUXmkksz2MtqEXvu-hdtzTttb9rk0z/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr07749PrrhQhqdMpHa-Byg7-OltHYbiAQF9mPbDhSd0eaG4f2gIVrO4918fWURLL6kpaXhvbwZINFcsaIlwv53-30twfNmJjSIIjgWBJKubwcBYIFFDj-a6Yml_tRLMK9AHCCNDSpkMybsyetUugxRZO3E6-GL2zpiouRzFyKQ2uxypTnN4BYzXbmTgCb/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr07749PrrhQhqdMpHa-Byg7-OltHYbiAQF9mPbDhSd0eaG4f2gIVrO4918fWURLL6kpaXhvbwZINFcsaIlwv53-30twfNmJjSIIjgWBJKubwcBYIFFDj-a6Yml_tRLMK9AHCCNDSpkMybsyetUugxRZO3E6-GL2zpiouRzFyKQ2uxypTnN4BYzXbmTgCb/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF2Gy6_cHdKIleVzhJKsrM9mTmeJ7CnZR-fTQWV9T1mpfvVlsPH9ZTkqBeBamSwQgX5MsxYe5aE7bV7dpo75SUzKoR39Um274Iin7gVY9NRbnEJkANkQoDkM44ievy0qoiUaSJ_CknmjQEfbl_uQe0UtqLSKhyVLze6-JBBhaFhBEcCbxswTb9i8yuwGL/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF2Gy6_cHdKIleVzhJKsrM9mTmeJ7CnZR-fTQWV9T1mpfvVlsPH9ZTkqBeBamSwQgX5MsxYe5aE7bV7dpo75SUzKoR39Um274Iin7gVY9NRbnEJkANkQoDkM44ievy0qoiUaSJ_CknmjQEfbl_uQe0UtqLSKhyVLze6-JBBhaFhBEcCbxswTb9i8yuwGL/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFq8OdtELTHiEimTFn-D5vKPSdVDbtB_3jCfBc8fcNg40j8EfgadFlL4uOxvRGH9zGKY22yspfLDWJ0Ll9iNrYuGfHPnRnvaOjpSM9k598pV-c2mKAGAYnSIK4osJnyr46RYbNp1B6QuAlme7elwwAQR3VXEpGbYYiRzZYvjjlOEfFcEKdq142PaYHaI9/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFq8OdtELTHiEimTFn-D5vKPSdVDbtB_3jCfBc8fcNg40j8EfgadFlL4uOxvRGH9zGKY22yspfLDWJ0Ll9iNrYuGfHPnRnvaOjpSM9k598pV-c2mKAGAYnSIK4osJnyr46RYbNp1B6QuAlme7elwwAQR3VXEpGbYYiRzZYvjjlOEfFcEKdq142PaYHaI9/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20009d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2023- More of the overgrowth on the mall's western end.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside was what one might expect from a mall renovated in the aughts with shiny porcelain tiled floors, glass railings and mauve carpeting on the second level walkways. Most of the other elements were in varying shades of gray and white with sparse wood accents scattered throughout.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxWuF3tt-AGhxaRDC-MCJS9ZLaUg_WlO_XfWW4Oo3Yd0gdDMzldsj029Yy28HXP9jxsiOrW2Ppwxzch46yEMidl8aevaixoyVPhkZch-LNH_I-bPhRt2L9iKm4kLoaNZwZozNpjP7muRtAZghx0mvnYiiVOvvAOvKFXoBAE_nVz4kvEom7TpU0cy0Pstq/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20010a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxWuF3tt-AGhxaRDC-MCJS9ZLaUg_WlO_XfWW4Oo3Yd0gdDMzldsj029Yy28HXP9jxsiOrW2Ppwxzch46yEMidl8aevaixoyVPhkZch-LNH_I-bPhRt2L9iKm4kLoaNZwZozNpjP7muRtAZghx0mvnYiiVOvvAOvKFXoBAE_nVz4kvEom7TpU0cy0Pstq/w400-h180/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20010a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Through unremarkable in many respects, I loved the dated elements on display with the Macy’s and seen on the structure’s rear facing edifice to the north. The roof covering center court was reminiscent of a large barn or old timey airplane hangar from that perspective, and I was all for it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJf7uRohsqr1Nx8_QqGs8Z5Af3a_USYglSXZ3PzqDTdsLO0DL6sulSSYJh3uGEYwOBMaJptiYT3JJlOUU9a4QLF6PU345mhS_LVcbgMw4NqHpD13_yMUTgcTFd1-zH7Qhgi1mcpIVKLezWF9XNaAfrQO4aMP8E9VFgnQA-oGiz17vad2ZCBQgAcSlccEB/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20011a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJf7uRohsqr1Nx8_QqGs8Z5Af3a_USYglSXZ3PzqDTdsLO0DL6sulSSYJh3uGEYwOBMaJptiYT3JJlOUU9a4QLF6PU345mhS_LVcbgMw4NqHpD13_yMUTgcTFd1-zH7Qhgi1mcpIVKLezWF9XNaAfrQO4aMP8E9VFgnQA-oGiz17vad2ZCBQgAcSlccEB/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20011a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKNjZDsn7X_MtS19g0Xj_zH4CE0E0Xv4R-RsaCrcWjnsNKjnAlibgSYfDjSOimcCZzlqRi3LhoZGl0Cea358PceBEKhlGLYboyQ0GTYtUz-YbSF2S27Bc1LEBMAFtlQnDoj7T333qOOnD8CoAOO2uOAGHWN4EwqQJ6mDgBJCAQvnOz9zE3Ugbvs0wcaOp/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20011b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWOusD83BGXH50vIJUu4Eq-_evuX-4_GtZ9yZfiti-cS2Vj3PJ6B2nUtNAkTeVWI1dxUpAPu9v6Vfv496X4CGk11DLGAFEJcR7-5m011R7pOUcuXk80oLHyWTp-wIgzzIsO5Nq1efzh1LrIMjHOmQ1iVW1rnNOBMTSudQPurhU3uFoYlFwE1tFLQcctvG/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20011f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2023- Shots of the rear/ north facing side of Lloyd Center.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a few years away, I made a recent visit to Bridge Town to check in with it. My most anticipated destination was to be Lloyd Center, as I have heard that the past few years have not been kind. And I was completely dismayed with what I saw, especially considering the vast history of the Lloyd District and its eponymous retail anchor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00w1PYof9_BIptaVzo4wwE2KWwM0Mb9dJhtY_dQ2IdpthyphenhyphenTNTYH5ZSh_6XmBdTq5UmmCgqDXn7YVpwuhNgRQc1rAbRFrGZoZFxebfE0weIB8-GKwMsOFbJB94CzAXsF-eTryOv8THl4zHi7Yz7O_STdDN3Lf3DJCU4YtBdjq0VSafl_-moiTGxuMu3mB-/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00w1PYof9_BIptaVzo4wwE2KWwM0Mb9dJhtY_dQ2IdpthyphenhyphenTNTYH5ZSh_6XmBdTq5UmmCgqDXn7YVpwuhNgRQc1rAbRFrGZoZFxebfE0weIB8-GKwMsOFbJB94CzAXsF-eTryOv8THl4zHi7Yz7O_STdDN3Lf3DJCU4YtBdjq0VSafl_-moiTGxuMu3mB-/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcaYMOHuKW0WbbEP7BsreIcT3aDPsfgKL7MieWecvCz4t754Rh45KMSNWhRT2w4NaZTIZKBARJlZWOOiwK0EpbUpSjZbmHxMPQY7GitwD_ZKnh5nib5tLxdZk-NlI8aurOmp1Ggs8xs_7V1AVu1v4pVr63GZHV6U1mes-aBLaVKI9ZgUTdQsfq2TgA8uJ/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcaYMOHuKW0WbbEP7BsreIcT3aDPsfgKL7MieWecvCz4t754Rh45KMSNWhRT2w4NaZTIZKBARJlZWOOiwK0EpbUpSjZbmHxMPQY7GitwD_ZKnh5nib5tLxdZk-NlI8aurOmp1Ggs8xs_7V1AVu1v4pVr63GZHV6U1mes-aBLaVKI9ZgUTdQsfq2TgA8uJ/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWdVTXTm2FhF9C5II1SWxMyp_CiZa0PX4ZOhoF7nWK8IFKYKAHoIh8rHidSqsJWeP6vRIEL5MmE6TIG8SqCEzuGAyksyFgMo3O8fqUjrqmT1VJOpEg_kKqjeLjd28Ih1oQ22FBzA8amS01LP6yzjuUMjMQ6zR26dnUnGZd7NxL4xMZT92-WUgTbqbar7F/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWdVTXTm2FhF9C5II1SWxMyp_CiZa0PX4ZOhoF7nWK8IFKYKAHoIh8rHidSqsJWeP6vRIEL5MmE6TIG8SqCEzuGAyksyFgMo3O8fqUjrqmT1VJOpEg_kKqjeLjd28Ih1oQ22FBzA8amS01LP6yzjuUMjMQ6zR26dnUnGZd7NxL4xMZT92-WUgTbqbar7F/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWaJbXNzamtKD3ozedZaTw4mlol3x0My6ykrs_VdtWKZ2hYh0Oy3o8TNNpdEOmv5v92wS8OSvIGBF1-mnR6cziiLz6Vt2RAd-p5q0X_aybDUcQ8zeptOZ1Dqtdmoh2jZtyk5jyB2W3a-mouOZN3Gpj9pUiqC-unaykfT4ITFMtBcWIMWch53KxH3jkDLq/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWaJbXNzamtKD3ozedZaTw4mlol3x0My6ykrs_VdtWKZ2hYh0Oy3o8TNNpdEOmv5v92wS8OSvIGBF1-mnR6cziiLz6Vt2RAd-p5q0X_aybDUcQ8zeptOZ1Dqtdmoh2jZtyk5jyB2W3a-mouOZN3Gpj9pUiqC-unaykfT4ITFMtBcWIMWch53KxH3jkDLq/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20012d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2023- Outside of the Lloyd Center.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Located across the Willamette River from the historical center of Portland, the district was created in the early twentieth century by Ralph B. Loyd in an attempt to shift more commercial development to the river’s eastern banks. By the 50s, the district had grown to include multi-family homes, suburban style office buildings and a rather large Sears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhseNbSZINMSdsc7b5ldbMAy_o-mSuxiWozb0jBm-hVOebL1lQDnCPmDZ1co4EeN7RFAjTydKQ6qI6FVYnHeQYdVKM8RRCjKCJBUlwBkmBamS_wKOd5UDN4hyphenhyphenbS3OkKtIBkYzd91sbZxO0vYWiZF5QNBD3gM9EqvD_cqkOxiLtLVbDTmKeBvhjlDDTaoxC/s1000/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20013a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhseNbSZINMSdsc7b5ldbMAy_o-mSuxiWozb0jBm-hVOebL1lQDnCPmDZ1co4EeN7RFAjTydKQ6qI6FVYnHeQYdVKM8RRCjKCJBUlwBkmBamS_wKOd5UDN4hyphenhyphenbS3OkKtIBkYzd91sbZxO0vYWiZF5QNBD3gM9EqvD_cqkOxiLtLVbDTmKeBvhjlDDTaoxC/s320/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20013a.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lloyd Center lease plan ca. 2021. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIlgksikKx69eEpXGQ?e=fKiqsz" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1960, Lloyd Center opened to complement the extant Sears. In its early days as an open-air center with around 100 stores, it was one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The original anchors were Portland-based Meier & Frank in the middle, JCPenney on the eastern end, Best & Nordstrom’s Shoes to the west and JJ Newberry across from Meier & Frank to the north.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FP83GmPWOlgscx2z0f1eSC3GHNCcQNZFA0aji2XNLERTzZwDfuC9bGOIpYJXvY8umYBTGg_bbPQJ8muMffPiXm1MPFlkJ4Ke379joeEBMQmzBO0einAgOgFHa1IPFvTwg04H4jtLe9lFAPzI9P9zA7IgYxtNL2UlKdehy0pmldKZR-fTPreXVl6xHnBi/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FP83GmPWOlgscx2z0f1eSC3GHNCcQNZFA0aji2XNLERTzZwDfuC9bGOIpYJXvY8umYBTGg_bbPQJ8muMffPiXm1MPFlkJ4Ke379joeEBMQmzBO0einAgOgFHa1IPFvTwg04H4jtLe9lFAPzI9P9zA7IgYxtNL2UlKdehy0pmldKZR-fTPreXVl6xHnBi/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32JnNMLiHYup5R3en-dyXzFFcEyh9DSA5R42kJKFBWjZssQjZqwCuycXMj8FeUp2W19_VFNH8DrCcpMVN4Q8NygocXqvhajOzUf4ar44wZxTjiZjjU8yyBsTr0ghHFb1P0vby0pRlQbKjqqQaMv4GdgTV5QbqTLQrWCaQ16_xw3pDvkVnecEUpkDiMCVa/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32JnNMLiHYup5R3en-dyXzFFcEyh9DSA5R42kJKFBWjZssQjZqwCuycXMj8FeUp2W19_VFNH8DrCcpMVN4Q8NygocXqvhajOzUf4ar44wZxTjiZjjU8yyBsTr0ghHFb1P0vby0pRlQbKjqqQaMv4GdgTV5QbqTLQrWCaQ16_xw3pDvkVnecEUpkDiMCVa/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbiUAO_X6qFhWYS7W0Ter6i0B5kmc0h59i8n3iOgVy3HcM21vEQ0O1z0g5_2bgeTGfTZYz6pHCveP4ctevwfPxVdT6G8E4mzW0-GyPSTCfZkCfmm_qIQ2miNwT9u_edNkZTrey3cfkVLkcgGi5bR-RvQW11evLBq1xFpMgejwj9R61Dcod838__iWGIJ5/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbiUAO_X6qFhWYS7W0Ter6i0B5kmc0h59i8n3iOgVy3HcM21vEQ0O1z0g5_2bgeTGfTZYz6pHCveP4ctevwfPxVdT6G8E4mzW0-GyPSTCfZkCfmm_qIQ2miNwT9u_edNkZTrey3cfkVLkcgGi5bR-RvQW11evLBq1xFpMgejwj9R61Dcod838__iWGIJ5/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-W7_SwUyMIJlGBz4EEftG0_GYjZ4KMazXy4NZXJX2lWDkCIWZ90rf8E1wytn9s8ogTB1MXHtWt6gF2Ep98I4ncOHwDSSDPMyZPhe2oBFABCnmMJEglby6i4n50_cmmWCeYfmxbKXVuj0V5ghscEiMMAnEdEF-KCI1tKjyZyWZl17QXp7z7PnZpTdS-_ld/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-W7_SwUyMIJlGBz4EEftG0_GYjZ4KMazXy4NZXJX2lWDkCIWZ90rf8E1wytn9s8ogTB1MXHtWt6gF2Ep98I4ncOHwDSSDPMyZPhe2oBFABCnmMJEglby6i4n50_cmmWCeYfmxbKXVuj0V5ghscEiMMAnEdEF-KCI1tKjyZyWZl17QXp7z7PnZpTdS-_ld/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20014d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2023- The nearly empty eastern wing.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A Lipman’s store was added to the west end in 1972, with Seattle-based Frederick & Nelson taking over the spot in 1979. Nordstrom moved into the 50,000 square foot location in 1988 and rebuilt and expanded their presence in 1991.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">JCPenney closed in 1999 with Sears quickly moving in while Macy’s took over Meier & Frank’s 314,000 square foot facility in 2006. By the middle of the 2010s, the mall was doing well enough, but many changes were coming. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_xY4fk_VtRHuReQ3_LNVklGy8Xo2Y5ek95xhkdHLHVW25PiqYg8adYX-IsZ0fXpph3Yyqd7uWYzXJB6-cmIWFnt9oJZk6eN0G2kE5fbiIsDDqLYFFgS-aNLbi4wqLHx-VYXrHzaDlcO8PpuT2JtCdSKYh0NWjrVCkAbzVF-3mc4JT8VpgyFwFo3XefaJ/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20015a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_xY4fk_VtRHuReQ3_LNVklGy8Xo2Y5ek95xhkdHLHVW25PiqYg8adYX-IsZ0fXpph3Yyqd7uWYzXJB6-cmIWFnt9oJZk6eN0G2kE5fbiIsDDqLYFFgS-aNLbi4wqLHx-VYXrHzaDlcO8PpuT2JtCdSKYh0NWjrVCkAbzVF-3mc4JT8VpgyFwFo3XefaJ/w400-h180/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20015a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nordstrom was the first anchor to depart in 2015, and the building has remained darkened since. Not long after, a large-scale renovation was begun, though this did nothing stop the oncoming exodus. The theaters, located on the third floor flanking the food court, closed later in 2015.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmmFOMimL02H2S3JORSOedZuSpz8IN8LW5-AjV-xQ5TyivV6P64lDaRl3M86ttddcmksI3uO10Sa3LgXRSUg4vKy0FXu0a8J8XNPXheYto2SiSJZVi80D3jatOPLEpBS7iEwbKhUQbiYsopo2YLOdOfW9POXyfFJv1okwDpCETQZZIC9LU92dcAxYaYBW/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20016a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmmFOMimL02H2S3JORSOedZuSpz8IN8LW5-AjV-xQ5TyivV6P64lDaRl3M86ttddcmksI3uO10Sa3LgXRSUg4vKy0FXu0a8J8XNPXheYto2SiSJZVi80D3jatOPLEpBS7iEwbKhUQbiYsopo2YLOdOfW9POXyfFJv1okwDpCETQZZIC9LU92dcAxYaYBW/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20016a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJr-d3SVEH_SUaBNOzfD5wcyIsGfCqK2KU1Qzg1jQl-wYodVoXUDfZtXYhgO5ViAmZaMtmUthhbWY15QZR3erByoR6BjO6KrJMpjejGSs4sXxM3E9D1aK3NZIjoAo_x4bDSbxLfOPEWVEO3X3WyaxiZlOY-W8OoPdLiv8RgPJlNynR68Qgku_iaS_EoVnN/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20016b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Marshall’s tapped out in 2019 with Macy’s following suit from their streetside building in 2021. At this point there were no longer any traditional anchors left, and the state in which the Lloyd center finds itself today was inevitable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOi5CRw8bGoUP3aFWnt9Fdcthy-nNIv3iGWiQtX_6P05m9PrQ8rmgko-9lnazHFbVaMojAU95KzX3S35v2zKD5ij3Urw2SphUR6IU6drlpL4Q1ghPopaUkiLgEue74oiZeaW6iDJcCcsPmFd86UIF9w5z8-GLHVCnPpjrtanx-AcDFUECSlXN2mhCaO6q/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20017a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOi5CRw8bGoUP3aFWnt9Fdcthy-nNIv3iGWiQtX_6P05m9PrQ8rmgko-9lnazHFbVaMojAU95KzX3S35v2zKD5ij3Urw2SphUR6IU6drlpL4Q1ghPopaUkiLgEue74oiZeaW6iDJcCcsPmFd86UIF9w5z8-GLHVCnPpjrtanx-AcDFUECSlXN2mhCaO6q/w400-h180/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20017a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this recent, and what may very well be my last visit to the aging retail facility, it was striking to see how much it had faded over the course of six years. Lloyd Center is truly dead, with few if any national retail players lining its corridors and just a few local names in the food court besides the afore mentioned Orange Julius, which seems to be hanging on somehow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezhrtgsvVmb_XdqlH_wEmSdSSxFJY3RvjSNEiBU2bwVkxNnn-Zi-MfxsCD_O5BmOwWjk_HdGvuepiT4A8jBD5dcz1ByHIgyK-ud4ph2bdFBmAOPDGyRCR0zJq1q-C6EdCKdu-HRSJgbGNsFRrw2Raxr9yp-8tMBi_Mz5j-W5-mEj18vhVkt-rt5w4c5VE/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezhrtgsvVmb_XdqlH_wEmSdSSxFJY3RvjSNEiBU2bwVkxNnn-Zi-MfxsCD_O5BmOwWjk_HdGvuepiT4A8jBD5dcz1ByHIgyK-ud4ph2bdFBmAOPDGyRCR0zJq1q-C6EdCKdu-HRSJgbGNsFRrw2Raxr9yp-8tMBi_Mz5j-W5-mEj18vhVkt-rt5w4c5VE/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRwOsvxShAsUIUOw_sN5hZOasm58G-fhkRPmysaFK9-0oIf1UsRcbEHiypaxtxCI9tTHUxdwkus5JuqKXiU4Qhqzr2DVbolyJ8cTojpN3edqZcrzj8a-ohuYO3gUScH4v898Jc_fA1HmX0bJVlmACHfERe6QrpWEBeRXcQ9Udxnny94nusW-5NJcw_DIv/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRwOsvxShAsUIUOw_sN5hZOasm58G-fhkRPmysaFK9-0oIf1UsRcbEHiypaxtxCI9tTHUxdwkus5JuqKXiU4Qhqzr2DVbolyJ8cTojpN3edqZcrzj8a-ohuYO3gUScH4v898Jc_fA1HmX0bJVlmACHfERe6QrpWEBeRXcQ9Udxnny94nusW-5NJcw_DIv/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcvaeQTqR1sH5lgzJOahJUAo6-oJ131h1t7VXgeasYC-XAdpyEyJ9jiTxlcj6cJdtvv9VXTB-XUtcXPgoyTcfRroIZdfALJ8t8_KVa_HZGObMMS_uGgiF2hf_wzq2CQ5B80wboauSsizwXZTM2vTMdk43YuG9x11nrgSSiIm4PinHL83i7yG3pCRaRWMz/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcvaeQTqR1sH5lgzJOahJUAo6-oJ131h1t7VXgeasYC-XAdpyEyJ9jiTxlcj6cJdtvv9VXTB-XUtcXPgoyTcfRroIZdfALJ8t8_KVa_HZGObMMS_uGgiF2hf_wzq2CQ5B80wboauSsizwXZTM2vTMdk43YuG9x11nrgSSiIm4PinHL83i7yG3pCRaRWMz/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc-AU0m4mH9B_V3E8qcOStfVtI4oc-XVCV5md11DMvOn08_E4OUC62gtZ9reNPEVEM6z7tSHBPyxt5dEjQcfYxtuACEN9QbtqQTMPiNhQ9lJKZlzo2YcXPhR4scurRGeolVM4nWn9LFqOPDhr2llMNANL5wFkdqx7WqwLZia8goO-4R_PHASi43g_t95Z/s2220/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc-AU0m4mH9B_V3E8qcOStfVtI4oc-XVCV5md11DMvOn08_E4OUC62gtZ9reNPEVEM6z7tSHBPyxt5dEjQcfYxtuACEN9QbtqQTMPiNhQ9lJKZlzo2YcXPhR4scurRGeolVM4nWn9LFqOPDhr2llMNANL5wFkdqx7WqwLZia8goO-4R_PHASi43g_t95Z/w200-h90/Lloyd%20Center,%20Portland,%20OR%20018d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>2023- The former Macy's entrance and the ice skating rink.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The area surrounding the retail anachronism is doing well enough, with new office and residential building rising up and casting their shadows on the old mall. But beyond the glitzy newness, Lloyd Center’s neglected and overgrown landscaping, tagged up exteriors and empty monolithic parking structure seem to be well on their way out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.lloydcenter.com/" target="_blank">Lloyd Center official website</a></div></div></div></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Portland, OR, USA45.515232 -122.678385317.204998163821152 -157.8346353 73.825465836178836 -87.5221353tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-59445454606601471632023-12-17T14:43:00.000-08:002023-12-17T15:52:10.309-08:00Beachwood Place, Beachwood, OH<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> An extant asset</span></p><p>Say what you will about Cleveland, but I actually really enjoyed my time there during a 2022 visit. Despite what a viral YouTube video satirically says about CLE, I did slow down in east Cleveland (Cleveland Heights, actually) and didn’t die when I stopped to explore the <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2022/03/severance-town-center-cleveland-heights.html" target="_blank">Severance Town Center</a>. But the further east one goes from there, the area actually improves until reaching the town of Beachwood, home of Beachwood Place, one of the area’s most dominant extant shopping malls as it caters to the metro’s most affluent customer base.