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.
[edit] History
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 2000, the complex was almost entirely vacant and slated for redevelopment.[4] In 2004, Wal-Mart announced that it would buy the mall and replace it with a supercenter,[5] but the plan to buy the mall 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 operated in it.[6] It officially closed its doors in August 2005, and has been demolished, with part of the property now occupied by a strip mall and a Cheddar's Casual Café.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "State permits mall to open next month". The Evening Independent. 24 August 1984. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kHZLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VH0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3474,2119680&dq=bay-area-outlet-mall&hl=en. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Debenport, Ellen (9 April 1986). "Mall owners balk at $592,704 bill for road improvements". St. Petersburg Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vwYNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K2YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5763,138583&dq=bay-area-outlet-mall&hl=en. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Rigsby, GG (10 May 1997). "Outlet mall to carry on after foreclosure". St. Petersburg Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/16810604.html?dids=16810604:16810604&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+10%2C+1997&author=G.G.+RIGSBY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Outlet+mall+to+carry+on+after+foreclosure&pqatl=google. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Tan, Shannon (30 March 2005). "Town center may rise on mall site". St. Petersburg Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/814772761.html?dids=814772761:814772761&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+30%2C+2005&author=SHANNON+TAN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Town+center+may+rise+on+mall+site&pqatl=google. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Tan, Shannon (6 July 2004). "Wal-Mart buys mall in Largo for a supercenter". St. Petersburg Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RvMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5XgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4870,470920&dq=bay-area-outlet-mall+maxx&hl=en. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ a b Tan, Shannon (6 May 2005). "Crossroads Mall sold, will be razed". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/2005/05/06/Northpinellas/Crossroads_Mall_sold_.shtml. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Maddux Business Report". http://www.maddux.com/2005/July/leaddeals.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Duffy, Pat. "Tampa Retail Market". Southeast Real Estate Business. France Publications, Inc.. http://www.southeastrebusiness.com/articles/JUN06/snapshot3.html. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
Coordinates: 27°54′50″N 82°43′36″W / 27.91394°N 82.72654°W
