Mounds Mall

Mounds Mall is a defunct enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Anderson, Indiana, United States. Opened in stages between 1964 and 1965, it was one of the first fully enclosed shopping malls developed by Simon Property Group.[3] The mall's last anchor stores were two separate stores both operated by Carson's; other amenities included a movie theater and food court. Mounds Mall was confirmed for closure on April 1, 2018.

Mounds Mall
LocationAnderson, Indiana, United States
Opening date1964 (Montgomery Ward and Wasson's) 1965 (Entire Mall Complex) [1]
Closing dateApril 1, 2018
DeveloperMelvin Simon & Associates
No. of stores and servicesapprox. 30
No. of anchor tenants3 (1 Open, 2 Vacant)
Total retail floor area300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2)[2]
No. of floors1

History

Mounds Mall was developed by Melvin Simon & Associates (now Simon Property Group), opening in 1965 one of the companies first fully enclosed properties, and the second mall in Indiana (Evansville's fully enclosed Washington Square began business in October 1963).[2] [4]

The mall officially opened in April 1965, although anchor stores Montgomery Ward and H. P. Wasson and Company had opened the previous November. Original tenants included Zales, Kroger, Woolworth, and Jo-Ann Fabrics.[5]

Montgomery Ward closed and became Sears in 1983.[6] Also in the 1980s, the Wasson store became Meis, then Elder-Beerman, and finally Carson's in 2011.[7] In 2012, the Sears closed as a result of low sales of the 2011 holiday season. On January 31, 2018, The Bon-Ton announced that Carson's would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store Closed in April 2018.[8] Shortly later, it was announced that the whole mall would close along with the Carson's. The mall closed on April 1, 2018.

References
  1. "Simon Property Group, Inc. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. McNamara, Neal (2007-12-09). "8:07 p.m.: A+ Series — Mounds Mall still courting shoppers". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  3. "Simon Property Group, Inc. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. "Simon Property Group, Inc. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. "Mounds mall nearly leased, opening set". Anderson Herald. January 9, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. http://heraldbulletin.com/local/x1477835687/Sears-store-in-Anderson-to-close
  7. http://heraldbulletin.com/localcols/x1372397923/Jim-Bailey-Mounds-Mall-changed-Anderson-s-shopping-patterns/print
  8. http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/carson-s-in-mounds-mall-closing-its-doors/article_60cf9ae2-06bc-11e8-88dc-0fbd1aa16db7.html
  • Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger
  • Indianapolis: Hoosiers' Circle City by George W. Geib, copyright 1981. page 208

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