Southwyck Mall

Southwyck Mall, was a mall in southern Toledo, Ohio. After years with all three anchors are vacant, along with most of the inline stores, the mall closed for good on June 29, 2008 [ [http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/NEWS16/400795138 The Blade: Curtain closes on long-troubled south-Toledo mall] - accessed June 30, 2008.] .

History

The mall first opened in 1971 and had many stores, including Lion Store, Montgomery Ward, and Lamson's of Toledo. For a time in the late 1970s, Southwyck had a section called "Old Towne". Accessible via a narrow themed walkway from the regular mall, Old Towne was a common area with cobblestone streets and at least 30 smaller retailers, plus a few novelty arcade machines and a "play tic-tac-toe with the chicken" machine. Old Towne would eventually be replaced by the video arcade store"Red Barron". Southwyck mall also had one of the area's first multiplex cinemas, with 7 screens (later expanded to 8) under one roof.

The mall closed its doors after 36 years of business on June 29, 2008.

From Lion's to Dillard's

When Lamson's closed in the mid-1970s, Lion converted that store into a "Lion's for the Home", with the other store focusing on fashion. When The Lion Store was acquired by Dillard's, the two stores became a Dillard's department store and a Dillard's Home Store. Montgomery Ward closed in 2000 and is currently vacant. More recently, Dillard's closed its home store in the mall. Diamond's Men Shops, the last original tenant in the mall, has since moved its shop into a strip mall across Reynolds Road, not far from Southwyck. In October 2007, Dillards moved to Shops at Fallen Timbers.

Redevelopment

Talks are now in progress to redevelop the mall and the mall area. Currently, [http://www.dillin.com/ Dillin Corp.] is developing a master plan for the Southwyck site that includes converting part of the existing indoor mall into an open-air retail center, surrounded by office and residential developments.

References

External links

* [http://www.dillin.com/southwyck.html The Village at Southwyck, by Dillin Corp.]

* [http://www.wnwo.com/Global/story.asp?S=5443210 Developer Provides Update on Southwyck Redevelopment] WNWO.com

* [http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=3311 Stautzenberger College to become tenant at Southwyck 'village'] Toledo Free Press website

* [http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=6161501 Southwyck Closing] 13ABC.com