Randall Park Mall; North Randall, Ohio
Randall Park Mall is the largest mall in metropolitan Cleveland, Ohio. Commonly considered a “dead mall,” the center is almost completely vacant.
Westland Mall; Columbus, Ohio
Tucked away on the west side of Columbus on the corner of Broad Street/U.S. 40 and the I-270 belt, Westland Mall has without a doubt seen better days. Opened in 1969 as an outdoor mall, Westland was enclosed in 1982 and has not been renovated since. As such, it has fallen victim to the flight [...]
Woodville Mall; Northwood, Ohio
The only mall on the east side of the Toledo area, the 800,000 square-foot Woodville Mall opened in 1969 as a result of a population boom in the area. Located about a mile east of I-280 off Woodville Road in Northville, Woodville Mall is anchored by The Andersons, Elder Beerman and Sears. In addition to the anchors, there is space [...]
Southwyck Mall; Toledo, Ohio
There are many reasons enclosed malls fail. Competition, changing demographics, poor management, anchor woes, and strategic location are all reasons for a downward swing. Southwyck Mall in Toledo, Ohio is a rather unique tale of failure in that all of these devices contributed to its eventual demise, one after another. What began as a popular hub of retail [...]
Case Study: Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio, is the largest metropolitan area in northwest Ohio and the fourth largest city in the state of Ohio, with a 2005 estimated population at just over 300,000 residents. However, the extended metropolitan Toledo area has about 620,000 residents, drawing from nearby suburbs, Bowling Green, and the northern suburbs of Toledo up to Monroe, [...]
American Mall; Lima, Ohio
American Mall opened in 1965 along West Elm Street on the west side of Lima, Ohio. Anchored by northwest Ohio-based full-service department store The Andersons and Value City, American Mall is listed as having about 450,000 square feet according to the International Council of Shopping Centers directory.
The design of the indoor portion of the mall [...]
Rolling Acres Mall; Akron, Ohio
Rolling Acres Mall is a sad, forgotten behemoth of a mall located in the southwest corner of Akron, Ohio. Due largely to renovations at other Akron-area malls, the nationwide trend away from enclosed dinosaur malls, and possibly the region’s downfall as a whole, Rolling Acres Mall has fallen on some very hard times recently.
Rolling Acres Mall opened with huge fanfare [...]
