The Crossroads (Portage, Michigan)

The Crossroads
Location Portage, Michigan, USA
Coordinates 42°13′13″N 85°35′39″W / 42.2203°N 85.5943°W / 42.2203; -85.5943Coordinates: 42°13′13″N 85°35′39″W / 42.2203°N 85.5943°W / 42.2203; -85.5943
Opening date 1980
Management Brookfield Properties Retail Group
Owner Brookfield Properties Retail Group
No. of stores and services 100
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 769,801 ft²
No. of floors 2
Parking 4006 On-Site Spaces
Website www.thecrossroadsmall.com

The Crossroads is a shopping mall located in Portage, Michigan. The mall features four anchor stores (Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, and Burlington Coat Factory), as well as 100 stores and a food court. The Crossroads Mall has been owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group (and predecessor General Growth Properties) since 1999.

History

The Crossroads Mall opened in Portage, Michigan, in 1980. At the time, it was the only two-level mall in Michigan outside Metro Detroit. JCPenney and Hudson's were the first two anchor stores,[1] with Sears opening in 1982.[2] Westcor built the mall in association with Dayton-Hudson Corporation, which owned the Hudson's chain at the time. The mall was built on South Westnedge Avenue south of Interstate 94. Tenants on opening day included Arby's, Casual Corner, Claire's, County Seat, B. Dalton, Hickory Farms, Kinney Shoes, and Consumer Value Stores.[3] Mervyns was later added as a fourth anchor, opening in 1989.[4]

General Growth Properties acquired the mall in 1999,[5] and renovated the food court in the early 2000s.

Hudson's was renamed Marshall Field's in 2001, and subsequently became Macy's in September 2006. Mervyns closed in early 2006 along with the rest of the chain's Michigan stores, and Burlington Coat Factory opened its first Kalamazoo store in the space vacated by Mervyn's.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Kalamazoo Magazine. Kalamazoo County Chamber of Commerce. 1981.
  2. ↑ Larry B. Massie (1 January 2006). This Place Called Portage: Its Past and Present. Priscilla Press. ISBN 978-1-886167-27-8.
  3. ↑ "The Crossroads mall prepares for opening". Battle Creek Enquirer. July 6, 1980. pp. D1, D3. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mervyn's store opens in Portage". Battle Creek Enquirer. February 22, 1989. p. 7A. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "General Growth Acquires Mich. Mall For $68M". Realty Times. 1999-01-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Outlook good to find new tenants for Kalamazoo area Kmart stores". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.

Further reading

  • "Crossroads Mall opens after renovations". Western Herald. Oct 2, 2001.
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