Alpena Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Alpena, Michigan at 2380 US Highway 23 South. It is the only enclosed mall in Northeast Michigan. Although the mall itself is closed, its anchor tenants are Gordon Food Service and Dunham's Sports continue to operate.
 Alpena Mall in 2015 | |
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| Location | Alpena, Michigan, USA |
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| Coordinates | 45°02′41″N 83°27′33″W / 45.04476°N 83.45927°W |
| Address | 2380 US 23 South |
| Opening date | 1980[1] |
| Closing date | December 2022 |
| Developer | Schostak Brothers[2] |
| Owner | I2P |
| No. of stores and services | approx. 30 at peak |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 182,975 square feet (16,998.9 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | alpenamall |
The mall originally featured JCPenney and Kmart, which moved across the street in the late 1990s. The Kmart space is now occupied by Dunham's and Gordon Food Service.[3] Shoe Dept. opened a store at the mall in 2014.[4]
In December 2018, the mall was purchased by Molla Investments.[5]
On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that it would be closing around October 2020 as part of the company's plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[6] After JCPenney closed, GFS and Dunham's Sports were the only anchor stores left.
In late 2020, I2P purchased the mall and announced plans to redevelop it into a manufacturing center.[7] Due to this, throughout late 2020 and early 2021, many of the mall's stores relocated to downtown Alpena, bringing the mall's store count from approximately 20 to only 9.[8]
According to The Alpena News, the mall closed in December 2022.[9] The mall's huge collection of Christmas trees and decorations was gifted to the Besser Museum, which now uses them in their holiday exhibit.[9]
Even though the mall has closed, some tenants, including Gordon Food Service and Dunham's Sports continue operations.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Directory of Shopping Centers in the United States". National Research Bureau. 1 January 1985 – via Google Books.
- ^ Henderson, Tom (1 January 1990). Livonia: A Rich Past, a Golden Future: a Contemporary Portrait. Windsor Publications. ISBN 9780897813587 – via Google Books.
- ^ Thompson, Brian (31 March 2014). "Changes for Two Alpena Businesses".
- ^ Thompson, Brian (3 September 2014). "SHOE DEPT. ENCORE® Coming to the Alpena Mall".
- ^ "Alpena Mall 'holding ground' under new owners". The Alpena News. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "JCPenney Store Closings – Penney IP LLC". 4 June 2020.
- ^ "I2P eyes purchase of Alpena Mall". The Alpena News. thealpenanews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Officials seek more space as downtown Alpena grows". The Alpena News. thealpenanews.com. June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b Hinkle, Darby (December 1, 2022). "'It's worth the trip' — Season of Light draws visitors". The Alpena News.
- ^ "Gordon Food Services, Alpena, Michigan". Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Dunham Sports, Alpena, Michigan". Retrieved January 24, 2024.