Crossroads Mall (Florida)
Crossroads Mall was a shopping mall located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and Roosevelt Boulevard on the border of Clearwater and Largo, Florida.
History[edit]
The mall was opened in September 1984 as Bay Area Outlet Mall.[1] Two years after the complex opened, its owners were asked by Pinellas County officials to pay for road improvements necessitated by mall traffic.[2] Original tenants included TJ Maxx and Bealls. Although the mall was foreclosed on in 1997, a Ross Dress for Less store was added the same year.[3]
By early 2005, the complex was almost entirely vacant and slated for redevelopment.[4] In 2005, Walmart announced that it would buy the mall and replace it with a supercenter,[5] but the plan ultimately fell through.[6]
The property was purchased by developer Boulder Venture South LLC for $26 million in May 2005.[7] At the time, only seven stores remained in operation.[6] It officially closed its doors in August 2005, and was razed in 2007.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "State permits mall to open next month". The Evening Independent. 24 August 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Debenport, Ellen (9 April 1986). "Mall owners balk at $592,704 bill for road improvements". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Rigsby, GG (10 May 1997). "Outlet mall to carry on after foreclosure". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tan, Shannon (30 March 2005). "Town center may rise on mall site". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tan, Shannon (6 July 2004). "Wal-Mart buys mall in Largo for a supercenter". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ a b Tan, Shannon (6 May 2005). "Crossroads Mall sold, will be razed". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Maddux Business Report". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Duffy, Pat. "Tampa Retail Market". Southeast Real Estate Business. France Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2007-12-01.