Jantzen Beach SuperCenter

Jantzen Beach SuperCenter is a shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon on Hayden Island in the Columbia River.

Jantzen Beach Mall opened September 281972 [ [http://www.jantzenbeachsupercenter.com/info/history.cfm Jantzen Beach SuperCenter History] ] on the site of the former Jantzen Beach Amusement Park which existed from 1928 to 1970. The C.W. Parker merry-go-round is the only surviving ride from the amusement park and is now located inside the mall by the food court. In 1982, the mall was expanded.Fact|date=March 2007

In 1995 MBK Northwest acquired Jantzen Beach Center for about $18 million. About two-thirds of the mall was demolished in 1995 and 1996 including the former Lamonts, Payless, a cinema, and around 150 small stores to make room for big box development. [Baker, Dean. "Jantzen Beach Reborn - Again." Oregon Business. 1 February 1997, 15.] The east wing of the mall was left intact with three anchor stores and a newly created food court. [Hill, Jim. "A Jazzed-Up Jantzen." Oregonian [Portland, Ore.] 17 August1996, B7.] In 1997 MBK Northwest sold Jantzen Beach SuperCenter for $76 million to Compass Retail Inc. [Baker, Dean. "Jantzen Beach Reborn - Again." Oregon Business. 1 February1997, 15.]

Anchors

*Burlington Coat Factory (opened as Kmart 1982, closed 2003, opened as Burlington Coat Factory 2004)
*Ross Dress For Less (opened 1993)
*Target (opened as Montgomery Ward 1972, closed 2001, opened as Target 2002)

Former anchors

*The Crescent ("opened 1985, converted to Lamonts in 1988")
*Frederick & Nelson ("opened 1979, converted to Crescent in 1985")
*Kmart ("opened 1982, [The Columbian, The Associated Press. "Jantzen Kmart among stores on closure list. " Columbian [Vancouver, Wash.] 15 January2003, E1. ("article indicates Kmart opened in 1972")] closed 2003, now Burlington Coat Factory")
*Lamonts ("opened 1988, closed 1994, demolished 1995-96")
*Liberty House ("opened 1972, converted to Frederick & Nelson in 1979")
*Montgomery Ward ("opened 1972, closed 2001, now Target")
*Nordstrom Place Two ("opened 1982, closed 1989")
*PayLess Drug ("opened 1972, closed 1994, demolished in 1995-96")

References

External links

* [http://www.jantzenbeachsupercenter.com/info/history.cfm Jantzen Beach SuperCenter History]
* [http://www.jantzenbeachsupercenter.com/ Jantzen Beach SuperCenter offical site]