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8Y53T7j4s9Su8DAjMxT_dK1outzFHwSOwSLPaJIjx7Wnkgkn0qPqqc2cjw0fTOWQUlbWSNAt9YuIsEjCf0r78UIMgBfD8pMcWityOdxYIgpSoeIMt-gfryCJ86oXB5hXjANVmcvgHq9cPBrS4Fpw-0L0OIBJUOHBTgpSak2ZCy39wQy-UqkKEs0433qS/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8Y53T7j4s9Su8DAjMxT_dK1outzFHwSOwSLPaJIjx7Wnkgkn0qPqqc2cjw0fTOWQUlbWSNAt9YuIsEjCf0r78UIMgBfD8pMcWityOdxYIgpSoeIMt-gfryCJ86oXB5hXjANVmcvgHq9cPBrS4Fpw-0L0OIBJUOHBTgpSak2ZCy39wQy-UqkKEs0433qS/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20001a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6vOeJ3jd_x0kzRlX9ej8_gzvkoEnRnG-omlfR2BU7pC0sKYXewafZCMJ4nFV992dg-10QaVMbAJ3uSgbnSnBoAd9xvIYdWrK41ENanJZN6c4Eerjv1-8IaeZ1PR9JKhZ20Ml6uRqWxHE-ND-eZ1gurt2T2JEt9TzZoXrPGTRUzJrh0KTpMQpg8rm7cJw/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20001b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vboQtH9qWraJ9mwC2pfwHo297qOGTm8V_0DlyuR_XXfZF7pWdnDiRZN0iOvDdzxHhSeKH9t6D9oC2sQXJ4b6RvQJNiC6mSs97NcCjUbBiic6fxVWrFufjB7UjrwmsV8O8AViHvGbJbnqvCGcGQkOB_CPYhvD5r1Deuw8YXk4_qMYUisRAxn7LJppzsYq/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20001f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- Dillard's and the main entrance. 2- Saks. 3 to 6- A walk around the snow covered exterior.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the footprint of malls like Beachwood Place. Even though designed and built during the seventies, the blueprints forgo straight lines and right angles for a labyrinthine collection of corridors running at varying inclinations towards a greater center court. Shaped somewhat like a stylized Y, the main concourses for the most part each lead from there to one of the three traditional department store anchors- Nordstrom, Dillard’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bP_0lGrhIRUMAbJVxvZtghhlLkJRN78aP1t8p5YazObyEn1oDESvHGP6O4svQaJWTFI1qfV8vh_BJ3w4iKGbeMaH3wWvwI6DZmXyEB7gxyAelPhDrUscm1GiQ-10NJ8JBKBM2UOKfCGcsK8UEfKZc8esvDnANiqgVv1RG5ONrnXj7tiInDyhEbTxfiKM/s1500/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bP_0lGrhIRUMAbJVxvZtghhlLkJRN78aP1t8p5YazObyEn1oDESvHGP6O4svQaJWTFI1qfV8vh_BJ3w4iKGbeMaH3wWvwI6DZmXyEB7gxyAelPhDrUscm1GiQ-10NJ8JBKBM2UOKfCGcsK8UEfKZc8esvDnANiqgVv1RG5ONrnXj7tiInDyhEbTxfiKM/w200-h133/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNNfbu6mLctA9k51Fm8x2AUHrYStub2SGmdxZhAkBykIF6-lFj3cH7T1N-TANWr2Ulwv3R-KQ8Brbm9P929GJlOz9imup2kLvOQpfjIGobVDY4ZUyL0x9-z1wbHVfgucU1otzd_Yiowy-XL5yFCWDGGAy8l6OytjCfADd7Qk2dVrjIuqX855GvDUZ_4cQ/s1500/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNNfbu6mLctA9k51Fm8x2AUHrYStub2SGmdxZhAkBykIF6-lFj3cH7T1N-TANWr2Ulwv3R-KQ8Brbm9P929GJlOz9imup2kLvOQpfjIGobVDY4ZUyL0x9-z1wbHVfgucU1otzd_Yiowy-XL5yFCWDGGAy8l6OytjCfADd7Qk2dVrjIuqX855GvDUZ_4cQ/w200-h133/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20002b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Beachwood Place lease plan ca. 2011. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjJUrDXhe5fJX766Eow?e=v5cT09" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to being the home of the Cleveland metropolitan area’s only full-line Nordstrom, upscale retail names such as Coach, Kate Spade New York and Tommy Bahama take up residence in the twin tiered complex. But, surprisingly enough, the actual property itself is not part of a larger retail district running for miles down a major thoroughfare. Besides another unrelated retail complex catty-cornered from Beachwood Place, Legacy Village, the vicinity kind of seems more neighborhood-y. And that seems to fit the vibe of Beachwood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZA4x2UyPpiR4kuqMPKFIig-jTs17wFYKWHWfuXsKPOY0nPoaIcu5Uf962bcUh3zmGIO4fB6WPn5YVqdgsLGumhDZtFJTHJ8njmtYExEJxjqfueeBs_PALug-f5pQBvJZsG02Kzfpqbdna7RbKj6wgBTSaivu6gSrlQHNI7f9Ff1zdb0Dw33-hLVmGA8w/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZA4x2UyPpiR4kuqMPKFIig-jTs17wFYKWHWfuXsKPOY0nPoaIcu5Uf962bcUh3zmGIO4fB6WPn5YVqdgsLGumhDZtFJTHJ8njmtYExEJxjqfueeBs_PALug-f5pQBvJZsG02Kzfpqbdna7RbKj6wgBTSaivu6gSrlQHNI7f9Ff1zdb0Dw33-hLVmGA8w/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHOE29f9gUTyDa3yUOF77MrLt5ppJ-LNxQtS5-YOZRmVJZTeqHUMexD29gNZ8GQvSKsCjnFn0KNHbs4xzUlM3hnUBGcvfwG0Gimt7z4dbG1AoM-wl_NqnJ9dEVC6csJyXQdo_tc5I5EaMgDz_C5r_wAm0nh_xNaE8d7wT6bS5pKZQI0_zVXRn9Q-ELkJJ/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHOE29f9gUTyDa3yUOF77MrLt5ppJ-LNxQtS5-YOZRmVJZTeqHUMexD29gNZ8GQvSKsCjnFn0KNHbs4xzUlM3hnUBGcvfwG0Gimt7z4dbG1AoM-wl_NqnJ9dEVC6csJyXQdo_tc5I5EaMgDz_C5r_wAm0nh_xNaE8d7wT6bS5pKZQI0_zVXRn9Q-ELkJJ/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpc9DDK3jLE5WlGUoJnBeR_4_vnMKKbQed3WEvksDD9qRr2X-Ee1m5ZntabzrUzArh7qVtIIstBj00uaAWL5-SD11WEXPJUIETInO7fv_LVmAfRyQscMHcxd2wM7rRsh79nopmKru4mBss5WHy_h0ZQDYxi_ttDgxolThI2KiqWGMMJpgCPae2keErkLf/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpc9DDK3jLE5WlGUoJnBeR_4_vnMKKbQed3WEvksDD9qRr2X-Ee1m5ZntabzrUzArh7qVtIIstBj00uaAWL5-SD11WEXPJUIETInO7fv_LVmAfRyQscMHcxd2wM7rRsh79nopmKru4mBss5WHy_h0ZQDYxi_ttDgxolThI2KiqWGMMJpgCPae2keErkLf/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj5tp5LdSvQEBCRTlmXsA-ImTloen6y52ojYFoLT5KI5W9-tU0n4hYpmKtXbpJadnqpEkrcKjNYQdctszTQSOueNuWB85usw4lRFWzVUR9xt877W5RVZs2B4qPP5rGQxnEid8OC_0XPzLX7jSCT1PezNfISE5EELO32NKycikImdewsj_0xsiIgwqXCeA/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj5tp5LdSvQEBCRTlmXsA-ImTloen6y52ojYFoLT5KI5W9-tU0n4hYpmKtXbpJadnqpEkrcKjNYQdctszTQSOueNuWB85usw4lRFWzVUR9xt877W5RVZs2B4qPP5rGQxnEid8OC_0XPzLX7jSCT1PezNfISE5EELO32NKycikImdewsj_0xsiIgwqXCeA/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20003d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The interior corridors of Beachwood Place.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beachwood Place, a development of The Rouse Company, was planned to be the upscale retail center for Greater Cleveland. Upon its debut in 1978, Cleveland’s legendary retailer Higbee’s and Ohio’s first Saks Fifth Avenue anchored the complex along with just over 100 smaller stores. Dillard’s took occupancy of the Higbee’s space in 1992 as a large expansion was in the works. Though neighborhoods in proximity to the shopping center objected, the expansion went ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu17NBwZc8n7IvjOctw2gwv_1p2HcqQruY82W4uGPeiz2EdsQOeGr1YG2_6plWoRZJkGP5hl-KEqMHb1irdVCXuDTKJ81RGR0zMm0WUHQOdr5GXaBCAiZ8c_IIgla8mrqjXMbl9Lab0NsBqEwVrYX0ebC3f1gNkJmEhxCy8ILKuihDT_zzNh9QM8xPq8P/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu17NBwZc8n7IvjOctw2gwv_1p2HcqQruY82W4uGPeiz2EdsQOeGr1YG2_6plWoRZJkGP5hl-KEqMHb1irdVCXuDTKJ81RGR0zMm0WUHQOdr5GXaBCAiZ8c_IIgla8mrqjXMbl9Lab0NsBqEwVrYX0ebC3f1gNkJmEhxCy8ILKuihDT_zzNh9QM8xPq8P/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4jcZzDwsitFCI4NXS_MnbmlaE9H-ayf-A4s-jBMSUTX2yp7ImvIivppvPPpENBydx5-PRzCDaGBdLs43avnyQYC5znpuVKioIE9o2E2ugd2Uoq9R46Yd-0gYqGdKXujSKQJbILnWpJcxIMQBxd_HQ-kgc6UxzEqE9qesVJxmJEYY7k1KLHCt01-c8BD9/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4jcZzDwsitFCI4NXS_MnbmlaE9H-ayf-A4s-jBMSUTX2yp7ImvIivppvPPpENBydx5-PRzCDaGBdLs43avnyQYC5znpuVKioIE9o2E2ugd2Uoq9R46Yd-0gYqGdKXujSKQJbILnWpJcxIMQBxd_HQ-kgc6UxzEqE9qesVJxmJEYY7k1KLHCt01-c8BD9/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzVX2Lc7b19dKF1oHni2y0xwinRn2B-0XweRntdVa6kyJJ3QzH3pHIcflSq7wiemr3YlCLP3k7nWcHlL1pbi-0O-Kwai9PESd2O9rWOac_8MWXPJjrHUsGYcygqGc1VEVXb2cWvb0aAH_SAtTDQKZQMFDjbokc1oOgw31qehJZNq2OnXzFdWKWzclqYqK/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzVX2Lc7b19dKF1oHni2y0xwinRn2B-0XweRntdVa6kyJJ3QzH3pHIcflSq7wiemr3YlCLP3k7nWcHlL1pbi-0O-Kwai9PESd2O9rWOac_8MWXPJjrHUsGYcygqGc1VEVXb2cWvb0aAH_SAtTDQKZQMFDjbokc1oOgw31qehJZNq2OnXzFdWKWzclqYqK/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQdX1PXEqf0ftOp4Ei8hvCRbl7282_RR0vipxLszRqtaTe27T2TojMWkw5ou591FLjBFsE2hft8VyH1upQu2YuiYTBr_GrcpUP40TxZ8WgmF5EcYwL68n726Kk3ZajKi52kqG2y2OkIN3hPgC6qDmRPaLiMtjT__yBLD5edULVo8S0u8-4Rs3QGJGhhPg/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQdX1PXEqf0ftOp4Ei8hvCRbl7282_RR0vipxLszRqtaTe27T2TojMWkw5ou591FLjBFsE2hft8VyH1upQu2YuiYTBr_GrcpUP40TxZ8WgmF5EcYwL68n726Kk3ZajKi52kqG2y2OkIN3hPgC6qDmRPaLiMtjT__yBLD5edULVo8S0u8-4Rs3QGJGhhPg/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20004d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Around the Nordstrom end of Beachwood Place.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The newly enlarged Beachwood Place made its entrance into the Cleveland retail scene in 1997, with Seattle-based Nordstrom joining the line-up. Along with the new anchor, Eddie Bauer added a flagship store while the extant department stores, Saks Fifth Avenue and Dillard’s, added to their square footage. Beachwood Place saw another renovation in 2004 when the property was under new management and the food court was moved to its present location. These designs are what we see Beachwood dressed in today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hvI3qNuDflv6Q3tqET6U-ymiFL2JpD_BlKg6vamAy3NikWd22Q8y2F5Uv2kBoZJIDzoaWEIP2LJLDVLhBE1rAxz1T_BMk31anPbuSQCiCydmXV8DwQmzuUn0BGiHr3VvuQxlE-hPaFpP3-r3JqcTOlgybBRPcWZAufYtBWOP87aSYJvl5VSnwHteqqrG/s1100/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1100" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hvI3qNuDflv6Q3tqET6U-ymiFL2JpD_BlKg6vamAy3NikWd22Q8y2F5Uv2kBoZJIDzoaWEIP2LJLDVLhBE1rAxz1T_BMk31anPbuSQCiCydmXV8DwQmzuUn0BGiHr3VvuQxlE-hPaFpP3-r3JqcTOlgybBRPcWZAufYtBWOP87aSYJvl5VSnwHteqqrG/s320/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20005a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvo1wQ1PVqLMKcPCNGeOA7Ws9-1MXqxeZfLxqtkvAyDJFlSD2UOH0Z64Q-RuhoPu9twHRXyTzmLjPtHSA5ffiwL4zirEiMCcivzBZ3sJVlTket4mSDvoHT9XOAltf9-d-jzw0MDoAJOnsf9mOzDQN9yU6dEZchUAZtcYSbEBbZIMeP9S3y1kPQEJv6kV1/s1100/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20005b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1100" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvo1wQ1PVqLMKcPCNGeOA7Ws9-1MXqxeZfLxqtkvAyDJFlSD2UOH0Z64Q-RuhoPu9twHRXyTzmLjPtHSA5ffiwL4zirEiMCcivzBZ3sJVlTket4mSDvoHT9XOAltf9-d-jzw0MDoAJOnsf9mOzDQN9yU6dEZchUAZtcYSbEBbZIMeP9S3y1kPQEJv6kV1/s320/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20005b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Beachwood Place Mallmanac ca. 2022. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjJUxgHo6urzKMWGB0Q?e=mdKBi4" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Referencing an extremely high occupancy rate and their having to turn away potential retailers, another expansion was proposed about a decade before this writing. Again, nearby residents and businesses voiced their concerns. Eventually, however, the expansion was permitted, though the addition only amounted to about sixty percent of the additional square footage that General Growth Properties were seeking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TZkEVmNhZadvdJBT3ub0fclFhKxJwtwa3GjJlFYFxANWnC3b3sVmQZMJg6QHQwG12-Yrw3eT5dOJJoAK8Zcm3POyf2NVv52VzHGcF6ejqgv9Cd6rwf4pF8t_uMT9ZlsMtWHBSmIaPCBFs_6stnWoen-9qPiwGGi5oRDF3CDN0t6X2DXz4zS7_ZoeKPSq/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TZkEVmNhZadvdJBT3ub0fclFhKxJwtwa3GjJlFYFxANWnC3b3sVmQZMJg6QHQwG12-Yrw3eT5dOJJoAK8Zcm3POyf2NVv52VzHGcF6ejqgv9Cd6rwf4pF8t_uMT9ZlsMtWHBSmIaPCBFs_6stnWoen-9qPiwGGi5oRDF3CDN0t6X2DXz4zS7_ZoeKPSq/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKHUlfWqt2k18QsSEf7Lao4SUSa8bAMMJVyQsyIFkvZSTRko7PBAtCVTGTCocL9wpm8FperVa0gVgyEzLr5e3hjfrzRz7lW07lBsodrveuKSaE5VhfIJ8qetpcs1VR8aadNXGld152uJW3fbfGPXTONGIvurdbo4utiWBreKFBmSKp8xrXeB4dTrUTdAr/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKHUlfWqt2k18QsSEf7Lao4SUSa8bAMMJVyQsyIFkvZSTRko7PBAtCVTGTCocL9wpm8FperVa0gVgyEzLr5e3hjfrzRz7lW07lBsodrveuKSaE5VhfIJ8qetpcs1VR8aadNXGld152uJW3fbfGPXTONGIvurdbo4utiWBreKFBmSKp8xrXeB4dTrUTdAr/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsnddHvYrob5jgyax8kLx6fIUiaqwKrsx-hgVEVpdO7JDExUKucVPWSDQof26hWBVkq_e6ypJq9GBEsX_uYGAgbDVH8henHIvBYGduZpwGZ19gmmqwdek0agYk7nNoB1Iw0STDFq0m5dL5imG8w0C7j7LB9AhWmgI7wojXz9hmlOQ1Ow3PTGujiCiatPh/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsnddHvYrob5jgyax8kLx6fIUiaqwKrsx-hgVEVpdO7JDExUKucVPWSDQof26hWBVkq_e6ypJq9GBEsX_uYGAgbDVH8henHIvBYGduZpwGZ19gmmqwdek0agYk7nNoB1Iw0STDFq0m5dL5imG8w0C7j7LB9AhWmgI7wojXz9hmlOQ1Ow3PTGujiCiatPh/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75FXbBPu8uKsYAMUdlzxM7uspfEMV-bhUt8FBL_nj4rzq_fE_tyNtZIzCA5_8HlJZpppxKBFlAG8kso1D3bS3W6Bdh2UJDSu01bTZ60aGkPtJl6M_lWSM9FxZJJSH1GfnvjUrscqwjXJOpffzIxjEtseA9LAO6dhFqwZy98T9DDa_-u9D2NQCeeVRfpi7/s2220/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75FXbBPu8uKsYAMUdlzxM7uspfEMV-bhUt8FBL_nj4rzq_fE_tyNtZIzCA5_8HlJZpppxKBFlAG8kso1D3bS3W6Bdh2UJDSu01bTZ60aGkPtJl6M_lWSM9FxZJJSH1GfnvjUrscqwjXJOpffzIxjEtseA9LAO6dhFqwZy98T9DDa_-u9D2NQCeeVRfpi7/w200-h90/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20006d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Center court at Beachwood Place.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beachwood Place’s, well, place in the Cleveland market is pretty much set in bedrock. I find it amazing that this oasis of upscale shopping was located so close to the likes of Randall Park Mall and Richmond Town Center, both of which have closed due to the deterioration of their surrounding communities. But there is a market for all of its glitz and glamour, despite what many observers may think they know about the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCpuEd5-tapX1gi1DkJSwHG0nqv-e5JRZLux1qIA_J8fSiNrS-Jc3JvWx_I7R1M9wJuZaki7Dw5uMn4papAPEe7TGlAsugR9xXD7MAMNUx59WJ036G4lTAyKGh1oaP9LdwdDOGEjXbiF_j320wQnEnFW3PKbv_jorla1LPOIHUd7i9SO_rGMtVo023hop/s1800/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1800" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCpuEd5-tapX1gi1DkJSwHG0nqv-e5JRZLux1qIA_J8fSiNrS-Jc3JvWx_I7R1M9wJuZaki7Dw5uMn4papAPEe7TGlAsugR9xXD7MAMNUx59WJ036G4lTAyKGh1oaP9LdwdDOGEjXbiF_j320wQnEnFW3PKbv_jorla1LPOIHUd7i9SO_rGMtVo023hop/w200-h111/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tCgS0tRO1MJL9DpMTb2tDgo-MVEy-5QFO6EmWgtIwdTjK0TWMmjyKi1dCU6dsGaimObeI7wCF_oD7I2Z_e1APIk9qpI7AFraQyvuM4m9ZTo1Wuq-GVNSrfnmWrph6_46l6rY4h_J63xS7xi3d_MeREORqVv7LQfDwAq850WGK0ACbJjsQU1LI7XvzzBx/s1800/Beachwood%20Place,%20Beachwood,%20OH%20007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2011/11/malls-of-my-youth-lynnhaven-mall.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">See What's New</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-87816031881790523852023-11-25T17:54:00.000-08:002023-11-25T17:54:49.345-08:00Ford City Mall, Chicago, IL<p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">A dead mall</span></p><p>It always seemed kind of strange to me that I had no real entries from the Chicago area. There is one, but it was written as an April fools joke about a <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2016/04/no-supply-no-demand-newmarket-mall.html" target="_blank">mall that never existed</a>. And even though I love Chicago and visit every so often, I never hit one of their many dead or dying malls. So, on a recent trip, I resolved to see at least a couple. One of those was Ford City Mall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUGHk0pHr9AeqL_mT1MfmhYED4MuePttEtaMZhFzSiuZoCdid6dvbTpbS3gU-eRULc-aQcA6Bi3bSPXkb159stKCzCbteMBxo2zd0xeEbEJacwjLiLAQHl45RNKIyuu7kOAIbMSj5ovFqQ_vNzLwpnoRKjU-a1QnPzhVbxpc5xBon99hBnkwOCYIraBqb/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUGHk0pHr9AeqL_mT1MfmhYED4MuePttEtaMZhFzSiuZoCdid6dvbTpbS3gU-eRULc-aQcA6Bi3bSPXkb159stKCzCbteMBxo2zd0xeEbEJacwjLiLAQHl45RNKIyuu7kOAIbMSj5ovFqQ_vNzLwpnoRKjU-a1QnPzhVbxpc5xBon99hBnkwOCYIraBqb/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20001a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx09bD8WyAhQQnnKbsrTFDMlvcGR-nrTaLMypbd246Ic_k3zfrlq5eXNDdhKSSvC41S_fRylrwMM1Dg6Ji4Og5yBCOjBUZxea0oV1Lj66d6rPFfmC2EMXv2nU9Q5Xzkw-OU6LPA931A0_2TytPzR34pR1h0ABS2Thume6SLwj2C0-4nlxAUY197Vi27uT3/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20001b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The structure housing the retail facility was constructed during the height of World War II as a plant building dedicated to defense, including building engines for B-29 bombers. Population growth in that part of the city soon followed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej0iefOI_AiEoLG7p4nlW_6Lm-WU1hW4JfYt5JCovI-nxBTxL76S6bE83XQm4-B1TutnGrQae6yXu_1csi8gpvb671cMtE9Sx5lJg6CLFl11OTDKuPCIL5c9gFb_NsXBAMONGnh-s837nT3R07g8tAxsT6JxPUawrW7yjAIM6e5OHxVKacnui_nU8Ba2Y/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej0iefOI_AiEoLG7p4nlW_6Lm-WU1hW4JfYt5JCovI-nxBTxL76S6bE83XQm4-B1TutnGrQae6yXu_1csi8gpvb671cMtE9Sx5lJg6CLFl11OTDKuPCIL5c9gFb_NsXBAMONGnh-s837nT3R07g8tAxsT6JxPUawrW7yjAIM6e5OHxVKacnui_nU8Ba2Y/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM7iWgO1BY73HYQ-LV029Cp1qz-R9FmL-tCyqko76X-ibOKl6KkktMCyqBMlBMUx3vW1epSGadjH90mgG_WGWrY8IgbIxgtZFz0Vm0Pmn-3EJTIxClJ10RFJd2Y-gNZHbV3GkFWX7kWmSYC3uMn2jtKfrWH60ZQX78mo83lil1NCG_B-Eqk3iRoTdoyyb/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The war had ended and there was no longer any use for the factories. Later, they were refurbished to house vehicle assembly for, among others, Ford Motor Company, though still operating far beneath the capacity for which it was built.