The Village Shopping Center Explained
| The Village Shopping Center |
| Location: | Gary, Indiana |
| Coordinates: | 41.5535°N -87.3576°W |
| Address: | 3596 Village Court |
| Opening Date: | 1955 |
| Number Of Stores: | 30+ |
| Number Of Anchors: | 1 |
| Floor Area: | 304,725 square feet[1] |
| Floors: | 1 |
| Publictransit: | GPTC |
| Website: | http://areasold.com/listing/village-shopping-center |
The Village Shopping Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Gary, Indiana. Built in 1955, it includes vacant anchors last occupied by Marshalls and US Factory Outlets.
History
Village Shopping Center opened in 1955. It was expanded in 1958 when Montgomery Ward opened a two-story, 122,965 square foot store.[2] Other tenants included Kresge (later McCrory), and Kroger.[3]
The Montgomery Ward store was changed to a closeout format before closing.[4] Goldblatt's moved into the mall in 1985, taking part of the former Montgomery Ward with Aldi taking the rest.[5] J.C. Penney was the last department store to leave the mall, doing so in 1995.[4] It became US Factory Outlets in 1997.[6] AJWright replaced the former Kresge/McCrory, and Ames briefly replaced the former Goldblatt's.[7] The former Ames was later divided into mall space, while Aldi moved out in 2004. Marshalls opened in 2011 following the closure of the AJ Wright chain, but the store closed on January 14, 2012 after only 8 months in operation.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: THE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER - Emmes Asset Management . August 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120000551/http://www.emmesco.com/48-property.htm . November 20, 2008 .
- https://books.google.com/books?id=th9QAAAAYAAJ&q=%22village+shopping%22+%22Gary%22+%22montgomery+ward%22 Engineering News-record - Google Books
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1iL0zg6D7AYC&dq=%22village+shopping%22+%22gary+indiana%22&pg=PA34 The Cost of Being Poor: A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban ... - Sandra L. Barnes - Google Books
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1iL0zg6D7AYC&dq=%22village+shopping%22+%22Gary%22+%22montgomery+ward%22&pg=PA97 The Cost of Being Poor: A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban ... - Sandra L. Barnes - Google Books
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1iL0zg6D7AYC&dq=%22village+shopping%22+%22Gary%22+%22goldblatt%27s%22&pg=PA238 The Cost of Being Poor: A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban ... - Sandra L. Barnes - Google Books
- https://books.google.com/books?id=euIfAQAAMAAJ&q=%22village+shopping%22+%22Gary%22+%22penney%22 The Gary-Hammond PMSA in Review - Google Books
- http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ames+Announces+Planned+Store+Openings+for+Spring+2001%3B+Ames+Will+Open...-a071707896 Ames Announces Planned Store Openings for Spring 2001; Ames Will Open Five New Stores Across Four States on March 29. - Free Online Library
- http://posttrib.suntimes.com/business/9484225-420/marshalls-closing-in-garys-village-center.html Marshalls closing in Gary’s Village Shopping Center - Post-Tribune
