Midway Mall

This article is about Midway Mall, an indoor shopping center located in Elyria, Ohio. For Midway Mall, a shopping mall located in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, see Midway Mall (Brazil).
Midway Mall
Location Elyria, Ohio, USA
Opening date 1965
Management The Woodmont Company
No. of stores and services 70
No. of anchor tenants 4 (two vacant)
Total retail floor area 940,174 sq ft
No. of floors single level (2 in JcPenney and Sears)
Website MidwayMallShopping.com

Midway Mall is an 1.1 million square foot regional shopping mall in Elyria, Ohio featuring over 100 specialty stores anchored by JC Penney, Sears, Best Buy and Dunhams. It serves as the only enclosed regional mall in Lorain County and is located on Route 57, approximately 1/8 mile from both Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike) and Interstate 90. The center also offers a children’s playland.

History

The mall was originally opened in 1965 with Higbee's, JCPenney, Sears, and Woolworth's. In 1990, a new food court, and a wing with May Company opened. In 1992, Higbee's became Dillard's and the May Company adopted the Kaufmann's name in 1993, before becoming Macy's in 2006. In 1994 Woolworth's closed. After many years of ownership by the Jacobs Group of Cleveland, Midway Mall was sold to The Westfield Group in the 2001 as part of the Jacobs Group's divestitures, adopting the name Westfield Midway during Westfield's ownership. Westfield later announced in spring 2006, that the mall didn't fulfill their "strategic plan". In May 2006 the Westfield Group sold Midway Mall to Centro Properties Group,[1] at which point it reverted to its original name Midway Mall. The mall is now managed by The Woodmont Company.

Timeline

1965 - Midway Mall opens
1990 - Renovations & a new wing addition including May Company anchor & food court
1992 - Higbee's is bought by Dillard's, thus switching names.
1993 - May Company becomes Kaufmann's
1994 - Woolworth's closes, Best Buy opens in its place
2001 - Midway Mall is sold to The Westfield Group, becoming "Westfield Midway"
2006 - Westfield sells "Westfield Midway" to Centro Properties Group, becoming "Midway Mall" again.
August 2007 - Dillard's closes due to poor sales.
2008 - Steve & Barry's closed their location due to bankruptcy, and lackluster business[2]
Despite rumors, JCPenney does not plan to leave after opening a new store in nearby Avon, Ohio has opened.
2009 - Atlas Cinemas now occupies in the former General Cinemas building. [3] 2010 - Walmart announced that it would close its store due to poor sales. 2016 - Macy's announced that it would close its store at the mall.

Applebee's, Best Buy, Bob Evans, Chipotle, Denny's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Giant Eagle, Golden Corral, Home Depot, IHOP, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Staples, Subway, Target, Texas Roadhouse, Victoria's Secret

Anchor stores

References

  1. ↑ Crain's Cleveland Business: Midway Mall part of bigger deal
  2. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business-0/1220517191148250.xml&coll=2 Steve & Barry's closed, shortly after Dillards]
  3. ↑ http://generalcinematheatres.com/GCCLocations.htm

Coordinates: 41°23′48″N 82°06′43″W / 41.39675°N 82.11188°W / 41.39675; -82.11188

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