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9XzmXeu9T94oa2BTHpP1gYbd6SVAjWVPKAU1H0hIC4AfaQwTohkiGA5OS2Otyg98eNZbYTT7hSh4A0jFh13Ni6AqxTWGQrDF84lnvSY2FMzVleb36m_7Qkt5SS0KThhJeO29IzhRBIkfuObL19EGydwbrOuvrozpy0OXaZool4nUSZq_s_ugekEctdat/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9XzmXeu9T94oa2BTHpP1gYbd6SVAjWVPKAU1H0hIC4AfaQwTohkiGA5OS2Otyg98eNZbYTT7hSh4A0jFh13Ni6AqxTWGQrDF84lnvSY2FMzVleb36m_7Qkt5SS0KThhJeO29IzhRBIkfuObL19EGydwbrOuvrozpy0OXaZool4nUSZq_s_ugekEctdat/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sAIOJAeB1aupA32nq_3nuVNQec3k5FJKkf58HDfyCAQbxWU9x-kt9dh0nsiXsR06c5hYS8Mrl8t7yKGixHPKq69nq-0CEIOXmnOct2QZwAfIEc4W60An5bMkJw_pTuelvfAzb3yWS5-g1r7khuVMMUO27h0WhFb3EdGGuUoy2G3EId0f3XeQoiYQpQlA/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sAIOJAeB1aupA32nq_3nuVNQec3k5FJKkf58HDfyCAQbxWU9x-kt9dh0nsiXsR06c5hYS8Mrl8t7yKGixHPKq69nq-0CEIOXmnOct2QZwAfIEc4W60An5bMkJw_pTuelvfAzb3yWS5-g1r7khuVMMUO27h0WhFb3EdGGuUoy2G3EId0f3XeQoiYQpQlA/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mMHz69P97q2QJh9gAsBPfGS2wGPtK7FnEJh8FT567D987hON3QLNlBpsvqYKp626YUshqdr94hMLUmwpM61vaiWut-QRSeOP-nYOXSxEKrRPfHOPwhqawoqfusqQ_uoC7o1F7hoy8uC5L0_R3wlqdJ1XEd7oawZ_EJdXcTiEokMMycl_CxxQdSrg4VoV/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mMHz69P97q2QJh9gAsBPfGS2wGPtK7FnEJh8FT567D987hON3QLNlBpsvqYKp626YUshqdr94hMLUmwpM61vaiWut-QRSeOP-nYOXSxEKrRPfHOPwhqawoqfusqQ_uoC7o1F7hoy8uC5L0_R3wlqdJ1XEd7oawZ_EJdXcTiEokMMycl_CxxQdSrg4VoV/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vJgjPAqAcvMq2CiggVhfQ7zSDMgR9Fjl8d0UWlIBaUzZWYxiy4nEXMOohyphenhyphenE9JvMhn3FBDxbCaIvC0LNGGaqu6klskME-WugRi7Auqp-a9yvAtHUwXYXkHlsg5Bh65JdqnPxogbBNYizASSJyIkpbKAnTSuI49Ra8JzQQETEt251K7U88TsA6KmUxqmMk/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vJgjPAqAcvMq2CiggVhfQ7zSDMgR9Fjl8d0UWlIBaUzZWYxiy4nEXMOohyphenhyphenE9JvMhn3FBDxbCaIvC0LNGGaqu6klskME-WugRi7Auqp-a9yvAtHUwXYXkHlsg5Bh65JdqnPxogbBNYizASSJyIkpbKAnTSuI49Ra8JzQQETEt251K7U88TsA6KmUxqmMk/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20003d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ford City Mall center court and lovely fountains.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That changed with the Korean War in the 1950s. Again, it was used for the production of aircraft engines for the war effort under contract with Ford. The facility was completely modernized and, at its height, housed over 12,000 workers. Soon, however, a ceasefire was called and again the plant was mothballed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfincdPeqTU_4nZvrHEWxyseRFKqzSg2gtBeqz9qQn6zXqNC-Fd357bW5KHDUA5U94K77fMp4KXBq42-iAMmjhmstpIJyCW7J2ZidRXAU52wAdjW9ktxOYNy_hBSSqkX5RrephmRSXWDjeOHUQ4A9R0_3L2OIscsMJTbqTAOscTk6ZWAn6GPU2Ean5o3k/s1225/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1225" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfincdPeqTU_4nZvrHEWxyseRFKqzSg2gtBeqz9qQn6zXqNC-Fd357bW5KHDUA5U94K77fMp4KXBq42-iAMmjhmstpIJyCW7J2ZidRXAU52wAdjW9ktxOYNy_hBSSqkX5RrephmRSXWDjeOHUQ4A9R0_3L2OIscsMJTbqTAOscTk6ZWAn6GPU2Ean5o3k/s320/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20004a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ford City Mall anchor layout closer to its opening.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The entire complex was sold to a new civilian owner, who then decided to convert a large portion of the buildings to commercial usage. Much of the square footage was demolished to make way for the acres of parking synonymous with your average American shopping mall while others, though not all, were to become what we know today as the Ford City Mall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlldF0AArrgovz9QjGaPZyWqwthmW8eSs2S0Nfu_KxQheMMWSVhSOWpCafQED4A7VRjh-ldrUx-4ItaL3jPHrLLluw_N8yUXpw6qLoMNNLyuLUMk6wSlmurC17oK39qsIZB_8vcgwHlPu8_hafcnxIffrvlFS2HHHp7eilEMKheBwSxAZZ15ptOyiwN3C/s1225/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1225" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlldF0AArrgovz9QjGaPZyWqwthmW8eSs2S0Nfu_KxQheMMWSVhSOWpCafQED4A7VRjh-ldrUx-4ItaL3jPHrLLluw_N8yUXpw6qLoMNNLyuLUMk6wSlmurC17oK39qsIZB_8vcgwHlPu8_hafcnxIffrvlFS2HHHp7eilEMKheBwSxAZZ15ptOyiwN3C/s320/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20005a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ford City Mall anchor layout around the turn of the century.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I rode the number 54B bus to the first generation shopping center from the terminus of the Orange Line of the El at Midway Airport, I saw that we were surrounded by a thin slice of retail along Cicero with large industrial facilities beyond. It was a cold and gray November morning in Chicago, which felt apropos for the environment in which I found myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG71SGBV1N9E3CwEX53-wTcJxHyItod7yMOb6U7ayxks12iPW7ix3Teyf94zqdwfZeDLmGDcTlPTPiRqODcBtKAIdqApjjVVzZjTeRq-WU-Teu9mu0Gs5Zw-ij8G_zlHsWWcRnk8WfuiPNrVWND6Ewi7rRZvvWJTWJMpFrTW3rDHNJrY5oJYfiVZyaAIW/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20006a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG71SGBV1N9E3CwEX53-wTcJxHyItod7yMOb6U7ayxks12iPW7ix3Teyf94zqdwfZeDLmGDcTlPTPiRqODcBtKAIdqApjjVVzZjTeRq-WU-Teu9mu0Gs5Zw-ij8G_zlHsWWcRnk8WfuiPNrVWND6Ewi7rRZvvWJTWJMpFrTW3rDHNJrY5oJYfiVZyaAIW/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqNu1-rKa6o1nWAQaufkrZMhgDDku6nxb_-zyPJxK7QEFq8FY1f58KFVQe6R3x3un-4miGRVMG3cPUlD-mlkg6jwA7NsArUqfRjpbpinRrtDJqS6zZid4tchlhsJkMfnJYb3TMq-7m2RC5mcp2zO0FxGRPxrqFu5g_Oqta6DobsvmPk_X3R8qXrh9vAQh/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20006b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But then I saw the monolith looming just to our north, hovering somewhere between relevant and obsolete, surrounded by a moat of crumbling asphalt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenDOplionBnd9M8GR2MU9oGenGOncOI_gupXvRrJQqdOGwnPuqVNKbEktF7q23bQ1Vr1JGtGPuo8SFOHz7hMBXHY1-rvd7hRN3gK-2pBxgK6cSxz6y0mdxe6B7UBJcMDFY84v5UtfbQ5okaENAWOyMNzPaAbyJdK8t9WpYD90t9Zj8E4eRQ4pokirrAj2/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenDOplionBnd9M8GR2MU9oGenGOncOI_gupXvRrJQqdOGwnPuqVNKbEktF7q23bQ1Vr1JGtGPuo8SFOHz7hMBXHY1-rvd7hRN3gK-2pBxgK6cSxz6y0mdxe6B7UBJcMDFY84v5UtfbQ5okaENAWOyMNzPaAbyJdK8t9WpYD90t9Zj8E4eRQ4pokirrAj2/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-S2_8CwVstvxIQROwbancyGK_bZo5dEUs6pCinldK-xqK9lA05ESoRRwQOeGUgst_ciLMSTnTdIaoXRT95yf041-mrAMyHWflGBzAnzYuoGB9zeEUah_KYXLmz1DawEf1Nyln8M0Vp0WIr01oqWZnhV_jeXhnA3AbTmCf5kqmxAlWdWUoeaqpIn4HA2I/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-S2_8CwVstvxIQROwbancyGK_bZo5dEUs6pCinldK-xqK9lA05ESoRRwQOeGUgst_ciLMSTnTdIaoXRT95yf041-mrAMyHWflGBzAnzYuoGB9zeEUah_KYXLmz1DawEf1Nyln8M0Vp0WIr01oqWZnhV_jeXhnA3AbTmCf5kqmxAlWdWUoeaqpIn4HA2I/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGFFSC4Z5tIczxLW0z6LesM7wz5EicUFpvprpK366CvtML53esnI4v_bR7g2CgqBGR6b5eNU_XtIkf4peFI8UAtvVGco-GzUrf6DvNkARrBHCrx0SRzyKmRseFI_eG4dCSqbfkybJwwjSvABqh2DXjJ5wEeJ2TD9JEP9L38xCPP_FiZiGmf37whG-xrOo/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGFFSC4Z5tIczxLW0z6LesM7wz5EicUFpvprpK366CvtML53esnI4v_bR7g2CgqBGR6b5eNU_XtIkf4peFI8UAtvVGco-GzUrf6DvNkARrBHCrx0SRzyKmRseFI_eG4dCSqbfkybJwwjSvABqh2DXjJ5wEeJ2TD9JEP9L38xCPP_FiZiGmf37whG-xrOo/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2phmc9ned1qd-BeGbK6EXBJCZSkuEniith5rnkpueRZ-c9LosJWWWq1EH0XSFsQnGtJwoN_9-Aas6n9WxL2oppmummB0n_rmupGI9KNdS87hHr2JhyphenhyphenYcoMlvSbH4KlKew3lKS-Pb4qAzDgN210ez1NYGNaV2mYzDwQ3mQNjGAZxYHqEgncBobwNluHKI/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2phmc9ned1qd-BeGbK6EXBJCZSkuEniith5rnkpueRZ-c9LosJWWWq1EH0XSFsQnGtJwoN_9-Aas6n9WxL2oppmummB0n_rmupGI9KNdS87hHr2JhyphenhyphenYcoMlvSbH4KlKew3lKS-Pb4qAzDgN210ez1NYGNaV2mYzDwQ3mQNjGAZxYHqEgncBobwNluHKI/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20007d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Around Ford City Mall.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bus dropped me off on the ring-road just a short walk away from Ford City’s lone anchor- a JCPenney sporting the newer red logo. Inside, the JCPenney was unlike most that I had been to recently and was actually rather well stocked and staffed. This one must actually make money for the company, and more than likely contributes to keeping the entire mall from closing down completely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZF2_jxVeufDs_KebkO3t3y7N5e5epxDsi2fdHt6v-yjn_1DZIP2AN_FlIweONd1_C2ICP1IX33Pzik9XBCHSl0Dvk8JrOyPoeIzjitQEwftRzkGr0PhIqQX2KjzW7PkyjkkcABcP1-TC9sIO9acJqJCMxT_uGKxrZQZjCmi4QY0cVHXI9-_CcwvPeeE2L/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZF2_jxVeufDs_KebkO3t3y7N5e5epxDsi2fdHt6v-yjn_1DZIP2AN_FlIweONd1_C2ICP1IX33Pzik9XBCHSl0Dvk8JrOyPoeIzjitQEwftRzkGr0PhIqQX2KjzW7PkyjkkcABcP1-TC9sIO9acJqJCMxT_uGKxrZQZjCmi4QY0cVHXI9-_CcwvPeeE2L/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkrsocZeMN-9HNi4F5j9GmQU0m7Fpoo0pus-Wikrer36EfGfd4aQNDh0Ol1b6ry3BQ_f8fXPLr_C4jUtlj5_oImSZHdLgrrgaSmJxGRTVbCY_2z5M6F5tIFxgw5wwuXyHvCYXcq9vnFU0qmcWwyGbgslcJl19cVFjkA9VQQOVJBPowNIyrJeZhAMK4869/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkrsocZeMN-9HNi4F5j9GmQU0m7Fpoo0pus-Wikrer36EfGfd4aQNDh0Ol1b6ry3BQ_f8fXPLr_C4jUtlj5_oImSZHdLgrrgaSmJxGRTVbCY_2z5M6F5tIFxgw5wwuXyHvCYXcq9vnFU0qmcWwyGbgslcJl19cVFjkA9VQQOVJBPowNIyrJeZhAMK4869/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzNE5k0HYUu7taXSz88THIV_Ag5kClZRC_ayE1o0gNB2Vd9_HJJ_nQ2iIZ6AhoVjPSCXbkHi2Y_y9J7vXmJ0gn8mMsBVVW7Rd8vPKFMMd39M2A9u-9gfSNwdLCXiCyfiQUE8ZzabLWoQ47CaR-w5UL1FkM7U36hnS52SXPcGHeDKhVbfAkHVtbss7Rgtk/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzNE5k0HYUu7taXSz88THIV_Ag5kClZRC_ayE1o0gNB2Vd9_HJJ_nQ2iIZ6AhoVjPSCXbkHi2Y_y9J7vXmJ0gn8mMsBVVW7Rd8vPKFMMd39M2A9u-9gfSNwdLCXiCyfiQUE8ZzabLWoQ47CaR-w5UL1FkM7U36hnS52SXPcGHeDKhVbfAkHVtbss7Rgtk/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGDncagau8idqY0BSj9_QTP86aRDx5KCSBMUSxC46DxDdPJkkzp9QgDI3lWoCTzpMKXHH9NTUl4kXtB28ReIWnKZMGynUcc-z8IETojFhiH-S8cN9cQ9o9ujv4bfJQd1wDfcz1jMByMKE635aruP1mahVVT_-hKGyr-LFH4v9O2TQdgrOX7hDcdqiP0c9/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGDncagau8idqY0BSj9_QTP86aRDx5KCSBMUSxC46DxDdPJkkzp9QgDI3lWoCTzpMKXHH9NTUl4kXtB28ReIWnKZMGynUcc-z8IETojFhiH-S8cN9cQ9o9ujv4bfJQd1wDfcz1jMByMKE635aruP1mahVVT_-hKGyr-LFH4v9O2TQdgrOX7hDcdqiP0c9/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20008d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The southwestern facing edifice. 2- Looking toward the west. The grassy area to the left is the former home of Montgomery Ward. 3- Entrance # 3. 4- Entrance # 4.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The exterior of the complex retained an industrial quality to its façade, with its repeating squared patterns of earth tones surrounding a mauve-ish block center. In true seventies fashion, the entrances were numbered, with each containing an element of darkened glass so usual for shopping malls of that era.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5E1OmKx5GAwZAm9jcuBtEQtgXZSvtBm713ssbS_SxZoxKbysBNefv71vbemLjHNLlfL05rFLapiozL2EvEapI2jU_3LCfzKCoE4vVFNtMvC3DltQtM4fYk_7gmKQibaplOSdAwDvuj1ERcCRSfhtMnfURPTTop4H0F8TSubh1BdYHgIvfkm1YJffINwD/s1350/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20009a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1350" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5E1OmKx5GAwZAm9jcuBtEQtgXZSvtBm713ssbS_SxZoxKbysBNefv71vbemLjHNLlfL05rFLapiozL2EvEapI2jU_3LCfzKCoE4vVFNtMvC3DltQtM4fYk_7gmKQibaplOSdAwDvuj1ERcCRSfhtMnfURPTTop4H0F8TSubh1BdYHgIvfkm1YJffINwD/s320/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20009a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ford City Mall lease plan ca. 2011. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfJC0Zz0qxlmj84FkA?e=69Ocbe" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Making my way through entrance # 5 just before the stores’ actual openings, I found myself in a nicely modernized and appointed food court. Only one stall looked as though it was still occupied and they didn’t look to be in any hurry to open for the day. Just beyond was center court, with its water features still adding to the ambiance beneath raised ceilings held up above industrial style trusses. I have to admit, I quite liked it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSl1Lig_MI003lvbv6FzZrT6MVt_PKzIa6N7vOc2hUZMyEFgWDuWONm01isYuKtlGu4FGhAbRQ_68i5eDUK4cdI9AfJbTDGDRNREfvvSsNjD-qopb7Ir6nGlnYiHmlQ63556-DmU6ubDGv6xIijX20B6gD79Kc_TMKlMp96c7jx19iSHbCqQ594WRwIBd/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSl1Lig_MI003lvbv6FzZrT6MVt_PKzIa6N7vOc2hUZMyEFgWDuWONm01isYuKtlGu4FGhAbRQ_68i5eDUK4cdI9AfJbTDGDRNREfvvSsNjD-qopb7Ir6nGlnYiHmlQ63556-DmU6ubDGv6xIijX20B6gD79Kc_TMKlMp96c7jx19iSHbCqQ594WRwIBd/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntY4k5DtowlS1oSSmR376uqV31zviHQLoy4usukND_MK7nhsAXQ_hvUEn-8rDsqoZlJ6_zN1fhb9ph2DbREALZIKU0c9QISoihYjAikls4Dn9XUh2CuFQfkNfujVEMYcalo9XpjjX_f4Gb5zkV1myMppwe38ycxnW1Jf0R9vjQnp1MZhy7WlZ1mLsDzJl/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntY4k5DtowlS1oSSmR376uqV31zviHQLoy4usukND_MK7nhsAXQ_hvUEn-8rDsqoZlJ6_zN1fhb9ph2DbREALZIKU0c9QISoihYjAikls4Dn9XUh2CuFQfkNfujVEMYcalo9XpjjX_f4Gb5zkV1myMppwe38ycxnW1Jf0R9vjQnp1MZhy7WlZ1mLsDzJl/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM2l-DR-sy1STXOZYCvEefDRYalwlqQp8UZDJGJEU69IH4sf93Oi8UlXs7tCE5QaJk4WGFZznvsyfuxix05En07nGgilvHSE8T007W0Noi0pMKETqA-fu1ue2OFKflF0U2-VtVgAINfl64FsQ8_FhTtENCqN_RcZ-ARPbjC5wHoyGupFhH_eINTDc6HHm/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM2l-DR-sy1STXOZYCvEefDRYalwlqQp8UZDJGJEU69IH4sf93Oi8UlXs7tCE5QaJk4WGFZznvsyfuxix05En07nGgilvHSE8T007W0Noi0pMKETqA-fu1ue2OFKflF0U2-VtVgAINfl64FsQ8_FhTtENCqN_RcZ-ARPbjC5wHoyGupFhH_eINTDc6HHm/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEFI1ln-WO_8yzAksIrUryO1en8axc1yxlUq4E_zuq3bOmyWKzXtXyhG4pU5TJ-AkDRlhoIWiSw6B8MRPLJ2MVhUFWgKpyvos87UVKA8UoQi0QTSsHm1_dIJjckzqNMnZu32o9GoYg2dXl89d4NKtnUXZDVBdQ43hX71YAnpsGCfUDhe7OwU0c41mX2JR/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEFI1ln-WO_8yzAksIrUryO1en8axc1yxlUq4E_zuq3bOmyWKzXtXyhG4pU5TJ-AkDRlhoIWiSw6B8MRPLJ2MVhUFWgKpyvos87UVKA8UoQi0QTSsHm1_dIJjckzqNMnZu32o9GoYg2dXl89d4NKtnUXZDVBdQ43hX71YAnpsGCfUDhe7OwU0c41mX2JR/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20010d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- Entrance #1 located in the mall's rear facing the strip center. 2- Entrance # 2 abutting the former Carson Pirie Scott. 3- Looking down the backside of Ford City Mall. 4- The strip center just behind the former Carson's.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In proximity of center court and running toward JCPenney was where Ford City Mall was most alive. Though still in the midst of many darkened storefronts, top tier mall retail names like Victoria’s Secret, Claires and Charlotte Russe seemed to still be doing well. But further away from center court to the western portion that at one time was home to Carson Pirie Scott, the liveliness definitely fades away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GahaRw6rd_0DT25WKYFMmLPp-xV6_Oq21XODYfWp9U1OIFqeIDpKdQynexNe9EU-iVdePZmOVOKlrxnhKKontk2Mn9WbY3_lbuiVk7b3UN2zTpvmVcVQFxes1Wa8wxW7lAro-L5z8GvGA9P-qH1oD831wMpD9PpH8V5xLtdt-KOMjoWfIm9glFQoMig4/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20011a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GahaRw6rd_0DT25WKYFMmLPp-xV6_Oq21XODYfWp9U1OIFqeIDpKdQynexNe9EU-iVdePZmOVOKlrxnhKKontk2Mn9WbY3_lbuiVk7b3UN2zTpvmVcVQFxes1Wa8wxW7lAro-L5z8GvGA9P-qH1oD831wMpD9PpH8V5xLtdt-KOMjoWfIm9glFQoMig4/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20011a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmB0kVThaobjnOwRLdHYX_fgOWtE7B0pdm3vQ_6uICBb3W-7Q7LhkiuWB6gZ3GCkBakQBscq71gJzlMAsPQa1GQOk2erRAd0cAj10RyigRavmoW0CRzpeQbXS0OSgAmBCHPsm1L-L87xrOD1YpHYPxz3JDIUmtdGk2DwXcuJSnqRRjJvWA2uER5Mj3SYCx/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20011b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The end of the strip closest to Cicero was pretty well filled, while further east, the storefronts were almost all vacant, with the Sears labelscar still very apparent even though the space was darkened more than a decade ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxa9ZBjVoz9wYfDudTQgQBjo0JAWNBWdqYLFq9AXbMIbKKs87bx4rHykxVSN5lzUR3_a0m6CwZiHj4GqWeTRL-o087aXxixdKhjhZVl15Qx_BO9Z3a0yzADvf6L8r-fhu_FGh5Ui1HEL3ZwKPv_woXrREYY_oDVCdCCrHdcCuWd7OpBx97ykQYnqmvdg8/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20012a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxa9ZBjVoz9wYfDudTQgQBjo0JAWNBWdqYLFq9AXbMIbKKs87bx4rHykxVSN5lzUR3_a0m6CwZiHj4GqWeTRL-o087aXxixdKhjhZVl15Qx_BO9Z3a0yzADvf6L8r-fhu_FGh5Ui1HEL3ZwKPv_woXrREYY_oDVCdCCrHdcCuWd7OpBx97ykQYnqmvdg8/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20012a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqupJ3jF4KBL20PoLCgDIiDYLC_7RovT6_W_2MUNko2fNboI2NEhdUHLwZT2K50mkUqv5QmjU9Nu2jNo2T9NP0R0ARsPviIuvuCvvM95UinUYp0nNYVSvLWy1gpkXMC0RbSicsnPqe5_UiH_QuRyneuN9xjQtyidE2ErPK5NlJMZ-VGtbFLIqJPnnMkizs/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20012b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unfortunately, I stupidly left my phone (and all of my pictures) in the back of that Lyft. This pretty much took all of the wind out of my sails, so I just returned to my hotel. Luckily, the Lyft driver was an absolute gem and after we got in touch, I received my phone and these pictures in the mail a week after returning home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp-_TtVCzG5FnejK4QwTcyNENGhH8aXf1q7AyMdvYtg9qd2hPW5mLBsvPjuVB7Ju_HJ9myw3uVPMczPC3zz2OodO11ES8vWv1nJ1d0RG1vdnBsd_Iv7OqBtjx9L2xWg8fx63ae-rgIFdtpZVy6fiQhYa5w5cPv7B5Y14mrYVPAwgY9k0oKk7PH1_5K1Ub/s1800/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20013a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1800" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp-_TtVCzG5FnejK4QwTcyNENGhH8aXf1q7AyMdvYtg9qd2hPW5mLBsvPjuVB7Ju_HJ9myw3uVPMczPC3zz2OodO11ES8vWv1nJ1d0RG1vdnBsd_Iv7OqBtjx9L2xWg8fx63ae-rgIFdtpZVy6fiQhYa5w5cPv7B5Y14mrYVPAwgY9k0oKk7PH1_5K1Ub/w400-h223/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20013a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ford City Mall lease plan ca. 2020. