The Crossroads (Portage, Michigan)

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The Crossroads
Crossroads Mall (Portage, Michigan) 1.jpg
LocationPortage, Michigan, USA
Coordinates42°13′13″N 85°35′39″W / 42.2203°N 85.5943°W / 42.2203; -85.5943Coordinates: 42°13′13″N 85°35′39″W / 42.2203°N 85.5943°W / 42.2203; -85.5943
Opening dateJuly 24, 1980; 41 years ago (July 24, 1980)
DeveloperWestcor, Dayton-Hudson Corporation
ManagementKohan Retail Investment Group
OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group
No. of stores and services100
No. of anchor tenants4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area769,801 square feet (71,516.9 m2)
No. of floors2
Parking4006
Websitewww.thecrossroadsmall.com

The Crossroads is a shopping mall located in Portage, Michigan. The mall features 100 stores and a food court. The anchor stores are JCPenney and Macy's. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Sears and Burlington (previously Mervyn's). The Crossroads Mall has been owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group (and predecessor General Growth Properties) since 1999.

History[]

Interior of The Crossroads in 2018.

The Crossroads Mall opened in Portage, Michigan, in 1980. At the time, it was the only two-level mall in Michigan outside Metro Detroit. JCPenney and Hudson's were the first two anchor stores,[1] with Sears opening in 1982.[2] Westcor built the mall in association with the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, which owned the Hudson's chain at the time. The mall was built on South Westnedge Avenue south of Interstate 94. Tenants on opening day included Arby's, Casual Corner, Claire's, County Seat, B. Dalton, Hickory Farms, Kinney Shoes, and Consumer Value Stores.[3] Mervyns was later added as a fourth anchor, opening in 1989.[4]

General Growth Properties acquired the mall in 1999,[5] and a food court was added in the early 2000s.

Hudson's was renamed Marshall Field's in 2001, and subsequently became Macy's in September 2006. Mervyns closed in early 2006 along with the rest of the chain's Michigan stores, and Burlington Coat Factory opened its first Kalamazoo store in the space vacated by Mervyn's. In August 2019 Sears announced they would be closing their Crossroads location with liquidation sales starting on August 15.[6] The store's final day of business was November 10, 2019. In 2021 Burlington Coat relocated to the former Value City Furniture at the Maple Hill Pavilion in Kalamazoo.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Kalamazoo Magazine. Kalamazoo County Chamber of Commerce. 1981.
  2. ^ Larry B. Massie (1 January 2006). This Place Called Portage: Its Past and Present. Priscilla Press. ISBN 978-1-886167-27-8.
  3. ^ "The Crossroads mall prepares for opening". Battle Creek Enquirer. July 6, 1980. pp. D1, D3. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mervyn's store opens in Portage". Battle Creek Enquirer. February 22, 1989. p. 7A. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "General Growth Acquires Mich. Mall For $68M". Realty Times. 1999-01-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  6. ^ https://searsholdings.com/docs/080619_store_closing_list.pdf
  7. ^ "Anchor tenant of The Crossroads mall relocating store to West Main Street in Kalamazoo". mlive. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

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