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The Mall of Monroe 
Interior hallway in the Mall of MonroeLocation Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 41°56′49″N 83°23′16″W / 41.94694°N 83.38778°WCoordinates: 41°56′49″N 83°23′16″W / 41.94694°N 83.38778°W Address 2121 N. Monroe Street (M-125) Opening date 1988 Management Cafaro Company No. of stores and services 50+ No. of anchor tenants 5 Total retail floor area GLA: 620,411 ft² (57,638 m²)[1] No. of floors 1 Website Official website The Mall of Monroe, formerly known as Frenchtown Square Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall in Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan, just outside the city of Monroe, Michigan. Opened in 1988, it features more than fifty tenants, including a food court and movie theater. Anchor stores include Sears, Target and two Elder-Beerman stores, with one vacant anchor last occupied by Steve & Barry's. The mall is managed by Cafaro Company of Youngstown, Ohio.
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History
Exterior of the Mall of Monroe
Frenchtown Square Mall opened in 1988 on M-125 (Monroe Street) north of Monroe, in Frenchtown Charter Township. Its original anchor stores included the first Phar-Mor discount pharmacy in Michigan,[2] as well as JCPenney, Sears, Hills Department Store and Elder-Beerman. Hills closed in 1993[3] and was replaced with Target, while the closure of Phar-Mor in 1995 made way for an Elder-Beerman home store,[4] as well as an OfficeMax which did not open out into the mall. Old Navy was eventually added as well.
OfficeMax closed in the early 2000s. JCPenney closed in 2004 and was replaced two years later by Steve & Barry's. The mall's Regal Cinemas movie theater complex was closed in August 2007, but re-opened three months later under the management of Phoenix Theatres.[5] Steve & Barry's closed in late 2008,[6] as did Old Navy.
Cafaro announced $2 million renovation plans for the mall in 2009.[7] Among the renovation plans, the former Old Navy was replaced with a clothing store called Wear District, and the mall was renamed The Mall of Monroe.[8]
Frenchtown Square Partnership v. Lemstone, Inc.
In 2003, the mall partnership sued Lemstone Books, a Christian bookstore chain, which had closed its store at the mall six months before the termination of its lease. In those six months, the chain did not pay rent. Lemstone had also claimed that another gift store in the mall had caused declining sales at the Frenchtown Square store.[9]
References
- ^ "Directory of Major Malls". International Council of Shopping Centers. http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=MI0525. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ Frederick, James (1989-09-11). "Phar-Mor in Motown". Drug Store News. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3374/is_n17_v11/ai_7990525. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ Erb, Robin (1993-06-03). "Employees take stock of Hills closing". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7H8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3543,684412&dq=frenchtown-square. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Elder-Beerman Opens New Home Store in Monroe". PR Newswire. 1997-12-02. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20067346.html. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Monroe theater to be reborn". The Detroit News. 2007-10-03. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+(MI)&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11C133D41B39CD88&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ Slat, Charles (2008-11-22). "Steve & Barry's plans closing store at mall". The Monroe News. http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081122/NEWS01/111229952. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ Slat, Charles (2008-03-06). "Frenchtown mall to be upgraded". Monroe News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MONP&p_multi=MEVB&p_theme=monp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11F5F29BA60571B8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ Slat, Charles (2009-12-27). "Stories of the year: Ups, downs transform county's economy". Monroe News. http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091227/NEWS01/712279983. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Frenchtown Square Partnership v. Lemstone, Inc.". Vlex.com. http://vlex.com/vid/frenchtown-square-partnership-lemstone-21490026. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
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Shopping malls and districts in metropolitan Detroit Enclosed
shopping mallsBriarwood Mall • Eastland Center • Fairlane Town Center • Great Lakes Crossing Outlets • Lakeside Mall • Laurel Park Place • Macomb Mall • The Mall of Monroe • Northland Center • Oakland Mall • Renaissance Center • Somerset Collection • Southland Center • Twelve Oaks Mall • Westland Center
Open-air
lifestyle centersGateway Marketplace (approved) • Green Oak Village Place • The Mall at Partridge Creek • Pavilions of Troy (concept) • Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk • The Village of Rochester HillsStreet-side
shopping districtsGreektown • Lower Woodward (Merchant's Row) • Eastern Market • Grosse Pointe (The Village on Kercheval Ave.) • Birmingham (Old Woodward Ave.) • Royal Oak (Main St.) • Rochester (Main St.) • Northville (W. Main St.) • Plymouth (Main St.)Power centers Arborland Center • Brighton Mall • Livonia Marketplace • Southgate Shopping Center • Tel-Twelve Mall • Universal Mall • Wonderland VillageClosed, under redevelopment
or demolishedSee also: Tourism in metropolitan DetroitCategories:- Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Michigan
- Shopping malls in Michigan
- Shopping malls established in 1988
- Cafaro Company
- Visitor attractions in Monroe County, Michigan
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