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfJBrxQ1C_DCg8C80g?e=H5gJNo" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After its previous life as a war-time producer, the new Ford City opened in 1965 with both its enclosed and open-air portions. The two were connected using the underground areas of the building that previously stood between them. Wiebolt’s opened as the eastern most anchor with Montgomery Ward as the middle anchor. Located just south of the food court, the building has since been razed and is now an open field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujfQBqFtKyPFznUYj2lHJK2LRWOU4l0e-tlsHLRTCIuPqi3ZheTiG1-WPrbjP7jfzZi-3aUZ15LNon8gYfmTNtyla4tfiJT6RGRclmemVr61K2vJYqLbUcC27-gioQ9cmFdybXown-j09qamP0KFQ5o3ZLnjwN4CurgNKxP5LSeadM3VWyAk9kcV7R2P6/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujfQBqFtKyPFznUYj2lHJK2LRWOU4l0e-tlsHLRTCIuPqi3ZheTiG1-WPrbjP7jfzZi-3aUZ15LNon8gYfmTNtyla4tfiJT6RGRclmemVr61K2vJYqLbUcC27-gioQ9cmFdybXown-j09qamP0KFQ5o3ZLnjwN4CurgNKxP5LSeadM3VWyAk9kcV7R2P6/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96kKH4-AcAqi73L1GqCEyvhzNbzGi4necJczNUioNjwnGgmMsMnXGIII0apSVuaQfrVlil55dEZecbBxARlabgvO63a-ojvX-638Q0ASwpE1fPpjfnjc14_ICbvrs93oShLg6uOIWIemM_UAObpkmOdaLZuvPcNhxZUxSqkcWmMjGdWBvKyp4IhGtZRyQ/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96kKH4-AcAqi73L1GqCEyvhzNbzGi4necJczNUioNjwnGgmMsMnXGIII0apSVuaQfrVlil55dEZecbBxARlabgvO63a-ojvX-638Q0ASwpE1fPpjfnjc14_ICbvrs93oShLg6uOIWIemM_UAObpkmOdaLZuvPcNhxZUxSqkcWmMjGdWBvKyp4IhGtZRyQ/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhG0CP9yWhyphenhyphenqhcJR7rNM12PKm3_p5z69ZJbP4-8MRCfEO9EHeEQl4i9UnABOlxEaqWdvQzvUGuYDfg7DHwQwSGxxFXqEY01IwEUWhl6KfJxrPxpriinguh4qRKwaCn7GuuDslHuOAD5YT8dNor96oo6xr2j_Z8vEvcyqtMhec_opAhoGhC51dHewjkteA/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhG0CP9yWhyphenhyphenqhcJR7rNM12PKm3_p5z69ZJbP4-8MRCfEO9EHeEQl4i9UnABOlxEaqWdvQzvUGuYDfg7DHwQwSGxxFXqEY01IwEUWhl6KfJxrPxpriinguh4qRKwaCn7GuuDslHuOAD5YT8dNor96oo6xr2j_Z8vEvcyqtMhec_opAhoGhC51dHewjkteA/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreIiJ1I8jJPAYJTJWwYd8Z7eLxoh4LhxnDs0NieEOLgB1ObYsMPj82TQAnnIWn5ZABg805SZJsnxcB05arIppFGblDtGpqDDDl73U2eNmcncYUoaKtWe0m_0E1VuwyWNgl7gaA10CG4B4f2pNrwAeWYP14BgUr-mjFj1UniL-QTLTIpbqeyikP8t6F8YB/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreIiJ1I8jJPAYJTJWwYd8Z7eLxoh4LhxnDs0NieEOLgB1ObYsMPj82TQAnnIWn5ZABg805SZJsnxcB05arIppFGblDtGpqDDDl73U2eNmcncYUoaKtWe0m_0E1VuwyWNgl7gaA10CG4B4f2pNrwAeWYP14BgUr-mjFj1UniL-QTLTIpbqeyikP8t6F8YB/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20014d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- Even the security stations are empty. 2- Looking down the corridor just inside the easternmost front entrance, the only one that isn't numbered. 3- I love the roller coaster sign above this darkened arcade. 4- Looking back from the main corridor.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Sears space was previously a Turn Style then Venture before finally opening as its final incarnation through its closing in 2010. As far as I can tell, JCPenney has always been the eastern anchor. Eventually, the Montgomery Ward closed and was never replaced while Wiebolt’s became a Carson’s, which itself was closed in 2018 and has remained darkened since.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEdnBBy6HKShlDKAkfRoRhJvvMFnWBnwfNTQBAhA2DdkVwBfUewNJj1h3JsJILgMEzIJZgU35_xbjpgQOPdq0j8fQ_VlN1oq2FawmTe9KMLQriFSWLh9tZvO9Z9QXnPmavZfLbFqviUvezpUXMRY2xyQn3GW40VxYzZcPoZYMYUaeeZsXMRQUWv1eTJ-4/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEdnBBy6HKShlDKAkfRoRhJvvMFnWBnwfNTQBAhA2DdkVwBfUewNJj1h3JsJILgMEzIJZgU35_xbjpgQOPdq0j8fQ_VlN1oq2FawmTe9KMLQriFSWLh9tZvO9Z9QXnPmavZfLbFqviUvezpUXMRY2xyQn3GW40VxYzZcPoZYMYUaeeZsXMRQUWv1eTJ-4/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcmOJx0ViLxzFvDeu7_Z76TsM8xDeuSgX-F7tSQacsEqe7YmGdFZ1u8OqkgnjTl5aGzk5ytnA6LZXRd27pBUGrKfLwj1IniVRb28buc4zkhEC8zmtQLVg0RN1QULdfrwGOarbFkRa7iqCerWUaHFqOZzqJARky7arwb2WboBsItTXPiZTfV12yH_hUv-I/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcmOJx0ViLxzFvDeu7_Z76TsM8xDeuSgX-F7tSQacsEqe7YmGdFZ1u8OqkgnjTl5aGzk5ytnA6LZXRd27pBUGrKfLwj1IniVRb28buc4zkhEC8zmtQLVg0RN1QULdfrwGOarbFkRa7iqCerWUaHFqOZzqJARky7arwb2WboBsItTXPiZTfV12yH_hUv-I/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypVfbwd8RNCGQxrMfTgGNdv4VwjHG6ptb3DGCnppi6I0InlUbnrLFmXmge5hpBT-fJ3uLJrVvdfSP5ptn9cwYaJrJGSzXjqO4ZXrI9Y11aBOXP6e9Zxrje120jZeNkykcLY7-77DRnrD8xV498Heh_xqvQTIQeMmd2VQGXqw75Ju2A2cd_Xxf5wMBpflw/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypVfbwd8RNCGQxrMfTgGNdv4VwjHG6ptb3DGCnppi6I0InlUbnrLFmXmge5hpBT-fJ3uLJrVvdfSP5ptn9cwYaJrJGSzXjqO4ZXrI9Y11aBOXP6e9Zxrje120jZeNkykcLY7-77DRnrD8xV498Heh_xqvQTIQeMmd2VQGXqw75Ju2A2cd_Xxf5wMBpflw/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnE6f8zv0PkU0XN2h8ucfk-duQAg4qvtI2yZ_YpswkxVvfb-eSfOwMSQHfSPL6vID4NcZFIVVNOzdHv0YMyO0tgaMTUx3PZm1xtBAprZ9GOIi1p0kJt0JAdtGk031Kugtr4mtanjikVn5aD-iDsXHsg58bz0DibyTWoToN1dsbFSZNtxoKDA6wbyAem0f/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnE6f8zv0PkU0XN2h8ucfk-duQAg4qvtI2yZ_YpswkxVvfb-eSfOwMSQHfSPL6vID4NcZFIVVNOzdHv0YMyO0tgaMTUx3PZm1xtBAprZ9GOIi1p0kJt0JAdtGk031Kugtr4mtanjikVn5aD-iDsXHsg58bz0DibyTWoToN1dsbFSZNtxoKDA6wbyAem0f/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20015d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The JCPenney mall entrance, including a cute retro planter just in front.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The underground connection between the two retail portions, then called “The Connection” was closed in 2012 just after a major renovation in 2010. All of the tenants were then moved above ground. H&M opened a store at Ford City Mall in 2018, but it has since closed. Other businesses, such as an IHOP, have moved from the mall proper to out lot locations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrEs-cA_DL1D5C7KPKRfe2nutkVCTiKqkkmnQHGk4HzgpONxgx9VEEiAMT5ANTSzwrXV4CkG-Gi1il5gPVv5hIQTeaTLKd-J7f-fc5FLYddLzTFZ6DD49OdCxpA2ThMEf8SkLc35OYdIyNi4XaxIM4XEvjDKwZOXFcgOdAwYyWJyn9uM33cthUD27p1eu/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20016a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrEs-cA_DL1D5C7KPKRfe2nutkVCTiKqkkmnQHGk4HzgpONxgx9VEEiAMT5ANTSzwrXV4CkG-Gi1il5gPVv5hIQTeaTLKd-J7f-fc5FLYddLzTFZ6DD49OdCxpA2ThMEf8SkLc35OYdIyNi4XaxIM4XEvjDKwZOXFcgOdAwYyWJyn9uM33cthUD27p1eu/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20016a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygIFeT5CmjzWUPu3MfYiHkHi66Y2243sMUXkwSYykc5KJ_KhnOixVJziuvOSMUjr0MFDoHEaaJtFCbi1EU7B19AkIsTP_nhSzz8i8xaqNAHMPrObEp-WsjgIF4_zjjArCm77IryXEIRIahV3i8qGFH3GM7yTEvKACj-oCL9ADIMcYUyC6Klauu_QGGYUo/s2220/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20016b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFbRxplKRFBNmCUrUvvchXgj5Q9486y7uxNb6bYePuBBNABwmIM8YzfX28q4wBrL4FxmuDaglgEVtWB0J6ncsQBTGQ-NQfj6BhWUffXWj1ZF2NQHA4qtPZ6HwLaKsmVqilAWIleFyPO0-aP0GWQlWWu2FNmRQu6DbMwgUtBASSK0e201Eos7CrXW8NhAy/w200-h90/Ford%20City%20Mall,%20Chicago,%20IL%20016f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A walk around the JCPenney and its many former entrances.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though I’m pretty sure I will never see it again, I was glad to have visited such a unique piece of industrial and retail history. Even if the property does see a resurgence in commercial activity, I doubt it will be housed in a deteriorating structure nearing a century in age. Ford City Mall has served its purpose well, but I fully expect something new to replace the complex entirely sooner or later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.shopfordcity.com/" target="_blank">Ford City Mall official website</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798213.567879763821153 -122.7860482 70.188347436178844 -52.473548199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-49147306417932298142023-11-25T16:32:00.000-08:002023-11-25T16:33:14.420-08:00Kukui Grove, Lihue, HI<p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">A extant asset</span></p><p>The island of Kauai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Maybe one day I’ll get to see that side of it. But for my most recent (and only) visit to the Garden Isle, I was there just to see the town of Lihue and the island’s only major shopping center, Kukui Grove, before getting back to the bright lights of Honolulu.</p>
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</center><p><span style="text-align: left;">Kukui Grove makes its home just to the southwest of Lihue’s city center, occupying a prime spot on one of the island’s most traversed intersections. At 312,000 square feet, the open-air shopping mall is by far Kauai’s largest. Macy’s serves as the only traditional anchor though it was recently joined by a full-size Target store.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38OUCPB40EgZW0golZ1tS5mUa0WGLOJv8NKcU7tHm0UEhWfNndsy8bAxa0FVh_HQFTyXiijeyUn3F_FGAwpqyMZTjX5zxMGKOhTYesiTAcYDm-eTQ76nrIIiFfubtYbVKDz9JXxus16J2ldvCxwVb8MXEycu7GhF4hJrwS2tpo4cT7BQsSHXzsvYR8tk1/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38OUCPB40EgZW0golZ1tS5mUa0WGLOJv8NKcU7tHm0UEhWfNndsy8bAxa0FVh_HQFTyXiijeyUn3F_FGAwpqyMZTjX5zxMGKOhTYesiTAcYDm-eTQ76nrIIiFfubtYbVKDz9JXxus16J2ldvCxwVb8MXEycu7GhF4hJrwS2tpo4cT7BQsSHXzsvYR8tk1/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ks9WuIzHDGqE8G1O93iRRGoUTjUHokEIghEEwO4dfcJRioYBDnEqzn0zcLoHT4sBtX__CpSon2wHpiNVP7NBmGUdkdMkRuHFGvxr9ieSe4A4kB73nI_FQlYwUlStJR2b3o4F1tgDXIwMkB7pEudbaAHcr9zYhQOqGkEOKZYggbt9m7uoC8XeSlEGrN2r/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Inline stores include Gamestop, Fun Factory, and Famous Footwear. Compact and built mainly as a straight main concourse with an anchor at each end, there’s nothing flashy or even notable about the design, but it still seems to be a popular destination for locals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2dXjimCRw-MmxM890P6PVwkTpoNaW2avKsTfi8yZFNMN9rauptSf7FeQl8xSpwTyhMKwE-sF6zR6B2mbQRrBlRvazDeR-sWE8UNgjbsn6KcAO4lDkgTmcAWykPbrgg5IP_dNXy1c6Vd7RQMpwup1Rxg4ptQsEiO_X6a8JSQCCaT9iYs-Lk-21Gmtr9ps/s1300/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2dXjimCRw-MmxM890P6PVwkTpoNaW2avKsTfi8yZFNMN9rauptSf7FeQl8xSpwTyhMKwE-sF6zR6B2mbQRrBlRvazDeR-sWE8UNgjbsn6KcAO4lDkgTmcAWykPbrgg5IP_dNXy1c6Vd7RQMpwup1Rxg4ptQsEiO_X6a8JSQCCaT9iYs-Lk-21Gmtr9ps/s320/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20003a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kukui Grove Mallmanac ca. 2021. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIlexTS3ShXPM-_siQ?e=jzMV4H" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kukui Grove opened in 1982 with 55 stores on a single level. The mall was anchored by Liberty House, JCPenney, Sears and a large Woolworth outlet. At some point within its early history, though I can’t confirm exactly when, a Kmart was added at the southeastern end. The complex sustained significant damage from 1992’s hurricane ‘Iniki before losing JCPenney and Woolworth in the following years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9lP5dlCxYUOoHcZcK9ZFp-ioJ8wYbARXlq6Rp2HepcSJ0LRkt_zk6ebfNK04V8-aC7bwyeAyEz9wsO1AGzwAaHR4XnyXZ3Fg4_vydlEieqMARXe8J51dd9f5mFmoQlJEYVioZEkpSmcQ4oHb0AG4F3Vg-16q6cwD_whEhi33-FRyNAH6UgPRiqlFq1Hx/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9lP5dlCxYUOoHcZcK9ZFp-ioJ8wYbARXlq6Rp2HepcSJ0LRkt_zk6ebfNK04V8-aC7bwyeAyEz9wsO1AGzwAaHR4XnyXZ3Fg4_vydlEieqMARXe8J51dd9f5mFmoQlJEYVioZEkpSmcQ4oHb0AG4F3Vg-16q6cwD_whEhi33-FRyNAH6UgPRiqlFq1Hx/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZAh6cF-aEh7nF6B4iup06D72CKeA7HYhyphenhyphenktjM7xaWA00mS3MZgK797Fw-jV4m_wLkONP7K8NTLTluKFobXb7mmTK2pGaE5vF3vdW6MK4fhrgP0XkW1jVdPk75YZW5WHRgZzv-zzvrtsP-Iew9eYAjpdhvCr_JTnHrNNUn-Uqss-8lJm2raYw2n339rMu/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZAh6cF-aEh7nF6B4iup06D72CKeA7HYhyphenhyphenktjM7xaWA00mS3MZgK797Fw-jV4m_wLkONP7K8NTLTluKFobXb7mmTK2pGaE5vF3vdW6MK4fhrgP0XkW1jVdPk75YZW5WHRgZzv-zzvrtsP-Iew9eYAjpdhvCr_JTnHrNNUn-Uqss-8lJm2raYw2n339rMu/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_-yvoLd0Heot5SMovQdDLs3sScEmi5XJW_o_zSs8QseEfXDyl79BQy7y-sPx-bBTlwN06XRHp_kMYM-w8vdOcwGkgMxkXWkS-rwguA7S93u4-BJ1fq9O9vWZS9RlldrtfMepg2oQaQQ5S-2q06_R0u_TrxgM5XPa6Oq-RfCl3ulXUk1T5CuCKrUna4pU/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_-yvoLd0Heot5SMovQdDLs3sScEmi5XJW_o_zSs8QseEfXDyl79BQy7y-sPx-bBTlwN06XRHp_kMYM-w8vdOcwGkgMxkXWkS-rwguA7S93u4-BJ1fq9O9vWZS9RlldrtfMepg2oQaQQ5S-2q06_R0u_TrxgM5XPa6Oq-RfCl3ulXUk1T5CuCKrUna4pU/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTfN830FBOTyjhUnxQWsbph17yvuOHMQYlTN41H7C4kdYUC35zyKEf83ERKJOZ9xzY4XUt5pH1tok5gOTURKdsrOiW8vPiAbsrSNQeMIJqTKfO9bhaWjrQSswQtvcx1XwIT4pHC4bFVSWYik2_KqwRN-zt6H2q9XuJG4hhonNHWB4iKlZiEFd3nMIMViB/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTfN830FBOTyjhUnxQWsbph17yvuOHMQYlTN41H7C4kdYUC35zyKEf83ERKJOZ9xzY4XUt5pH1tok5gOTURKdsrOiW8vPiAbsrSNQeMIJqTKfO9bhaWjrQSswQtvcx1XwIT4pHC4bFVSWYik2_KqwRN-zt6H2q9XuJG4hhonNHWB4iKlZiEFd3nMIMViB/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20004d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Macy's, Kukui Groves only traditional anchor.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A major renovation was commenced in 2001 that was supposed to reconfigure the shopping destination completely, with plans to de-mall Kukui Grove. Though many upgrades were made, the reconfiguration was never completed, leaving the retail facility with nearly the same footprint as its opening day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA5_l32hdJ7CSWMoahFond1BdIHrkLBJz1jcYADevh4u5QfUs8h0qv_e2oodtAZBUFwP3DMwQTzylCWPCsFYMbEF6E27D41FdOzxNE-X5LDYmutywjhSw3ftCvDyFw3hzso0Pqx6YxalUGm_zZYdshqOI5QjmbdzC-4BBWSBzu2IEtaX7xP6BxcjL7Ndy/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA5_l32hdJ7CSWMoahFond1BdIHrkLBJz1jcYADevh4u5QfUs8h0qv_e2oodtAZBUFwP3DMwQTzylCWPCsFYMbEF6E27D41FdOzxNE-X5LDYmutywjhSw3ftCvDyFw3hzso0Pqx6YxalUGm_zZYdshqOI5QjmbdzC-4BBWSBzu2IEtaX7xP6BxcjL7Ndy/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye0jJH9x5_3R8Ffe6_8VpYuTE9D2RMcfxfCCWiJe72CQw_tUOo_tlYQTK5el4tL6dP7e2f45YLfpLBITl_YStYqyb-taPz2RD0MYoR5JrEk_AwApBbSGdSifAEwHzJ_NRO-ljda2tlwRAa1iv8Ov5yCfN4UANJ6FVwaucDUDt2rBWp-zXrpUAmdak0b4u/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20005b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unfortunately, these two locations were some of the first to shut down in Hawai’i, having closed permanently in 2013. One location was replaced by a Sports Authority, which has since closed, and the other by a Ross Dress for Less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUaTh9othDtdQ_UKD5tmmfWLl_FHbJjhk6uCXBrVIfKRXPurJ-pAgCJYsgMnWvZnUWK4UM1L2p-fptzYDNBkfhZxJarQEp_qQzEWyUJNJxiVYRVG2GctXvWFSuQ_q7_EXOXutiWXcmJ5qpoTCV60d8VQ7F3w00X3QlBNFBdxx3A9QFz0HJUmxXmHl5V4q/s1300/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20006a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1300" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUaTh9othDtdQ_UKD5tmmfWLl_FHbJjhk6uCXBrVIfKRXPurJ-pAgCJYsgMnWvZnUWK4UM1L2p-fptzYDNBkfhZxJarQEp_qQzEWyUJNJxiVYRVG2GctXvWFSuQ_q7_EXOXutiWXcmJ5qpoTCV60d8VQ7F3w00X3QlBNFBdxx3A9QFz0HJUmxXmHl5V4q/s320/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20006a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kukui Grove Mallmanac ca. 2023. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNje8Fhu8SWgV32BkH6Q?e=Z9Dvrk" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the early 2000s, the Honolulu based Liberty House was taken over and rebranded as Macy’s. Soon after, JCPenney made the decision to vacate all of their locations within the entire island chain. Their rather small location was taken over by Macy’s and was rebranded as Macy’s II, which is still open as of this writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpMJ5HO32z4gsJNHA1uGeDNbkmioRUqUdUDHSL-vIdeOjq0H6zTw6o5zG2Ue-MNG4b1_W7tun5b3YsQCB6H66D76yKy9cQFciYh52djlOJ5TgLAJegirfuSfimGl7L_dVvz-poYYu9y4xoT6ZI3oaVtLmanAAzCuFAaEWXXmhOju3fC_CU6SYKyZWhBJr/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2110" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpMJ5HO32z4gsJNHA1uGeDNbkmioRUqUdUDHSL-vIdeOjq0H6zTw6o5zG2Ue-MNG4b1_W7tun5b3YsQCB6H66D76yKy9cQFciYh52djlOJ5TgLAJegirfuSfimGl7L_dVvz-poYYu9y4xoT6ZI3oaVtLmanAAzCuFAaEWXXmhOju3fC_CU6SYKyZWhBJr/w200-h95/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OS_GJxHouoA9yAfLej22BqXrD7EEV50uN6wtpSMHto9AoRE4jo7hB2Hbmq_icT4WDTeVxoWBa1vczJkO_Kke3odiovg5NFf_yzA-XkStI37F3WY25dnCDehJ6BJyI5o4QlLnNGK-555BufxAkjQrOEfF5utvrdjs8hZPBLAF8-mxud4vNsLbcpTN9dpL/s2110/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Kmart building, closed in 2018, was demolished and replaced with the island’s first and only Target store. Other retailers rumored to be in the works are popular Asian supermarket H-Mart, fast casual clothing store H&M and Hawai’i based supermarket Foodland. Hopefully these and more will move in and ensure that Kukui Grove has a sustainable future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwIs-iTUm9SJsmPzSWo7RG-9_1GCV-wKwUXAh9gzWpXdI9xGcIRf3z_MrHRtfG3WhORgolhSHwAbILkC-jIndf0fy2i4jSQuqUHcNtNfKF_UvLm9OT6Miw_siQcbbdrZgsYNH7UB-ZhevuvMJlSOFvq7RhZGHrYDl7sD-j0sNCIpqXtqDaaZ4ldWsBzkL/s1000/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20008a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="473" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwIs-iTUm9SJsmPzSWo7RG-9_1GCV-wKwUXAh9gzWpXdI9xGcIRf3z_MrHRtfG3WhORgolhSHwAbILkC-jIndf0fy2i4jSQuqUHcNtNfKF_UvLm9OT6Miw_siQcbbdrZgsYNH7UB-ZhevuvMJlSOFvq7RhZGHrYDl7sD-j0sNCIpqXtqDaaZ4ldWsBzkL/w189-h400/Kukui%20Grove,%20Lihue,%20HI%20008a.