Kirkwood Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Kirkwood Mall


caption =
location = Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
opening_date = 1970
developer =
manager = Urban Retail Properties
owner = Urban Retail Properties
number_of_stores = 90
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = convert|850000|sqft|m2|abbr=on.
floors = 1
website = [http://www.kirkwood-mall.com Kirkwood Mall website]
parking = 4,200 spaces

Kirkwood Mall is an enclosed regional shopping mall in the city of Bismarck, North Dakota. Kirkwood Mall opened in 1970 and is the largest of three enclosed shopping centers in Bismarck (Gateway Mall and Northbrook Mall being the others). What sets Kirkwood apart from many other 1970s-era malls which were built in suburban areas; Kirkwood Mall is located directly south of the downtown area of Bismarck.

History

Kirkwood Mall opened in 1970 and has seen several expansions and changes over the years. A new wing anchored by a Target store and a JC Penney store was added approximately ten years after the mall was opened. Also, Herberger's significantly expanded its store after closing its Gateway Mall location on the north side of Bismarck.

Over the years Kirkwood Mall has seen a few changes with its anchors. Anchoring the northeast corner of the mall was a F.W. Woolworth Co. store. After F.W. Woolworth Co.'s decline, the Bismarck Kirkwood location was turned into a Dayton's store. Then, in 2001, it became Marshall Field's after the merger of the Target Corporation's largest department stores into the one name. The store was closed in 2005 after Target Corporation sold their Marshall Fields stores to May Company and May Company sold the location back to the Target Corporation. The former Dayton's / Marshall Field's store was then demolished and the mall's Target store moved to that location and opened in the fall of 2006. Scheels All Sports then moved from its previous space into the former Target space after renovation.

Originally Kirkwood Mall also had a Montgomery Ward store. Following that stores decline the space was taken over by I. Keating Furniture of Minot, ND in 2003.

Kirkwood today

Kirkwood Mall houses five major anchor stores including Herberger's, J.C. Penney, Target, Scheels All Sports, and I. Keating Furniture. The TJ Maxx has since relocated to the new Pinehurst Square Shopping Center, and in its place will be North Dakota's first Gold's Gym. Kirkwood mall is also home to over 90 smaller stores and a handful of restaurants.

Current anchors

*Herberger's (92,500 sq ft.)
*J.C. Penney (105,882 sq ft.)
*Target (former location of Dayton's & Marshall Fields) (145,000 sq ft.)
*I. Keating Furniture (former Montgomery Ward location) (103,994 sq ft.)
*Scheels All Sports (former Target location) (105,000 sq ft.)

Food

There is no designated food court within the mall, however numerous eateries are located throughout the mall including: Arby's, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Fortune Cookie Asian Buffet, Grizzly's Grill & Saloon, Northwoods Candy Emporium, Orange Julius/Karmelkorn, and Subway. Located inside the new Target store is Pizza Hut Express and a full line Starbucks Coffee.

External links

* [http://www.kirkwood-mall.com Kirkwood Mall website]