Findlay Village Mall
 Interior of Findlay Mall, 2014. | |
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| Location | Findlay, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°03′17″N 83°36′50″W / 41.054694°N 83.613888°W |
| Address | 1800 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay, OH, 45839 |
| Opening date | 1962 |
| Closing date | January 31, 2025 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. |
| Management | Rocky Companies |
| Owner | Rocky Companies |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ at peak |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (6 slots) |
| Total retail floor area | 537,319 sq ft (49,918.6 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | https://findlaymall.com |
Findlay Mall (Formerly known as Findlay Village Mall) was an enclosed shopping mall in Findlay, Ohio. Opened in 1962, it features Dunham's Sports, Runnings, and Best Buy as its anchor stores. It is owned by Rocky Companies. The mall closed on January 31, 2025.
History
[edit]Developed by prolific mall builder Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the mall opened in 1962 as Fort Findlay Village Shopping Center, featuring Britt's and JCPenney, followed by Sears.[2] Originally an outdoor mall, it was enclosed in the 1970s. The mall expanded from 334,000 square feet to over 525,000 square feet in 1990,[3][4] adding a new Kmart and JCPenney store along with Elder-Beerman.
Kmart closed in 2003.[5] A year later, the space was divided between TJ Maxx and Best Buy.[6] A movie theater at the mall closed in 2010.[3] In 2014, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close by April.[7] In October 2016, it was announced Big R (later renamed Stock + Field) would fill the Sears vacancy in 2017. On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced they would be closing the Findlay store.[8] Elder-Beerman closed in August, 2018.[9] TJ Maxx moved from the mall to a new location formerly occupied by a Staples.[10]
In September 2020, the mall was sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group for $4 million.[11]
On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Stock + Field would be closing as the chain is going out of business.[12] Best Buy and Dunham's Sports would have been the only two remaining anchors. However, it was later announced that Stock+Field had been purchased by R.P.Lumber and the stores would remain open.[13]
The mall closed in January 2025, with plans to demolish it for a Target store.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Findlay Village Mall". J J Gumberg. Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ (14 February 1963). Sears to Construct Store At Findlay, The Toledo Blade
- ^ a b Wiley Wolf, Jeannie (June 11, 2012). "Celebrating Findlay's Centennial" (PDF). Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ (14 June 1988). Mall project OK'd, Toledo Blade
- ^ Chavez, Jon (January 15, 2003). "Customers blue about closings". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "TJ Maxx and Best Buy to open in Findlay this fall" (PDF). The Pulse. April 15, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Sears store at Findlay Village Mall to close in April". Review-Times. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "JCPenney closing Findlay Mall store". The Courier. March 18, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Elder-Beerman to shut stores in 10-12 weeks, CEO says". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "TJMaxx to Relocate". December 13, 2019.
- ^ Wilin, Lou (September 16, 2020). "Sold: Findlay Village Mall". The Courier.
- ^ "Stock+Field Closing All Locations | SGB Media Online". January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Company Acquires Stock+Field, Says Stores Will Not Close". Ink Free News. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ https://www.wtol.com/article/money/business/target-department-store-moving-in-findlay-village-mall/512-f76fa93f-16cb-4517-8d50-8459508b350b