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.kukuigrovecenter.com/" target="_blank">Kukui Grove official website</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com1Lihue, HI 96766, USA21.9742235 -159.3672769-6.3360103361788447 165.4764731 50.284457336178846 -124.21102690000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-12231199991138941302023-11-25T15:28:00.000-08:002023-11-25T15:42:37.511-08:00Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton, OR<p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">A dead mall</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv6e7lep458e_-YFGthg7P-RlLW46XMbc6hlpzkQ3JpbTLe9GLHrtK0QgyDVIAmBxWBpQg5nTyheuHfIUpSmeCjh5XMBNaP93D-LQPDKTWYIcgom7EfGaZPn8ExYsqzY3uDW479oEF06dv951hl9sdNVNpfsbC-P0SoE7vaIUl4OBm2dJ1wMMF-8UNImD/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv6e7lep458e_-YFGthg7P-RlLW46XMbc6hlpzkQ3JpbTLe9GLHrtK0QgyDVIAmBxWBpQg5nTyheuHfIUpSmeCjh5XMBNaP93D-LQPDKTWYIcgom7EfGaZPn8ExYsqzY3uDW479oEF06dv951hl9sdNVNpfsbC-P0SoE7vaIUl4OBm2dJ1wMMF-8UNImD/w400-h180/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I love a small, community center sized mall. I’ve found some great ones in the <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/enduring-anamolies-town-center-at-lake.html" target="_blank">Town Center at Lake Forest Park</a>, <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-harding-mall.html" target="_blank">Harding Mall</a> and <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2021/12/new-landing-mall-kansas-city-mo.html" target="_blank">New Landing Mall</a>. In the Portland, Oregon suburb of Beaverton, I had found another in Cedar Hills Crossing, and I recently paid it a visit. And I’m glad I did.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosIoQWb09j7a_Yg_6PF9ff1elRHGbDadM_-Zh0nFHsRnM5mWMk60AKCvTKAyMBYQMuOvBv4Bf-c1EJ1_94E74S7Wox0vW1AsL8Dkr_hCIydFAbq4mb1pgFJFecUUmkJj6997SfCtWahY1j_jn0EWaRfPobh88onq9HXiF0P-QwWofu2valv2u10UQhNXW/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosIoQWb09j7a_Yg_6PF9ff1elRHGbDadM_-Zh0nFHsRnM5mWMk60AKCvTKAyMBYQMuOvBv4Bf-c1EJ1_94E74S7Wox0vW1AsL8Dkr_hCIydFAbq4mb1pgFJFecUUmkJj6997SfCtWahY1j_jn0EWaRfPobh88onq9HXiF0P-QwWofu2valv2u10UQhNXW/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEE2PJB77sKdJZ8WWBnw6I5MAVPX25Dmkz6CPm0yKc1l7YY528nQgVh5x7OywnPlcNhcaGotDW6y6DS8KhO_EOthP_MpREx5OAShDbWmCti1F9AVgdQNac3TR82eMDbFc4jVn5HgDkhBLHwF_8zTInGfKY4XWfA3CfCvXbwBCFDT-OVl22o3Wc3agwEOm/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE25l9GrX3Bv9aR4fw2MYr6HzVKeqUbJOJBFI265ROEFpLcpxB18y5FD2q5XuPm8WOzt89_uDhhXDNSNHk_Q6FTXjbFYg0j-yBK_k1E2Nx7Ko58c37VUrOetmV-8ufqGs6_bAJLWvBzkqmb46tlYHteHoso8QluXFXR0GiLSkcGaWi2tVK1GeMBJbSryc/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20002f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- Outside the main entrance is plenty of activity. 2- Stores on the mall's south end. 3- Some of the outdoor facing shops with only exterior entrances. 4- TJMaxx and Best Buy. 5- Cedar Hills Crossing's southeast exterior. 6- Shops in the outlot.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Today, Cedar Hills Crossing exists as more of a power center than a traditional shopping mall, though the indoor portion still exists and is open between Powell’s Books and Craft Warehouse. These stores are joined by names such as Ulta, Ross, TJ Maxx and Best Buy all sporting their different corporate exterior templates, leaving Cedar Hills with no real design identity of its own.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUT6vwir91c2UI0HnT4SXB3yT-hj5WSAOtSKijEAqe7Tt6V6MVt6uIJ0d2x7ZFXiFao9aTCSJ_u9NsY9FOOEJplxeYUNYCAKa8J-k8SQZadTbW9KzD0rRWPlh81reUEV7Wsy0F5FeCCgfvq-eY1xsQ-XQwpxNIeAQPxhJpULGVCRSEh3uFkzPTVG7hyphenhyphenmR/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUT6vwir91c2UI0HnT4SXB3yT-hj5WSAOtSKijEAqe7Tt6V6MVt6uIJ0d2x7ZFXiFao9aTCSJ_u9NsY9FOOEJplxeYUNYCAKa8J-k8SQZadTbW9KzD0rRWPlh81reUEV7Wsy0F5FeCCgfvq-eY1xsQ-XQwpxNIeAQPxhJpULGVCRSEh3uFkzPTVG7hyphenhyphenmR/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzIq1LAZk_xbzWIGX-aO8V67Xo7jJYFMxEmsH3y4VGXJ63V2i3oNvsgBtxkSadHgA_0G2chB5QJaCzDLjmdPndkNYURIIiNi56AQDp-X32il6Go85aYRbHryPhnKhY5egME5LscGOERfsMxtNHdDGKhfvxf6ZORZ0XPkay_sZ6MpnQ4K39boO5vPg2M5w/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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To my own disappointment, what was just beyond those doors couldn’t be more different.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgwk9nGTDlbjU3I7-ORpYY2oVLin48Ldcv2TtCCP-seC7QQtYgTPuL4_k8jvrLytJwXcLMqRrnFhquyYS7x09sRNPiJ-9gAEFkWleIuPu6UjncRsxevYHVU-nE-gqMw0fgu3MyMVA9x301AuQ7M_EElwZ1iJhCDkIVqe5nfalyz0pKhXm4jxCnI4qhhtW/s1370/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1370" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgwk9nGTDlbjU3I7-ORpYY2oVLin48Ldcv2TtCCP-seC7QQtYgTPuL4_k8jvrLytJwXcLMqRrnFhquyYS7x09sRNPiJ-9gAEFkWleIuPu6UjncRsxevYHVU-nE-gqMw0fgu3MyMVA9x301AuQ7M_EElwZ1iJhCDkIVqe5nfalyz0pKhXm4jxCnI4qhhtW/s320/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20004a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cedar Hills Crossing Mallmanac ca. 2017. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfAF-ZhwCXro18SBdw?e=0rBULL" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Immediately beyond the foyer, some children were playing a game of tag while their laughter echoed through the corridor. There were no shoppers for them to run into, and the two or three stores open near the entrance displayed what must be local mom-and-pop nameplates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCCTJnsvXjiFRwlZXKxymwmkt48Fi_09d-QlXaLPe6IVaUn4JJ87AruvKrhe1lWUVM-kNKhC9knoZWf_H5IVdXxkRFBLkGHYPELYv_aD5afWc4Zol3x9dbWxYsx8Xjum44v1876eulD_wjGQSpnFp12jankN1CGI-dz_YgzDl71sy5FveN4JznbYEkZsA/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCCTJnsvXjiFRwlZXKxymwmkt48Fi_09d-QlXaLPe6IVaUn4JJ87AruvKrhe1lWUVM-kNKhC9knoZWf_H5IVdXxkRFBLkGHYPELYv_aD5afWc4Zol3x9dbWxYsx8Xjum44v1876eulD_wjGQSpnFp12jankN1CGI-dz_YgzDl71sy5FveN4JznbYEkZsA/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-ZA_oGfU7oxoqI7n515XWvPE7gQsEpZXGhMdExdBf48-5alyOcNF8SCFtjM9rfI1Cp0g3h5R5CMEjp-P8HqOvjRyfZoUJAUdSpU3MwmNhQSyFyhuyMJCTNRkOBNDF-z-gIl5Pr3t9DpuY5dNJW6oFOPAoLcc-TISRVGE2o0090PU6vVaKi2mjxv0Obcs/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20005b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And it was completely lifeless except for the large and brightly lit mall entrance to Powell’s Books, where the scant number of fellow patrons seemed to be going to or coming from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSAIttF4eZjlmE0YL4r9T2MuY7PAoYEKqaBqwumckRm5l2TY2Ho5WfikMaKDAM_v7WykFclyOgcW3dcqvhxHFtgm_zD701pb6dcqUvVB39zx0ZEwnXNylEKcZEIrxqPuHmEJumfMKlAq-KnroT4dxsWzEr3uAryG8ZQmhaNj7qf-GqyxpMDD9_nmiT7i8/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20006a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSAIttF4eZjlmE0YL4r9T2MuY7PAoYEKqaBqwumckRm5l2TY2Ho5WfikMaKDAM_v7WykFclyOgcW3dcqvhxHFtgm_zD701pb6dcqUvVB39zx0ZEwnXNylEKcZEIrxqPuHmEJumfMKlAq-KnroT4dxsWzEr3uAryG8ZQmhaNj7qf-GqyxpMDD9_nmiT7i8/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92wIE1pQdUrKJdHnF3JYUhfw9dbwEvvmt088ffXwCDhhmAxvXcoF3fzp4jdRG4hiP5viRviNs1yj89N6ZOmei0_66mACMPmFrrI0cFVRWxh2yvungmFsuKXtVJeYNGMUBpLGx-1yvG0MhCbWIj5nx9ATZOQhOlnXbbrbhbGHsoRRhP8RB6kOi1uLczMN6/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20006b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In the facility’s center was the six-unit food court, which was completely vacated and looked like it has been for a long time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NXPX5E2cz07wvPkG_qLpHzzpzI8-yvsXRjVdRlzmjY3mRnNNCneAa6-9L65lQqpxo0o1sN5yPg8sNlcy7-uv8KhPCO7zPPvui7wTAug0BOnUJX7McEf3aF2bjX0naHeejS605enxKS_Rn63IraYK2Us0KE-T5Ak1QwSbIjQWXdvMc-1tJEfB8aQqBMQr/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NXPX5E2cz07wvPkG_qLpHzzpzI8-yvsXRjVdRlzmjY3mRnNNCneAa6-9L65lQqpxo0o1sN5yPg8sNlcy7-uv8KhPCO7zPPvui7wTAug0BOnUJX7McEf3aF2bjX0naHeejS605enxKS_Rn63IraYK2Us0KE-T5Ak1QwSbIjQWXdvMc-1tJEfB8aQqBMQr/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCI2sjV-H3_qy9f20DN8_T4FssHBg9d5O_EsfYH-9FTHBGsuy-toYffw0hAWOq9ZUgcubL9BqYI7f_PiDAsBz55H-NLe_099RQI1MxDQPMUj0lm2aeK2bi5MtTFSTHvEyw3MVQx4C-HDzA5pj9SctGGKvMtrqhV3qT1pyfZWj5C0r8NEQKu3Yvs8j5hql/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Though only meager bits of information can be found on the mall’s original anchors and stores, at some time or another, the retail facility hosted names such as Tower Records and Game Trader.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBzvR4ANqEJ0joz6NQKZ3Un0-6F3249i30kHZWGEGkrKiUB9qkF2vIGMeK8fc6j0h9igbkppoqKKZs6Abt06bJ-cN058ZTYNBJcIiIMXGnMHdpk9ILOvISb2PGflgG2eN4v3fkgeHehoDBudQHg56wRabpg3aYT4P_7NV4qr7CZ1HAdxsvsH_uORqABcH/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBzvR4ANqEJ0joz6NQKZ3Un0-6F3249i30kHZWGEGkrKiUB9qkF2vIGMeK8fc6j0h9igbkppoqKKZs6Abt06bJ-cN058ZTYNBJcIiIMXGnMHdpk9ILOvISb2PGflgG2eN4v3fkgeHehoDBudQHg56wRabpg3aYT4P_7NV4qr7CZ1HAdxsvsH_uORqABcH/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgTjkVE1uOsAq7IUOX-4AQ8jy_rVXP0-7TrwI89FP_wQKxGVVlQ1cNveGMEVJxDKBzmWTDY_YC_tTNGw161zmcgOoLhR8drXgMLHlrNLnmLl9be_PAQXh42ZCV8RLMrIeVmAblMn8mbxHlUNdUdzPEjHHXFlrpSBTYB_zmyDqZkM0wpwwW8VqDDSkfN43/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgTjkVE1uOsAq7IUOX-4AQ8jy_rVXP0-7TrwI89FP_wQKxGVVlQ1cNveGMEVJxDKBzmWTDY_YC_tTNGw161zmcgOoLhR8drXgMLHlrNLnmLl9be_PAQXh42ZCV8RLMrIeVmAblMn8mbxHlUNdUdzPEjHHXFlrpSBTYB_zmyDqZkM0wpwwW8VqDDSkfN43/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxauMXKW9wi-CmRjRx6iMFOHxLGFTp1OhbXnrD1os9jP66nyG441prONcEzNIDg2LZP7Eg8o27bzKHDzJaCjiZ97Yc6iJ7xOp7IHBk-gu0hk0ODnLjQ9aTEwd0xYZOrKfW_hqILa1dJw4Z2LNHtw3CwFSsNFrzvaHineXoRnlA7EIIixCW_e0Ub_hc-Lw/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxauMXKW9wi-CmRjRx6iMFOHxLGFTp1OhbXnrD1os9jP66nyG441prONcEzNIDg2LZP7Eg8o27bzKHDzJaCjiZ97Yc6iJ7xOp7IHBk-gu0hk0ODnLjQ9aTEwd0xYZOrKfW_hqILa1dJw4Z2LNHtw3CwFSsNFrzvaHineXoRnlA7EIIixCW_e0Ub_hc-Lw/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakdRU2zcOWPDO4K9bCyMCRsCx73dNw74nTsjmzipdjOeGUASWGD1iCwf3mYDXdJb1BVDL_9xiHsF-DEqwH1jtET9Ne9OlKOD3s3AmkWg3d6qlfkx-fss-1mlgaYBNSDLtV50MYZQpe1QnLaDp9LvM2AS2ANWed5wuDadlXXcBjw_Ol4k-T2k0lGuVs858/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakdRU2zcOWPDO4K9bCyMCRsCx73dNw74nTsjmzipdjOeGUASWGD1iCwf3mYDXdJb1BVDL_9xiHsF-DEqwH1jtET9Ne9OlKOD3s3AmkWg3d6qlfkx-fss-1mlgaYBNSDLtV50MYZQpe1QnLaDp9LvM2AS2ANWed5wuDadlXXcBjw_Ol4k-T2k0lGuVs858/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20008d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The main rear entrance. 2- The Century Theaters still see plenty of activity. 3 & 4- Some of the small shops facing Cedar Hill </i><i>Crossing's</i><i> rear.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mall was renovated in 2002 and subsequently was renamed Cedar Hills Crossing. Not long after the renovation, the city of Beaverton proposed that a new road be built directly through the mall’s core. The plans, however, were successfully averted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmq59zTg2ovheAd3xsWxvlplad3Y5SAq9ewnepPi7G-dWIzXwUoYIFcFs7ynb9NH9M3i2MhFgd2aHpobPi0JZ8FXdbgxSLfxsCb2kDXJZtvVZt3D5aHsz5L8u1q51blwyNA8lpJVgSZCVNojgPJBMMSHP6raxrozrbgyLHu9sEyO5DuSDM_dd8ZI7HSRH/s1608/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20009a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1608" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmq59zTg2ovheAd3xsWxvlplad3Y5SAq9ewnepPi7G-dWIzXwUoYIFcFs7ynb9NH9M3i2MhFgd2aHpobPi0JZ8FXdbgxSLfxsCb2kDXJZtvVZt3D5aHsz5L8u1q51blwyNA8lpJVgSZCVNojgPJBMMSHP6raxrozrbgyLHu9sEyO5DuSDM_dd8ZI7HSRH/w200-h124/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20009a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjEoiVNBF3x7J7RZE5w-JoUelJPihBJC9m_3bTsq2-dNs0Je7m-8IiphhxlF38I_T2H_gXmHvepNl6YNLcPLKb6h5KnYsi4LrsFDhi3O6qgvcclaz-Wc8DahIzSJczlhtdpoZZDgXoEN5Ssxp3cuveNIOsZRv1kZQDb0JwayAIKAaUavKcsSVC8WfDFUV/s1608/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20009b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1608" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjEoiVNBF3x7J7RZE5w-JoUelJPihBJC9m_3bTsq2-dNs0Je7m-8IiphhxlF38I_T2H_gXmHvepNl6YNLcPLKb6h5KnYsi4LrsFDhi3O6qgvcclaz-Wc8DahIzSJczlhtdpoZZDgXoEN5Ssxp3cuveNIOsZRv1kZQDb0JwayAIKAaUavKcsSVC8WfDFUV/w200-h124/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20009b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cedar Hills Crossing Mallmanac ca. 2021. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfAG1Zbd8x3CVoicng?e=KAl9Pb" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The theaters located behind the main complex as well as the food court were added in 2004, with Powell’s Books finding their home two years later. From older images, the interior portion continued to the northeast of its present end, with that space having been converted to exterior facing stores. Unfortunately, it seems like the inevitable end game for Cedar Hills is for the rest of the interior concourses to see the same fate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqPeCxCr77AkweQUvbRmemRlwynvLL5QZVX4MvHraMmBd4brCfp6EMVwtbpJKofQPZj9cT3juRgBp1HsZbx5Ap22sT858Jh0vBDVAjF1uKW7AJM6LO-95MSeYs4IlL-YadQfvpGwSyyDsCidRM7naUkzrvsLq8-Z-LHiTTOYNlV5wNNuimo0MqvkLVJwb/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20010a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqPeCxCr77AkweQUvbRmemRlwynvLL5QZVX4MvHraMmBd4brCfp6EMVwtbpJKofQPZj9cT3juRgBp1HsZbx5Ap22sT858Jh0vBDVAjF1uKW7AJM6LO-95MSeYs4IlL-YadQfvpGwSyyDsCidRM7naUkzrvsLq8-Z-LHiTTOYNlV5wNNuimo0MqvkLVJwb/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20010a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gjCK9fyaLpalo9YkysNNwEWR1S-fMTWJscZIkJOvCllV_xuzy_gljfeyDcKdsHb_Xb6UfY0X48AJxm1nefMSTbs0BImdgX_pXP_SVJHLNlWxY5XBA58xczm8zCekDKEKF0EIP2TM4a9i5sh1JS_o5DKRRO4-_dorHSIoJDVXJXtbaZ0RI7919_Jkp3Dl/s2220/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20010b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoHTzRNX58bDH5uJEmnHmiKBnsK32HM_40GptEhaWU_5Yhwk6ypKTHqHWdujq5OBo2MtFP3zAk8gBn8wjXAQ4JBQDW4BOhL1iEyHEXu5McmZSa_yB8cda55vfPXNz5jBUVSVweKxWnEyuLM6h2CmtTdc6ki39I4yHutneLX8XyCYg9HQo5RazhiI_Bu-b/w200-h90/Cedar%20Hills%20Crossing,%20Beaverton,%20OR%20010d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Scenes of a dead mall.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.cedarhillscrossing.com/" target="_blank">Cedar Hills Crossing official website</a></div></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Beaverton, OR, USA45.4869283 -122.80403217.176694463821157 -157.960282 73.797162136178855 -87.647782tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-11960596161265000622023-11-12T16:26:00.000-08:002023-11-12T16:28:46.396-08:00CoolSprings Galleria, Franklin, TN<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">An extant asset</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_EPqI2Enz8bsM1GqSSQcTab6Hhxus2pQpqGMI90i0O0YxkEOHOTrgfbgtcuptC8velE8nYIhV8YBVngQr7gkFu_dAm1KuiBqhNnTgCUSQJfnnIzkBpifxEeLGGRyronMwNuYyvaWvAxsJVEd8cCCxQG1QmLYHtbV_LiQHhWXFNa-YdV8d2_OGsspxhT9/s1011/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1011" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_EPqI2Enz8bsM1GqSSQcTab6Hhxus2pQpqGMI90i0O0YxkEOHOTrgfbgtcuptC8velE8nYIhV8YBVngQr7gkFu_dAm1KuiBqhNnTgCUSQJfnnIzkBpifxEeLGGRyronMwNuYyvaWvAxsJVEd8cCCxQG1QmLYHtbV_LiQHhWXFNa-YdV8d2_OGsspxhT9/w400-h396/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(<a href="https://southeastventure.com/2018/02/26/a-look-at-cool-springs-after-its-30th-anniversary/" target="_blank">Source</a>)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the early nineties, we were tightly packed on an old yellow school bus motoring or way up I-65 on our way from the Huntsville area to Nashville. We were on a high school field trip with our ultimate destination being Vanderbilt University. As we passed through Nashville’s suburban neighbor Franklin, I noticed an extensive construction site right off of the freeway to our left. I found out later that the mounds of cleared earth and rising steel skeleton was what would one day be CoolSprings Galleria.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig-vgWD-qUdbfxv5gcQH_9My9oYBKvcfjGmiAT3hz0UyLuuP_E9d42aZomGJSgw1RnBOZXTNCv_CYbPAlN9Ck1EIGKkmyAQlmnVlGaao7VWdUrPxPFcwQSXGLAOkSKmtSKfCL1i_kAxjzfj8u6ZCTg2GxXIYiV6DC-YUCuf6m_297dUjgTuXsH9X8GxCy/s1304/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1304" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig-vgWD-qUdbfxv5gcQH_9My9oYBKvcfjGmiAT3hz0UyLuuP_E9d42aZomGJSgw1RnBOZXTNCv_CYbPAlN9Ck1EIGKkmyAQlmnVlGaao7VWdUrPxPFcwQSXGLAOkSKmtSKfCL1i_kAxjzfj8u6ZCTg2GxXIYiV6DC-YUCuf6m_297dUjgTuXsH9X8GxCy/w200-h153/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKWGFzrRG4DxfEvmAK0KE4Vrd0J7NVd7V1B3LXiLDZUO1jBGryPnEwxk96-JwJZrbR2Y3JIo8rhyphenhyphenbyGuUIEeYf8Xkp-4TjJMIK6EL5EeYYAhvN1AUx7uj38hLiNbNOBOUYSEKiuuQ4vp34dQLNEzSxDKrrHdfVbMa_5z6BXzt8fjZcXGxnd-HVa4Im_5u/s1304/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1304" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKWGFzrRG4DxfEvmAK0KE4Vrd0J7NVd7V1B3LXiLDZUO1jBGryPnEwxk96-JwJZrbR2Y3JIo8rhyphenhyphenbyGuUIEeYf8Xkp-4TjJMIK6EL5EeYYAhvN1AUx7uj38hLiNbNOBOUYSEKiuuQ4vp34dQLNEzSxDKrrHdfVbMa_5z6BXzt8fjZcXGxnd-HVa4Im_5u/w200-h153/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20002b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>CoolSprings Galleria Mallmanac, ca. 1996. