Crossroads Mall (Florida) Explained

Crossroads Mall was a shopping mall located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and Roosevelt Boulevard on the border of Clearwater and Largo, Florida.

History

The mall was opened in September 1984 as Bay Area Outlet Mall.[1] Two years after the complex opened, its owners were asked by Pinellas County officials to pay for road improvements necessitated by mall traffic.[2] Original tenants included TJ Maxx and Bealls. Although the mall was foreclosed on in 1997, a Ross Dress for Less store was added the same year.[3]

By early 2005, the complex was almost entirely vacant and slated for redevelopment.[4] In 2005, Walmart announced that it would buy the mall and replace it with a supercenter,[5] but the plan ultimately fell through.[6]

The property was purchased by developer Boulder Venture South LLC for $26 million in May 2005.[7] At the time, only seven stores remained in operation.[6] It officially closed its doors in August 2005, and was razed in 2007.[8]

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: State permits mall to open next month. 24 August 1984. The Evening Independent. 30 January 2011.
  2. News: Mall owners balk at $592,704 bill for road improvements. Debenport. Ellen. 9 April 1986. St. Petersburg Times. 30 January 2011.
  3. News: Outlet mall to carry on after foreclosure. https://archive.today/20130131160926/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/16810604.html?dids=16810604:16810604&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+10,+1997&author=G.G.+RIGSBY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Outlet+mall+to+carry+on+after+foreclosure&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Rigsby. GG. 10 May 1997. St. Petersburg Times. 30 January 2011.
  4. Web site: Town center may rise on mall site. https://archive.today/20130131234948/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/814772761.html?dids=814772761:814772761&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+30,+2005&author=SHANNON+TAN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Town+center+may+rise+on+mall+site&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Tan. Shannon. 30 March 2005. St. Petersburg Times. 30 January 2011.
  5. News: Wal-Mart buys mall in Largo for a supercenter. Tan. Shannon. 6 July 2004. St. Petersburg Times. 30 January 2011.
  6. News: Crossroads Mall sold, will be razed. Tan. Shannon. 6 May 2005. St. Petersburg Times. 30 January 2011.
  7. News: Maddux Business Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013409/http://www.maddux.com/2005/July/leaddeals.asp. dead. 2011-07-14. 2007-12-01.
  8. Web site: Tampa Retail Market . 2007-12-01 . Duffy . Pat . Southeast Real Estate Business . France Publications, Inc. .

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