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== History of Summit Place Mall == |
== History of Summit Place Mall == |
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* '''1963''': Summit Place Mall made its debut as the "Pontiac Mall", a small regional one-story shopping center with approximately 30 tenants.<ref name="oakland1"/><ref name="hoskins"/> Anchoring the original mall were [[Hudson's]] (including a Hudson's Budget Store), Montgomery Ward, and [[S. S. Kresge Corporation|Kresge]]. At that point, the mall was approximately 500,000 square feet.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
* '''1963''': Summit Place Mall made its debut as the "Pontiac Mall", a small regional one-story shopping center with approximately 30 tenants.<ref name="oakland1"/><ref name="hoskins"/> Anchoring the original mall were [[Hudson's]] (including a Hudson's Budget Store), Montgomery Ward, and [[S. S. Kresge Corporation|Kresge]]. At that point, the mall was approximately 500,000 square feet.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
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A small list of stores that was in the Pontiac Mall in the 70's to 80's is : Fingers ( Art store ), The GAP, Kresges, Record Town, KB Toys, Aladins Castle ( Arcade ), Montgomery Wards, Hudsons, Burger King, American Eagle, JCPenny, DOC |
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In the 70s' and 80's in between Montgomery Wards and Sears was a Farmer Jacks Store, and an Auto repair shop |
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* '''1973''': [[Sears Roebuck & Co.|Sears]] built a large two-story store on the north end of the site. While the store was not yet attached to the mall, the mall would later connect to it.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
* '''1973''': [[Sears Roebuck & Co.|Sears]] built a large two-story store on the north end of the site. While the store was not yet attached to the mall, the mall would later connect to it.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
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| Location | Waterford Township, Michigan, United States |
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| Opening date | 1963 |
| Management | Namco Corporation |
| No. of stores and services | approx. 60 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 (4 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,400,000 ft² |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Summit Place Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States. The 1,400,000 square-foot retail center was completed in several phases between 1963 and 1993, and is currently managed by Namco Corporation of California.[citation needed] Summit Place Mall is over fifty percent vacant,[1] and has been classified as a "dead mall".[2] Currently, the mall features four anchor stores include JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, and Sears. Two additional anchor stores, Montgomery Ward and Service Merchandise, have closed and are currently vacant.
History of Summit Place Mall
- 1963: Summit Place Mall made its debut as the "Pontiac Mall", a small regional one-story shopping center with approximately 30 tenants.[1][3] Anchoring the original mall were Hudson's (including a Hudson's Budget Store), Montgomery Ward, and Kresge. At that point, the mall was approximately 500,000 square feet.[citation needed]
- 1973: Sears built a large two-story store on the north end of the site. While the store was not yet attached to the mall, the mall would later connect to it.[citation needed]
- 1988: JCPenney opened a 2-floor anchor store directly west of Montgomery Ward, and a small connecting wing was completed to attach the new store to the existing mall. Construction began on an expansion which would open a year later.[citation needed]
- 1989-1990: The mall's new expansion opened to great fanfare. Now dubbed Summit Place, the mall had grown to 1.4 million square feet and more than 200 tenants. The expansion continued north from the JC Penney wing, before curving northeasterly to a new Kohl's (which opened in 1988 as MainStreet), and then north again, connecting to the Sears that opened in 1973. Furthermore, the new wing also featured a food court called Picnic Place, which featured a wide variety of restaurants and an arcade. It was also around this time that Service Merchandise would open next to Hudson's, giving the mall a total of six anchors.[citation needed]
- 1991: Summit Place's developers opened "Summit Crossings" (also known as "Summit West"), a strip mall on the west side of the site, anchored by Office Max, Sports Authority, Target, and Farmer Jack. As of 2007, only Target and Office Max remain in this strip mall, although Target will be moving to a new store in the near future.[citation needed]
- 1993: Summit North opened, also built by the mall's developers. Summit North contained Best Buy and Builders Square, the latter of which was converted to Home Quarters.[citation needed]
- 1995: Gander Mountain built its third Michigan store, located west of Best Buy in a new building.[citation needed]
- 1999: Steak & Shake built a location as an outlot to Summit North, one of the first in the Metro Detroit area. Service Merchandise shuttered all stores during a round of closings.
- 2000: Montgomery Ward declared bankruptcy and closed all stores. The store would see periodic use as a paintball arena, and would also host various mall events, but largely it would remain vacant, Also Hudson's renovates itself, replacing the former restaurant with offices.[citation needed]
- 2001: Hudson's changed its corporate name to Marshall Field's.[4][5]
- December, 2005: Ruby Tuesday closes.[6]
- September 2006: Marshall Field's is renamed Macy's after parent company May Co. is purchased by Federated Department Stores (now Macy's, Inc.).[7]
- November 2006: The formerly vacant building that housed HQ/Builder's Square is partially converted to Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, replacing a Steve & Barry's which closed at Great Lakes Crossing in nearby Auburn Hills.[8][9]
Summit Place redevelopment
In 2002, Summit Place was purchased by current owners Namco, who acquired the mall from General Growth Properties. Namco announced plans to change the mall's name to "Festivals of Waterford", adding entertainment venues such as a water park, a 60,000 square-foot family entertainment center, and a big box bookstore.[3] Namco's plans later fell through due to lack of financing.[citation needed]
Recent state legislative action has resulted in a law that will allow the owners of Summit Place to receive a tax abatement for redevelopment of the site.[1] The proposed redevelopment calls for demolition of half of the mall, and the rezoning of much of the property to include housing.[10] In the spring of 2007, the Township of Waterford, along with consultants Harley Ellis Devereaux and JJR, began the planning stages for re-use of the land. Possibilities include residences, a minor league baseball facility and ice rink.[citation needed] In August, Waterford Township explored the creation of a "Corridor Improvement Authority," or CIA, to look into future uses for the property.[11]
References
- ^ a b c Mossa, Lara (2005-11-10). "Law will help Summit Place get back on feet". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ The Oakland Press: Local News
- ^ a b Hoskins, Michael (2002-12-11). "Mall plans please township". Spinal Column. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ The Oakland Press: Local News
- ^ The Oakland Press: Auto/Business: Retailer prepares to welcome new owner
- ^ The Oakland Press: Opinions
- ^ The Oakland Press: Local News
- ^ Steve & Barry's
- ^ The Oakland Press: Business
- ^ Mossa, Lara (2005-11-18). "Housing may replace part of Summit Place mall". Oakland Press. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ Corridor authority proposed: Spinal Column Online
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