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIcollpESvm-aaPUnA?e=fErX2p" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Located just a few miles south of Nashville’s oldest mall, <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/old-school-shops-100-oaks-mall.html" target="_blank">100 Oaks</a>, I usually made a point to visit both on my many trips 100 miles to the north. I finally got to see CoolSprings Galleria’s bi-level concourses for myself later in the mid-nineties and it was everything you would expect from a mall built during that era. Extensive, shaded barrel skylights hanging above our heads. Pastel ceramic tiles underfoot. And the mezzanines between the bottom and top levels were lined with mauve and blue protruding half-circle shaped design elements, which for some reason are what I remember most about CoolSprings in those early days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOFy-6AK312Upkuyza98Tv_Lcwe0Cm9TlnlJkv9bl1VwS3nj9-TI-3gpwITPt4E6aR_UVn1F6Gxk7ckpBFsfaCc-1AyhpRnbNonwsKjsmIiJcBSE0aJb7hyHDpjoblTBWJLyDzdmGev7RqmziztQtQo7YhqWZG5qtnSIibrkZBfJSSY4MCKxWSZOabYol/s1333/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOFy-6AK312Upkuyza98Tv_Lcwe0Cm9TlnlJkv9bl1VwS3nj9-TI-3gpwITPt4E6aR_UVn1F6Gxk7ckpBFsfaCc-1AyhpRnbNonwsKjsmIiJcBSE0aJb7hyHDpjoblTBWJLyDzdmGev7RqmziztQtQo7YhqWZG5qtnSIibrkZBfJSSY4MCKxWSZOabYol/w320-h240/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20003a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sears and the main mall entrance in 1996.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CoolSprings Galleria opened in 1991 in a location that was then just on the southern fringes of Nashville’s urban area. It was developed by Chattanooga based CBL Properties in partnership with DeBartolo. The original anchors were Sears, Dillard’s and Nashville based Castner-Knott, whose massive store on the mall’s north end, with it’s darkened glass entranceways and horizontal pin stripes, punctuated the visual impact of the modern new shopping facility. Parisian and JCPenney were added not long after.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i4K7zDjU8PRwqTQ6upvM3kiajngoC_X1txaXm-vo-FANauZ-129je6FM2rh6fZryY6UqswgWJmd2icNiXQcCeYRV1Jk4q4Ipj9v5CqZSwM00s6-pfUOCrwK70n_tZzLlvg8cVQ6lKR2p3pZPTHm1RGeOKfmRugtesj7KYD7_0R91DXtWB0GyDjvaRVdJ/s1333/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20003b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i4K7zDjU8PRwqTQ6upvM3kiajngoC_X1txaXm-vo-FANauZ-129je6FM2rh6fZryY6UqswgWJmd2icNiXQcCeYRV1Jk4q4Ipj9v5CqZSwM00s6-pfUOCrwK70n_tZzLlvg8cVQ6lKR2p3pZPTHm1RGeOKfmRugtesj7KYD7_0R91DXtWB0GyDjvaRVdJ/w320-h240/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20003b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hecht's and JCPenney in 1996.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the years went on, the area surrounding CoolSprings grew tremendously. The fields were replaced with suburban high rise office buildings while acres of new retail sprung up where soybeans used to grow. Now the entire area is fully urbanized, with Nashville’s urban outskirts now reaching all the way down to Columbia. Castner-Knott went through several name changes, from Proffitt’s to Hecht’s to Macy’s today, while Parisian was taken over by Belk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPYhCpH5ZhfXLJ1UeLvG0Lo8aksfxx8Oh8H0QhwGblbz0T_2rrqAQ00DrsYavvCIg6qSlPMvzqKlrEDEnUT_PiinFFEXSOoUlYdKqgiUo14yE8P0jwMGYzFZDsmH3NoD5AmRZKK4kdgHK6_B8auz2-lVoN9DVNuTL5DLqV_hH80WrWaBcSVRnIhAf0qPi/s1500/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPYhCpH5ZhfXLJ1UeLvG0Lo8aksfxx8Oh8H0QhwGblbz0T_2rrqAQ00DrsYavvCIg6qSlPMvzqKlrEDEnUT_PiinFFEXSOoUlYdKqgiUo14yE8P0jwMGYzFZDsmH3NoD5AmRZKK4kdgHK6_B8auz2-lVoN9DVNuTL5DLqV_hH80WrWaBcSVRnIhAf0qPi/w200-h133/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPY56ruDesnAc5mulUHFKde7jaEEAIgqy3tgzJc9DO6o-OaWFQLmIq4TPUye2KRomxkLsSRMtcG2PWHj_b-587B-IXHoAcMG6KSHP2J1bpiC1SeXgwxel3pfMgZ3_sER6ffYw9b84jeZeaxi_yFf_cQo-iDo-hMeEwauz_ExeDlMNlIjk3cM0cR_lZmri/s1500/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPY56ruDesnAc5mulUHFKde7jaEEAIgqy3tgzJc9DO6o-OaWFQLmIq4TPUye2KRomxkLsSRMtcG2PWHj_b-587B-IXHoAcMG6KSHP2J1bpiC1SeXgwxel3pfMgZ3_sER6ffYw9b84jeZeaxi_yFf_cQo-iDo-hMeEwauz_ExeDlMNlIjk3cM0cR_lZmri/w200-h133/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20005b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>CoolSprings Galleria lease plan, ca. 2021. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIlbkH644IML-39Zbw?e=3gr2NA" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sears closed their location on the mall’s southern end in 2013. The bottom level was soon occupied by Belk and rebuilt as their men’s and kids’ store but the upper level was completely demolished to make way for an outdoor “lifestyle center” expansion, featuring H&M and American Girl. It’s rare to see a shopping mall today with so many anchors and none of them vacant. Only the most viable shopping malls in a market can boast this, and along with <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/extant-assets-mall-at-green-hills.html" target="_blank">the Mall at Green Hills</a>, CoolSprings is among the top dogs of Nashville’s retail scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOiXuI6P7CrnF42NzKimMKlyzgf1Ueja9L2IRYFW3i_HapNkC0UzLhD8jJXmt_aC8TZ3VQLDNVacSoARh0HnLLPtDvP_G9HXMNCBcBBQk6mgnGnQCPQt10OqXQcVIc91s1x-lY-V7SsFRpnduvOgM_lWPs6-CSyYi_WWiQUKNEJCu035qzoRSEMPTs9c6/s1750/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20006a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1750" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOiXuI6P7CrnF42NzKimMKlyzgf1Ueja9L2IRYFW3i_HapNkC0UzLhD8jJXmt_aC8TZ3VQLDNVacSoARh0HnLLPtDvP_G9HXMNCBcBBQk6mgnGnQCPQt10OqXQcVIc91s1x-lY-V7SsFRpnduvOgM_lWPs6-CSyYi_WWiQUKNEJCu035qzoRSEMPTs9c6/s320/Coolsprings%20Galleria,%20Franklin,%20TN%20006a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The newer entrance design for CoolSprings Galleria (<a href="https://www.cblproperties.com/portfolio/coolsprings-galleria" target="_blank">Source</a>)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the years, previous retail stalwarts such as <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/10/no-supply-no-demand-hickory-hollow-mall.html" target="_blank">Hickory Hollow Mall</a>, <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-supply-no-demand-harding-mall.html" target="_blank">Harding Mall</a> and Rivergate Mall have seen their timely ends. But CoolSprings Galleria is one example of why I think malls will not ever be completely obsolete. Right now, we are just seeing a major cull of all of the overbuilt retail establishments. Once a proper and sustainable number of enclosed shopping centers has been reached, we’ll probably see a lot less churn. And I would be more than confident in saying that CoolSprings Galleria will be one of the ones left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.coolspringsgalleria.com/" target="_blank">CoolSprings Galleria official website</a></div><p></p>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Franklin, TN, USA35.9250637 -86.86888997.6148298638211571 -122.0251399 64.235297536178848 -51.7126399tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-65727534850220059252023-11-12T15:49:00.000-08:002023-11-12T15:54:50.708-08:00County Fair Mall, Woodland, CA<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> A dead mall</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexAnptpU46pxF8frGLvenaJLigwjhciM1HmxQu7rQ59TVADbbO0yewArj4xlqNhimLeMRhQdu6Se4JWmO2hCLMMjDiUBu5L2rDXrKXkvTC7e6sNbUZP161nZajR5gsPk7smlsO-SO2ECCdPtzU6cOZCMJ1ly2GleafS1YIeEM9ldsUoSw_CwF7YY1IBR8/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexAnptpU46pxF8frGLvenaJLigwjhciM1HmxQu7rQ59TVADbbO0yewArj4xlqNhimLeMRhQdu6Se4JWmO2hCLMMjDiUBu5L2rDXrKXkvTC7e6sNbUZP161nZajR5gsPk7smlsO-SO2ECCdPtzU6cOZCMJ1ly2GleafS1YIeEM9ldsUoSw_CwF7YY1IBR8/w400-h225/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On my second visit to the capital city of California in 2017, I was dismayed to see that Downtown Plaza, which I was lucky enough to have seen for myself in 2008, was all but gone. However, not far away was another grayfield shopping center in the nearby town of Woodland. I had discovered it while researching destinations in the area, and I was more than happy with what I found on East Gibson Road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQlp16RpreZwu4D9vLoEHompBMyKivSAbGMKjisYxYRBCdGyx26lMLzexTnvxiedA2D3dU0eCCOYF6QXaikx15QOl6L5F0EJMoHzbLakbDx678negLt9QjYTyiyhJtmPngmSPdYQyLxC8sRpGJuDGVDYkBZyGnHX9TuKRmazy8pMQUURYdQgBK7MnwaN5/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQlp16RpreZwu4D9vLoEHompBMyKivSAbGMKjisYxYRBCdGyx26lMLzexTnvxiedA2D3dU0eCCOYF6QXaikx15QOl6L5F0EJMoHzbLakbDx678negLt9QjYTyiyhJtmPngmSPdYQyLxC8sRpGJuDGVDYkBZyGnHX9TuKRmazy8pMQUURYdQgBK7MnwaN5/w200-h113/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9myzmzW3fc7hXqYqtfjZ2fOY6sLNlj279AQK5Un3IQRn6a3URcmEL2D_0mVHNbCYFqXpaxJaVO5_B0yy-pNgA0ZrR6uk7X4c95J4x167J7Cgf3rmwdhI8fN_vMWZVFvsEbYQf-wltjy2UbBmx0GOJ8lTgRFBQg9iheA06zQAj0DXoNH2OX6cNO2rS5Xx/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unremarkable from the outside, I was actually pretty happy to see that the Gottschalk’s label from the long defunct department store still appeared pristinely on the outside of their former location.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaWa1aS836saBP0HYEduCfDepMe9EgMUg3zd9DZSrrzrBYu8gG7dfF2R8-1Rt5ll_-2Umz9Tei6xn8N86FKRswvb5FQ08PFSl7Kj3ja-cb0zNZdLVvH6vs6x_ZXeItp4HuwdzFfa0QFZZCqNl_8FRigFNYWXLsTbn2HlWa_gkrSlZAFqV6yCnglIHEA6W/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaWa1aS836saBP0HYEduCfDepMe9EgMUg3zd9DZSrrzrBYu8gG7dfF2R8-1Rt5ll_-2Umz9Tei6xn8N86FKRswvb5FQ08PFSl7Kj3ja-cb0zNZdLVvH6vs6x_ZXeItp4HuwdzFfa0QFZZCqNl_8FRigFNYWXLsTbn2HlWa_gkrSlZAFqV6yCnglIHEA6W/w200-h113/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiNxOtHqIeZzsWkVz_11zpP0S9VFiDIkiTajbt7wfQlDK6fnZJs3xVkOhApdekzY7kMh46mJ4LTbKzYbRW5w9pd-vSntUT8ryRJMdNcXY6B2MD515IF379iqJsFPXerb1EmOyFRF8QhPEOAI0o4h6H95S2tF8Vt8tSkNz7NUFWJmjSosuU7pzn5fIN0Yw/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But the beige ceramic tiles were showing cracks and wear even though there were few shoppers walking over them. I entered on the southern Gottschalk’s end and was greeted by an endless row of vacant storefronts. Turning onto the main concourse, I saw that the interior entrance to Gottschalk’s was still labeled with the former anchor’s nameplate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hA4L3rvIlBApNz6QyTTa9Cpdq9XEFXACIWDAz0fMgnGZNkDKVC3Gb3CAIO6KXiYH4EDxdrtvn70JW4IC3iZ5u-SkY0ent5aXcUVX42h4WwApqYmBfIdFIqGGnM1uLZTeyqqR039muDNG-i4x7Y2NjyOL03b_wgflPqIjklM1wkMEw_YRM0aqOiLKh7Ex/s1000/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hA4L3rvIlBApNz6QyTTa9Cpdq9XEFXACIWDAz0fMgnGZNkDKVC3Gb3CAIO6KXiYH4EDxdrtvn70JW4IC3iZ5u-SkY0ent5aXcUVX42h4WwApqYmBfIdFIqGGnM1uLZTeyqqR039muDNG-i4x7Y2NjyOL03b_wgflPqIjklM1wkMEw_YRM0aqOiLKh7Ex/w113-h200/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20004a.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBG6hWInO7MeIc_FuFbzu95qVWFYoNpWbi2JUsI78vJAowxksikboJh1Eapv4e-RUnGLLhN9LUPm3ndnmDcoo1DAWG5sFBn7a8-nVR6XyAqDD1QvS857mERXiHUP5VdnNNwpMk5p_ukY5OmJuEE1sXHPCkFY_prO9FK611RIRHuV9WZWdLkjRCwlMndeS/s1000/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20004b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBG6hWInO7MeIc_FuFbzu95qVWFYoNpWbi2JUsI78vJAowxksikboJh1Eapv4e-RUnGLLhN9LUPm3ndnmDcoo1DAWG5sFBn7a8-nVR6XyAqDD1QvS857mERXiHUP5VdnNNwpMk5p_ukY5OmJuEE1sXHPCkFY_prO9FK611RIRHuV9WZWdLkjRCwlMndeS/w113-h200/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20004b.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ftSBNSJPzNZqR904JjSzbTXfcTCnG4LN12uIApQh2O-6nZr5SfyNCXMSE9aIezyLLN2Utvrnbwy1dOQeyZ87hvJf9Z96GSf24_IeTW70QfgXf-E-zZ8gA91Q6y-DqEczCJW2Ptf8hRdF3gO9YZrR2OKw02VfVhHIAVHZy2ydP_Xns8tx4TkzZoFXWFVC/s1000/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20004c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ftSBNSJPzNZqR904JjSzbTXfcTCnG4LN12uIApQh2O-6nZr5SfyNCXMSE9aIezyLLN2Utvrnbwy1dOQeyZ87hvJf9Z96GSf24_IeTW70QfgXf-E-zZ8gA91Q6y-DqEczCJW2Ptf8hRdF3gO9YZrR2OKw02VfVhHIAVHZy2ydP_Xns8tx4TkzZoFXWFVC/w113-h200/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20004c.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- A rear entranceway. 2- An example of the mall's greenery. 3- A festive, yet vacant, kiosk.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The further north I walked, the more active County Fair Mall became; relatively at least. The former Target/Burlington on the southeastern part of the property had long been closed but just past center court, the mall’s two remaining anchors were opened for business- a Walmart Neighborhood Grocery and surprisingly enough, a JCPenney. There were fewer vacancies as the anchors acted as a draw to the complex’s northern end, though most businesses were of the local variety with few to no national brands represented.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-pCB4TG433MDSg8aUgYICjqqLp8xN5p9IICbxJXZhvPLmsj2DbJW7RbYk8NdjtjZBSl4c-qLsJij1KCcLDTimVghV8ONzawI3eq1o6sAIQdO06XhW0l7I-strYNbTQvf1RttCTtgUYAhO1EFUUKgSaLRI-FNODfalX2xXhMi-yonQAeHMvcWguFERJfX/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-pCB4TG433MDSg8aUgYICjqqLp8xN5p9IICbxJXZhvPLmsj2DbJW7RbYk8NdjtjZBSl4c-qLsJij1KCcLDTimVghV8ONzawI3eq1o6sAIQdO06XhW0l7I-strYNbTQvf1RttCTtgUYAhO1EFUUKgSaLRI-FNODfalX2xXhMi-yonQAeHMvcWguFERJfX/w200-h113/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy0g456HpT5LqDmMzasnKyV8xpCudz0Tb0o5-e2ABhvGqe4NQ56uvjtug6O-okymdDMUHkKW97HqXYKaan_GiDnYQqp0HnwPqYYw1T3CifeoduenkhB_E3s_ZtujnGiLd-37YjSXTX3uwJifYht7JvrXaEGyQzBzNrNjmksHWYGcD4TqkDAR4s3T1vPNG/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20005b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP079iuHkjfvpOp-x7fHbXAFeNL2V7zTRXMK1qc6ayxxdosiHIOQuu63cICBphyphenhypheno2s3_aozV-F6iMLEDgFuPn4ESsFyO3DqMKJa1899p_ZBBjm2lXbRnqpBJ7ry38r67vAmiQDYIqh_e0UB5KfaBsSEBZhaWL5OGuNDOFCT4CZYLZ8tkpOsXkVHj0Gnjqd/w200-h113/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20005f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Skylights, tiles and JCPenney in County Fair Mall.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">County Fair Mall opened in 1989 with just over 900,000 square feet and four eventual anchors. The JCPenney still open at the shopping center was one of the original anchors. They were joined by Mervyn’s, Gottschalk’s and Target at some point, though past information on the property is difficult to come by, so I’m not sure if they were original anchors. The Target closed in 2007 and was replaced by Burlington Coat Factory in 2009.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCspmkP-ZeqIr7JRcdT1LYahcD8TiIwEX1D56kj2sQo58ZcLgbgnnRq2kLaRKererp2AxtBeG7qKJjGmZx5ejRItQLEY3DrcnkblGxfhofK2ciBNyqJ58I_kzZ03kvIPZet9hqmzRZK2MdCwVOg0Xg51mFsAfeQEcw39mPXkSPI3yQTjHRediZ1kbHTYQy/s1000/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20006a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCspmkP-ZeqIr7JRcdT1LYahcD8TiIwEX1D56kj2sQo58ZcLgbgnnRq2kLaRKererp2AxtBeG7qKJjGmZx5ejRItQLEY3DrcnkblGxfhofK2ciBNyqJ58I_kzZ03kvIPZet9hqmzRZK2MdCwVOg0Xg51mFsAfeQEcw39mPXkSPI3yQTjHRediZ1kbHTYQy/s320/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20006a.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMlolzdQLK1bdeZJRjLO5DiV9IzXgmS3bewxaO3tJ6F3f11Cxr2gHaob4ASj4XgyUUyKYD2L1ZX9KTM1RcwqBLXC2Ps8D3IosgwcYf4IN2udKS8ijmy6XX7gkNHXVaNBknloyGgx3vJnWYWd_UPf9ZBULvgYl0mDdPNAtU1pXEvTPSvJehfJIqoyzv_3H/s1000/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20006b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMlolzdQLK1bdeZJRjLO5DiV9IzXgmS3bewxaO3tJ6F3f11Cxr2gHaob4ASj4XgyUUyKYD2L1ZX9KTM1RcwqBLXC2Ps8D3IosgwcYf4IN2udKS8ijmy6XX7gkNHXVaNBknloyGgx3vJnWYWd_UPf9ZBULvgYl0mDdPNAtU1pXEvTPSvJehfJIqoyzv_3H/s320/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20006b.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOEUDH13qW5DzIwDGYQAQ8DKUnPcKHFWPgz6TIt-bCJvSkKYd-h3guSbYLVAl-M6r1iNJzka1fg5QRS3MKLTpbUT2AjeBm5tYdcGs3BN3z6TjJeRjJPv-dmTJxkRth9l4VEju4dtPwb7CVxob5fiGmiyLwsO5KrF68RTHpQ4EzP-hWx3i8-EegQATh_ov/s1000/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20006c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOEUDH13qW5DzIwDGYQAQ8DKUnPcKHFWPgz6TIt-bCJvSkKYd-h3guSbYLVAl-M6r1iNJzka1fg5QRS3MKLTpbUT2AjeBm5tYdcGs3BN3z6TjJeRjJPv-dmTJxkRth9l4VEju4dtPwb7CVxob5fiGmiyLwsO5KrF68RTHpQ4EzP-hWx3i8-EegQATh_ov/s320/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20006c.