Summit Mall
| Location | Akron, Ohio, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°07′56″N 81°37′06″W / 41.13216°N 81.61830°WCoordinates: 41°07′56″N 81°37′06″W / 41.13216°N 81.61830°W |
| Opening date | October 28, 1965 [1] |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (DeBartolo Corporation) |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | more than 120 [2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 770,000 sq ft (72,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Macy's and Dillard's) |
| Website |
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Summit Mall is a one-story, 770,000-square-foot (72,000 m2) [3] enclosed shopping mall located at 3265 W. Market Street in the Akron suburb of Fairlawn. While its mailing address is Akron, the mall is located in Fairlawn.[4]
Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr.'s DeBartolo Corporation built the mall,[3] which opened on October 28, 1965.[1] Today, it is owned by Simon Property Group. Currently, Summit Mall comprises more than 120 stores and a food court; anchor stores include Macy's and two Dillard's locations.
History
Halle Brothers Co. was an original anchor. After their 1982 shutdown, their location was transferred to Higbee's, which operated the store until it was taken over by Dillard's in late 1992. It was a full-line location (without housewares) until 1998 when the Men's department relocated to the top floor of the former Polsky's / Jewel Mart space (see below). When Dillard's took possession of the North store, the men's department & housewares relocated back to the south store which was renovated in 2005-2006. Macy's originally operated as a suburban location of the Akron-based O'Neil's department store, and after 1989, a May Company store. It became Kaufmann's in 1993 until changing names again in 2006.
Polsky's, another Akron department store, used to be located where Dillard's North is today. After it closed, Jewel Mart occupied the main floor level. In July 1986, a Dallas businessman proposed opening a laser tag facility in the basement of the former Polksy's.[5] By July 1990, Rizzi's Ristorante and Pizzeria and Charlotte's West occupied the space on the half-vacant lower level.[6] Jewel Mart was gone by 1991 and the top floor remaimed vacant until Dillard's moved their men's store and started a housewares department on the upper level in 1998. Rizzi's and Charlotte's West were both gone by 2004, giving Dillard's the opportunity to renovate both floors as a Dillard's Women's store.
Summit Mall used to include a small movie theater. In July 1989, National Theatre Corporation (now Regal Entertainment Group) closed the two-screen theater at the mall when General Cinemas opened up a new theater at West Market Plaza. National Theater Corp. later opened a new theater in Montrose.[7] In January 2013 Williams Sonoma announced it would close its location in the mall.[8] Four years later, Ann Taylor announced that it will close at the mall.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-01-02. Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950-1999. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Simon Property Group: Summit Mall . Retrieved July 30, 2006.
- 1 2 "East Side Malls" The Plain Dealer February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2006-08-20. City of Fairlawn Zoning Map. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
- ↑ Geiger, Peter. "Laser Game Proposed at Summit Mall." Akron Beacon Journal. 9 July 1986: D3.
- ↑ Murphey, Frances B. "Summit Mall Rizzi's has Jazz On its Menu 3 Nights a Week." Akron Beacon Journal. 1 February 1991: D18.
- ↑ Rhoden, Yalinda. "Malls Mean More Than Shopping To Attract Customers, Managers Must Provide Them Plenty of Amenities." Akron Beacon Journal. 7 October 1991: D1.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "Ann Taylor closing at Fairlawn's Summit Mall". cleveland.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.