Castleton Square

Castleton Square Mall
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Opening date September 1972
Developer Simon Property Group
Management Simon Property Group
Owner Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services 128
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 1,261,000 sq ft (117,200 m2)
No. of floors 1 (2 in Dicks Sporting Goods, JCPenney and Sears, 3 in Macy's; Forever 21 has a mezzanine)
Website simon.com/mall/castleton-square

Castleton Square Mall is the largest mall in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] Built by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., in 1972, it is located in northeastern Indianapolis and owned by Simon Property Group. The largest stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, Von Maur and Sears. A large area in front of Dick's Sporting Goods contains a large children's play area and a food court.

History

Riding off of the success of Lafayette Square Mall on the city's northwest side, DeBartolo planned two additional, similar malls in Indianapolis, one of which was Castleton Square. Ground was broken for the mall in 1970 and it opened in September 1972 with four anchors.

At that time, there was very little development in Castleton. However, in the years that followed, tremendous growth quickly sprang up on all sides adjacent to the mall, most of it retail with some residential apartment complexes and office buildings mixed in. By the early 1990s, the entire Castleton corridor was nearly completely built up.

Construction was begun in 1990 for a fifth anchor on the south side of the mall. L. S. Ayres opened its Castleton Square location in 1992, and a sixth anchor and food court was added in 1999. The mall underwent an extensive renovation the following year.

In 2006 the L. S Ayres store and parking garage were demolished to make room for an AMC Theater, Borders, and several outdoor retail businesses.

In 2012, the mall expanded both Finish Line and H&M, introduced Off Broadway Shoes to the Sears wing, and moved Forever 21 into the former Borders space out front.

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the Sears store would be closing in September 2018, along with 62 others across the country.[2][3]. Simon Malls in the future will have a transformational redevelopment of the soon-to-be-vacant Sears store at the mall.

Incidents

On March 9, 2013, fights broke out among several teens in the mall food court. Police had to move the teens to the McDonald's across the street. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Linda Jackson said there was a fight and a few arrests were made. Jackson said officers at the scene had the fight under control and no extra units were dispatched. The kids were told to call their parents or board buses to be sent home.[4][5][6]

In October 2014, a fight happened in the parking lot of the AMC Theater in the front section of Castleton Square Mall on a Saturday night around 11:30. Despite the efforts of several mall security guards, it took two dozen IMPD officers to get the situation under control. A 16-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.[7]

A third incident occurred on Saturday, January 3, 2015. An unruly crowd of teenagers sparked a fracas that frightened shoppers and forced some moviegoers to leave mid-show. While police received reports of shots being fired, officers were unable to locate a gun or any shell casings. No one was arrested and the mall did not close, but officers did disperse the youths, who ranged in age from 14 upward. The AMC Castleton Square 14 movie theater interrupted some of its screenings mid-show. The fight started small, but gradually drew in more and more people. Later, there were reports of shots fired in front of the AMC movie theater, but again police did not find any evidence of gunfire. There were no reports of injuries and, as of Saturday night, no arrests were made. Police dispersed the large crowds that began gathering outside the mall after the fight and alleged shooting, and restored civility just before 10 pm. They said no arrests were made and no evidence was found to substantiate gunshots. The investigation is ongoing.[8][9] [10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "About Castleton Square". Simon Malls. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. ↑ Smith, Aaron. "Is your Sears or Kmart closing? Check the list". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Sears to close sole Indianapolis location".
  4. ↑ "Police respond to fight at Castleton Square Mall". RTV6. 2013-03-10. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  5. ↑ Man, Yvonne (2013-03-09). "Fight breaks out in Castleton Square Mall". Fox59 News. Fox59. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  6. ↑ Cook, Tony (2013-10-30). "Police respond with show of force to Castleton mall disturbance". IndyStar.com. IndyStar. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Brawl at Castleton Square Mall raises questions". wthr.com. 2014-10-27. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  8. ↑ "Gunshots, multiple fights reported at Castleton Square Mall". RTV6. 2015-01-03. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  9. ↑ "Shots reported outside AMC at Castleton Square Mall; no injuries or arrests". WTHR. 2015-01-03. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  10. ↑ "Castleton Square Mall brawl scares shoppers". Indy Star. 2015-01-03. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
  11. ↑ "IMPD: Shots fired at Castleton Square Mall". WISH-TV. 2015-01-03. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.

Coordinates: 39°54′32″N 86°03′54″W / 39.90889°N 86.06500°W / 39.90889; -86.06500

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