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>County Fair Mall pamphlet ca 2022. View the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfArLo7aeFgOPDR4DA?e=cZZDQo" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mall came under new management in 2009 who implemented upgrades and changes that eventually brought occupancy up to 85 percent, up from 2005’s low of 55 percent. Gottschalk’s closed their store on County Fair’s south end sometime in the early 2010s just after the company’s bankruptcy while Mervyn’s departed sometime between then and 2017 to be replaced by the Walmart Neighborhood Market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuKqR5slnt2dcxo_P0ENQ6O_jq4mqn-4rjPKH0G9PU6SdOi48cuejdWoW92Jbk-98lzTnxazoD-quAzNNnloKIPXeC6SYy9WG80hp2jUOlXTUGP5ndfeIsSuIfy_JYXt-zkS_W19rXf_3xvUHIw-MoMwHEe0I5HuclVvB0yEi9zt_ZOpsYiI2w5AGLyVm/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20007a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuKqR5slnt2dcxo_P0ENQ6O_jq4mqn-4rjPKH0G9PU6SdOi48cuejdWoW92Jbk-98lzTnxazoD-quAzNNnloKIPXeC6SYy9WG80hp2jUOlXTUGP5ndfeIsSuIfy_JYXt-zkS_W19rXf_3xvUHIw-MoMwHEe0I5HuclVvB0yEi9zt_ZOpsYiI2w5AGLyVm/w200-h113/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_EVqyqADBhMsZWjjMepQbIYMSC0V7bo2egrsukG8VJWQ8jU3xMVI3q0XkXtIictD8Aw7oA20sfuGUk2gva_Xkdkce3URHKwEASHnvuv0rYwIK_R4dsex-pRrQ3SYKe7USPe2_z16MnFsS1DDPP1ioLvZYfL1uxqtwRKajC4NoMn6xU11XRYeloH8Nnew/s1778/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20007b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFc4NKQ77hxlXJi42LG6XsSjJWuBTF-qJ6iqO_bFkwmQl4FEiIuTyCv4iQrLsUb19MbNdONu_DQNKQ2-YXWTrwRByiw8rRRVN0m4yEE_FHGAlthzB4dKLj1N4ieNMhn-LYxQEAoNjmho_HXc6MAqhnPGYPSaFqemmOVbKnLU_tDIJDApGHrUVAiDkZAy7T/w200-h113/County%20Fair%20Mall,%20Woodland,%20CA%20007f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Scenes of a dead mall.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At some point after my visit in 2017, the property’s name was updated to its present moniker County Fair Fashion Mall, perhaps to make the destination seem a little less dead. In 2021, the shopping center began holding weekly pop-up events in an attempt to increase foot traffic and sales. In 2022 the mall was sold again with future plans announced for the addition of residences and office space. But not a whole lot has happened so far, so we’ll just have to wait and see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/countyfairmall530/" target="_blank">County Fair Fashion Mall Facebook</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-18472587998085546482023-10-01T12:14:00.005-07:002023-10-02T08:35:33.359-07:00Washington Square, Tigard, OR<p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">An extant asset</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59CqnNWlhGi1yso1yvV6qOt3SUeqAtVjjHxjt1vZQsJKTafMma_v1Xya4thGX-zxCJRAo8exKsPfxTPx7UaXs5mTlleQ7-tIGfPvGBmhlNM9HUxAwNp1MrSXkb3ATaVKjTl1F-s7_1v4cBNwTCehb5WD_obJgcjSp97IeRt1vDE3y3y5T8qo5sVFP12sh/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20001a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59CqnNWlhGi1yso1yvV6qOt3SUeqAtVjjHxjt1vZQsJKTafMma_v1Xya4thGX-zxCJRAo8exKsPfxTPx7UaXs5mTlleQ7-tIGfPvGBmhlNM9HUxAwNp1MrSXkb3ATaVKjTl1F-s7_1v4cBNwTCehb5WD_obJgcjSp97IeRt1vDE3y3y5T8qo5sVFP12sh/w400-h180/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20001a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It’s true that enclosed shopping malls, at least the way we children of the eighties knew them, are on the decline. But I doubt they will ever be completely gone. Most metros of at least a significant size still have one or two that still see success. For the Portland area, if only one shopping mall were to survive, I would put my money on its being Washington Square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUD1D5AvVjHvoamYIS-EU9x4HrD09aerSNRL7jXyK9MWnstd-NcwdWzg25jMk7D66MY9FpTC7wZWibicJG1I8vJIkVKWrzsDQbG2y09gP25dxL5RptJYA3LHvu6l4yd_CCRyrI0roJQQtISze9L68CtLUPTZihWTq3xGra_kyYaUQATDeHdI6eUgUhVuM/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUD1D5AvVjHvoamYIS-EU9x4HrD09aerSNRL7jXyK9MWnstd-NcwdWzg25jMk7D66MY9FpTC7wZWibicJG1I8vJIkVKWrzsDQbG2y09gP25dxL5RptJYA3LHvu6l4yd_CCRyrI0roJQQtISze9L68CtLUPTZihWTq3xGra_kyYaUQATDeHdI6eUgUhVuM/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhBOaehIE8WwdJBluvU3bJXh-6KXs20pTfhKDQurh7jT3kWAXFfLJamrhwCBxsP_eIEVw45_9j24mZ-IgdJkAc1w85SPl-6OyenzJaMye60dc6M1T11qa6ljAjaMT1QZ_2oUq86OUr28PrVy32nbsfZAOcvZ-pRqEULxvSVjQtQrUSfAvr3B7nWdNclfT/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhBOaehIE8WwdJBluvU3bJXh-6KXs20pTfhKDQurh7jT3kWAXFfLJamrhwCBxsP_eIEVw45_9j24mZ-IgdJkAc1w85SPl-6OyenzJaMye60dc6M1T11qa6ljAjaMT1QZ_2oUq86OUr28PrVy32nbsfZAOcvZ-pRqEULxvSVjQtQrUSfAvr3B7nWdNclfT/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7erB-ZeIODHO_UW-u46flB1naX4pGz9qX-FBperEcrGfyjgpGKA_JItZb9AUjUAlDEGZII6Pana1GPhlaRCn5EjDJoWK-1QDDs2raGBgrNq7q8kQ8X0gt3InYsebY6gMT46jKpjs8Vt9Zs3HPBydEvepn3QgYQIP1tD9aWcoRLmyopfCemjs3v7Z2gBMd/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7erB-ZeIODHO_UW-u46flB1naX4pGz9qX-FBperEcrGfyjgpGKA_JItZb9AUjUAlDEGZII6Pana1GPhlaRCn5EjDJoWK-1QDDs2raGBgrNq7q8kQ8X0gt3InYsebY6gMT46jKpjs8Vt9Zs3HPBydEvepn3QgYQIP1tD9aWcoRLmyopfCemjs3v7Z2gBMd/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchjkxE9OyPl5SzSnfn1c1TCkhdYykfJOQRkqqR8yvwpee_HzjqvTEphMMLhBfV1dcM-9F6gUdOP3pMdaNVSiBTCXTe7l9zwnceATn-cz5CdFpEe8N87nIdBND547rO8lYW_vW9sylN3XFHOww6sU76mYr7a-4pVywiYejSWhyvsvWfgfEV-JeLqDL7ux8/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchjkxE9OyPl5SzSnfn1c1TCkhdYykfJOQRkqqR8yvwpee_HzjqvTEphMMLhBfV1dcM-9F6gUdOP3pMdaNVSiBTCXTe7l9zwnceATn-cz5CdFpEe8N87nIdBND547rO8lYW_vW9sylN3XFHOww6sU76mYr7a-4pVywiYejSWhyvsvWfgfEV-JeLqDL7ux8/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20002d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The east facing exterior of Washington Square.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Located just over the Tualatin Mountains in the western suburb of Tigard, Washington Square seems not to have missed a beat while so many others have succumbed to the double whammy of the pandemic and the effects of online shopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JcbfYrgpOr6TlfkPG-SEWq0XAq_JdzI6WMxqpXzoyGR2jAMFdoHkW5ow2KsScWpQBy0oGm9M3gTKJ9OaeKWKAOWBKIOdmylBaVzGlmR5D3Lejs5qPqN3ppK61Neu2lBrQf0zrtlBvhHi2oHuQ6BBGEDNPpielCousIJ80bY6wxT4YOnMb9HAgFZGik7w/s1588/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20003a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1588" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JcbfYrgpOr6TlfkPG-SEWq0XAq_JdzI6WMxqpXzoyGR2jAMFdoHkW5ow2KsScWpQBy0oGm9M3gTKJ9OaeKWKAOWBKIOdmylBaVzGlmR5D3Lejs5qPqN3ppK61Neu2lBrQf0zrtlBvhHi2oHuQ6BBGEDNPpielCousIJ80bY6wxT4YOnMb9HAgFZGik7w/s320/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20003a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Washington Square lease plan ca 2011. See the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfAc_POr5FMY_k_bcQ?e=z7K2RN" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still one of the top grossing malls per square foot in the country, most patrons seek out big names like Dick’s Sporting Goods, The Cheesecake Factory and Williams-Sonoma. But not this weirdo. I was all about the seventies-fabulous grooviness of the JCPenney and ex-Sears locations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiANHfQlS3CEp2Oq-ibnyhsGhvjziPdcgJ0UC7n1vqU4yZpLfQcfGk8GJp61qD6xbbt0gFiHXtdSa-MXDuoPwADGdbo6UCwe76h1BhTGNEwqjXHBDQk1BIOFpgNh5Xk43KsGTTdb_QAdCpuBOCpqKYQcQioCta1v6mpxMwsmH0lxeZMfp-NuXxgpwOxdfu/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiANHfQlS3CEp2Oq-ibnyhsGhvjziPdcgJ0UC7n1vqU4yZpLfQcfGk8GJp61qD6xbbt0gFiHXtdSa-MXDuoPwADGdbo6UCwe76h1BhTGNEwqjXHBDQk1BIOFpgNh5Xk43KsGTTdb_QAdCpuBOCpqKYQcQioCta1v6mpxMwsmH0lxeZMfp-NuXxgpwOxdfu/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x-WL2s-4xtRPCCBMdRJywGQf5r9be5Frv7he5zG8Pu5Q5UYDpPJrncumLZKiLyMDgy9Vy1L_QIYUSs85c23oPwXgNUI7RfZklQbk2KbLO3vMbkDFjgN-pzcaZoLfw3VZmvqLkDjM_PD6V4LjNgizfysYWmRLO6bv10LWRwKKLzmQznMvvYVESd6ASPxg/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x-WL2s-4xtRPCCBMdRJywGQf5r9be5Frv7he5zG8Pu5Q5UYDpPJrncumLZKiLyMDgy9Vy1L_QIYUSs85c23oPwXgNUI7RfZklQbk2KbLO3vMbkDFjgN-pzcaZoLfw3VZmvqLkDjM_PD6V4LjNgizfysYWmRLO6bv10LWRwKKLzmQznMvvYVESd6ASPxg/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkxuk8JxFbbggg6IHwRtdAiLzasDhypXFlN4t01cgMWlYU-nK0lbsl4pcT3T3r7ugBcRBCc6MbmKfzvLaj7LKbNCkS9enrwNfmpYTQ1I3JirvmR4dcZQJ0qPfKCilQeRJVwkYoaK1SjlGb42-u9FeUojEoQ9O6YWeKeE2k1BldsOq0EmpjrRythPQUY8F/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkxuk8JxFbbggg6IHwRtdAiLzasDhypXFlN4t01cgMWlYU-nK0lbsl4pcT3T3r7ugBcRBCc6MbmKfzvLaj7LKbNCkS9enrwNfmpYTQ1I3JirvmR4dcZQJ0qPfKCilQeRJVwkYoaK1SjlGb42-u9FeUojEoQ9O6YWeKeE2k1BldsOq0EmpjrRythPQUY8F/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh44svfedANPBTHoh5tC0xH3WDUo_G8fnSejrYf-yjE5ODZpvlfyJ8YEtWNZXqEcY5WZkXlAP5eE53M0U14ZtWS99eB0fQ3TisoEwDyh4CNr8xGO1J_Z29wAfewSrYQuyi0Hd_n5BVBnUEjDjANDyopebMKlnbOwBeQTOhIAZOjEIjm75Rr60mxP6ZNrqA/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh44svfedANPBTHoh5tC0xH3WDUo_G8fnSejrYf-yjE5ODZpvlfyJ8YEtWNZXqEcY5WZkXlAP5eE53M0U14ZtWS99eB0fQ3TisoEwDyh4CNr8xGO1J_Z29wAfewSrYQuyi0Hd_n5BVBnUEjDjANDyopebMKlnbOwBeQTOhIAZOjEIjm75Rr60mxP6ZNrqA/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20004d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Along the west facing exterior with a view of the expansion.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">JCPenney has always had some interesting architecture in their stores. See the “Starship Penny’s” at <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/extant-assets-northgate-mall-hixson-tn.html" target="_blank">Northgate Mall</a>, the distinctive brutalist concrete overhang of the <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/extant-assets-southcenter-tukwila-wa.html" target="_blank">Southcenter</a> outlet and yellow tinted porticos of the old <a href="http://mallmanac.blogspot.com/2013/05/extant-assets-gallery-at-military.html" target="_blank">Military Circle</a> location. But I had never seen one like Washington Square’s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8bSEuwvUuuX4phmkolEm3qa1JoivMebWqFcwQuOQiEoKscWzrT0u712ZHElHAmyNxVBiAE_n9gXZjdInnI4vatwD581gF4qvZ4tUkmcZh_dWavWLOwNW0PmZA28QMlMCirsRBNQ1HlLBUFD6_O_7wHkx4c7TK8ZE4wdwysgMNCijLfhZZ3tjcwp6a7vE/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20005a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8bSEuwvUuuX4phmkolEm3qa1JoivMebWqFcwQuOQiEoKscWzrT0u712ZHElHAmyNxVBiAE_n9gXZjdInnI4vatwD581gF4qvZ4tUkmcZh_dWavWLOwNW0PmZA28QMlMCirsRBNQ1HlLBUFD6_O_7wHkx4c7TK8ZE4wdwysgMNCijLfhZZ3tjcwp6a7vE/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20005a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQoHE9AdotqMhGrymBfS8FkHObeZ5iQhldCRtui2ECL0pFkULTM3tMt01oHoddjw-syKjBXcQfG5NzbzBCdS3hVECmNR_ukRm7QjJnsc7xCN7b36EHNGC703KeJp-B1GUCr9RcQ_CPwuc9_BkytyLxaFPW2UyM3iqFKmBIM1aY9NW_xCfFC_oVpbdYklT/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20005b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAECgnB1Mh8BlmasxUS3n62N-MU35vEaXWo9cSP-MjDtsHTT5CqGeFi6R5P7gOd1vTazNy1TcXO7HpGCq0OUWNoJhSmnjmQBS86Q4NPFc3QHCWGdK5LOYKfxd0Th2nkC2HfWTE3EpaqiwFFc8Enly6PbYRlSoI4-tzZpt8GJZPt1_AGjoLEzZSk1d1Dfj/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20005f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The geometric fabulousness of the JCPenney store.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The handsome clay-colored bricks seem not to have aged a day since its opening, but the real draw was the distinctive entranceways and their unique geometric features. On either side of the JCPenney nameplate are a cylindrical turret and a concave, mini “amphitheater” lounge area, though built without seating of any kind. It was like nothing I’d ever seen before and I was loving it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB3pqrhd_dkWPuvrvqPFMNN1mCohPNjtF1-SZW_7SpID0GMIz6lXrzC1ngTdIusEuE4CVtmRZLegKs4KoTKUXTcyLkNfp68_bLmqzkMXBP1pZ3bVvDqNEXQfY9SP8HkqZCdTZK88IE-rKJX1CNL5tWaQJKF00fY9dWY4qQ8voP9JPiF6bnpvFbVUXlY-9/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB3pqrhd_dkWPuvrvqPFMNN1mCohPNjtF1-SZW_7SpID0GMIz6lXrzC1ngTdIusEuE4CVtmRZLegKs4KoTKUXTcyLkNfp68_bLmqzkMXBP1pZ3bVvDqNEXQfY9SP8HkqZCdTZK88IE-rKJX1CNL5tWaQJKF00fY9dWY4qQ8voP9JPiF6bnpvFbVUXlY-9/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnfe0BIEhzJDVXp7SXM4yIDaIN7W8A3e5THRYx1tcJKGf987ZnN7ztN3IZHMgwiom7Y2FY0L5G70WeTSsYtZbhOfQv3It6p8HEYIsFwP4otTDsepmBZCQUbqiSNuQ4rRJ88qL72B4KIJu6Q07OX2xreqsl9lMLRDJbGEJ3fNfBkEAvW6rLcX7zad6YpJd/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnfe0BIEhzJDVXp7SXM4yIDaIN7W8A3e5THRYx1tcJKGf987ZnN7ztN3IZHMgwiom7Y2FY0L5G70WeTSsYtZbhOfQv3It6p8HEYIsFwP4otTDsepmBZCQUbqiSNuQ4rRJ88qL72B4KIJu6Q07OX2xreqsl9lMLRDJbGEJ3fNfBkEAvW6rLcX7zad6YpJd/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnGqCmnrFL_GmgjqYxeSV4OjsQCW1M4WrnoZCdQGEtguxJuX6-UprPgpQ_m8D8xH9ZTt7QvKVEVvR3Yd1ocA2SXqk3O36q75V2JzQuk04oN3N9xo5n848a4JvTn_lRsy7egZwNFH0xy1eWYigseGfwfBJvgWO_vjHsfkLIaEoGTdMHkJVmufrIniXrnbJ/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnGqCmnrFL_GmgjqYxeSV4OjsQCW1M4WrnoZCdQGEtguxJuX6-UprPgpQ_m8D8xH9ZTt7QvKVEVvR3Yd1ocA2SXqk3O36q75V2JzQuk04oN3N9xo5n848a4JvTn_lRsy7egZwNFH0xy1eWYigseGfwfBJvgWO_vjHsfkLIaEoGTdMHkJVmufrIniXrnbJ/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV24QJ1cbYOZ5RlpYL424q8NFlPbPrpdNsimW_3ma6S8uAzmAXqSFXvIfXBL2nr4YADFTkQnl6w35yRytBQkHP0HTBV0gdYeYXS56bobS3TlSHcw0ykS84oqWlSzcRlri8dL7Tg2HPpyt_4ZIhkeG7VfF1HGJsGyNED37Jprzt3neRdtM6Ceu9bD_gqAIx/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV24QJ1cbYOZ5RlpYL424q8NFlPbPrpdNsimW_3ma6S8uAzmAXqSFXvIfXBL2nr4YADFTkQnl6w35yRytBQkHP0HTBV0gdYeYXS56bobS3TlSHcw0ykS84oqWlSzcRlri8dL7Tg2HPpyt_4ZIhkeG7VfF1HGJsGyNED37Jprzt3neRdtM6Ceu9bD_gqAIx/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20006d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1 & 2- Nordstrom. 3- Macy's. 4- Dick's Sporting Goods.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Washington Square’s southern end is the now darkened Sears store. The labels have been removed, but the straight lines and right angles covering the exterior entrances and walkways are still on display. This look definitely brings out the nostalgia in me and I’m glad to have seen it as there is no doubt that any future occupants will demolish these unappreciated and outdated elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1E6ONRX7pkl1OK6tZIBvRftp9mqa0AGGbZWxdNT7GE9Rs0msMjeWSDICRpSueKABJsJ3JqS0r0AlTSWjaroslr3wktqCqBsQ5XLaZhx5R4SsuB6bpYJ35bARbpphAogXAwbDooXbVO2Z-MXq30E13ubVUppHCi5TkxyJat8NDxhXu4jMBpa_HgeDsSLy/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20007a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1E6ONRX7pkl1OK6tZIBvRftp9mqa0AGGbZWxdNT7GE9Rs0msMjeWSDICRpSueKABJsJ3JqS0r0AlTSWjaroslr3wktqCqBsQ5XLaZhx5R4SsuB6bpYJ35bARbpphAogXAwbDooXbVO2Z-MXq30E13ubVUppHCi5TkxyJat8NDxhXu4jMBpa_HgeDsSLy/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20007a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkntMLQcZgkxSFOkNmuBIlG90iQTQJDqwwy7nY3ktIMQ_ppk-orOEgwAlpZEUXm1f3oUjid51-5xPmVrZ87LA9FedJ4C9r7HB_ADzTPj9hUWNzTh1O7Mq0LrTGmpg-zFAV9vvWmkNiT_nLZzfBJFqHOaoYpZCxxqVnUFgVfzAJrvJDCYVlXKzJ1onAuZt/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20007b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The concourses are, unsurprisingly, covered in mainly white polished porcelain tiles with splashes of reds and blues throughout. But at least the skylights above them had some personality. Seriously though, I would have loved to have seen this place forty years ago when the look of the entire complex was more concordant with the iconic anchors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0E-7GTkNtYdmDHuemZOBYKn28zkfQQkVaBsrIuzjzpXyc4Qoweow-VJG9aPipcAz9OVN2v8W7pJNdt7A98Mho3yOKDeFbhRytjnZff8CRgGLtuOzrrUCfrPhAsidpONOC__uLINJwzgalJEddHRTT9Nq0CDiG1M9Gw58PsGdGGzlM5Xggz6lcnN4_2mz/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0E-7GTkNtYdmDHuemZOBYKn28zkfQQkVaBsrIuzjzpXyc4Qoweow-VJG9aPipcAz9OVN2v8W7pJNdt7A98Mho3yOKDeFbhRytjnZff8CRgGLtuOzrrUCfrPhAsidpONOC__uLINJwzgalJEddHRTT9Nq0CDiG1M9Gw58PsGdGGzlM5Xggz6lcnN4_2mz/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwucxJoCwxwCulbxSb7HvCeL8Uyh6WmGKd2zhd0_xu1o0d4eb_tEf6_v8uqfVIplSJaIohINpG3KfSXD5quWfrjkQhMYAeGG9114W_78UOGtgxu50G3z6VDPJMSwibAXs-AGmWy1GAaUmYeUfjbCIuEE5Y-URChBMS00yizPdSSvtLpkFNpUybWxLH1Pyh/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwucxJoCwxwCulbxSb7HvCeL8Uyh6WmGKd2zhd0_xu1o0d4eb_tEf6_v8uqfVIplSJaIohINpG3KfSXD5quWfrjkQhMYAeGG9114W_78UOGtgxu50G3z6VDPJMSwibAXs-AGmWy1GAaUmYeUfjbCIuEE5Y-URChBMS00yizPdSSvtLpkFNpUybWxLH1Pyh/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jIqFgmVJ3k6RiwDFwhDj89jKvgqZ9LPAcDNORx4cLq2osS4xKe5NRgYGwSl8Y4ba4XKOmA53MBMXnTCy0wYOrKxL4Uj5QGgkFiNYFWF4tYNAVQZXxguDqzCzYQ_VfS1GTYiBODsOFf8IP_oARGv3aAALOE4A6D-T1SvArwZQZcYV2WNlxLeaHXRctnCL/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jIqFgmVJ3k6RiwDFwhDj89jKvgqZ9LPAcDNORx4cLq2osS4xKe5NRgYGwSl8Y4ba4XKOmA53MBMXnTCy0wYOrKxL4Uj5QGgkFiNYFWF4tYNAVQZXxguDqzCzYQ_VfS1GTYiBODsOFf8IP_oARGv3aAALOE4A6D-T1SvArwZQZcYV2WNlxLeaHXRctnCL/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTDzI3eH-OF_4pbfWLP7ke75dM4BamznJL3HoIiEZrVcbXyMWitz1keU7TkeENT7e6c0Kes1LT0h3H7osYGu99JSxxH2sslF1WNerz9Q503S2S8V3Fo7DHaTfKLLiJyR2lMTzyAuX3oVPt8fLXqQbeige344N0x8MBYWaFN5umsGdTi0LineImQYBUCOd/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTDzI3eH-OF_4pbfWLP7ke75dM4BamznJL3HoIiEZrVcbXyMWitz1keU7TkeENT7e6c0Kes1LT0h3H7osYGu99JSxxH2sslF1WNerz9Q503S2S8V3Fo7DHaTfKLLiJyR2lMTzyAuX3oVPt8fLXqQbeige344N0x8MBYWaFN5umsGdTi0LineImQYBUCOd/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009a.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- Mall entrance abutting JCPenney. 2- More eighties realness at the JCPenney mall entrance. 3- Looking down the east-west corridor toward JCPenney. 4- The former Sears entrance within the mall.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Washington Square opened in 1974 in more or less its present L-shape. Portland’s own Meier & Frank, located on the north end, Sears and Lipman’s opened shortly before the remainder of the shopping center in 1973 with Honolulu based Liberty House and Nordstrom opening for business in 1974.