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College Mall Location Bloomington, Indiana, United States Opening date 1965 Management Simon Property Group Owner Simon Property Group No. of stores and services 90+ No. of anchor tenants 4 Total retail floor area 643,000 sq. ft. No. of floors 1 Website College Mall College Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Bloomington, Indiana. This is home to Indiana University's flagship campus.
College Mall opened in 1965. This makes the mall one of the older malls in the central/southern part of Indiana. It was later renovated and expanded in 1996, with the new design being considered a topological mystery due to the inability to determine the interior layout from its exterior appearance.[1]
College Mall is managed by Simon Property Group out of Indianapolis.
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Anchor changes
College Mall has undergone a few anchor changes over the years. The first was when William H. Block department store was purchased by Ohio based Lazarus department stores. The store at College Mall was converted to a Lazarus in 1987. Then in 2003 the store was closed and torn down. Dick's Sporting Goods was built as a new anchor in its place opening in 2005.
2003 was a busy year at the mall. That same year, JC Penney left its 2 level store and closed operations. The store was demolished to make way for a new Target anchor in 2004.[2]
L. S. Ayres was not immune to the anchor changes. Opening its store in 1982 it was at the very end of College Mall. It was not long after the purchase by Macy's parent company, Federated Department Stores, the College Mall location along with the rest of the chain were converted over to Macy's.
Anchors
- Dick's Sporting Goods (opened as William H. Block 1965, converted to Lazarus 1987, closed and demolished in 2003, replaced in 2004)
- Macy*s (opened 1982 as L. S. Ayres)
- Sears (opened 1965)
- Target (original location of JC Penney, closed in 2003, replaced in 2004) It has over 90 stores in it including Hollister co. and Aeropostale.
Former anchors
- William H. Block 1965-1987 ; later Lazarus
- Lazarus 1987-2003 ; now Dick's Sporting Goods
- L. S. Ayres 1982-2005 ; now Macy's
- JC Penney 2000 - 2003 ; demolished and rebuilt as Target
References
- ^ http://www.simon.com/mall/?id=148 Simon Mall's Website for College Mall
- ^ http://www.bedfordonline.com/news/archive/0005news.htm Article about JC Penney Court at College Mall
External links
Coordinates: 39°09′41″N 86°29′45″W / 39.16139°N 86.49583°W
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