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'''Maple Hill Mall''' opened in [[Kalamazoo, MI]] in the year 1971, and featured 70 stores, and 3 anchor stores. The mall |
'''Maple Hill Mall''' opened in [[Kalamazoo, MI]] in the year 1971, and featured 70 stores, and 3 anchor stores. The mall has since been demolished, and Maple Hill Pavillion has now been built on the site.[[Image:Maple front.jpg|right]] |
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==History== |
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The mall opened at a site near the intersection of Drake Road and W. Main Street in Oshtemo Township in the year 1971, just outside the city limits of Kalamzoo. Not much historical information is available about Maple Hill Mall. In the 1990s, the mall was anchored by Gilmore Brothers, Meijer Square, Montgomery Ward, and Steketee's. The mall also featured around 70 specialty stores, including both Rite Aid and Osco Drug. |
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In 1981, The Crossroads Mall opened in Portage, MI, just a few miles south of Kalamazoo. This mall did not pose an immediate threat to Maple Hill Mall, and for some time, the store overlap was about 40%. |
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==Downfall== |
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In the 1990s, many shoppers began to prefer The Crossroads Mall, and many Maple Hill stored closed in favor of the volume at the stores at The Crossroads. Maple Hill was left with many vacancies, a situation which was remedied by the addition of larger stores. [[Image:Foot after.jpg |frame|right|An Abandoned Foot Locker Store]] Dunham's Sporting Goods, Office Max, Old Navy, and Marshalls opened at Maple Hill within a few years of each other. Old Navy and Dunham's lasted only a couple years. Some chains like Dollar Tree and Braun's Fashions hung on for a long time, and some local, independent stores opened. |
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In addition, the 2000 bankruptcy of Montgomery Wards closed their Maple Hill store, and Steketee's went bankrupt as well within a few months of Wards. The closing of two anchors sent the mall into a tailspin, and many smaller retailers left as well. |
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In 2004, the Wards space was filled by Hobby Lobby, and Value City Furniture, now called Rooms Today. Demolition on the mall came soon after.[[Image:Image:Hallway.jpg|frame|right|Empty Hallway, Notice the Vacancies]] |
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==Maple Hill Pavillion== |
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Currently, on the site of the mall sits a visually appealing strip mall, anchored by Target, and includes retailers such as Office Max, PetsMart, Pier 1 Imports, Dollar Tree Superstore, Hobby Lobby, DSW Shoe Warehouse, and Marshalls. Some smaller retailers include SportClips, Secretary of State, Regis, Glamour Nails, Lane Bryant, and Rue21. |
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Revision as of 21:20, 23 October 2006
Maple Hill Mall opened in Kalamazoo, MI in the year 1971, and featured 70 stores, and 3 anchor stores. The mall has since been demolished, and Maple Hill Pavillion has now been built on the site.
History
The mall opened at a site near the intersection of Drake Road and W. Main Street in Oshtemo Township in the year 1971, just outside the city limits of Kalamzoo. Not much historical information is available about Maple Hill Mall. In the 1990s, the mall was anchored by Gilmore Brothers, Meijer Square, Montgomery Ward, and Steketee's. The mall also featured around 70 specialty stores, including both Rite Aid and Osco Drug.
In 1981, The Crossroads Mall opened in Portage, MI, just a few miles south of Kalamazoo. This mall did not pose an immediate threat to Maple Hill Mall, and for some time, the store overlap was about 40%.
Downfall
In the 1990s, many shoppers began to prefer The Crossroads Mall, and many Maple Hill stored closed in favor of the volume at the stores at The Crossroads. Maple Hill was left with many vacancies, a situation which was remedied by the addition of larger stores.
Dunham's Sporting Goods, Office Max, Old Navy, and Marshalls opened at Maple Hill within a few years of each other. Old Navy and Dunham's lasted only a couple years. Some chains like Dollar Tree and Braun's Fashions hung on for a long time, and some local, independent stores opened.
In addition, the 2000 bankruptcy of Montgomery Wards closed their Maple Hill store, and Steketee's went bankrupt as well within a few months of Wards. The closing of two anchors sent the mall into a tailspin, and many smaller retailers left as well.
In 2004, the Wards space was filled by Hobby Lobby, and Value City Furniture, now called Rooms Today. Demolition on the mall came soon after.
Maple Hill Pavillion
Currently, on the site of the mall sits a visually appealing strip mall, anchored by Target, and includes retailers such as Office Max, PetsMart, Pier 1 Imports, Dollar Tree Superstore, Hobby Lobby, DSW Shoe Warehouse, and Marshalls. Some smaller retailers include SportClips, Secretary of State, Regis, Glamour Nails, Lane Bryant, and Rue21.