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycBEiZp0l0b1jRI_5k_vCfeiomgo0cdoWPu_qKi3u1Bat6B3QhdJNpKlMmCEkqMoY70-xk5gDs5145nBBjU3oCdWxQFBEMDhlaX9SPdufSsfs_66UYQ6Ckq1Ik8wZrvjLx2t8aGCT5-nHpeuI-92eiwdC7xUq-gkC4-V1bq6GiTiG-UAdCWf-A_TIMMFt/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycBEiZp0l0b1jRI_5k_vCfeiomgo0cdoWPu_qKi3u1Bat6B3QhdJNpKlMmCEkqMoY70-xk5gDs5145nBBjU3oCdWxQFBEMDhlaX9SPdufSsfs_66UYQ6Ckq1Ik8wZrvjLx2t8aGCT5-nHpeuI-92eiwdC7xUq-gkC4-V1bq6GiTiG-UAdCWf-A_TIMMFt/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20008d.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8xDkIxNUbaUt233gq9PNlxTy8raGrWOgWfpFXgDoKU42krvRr9Y4coi37TS6RYWutCWdS127KY4MAE5NcwOotNB8kZ9g7ZmRM6r8xMqFOZUuMeHqOV0yJToDFOXoXExn3jS-hB6-H1pI1XzTKAQoJjvOyGpu4e-cGX1D5TyhLcPGXRgfdp0IyEjk7rXI/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8xDkIxNUbaUt233gq9PNlxTy8raGrWOgWfpFXgDoKU42krvRr9Y4coi37TS6RYWutCWdS127KY4MAE5NcwOotNB8kZ9g7ZmRM6r8xMqFOZUuMeHqOV0yJToDFOXoXExn3jS-hB6-H1pI1XzTKAQoJjvOyGpu4e-cGX1D5TyhLcPGXRgfdp0IyEjk7rXI/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACoMgMos21r0lCWCDShkfaRChKgpvA189ySq51NH2z-7C2avvl6dDtyHIqMku6t5pzP75v4ezjlASGquZ6hOAUIzAb9iptx4YpClIOGyOSlvWcM7SBUb9sVfDtFTHprTfp5QaHS4xD1MoksF6mpb7AqeRP7l29zZPrBw0AhUfjr8ybz0rPgqCEuOso2if/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACoMgMos21r0lCWCDShkfaRChKgpvA189ySq51NH2z-7C2avvl6dDtyHIqMku6t5pzP75v4ezjlASGquZ6hOAUIzAb9iptx4YpClIOGyOSlvWcM7SBUb9sVfDtFTHprTfp5QaHS4xD1MoksF6mpb7AqeRP7l29zZPrBw0AhUfjr8ybz0rPgqCEuOso2if/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LcoHRBsejb0lpf_cfp3KNBAV2l4OcrQFq3dFUeJjvT1JHJ3xx2gLRzvQdLjxRder3cO2v1JiaPz2KPXwp46XYKeUmFv6gQl8VEw3DriMvOu7UXMGxlJGbDRA3Bi7drQF9EhWRfBWYf3lFlwAI9FrqcKrhyphenhyphenhQ-j1FKSvc9WBpTZE2woalDgqD8JxYG98P/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LcoHRBsejb0lpf_cfp3KNBAV2l4OcrQFq3dFUeJjvT1JHJ3xx2gLRzvQdLjxRder3cO2v1JiaPz2KPXwp46XYKeUmFv6gQl8VEw3DriMvOu7UXMGxlJGbDRA3Bi7drQF9EhWRfBWYf3lFlwAI9FrqcKrhyphenhyphenhQ-j1FKSvc9WBpTZE2woalDgqD8JxYG98P/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20009d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Washington Square interior.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Liberty House, also located on Washington Square’s northern façade but just to the east of Meier & Frank, departed in 1978 with Frederick & Nelson later taking their spot. However, just a year later when the Seattle based firm took over all Lipman’s locations, they moved into Lipman’s much larger facility on the square’s west facing front.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfbcIuUMTvVaiYoDd1zkHkrGrDnyv434MYj8LisCfliY8xUA7UwNCixASduIDWFFwPc7pSvspcmZT72g-Jgx9TfSsn3wLW6C-pafrPtr-nN5V_g1miuSUABlfl8Y97u20GUU05DC0kXANPuZsXHLudozzBGvEe3_D2h1Po0de9aF7Vq6BB1LMQ11c9nUx/s1763/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20010a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1763" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfbcIuUMTvVaiYoDd1zkHkrGrDnyv434MYj8LisCfliY8xUA7UwNCixASduIDWFFwPc7pSvspcmZT72g-Jgx9TfSsn3wLW6C-pafrPtr-nN5V_g1miuSUABlfl8Y97u20GUU05DC0kXANPuZsXHLudozzBGvEe3_D2h1Po0de9aF7Vq6BB1LMQ11c9nUx/s320/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20010a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHUJ8JLU7KSJqKPuwpmuVm5QXjuvdPRjkTXjtRYMSPdaRp89Y0Xz-TXcWb0yDf38llFt6a5p_dM5cY97bxCT6nk1XDNT2A8TJKGiLu_DhEE77dQYd2flQ35L-fauBRp2F8w_S_hIFIzInFyijrh1FN1iqtS4SFNlYF2O6UrZpL2EsrwvKRcpCrIa9X312/s1763/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20010b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1763" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHUJ8JLU7KSJqKPuwpmuVm5QXjuvdPRjkTXjtRYMSPdaRp89Y0Xz-TXcWb0yDf38llFt6a5p_dM5cY97bxCT6nk1XDNT2A8TJKGiLu_DhEE77dQYd2flQ35L-fauBRp2F8w_S_hIFIzInFyijrh1FN1iqtS4SFNlYF2O6UrZpL2EsrwvKRcpCrIa9X312/s320/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20010b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Washington Square pamphlet ca 2018. See the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjfA8--PxoytV2yh3Sg?e=h7K7PR" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mervyn’s soon took occupancy of the space originally occupied by Liberty House while Nordstrom, having taken over Frederick & Nelson in the early nineties, shifted to their much larger building. The former Nordy’s was converted into smaller mall stores and the second level food court.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3eQN4DXVFGfSDCyBoPnbB4QchREWU_I-SsTw2vwnm9IiSrjZnY7st1HCUUyn6CWwkfInE5V6sHcR51ztln9EzTZOJUUu79yeiI5JqB_0LlwMz21j20696cEguO7Z4f9bPr3E1nrNRaimstTlGGPRGbtWwJU0hmQmQmEeZXl1jyEqXkfay09wMGLDpuBs/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3eQN4DXVFGfSDCyBoPnbB4QchREWU_I-SsTw2vwnm9IiSrjZnY7st1HCUUyn6CWwkfInE5V6sHcR51ztln9EzTZOJUUu79yeiI5JqB_0LlwMz21j20696cEguO7Z4f9bPr3E1nrNRaimstTlGGPRGbtWwJU0hmQmQmEeZXl1jyEqXkfay09wMGLDpuBs/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRIs1WDnMRRjMgK9xKkuMho5hOWrU_8FJKKjhqAA9-5CVYcZZKrNBvQKgL6SUPWELgPXigaNibrQA1Y_ff4LM3GwPX7iUYEPzMcCu-vWxbzm27EtZMqPlzVjO2LXwJ6FbtdWGETMSnYPlv_Pzqr_Y6A4DmRAaZPNI6vh4BnwlZDa-rI6yqqJVJ7CtK6_F/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRIs1WDnMRRjMgK9xKkuMho5hOWrU_8FJKKjhqAA9-5CVYcZZKrNBvQKgL6SUPWELgPXigaNibrQA1Y_ff4LM3GwPX7iUYEPzMcCu-vWxbzm27EtZMqPlzVjO2LXwJ6FbtdWGETMSnYPlv_Pzqr_Y6A4DmRAaZPNI6vh4BnwlZDa-rI6yqqJVJ7CtK6_F/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoOroF6XwDa9hbKV7nz6LmCbisKwXP1fXTXxDHIlSRZFmCwdW_R86vr0REssYE1kMowBwpF36_ED-sjTVSuz9rwmFuo6QQPB2S_EMgFdnISJ1Zhf0TDokve0LwWzyAYqS0_0fCnOcAsd3f0u3W8MUVjPxzdw5fzd6bZrFqL-Bs1hs1fNnUnZHqdr1Zdga/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoOroF6XwDa9hbKV7nz6LmCbisKwXP1fXTXxDHIlSRZFmCwdW_R86vr0REssYE1kMowBwpF36_ED-sjTVSuz9rwmFuo6QQPB2S_EMgFdnISJ1Zhf0TDokve0LwWzyAYqS0_0fCnOcAsd3f0u3W8MUVjPxzdw5fzd6bZrFqL-Bs1hs1fNnUnZHqdr1Zdga/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU1l5tw_pGVa0qR-dy1JHjt9FIKD_PdRMRB969YRAOfW7ZgU9sKS88GxHg4DLTry4hNUXHElPISq26lnCENzu2pnP23rrWGcO1P2Mmh7_f1wQhe7cUMmWsaEk49wl2L7uiW4FavdxWtO6pnbNhbLgQ1QHLXw-uVl8dCGqLc2CMcrB-Fx37LBv0yc-Bh1l/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU1l5tw_pGVa0qR-dy1JHjt9FIKD_PdRMRB969YRAOfW7ZgU9sKS88GxHg4DLTry4hNUXHElPISq26lnCENzu2pnP23rrWGcO1P2Mmh7_f1wQhe7cUMmWsaEk49wl2L7uiW4FavdxWtO6pnbNhbLgQ1QHLXw-uVl8dCGqLc2CMcrB-Fx37LBv0yc-Bh1l/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20011d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Scenes from the expanded concourse to the west and Nordstrom's mall entrance.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2005, a major expansion opened on Washington Square’s western exterior with a new wing running parallel to the main north-south concourse starting from the Nordstrom location. Not long after, Mervyn’s departed and their former home was eventually taken over by Dick’s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru9zyOk0BaBvEODjAhD0xDHXpCmlBRXp5tZPQpBH_3SXR12mfirQJvisyY0GSmR43MgoeLWLdkjK4-p0VYJPuORO5vlHslOgWDhzuNKZjFLCp3i8i95XYV9JtzuPtKbl5BLetjdsxO_KnwRxSKCBpeNCbas7-Zi2e_6kz8sZr7jyv69hQb390I2OC-CS1/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru9zyOk0BaBvEODjAhD0xDHXpCmlBRXp5tZPQpBH_3SXR12mfirQJvisyY0GSmR43MgoeLWLdkjK4-p0VYJPuORO5vlHslOgWDhzuNKZjFLCp3i8i95XYV9JtzuPtKbl5BLetjdsxO_KnwRxSKCBpeNCbas7-Zi2e_6kz8sZr7jyv69hQb390I2OC-CS1/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zUhnK-R8jK49qx_r8Tl5MCc7b9kfcdZoMhwUdPlJFFYKGs2vS7PTAX_K_dLDsu7yZ36QJiISngUm3-7VWwzNT1t6SeLIUHfXD4MzAxoy3jrSJcN6dLjxwP3t9Ec6qaXI9peP0gg63FpLF0jcm1B71h0k0FVhqzlzIJRlgDK_PYw0B1uXvl0q7RZFHHmd/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zUhnK-R8jK49qx_r8Tl5MCc7b9kfcdZoMhwUdPlJFFYKGs2vS7PTAX_K_dLDsu7yZ36QJiISngUm3-7VWwzNT1t6SeLIUHfXD4MzAxoy3jrSJcN6dLjxwP3t9Ec6qaXI9peP0gg63FpLF0jcm1B71h0k0FVhqzlzIJRlgDK_PYw0B1uXvl0q7RZFHHmd/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KJwWVogzGp6zEx-UQ-yS8XbfitVSqeMMVmpqoZxew_RsURLt6h7pA7_yBOY3Aci9vZciq4Ou_VRx8bYThARS3_fMIclrbUfcQIN2VTyq4rKkMN0IkwjZovZvY_G19ZVBby4P_GlhApK3EMyNVZgOywNG5LYq4w6dQCKlECxozjwuZ_R7riYrbO5Y3Mul/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KJwWVogzGp6zEx-UQ-yS8XbfitVSqeMMVmpqoZxew_RsURLt6h7pA7_yBOY3Aci9vZciq4Ou_VRx8bYThARS3_fMIclrbUfcQIN2VTyq4rKkMN0IkwjZovZvY_G19ZVBby4P_GlhApK3EMyNVZgOywNG5LYq4w6dQCKlECxozjwuZ_R7riYrbO5Y3Mul/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012c.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEarQUhzXhsmhdHA1ZzNXhDUxlhv5IsikCC-R-LS6pCs-AFCOij4TLaZrqZxoA50A0ILHQL1F_r_Qhc5qxAPJ1yOQefJEY-blEFv0Gi07mLJ8pSq7eFaFfnD0tAaIYc0bSF_HswH-VWh6yhreJGvt_R6UijfdjW0Ks7xSrACcnnoB-4k36egiwWW-vtfa/s2220/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2220" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEarQUhzXhsmhdHA1ZzNXhDUxlhv5IsikCC-R-LS6pCs-AFCOij4TLaZrqZxoA50A0ILHQL1F_r_Qhc5qxAPJ1yOQefJEY-blEFv0Gi07mLJ8pSq7eFaFfnD0tAaIYc0bSF_HswH-VWh6yhreJGvt_R6UijfdjW0Ks7xSrACcnnoB-4k36egiwWW-vtfa/w200-h90/Washington%20Square,%20Tigard,%20OR%20012d.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Summit, Washington Square's upper level food court located in Nordstrom's former home.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite all of the anchor shuffling and Sears’ closing in 2018, the rest of the shopping facility has seen much consistency and stability over the years. And I expect Washington Square to hang out for a while, though it will be a sad day when my favorite two parts of it are inevitably flattened and forgotten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.shopwashingtonsquare.com/" target="_blank">Washington Square official website</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Tigard, OR, USA45.4269289 -122.778387417.116695063821155 -157.93463739999999 73.737162736178846 -87.6221374tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640807453763315652.post-38678023038385702562023-10-01T10:25:00.002-07:002023-10-01T21:50:41.502-07:00Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Honolulu, HI <p> <span style="font-size: x-small;">An extant asset</span></p><p>I still remember quite clearly the jingle on TV for Royal Hawaiian Center whenever one of their commercials would interrupt my viewings of Battle Fever J in early 1980s Hawai’i. I do remember visiting the place once or twice on our rare visits to Waikiki, but besides scant random memories, I truthfully don’t remember much more about it from those early days besides the jingle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PQdL_DmFHRlyxJXquKChHg9NfOaDpq8VPnO_q7nZ1Jdn59PLB025wOZpAgr4KepflPvNf6d9b23St_HhoBPbAwkHTM944orx1aMWHsS9beFCCB1NFkRZXjYlaHE7WD8bnBatziFltzluJ9zUjX4qVOzvZO049QPa6WMNk7DL8HFW6Or09EPDISueMkUH/s1778/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PQdL_DmFHRlyxJXquKChHg9NfOaDpq8VPnO_q7nZ1Jdn59PLB025wOZpAgr4KepflPvNf6d9b23St_HhoBPbAwkHTM944orx1aMWHsS9beFCCB1NFkRZXjYlaHE7WD8bnBatziFltzluJ9zUjX4qVOzvZO049QPa6WMNk7DL8HFW6Or09EPDISueMkUH/w200-h113/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20001a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitalYDlg7JVha-RufYhsapO6T2nN6XUz-LwsRUEIhp2jodZbiH9hy3x0bHl8FbfY6c4fFCHWTKW6GUxINsSmrg8d1YiI0z3gsJwNuwbyBBooWhbih-UOl5R-P_2yufaGo7U-KtlripQmtUhrBt3FWYX9oCCzODVc6AGiwYePFtSXj6LrGfWAYvPAyAPe4D/s1778/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20001b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Open-air, three levels and built without any full-line anchors, Royal Hawaiian was where I was meeting a childhood friend for dinner. While waiting, I had time to explore. Though the breeze was nice, the dark tile and exposed concrete showed that the facility had never received a full renovation. I quite enjoyed its 80s shopping mall realness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR_QpS4gLuGoO6j2QOvEU8j3XejoXDvMPgKI0GAbiupuTlDfefxzSQZL20cuJp2DFDKM-nJ6sCB5c4eYut56gP7i-fap7tPsH9TzxKcBMyrRIED8J6LcR7A88gN5m_yqLlaYQaXloIlObZtgv8PS_igCQcCPBMRkU1FUv0sQV7aMQqmWXhvQ59pPunH0C/s1000/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR_QpS4gLuGoO6j2QOvEU8j3XejoXDvMPgKI0GAbiupuTlDfefxzSQZL20cuJp2DFDKM-nJ6sCB5c4eYut56gP7i-fap7tPsH9TzxKcBMyrRIED8J6LcR7A88gN5m_yqLlaYQaXloIlObZtgv8PS_igCQcCPBMRkU1FUv0sQV7aMQqmWXhvQ59pPunH0C/s320/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20002a.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center mallmanac ca 2011. See the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIkmpdC7dkECuC3Rnw?e=annicL" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Royal Hawaiian center opened in 1980 as part of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel campus. Located just to the east of the famed coral-shaded Royal Hawaiian Hotel, it was built as three separate buildings connected by skywalks on the upper levels. Unlike its close by neighbor <a href="http://www.mallmanac.com/2023/09/international-marketplace-honolulu-hi.html" target="_blank">International Marketplace</a>, Royal Hawaiian has seen few changes to its footprint over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zNWqO7L1YM4xY9ymRssRyR_LnsTWmbeNTRdo-kaK_q2rnoj7jFtx7CPgs5wn3i2xmENO4KQVjF4nPnKo2mB2kOHij0Z0DzksQjO94xeSXS8D76HMUoEt7H_wKiCAsQVHcgkZPFbjIKPLTekLgtfdltjidBenpYB8KyFWlkL2ur50ofWCV4xYwwDGBGOl/s1778/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20003a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zNWqO7L1YM4xY9ymRssRyR_LnsTWmbeNTRdo-kaK_q2rnoj7jFtx7CPgs5wn3i2xmENO4KQVjF4nPnKo2mB2kOHij0Z0DzksQjO94xeSXS8D76HMUoEt7H_wKiCAsQVHcgkZPFbjIKPLTekLgtfdltjidBenpYB8KyFWlkL2ur50ofWCV4xYwwDGBGOl/w200-h113/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20003a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9pgmxqucLTh4rrSRMIaZi7BcyjwLZcJerclWhGj5YP3e5fnh-3NEEGWQ6e2W6T8fkse9E8kCFBSu2LtTseCBcN6QmanYLqbJwpEQZkV5RBAchyKiovAePUnD3cFDI7PmFPPH7OLOw83xC0LCxXjfk7oC9WiafzCgvXsqRlBuv8xLFh4i1A1EIcbLKcor/s1778/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20003b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1778" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAnnOfnPyTTwr7BA8lRyE8pn3jsPeV1ndU1jS676gm21LH-ec0y0EDggieh01ajWCnHWSUhIjxsAlE28LHGN-wUor2qNwtaRdH8UG36NTJAwZzm6ByROuRN3K3AjYtE_2mYKmXQ_ymopdwkhh5FMixzgaqAeF7uh9mfHuSwLCI7ENtAbviz8SFlp96P8p/w200-h113/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20003f.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1- The top of Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. 2- The Royal Hawaiian Hotel complex. 3- Looking down from one of the top levels. 4- The stage area. 5- The front facing Kalakaua. 6- The lush greenery within Royal Hawaiian.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Self-described as the gathering place of Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian hosts 100 shops and restaurants with an exceedingly good food court on the middle tier. The Apple Store, Ferragamo, Hermes and Tiffany and Co. can be found within its halls with the Rock-A-Hula Theater offering its entertainment options.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4P9uV3r1_IGdofwAgxSlOtRfzWZqkVZSplJUaRlaz08cM5V3y7_h79kRyPiup69M5r3ZrZ8h3f-V1rDDGseoYgogGxpO8H6Jo14sEBtRcc3vARJzNJYxLan68QNWnQ-TfUSJBjr8NPY5vceMFnm4y_icY98s7iwV_DN_pCWW5gszBULvFIypp7kkMCMy/s2667/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20004a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2667" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4P9uV3r1_IGdofwAgxSlOtRfzWZqkVZSplJUaRlaz08cM5V3y7_h79kRyPiup69M5r3ZrZ8h3f-V1rDDGseoYgogGxpO8H6Jo14sEBtRcc3vARJzNJYxLan68QNWnQ-TfUSJBjr8NPY5vceMFnm4y_icY98s7iwV_DN_pCWW5gszBULvFIypp7kkMCMy/s320/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20004a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Pd062xOfHjRmpfV4_CHw8RHsiHE1QCr84eSoGsV1V6KCKT5CgWGrSrLe1T_rIBLHob4QUpw6ANv6x415HkDSlLFbosai-VaH8teH5mB0-Bvm-JKnDNI-wa2jC3XvMeTBfb4IteF6GsAjcdyKzwjPlfinXQ1yKbNim7JQWheuSOCv7RydGB5udhoEl0gb/s2667/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20004b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2667" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Pd062xOfHjRmpfV4_CHw8RHsiHE1QCr84eSoGsV1V6KCKT5CgWGrSrLe1T_rIBLHob4QUpw6ANv6x415HkDSlLFbosai-VaH8teH5mB0-Bvm-JKnDNI-wa2jC3XvMeTBfb4IteF6GsAjcdyKzwjPlfinXQ1yKbNim7JQWheuSOCv7RydGB5udhoEl0gb/s320/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20004b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center mallmanac ca 2019. See the full PDF version <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhBbbwuG7_hNjIg72nn7UD48Z1YWPQ?e=oROM3c" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a few years ago, Royal Hawaiian boasted the fifth highest sales earnings per square foot in the entire United States. All things considered. It looks like this destination will stay around for a while. I just hope the dark tile and eighties vibe stays along with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioL3Nuk-BQ6LJgI9RYnwsN-cli1TO1w1UUr0BqeFSkFaZPZSQ3PGXUcn-LHvbflXBkpU9htaL6CWNn3eLhBFLvq9rctaT6V7I2nwtG9IYxsYemu_IBYG-EyNyqB90WpT7tbJd_EvvMyys4yCqgSPtjYDEysdn7vkPm7AEBsghiLmsslUNM8ilYSesl3ruT/s1000/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20005a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioL3Nuk-BQ6LJgI9RYnwsN-cli1TO1w1UUr0BqeFSkFaZPZSQ3PGXUcn-LHvbflXBkpU9htaL6CWNn3eLhBFLvq9rctaT6V7I2nwtG9IYxsYemu_IBYG-EyNyqB90WpT7tbJd_EvvMyys4yCqgSPtjYDEysdn7vkPm7AEBsghiLmsslUNM8ilYSesl3ruT/s320/Royal%20Hawaiian%20Shopping%20Center,%20Honolulu,%20HI%20005a.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.royalhawaiiancenter.com/" target="_blank">Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center official website</a></div>HotelSierraVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17887901649222118160noreply@blogger.com0Honolulu, HI, USA21.3098845 -157.8581401-7.0003493361788465 166.9856099 49.620118336178848 -122.70189010000001