Summit Mall (Akron, Ohio)

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Summit Mall
Mall facts and statistics
Location Fairlawn, Ohio, USA
Opening date October 28, 1965 [1]
Developer Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (DeBartolo Corporation)
Management Simon Property Group
Owner Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services about 120 [2]
No. of anchor tenants 3
Total retail floor area 770,000 ft²
No. of floors 1
Website http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=161

Summit Mall is a one-story, 770,000 square foot [3] enclosed mall located at 3265 W. Market Street in the Akron suburb of Fairlawn. While its mailing address is Akron, the mall is located in Fairlawn [4].

Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr.'s DeBartolo Corporation built the mall [5]. It opened on October 28, 1965 [6]. Today, it is owned by Simon Property Group. Their renovations to the mall in the mid-1990s included new skylights, flooring, a redesigned center hub, and the addition of a food court.

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[edit] Current stores

The mall has about 120 stores total [7]. Its has three department stores.

  • Dillard's
  • Dillard's North (there are two Dillard's stores at the mall)
  • Macy's

[edit] Former stores

  • When the mall opened, Halle Brothers Co. was an original anchor. After their 1982 shutdown, their location was transferred to Higbee's, which operated the store until it was taken over by Dillard's in late 1992.
  • Macy's originally operated as a suburban location of the Akron-based O'Neil's department store, and after 1989, a May Company store. It became Kaufmann's in 1993 until changing names again in 2006.
  • Polsky's, another Akron department store, used to be located where Dillard's North is today. After it closed, Jewel Mart occupied the main floor level. In July 1986, a Dallas businessman proposed opening a laser tag facility in the basement of the former Polksy's [8]. By July 1990, Rizzi's Ristorante and Pizzeria and Charlotte's West occupied the space [9].
  • Like most malls, Summit Mall used to include a small movie theater. In July 1989, General Cinemas closed the two-screen theater at the mall in favor of their new seven-screen theater at West Market Plaza [10].

[edit] External links

[edit] Other malls in Akron area

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/1950.htm Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950-1999. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
  2. ^ http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=161 Simon Property Group: Summit Mall . Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  3. ^ "East Side Malls" Cleveland Plain Dealer February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  4. ^ http://www.cityoffairlawn.com/pdf/zoningmap.pdf City of Fairlawn Zoning Map. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
  5. ^ "East Side Malls" Cleveland Plain Dealer February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
  6. ^ http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/1950.htm Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950-1999. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
  7. ^ http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=161 Simon Property Group: Summit Mall . Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  8. ^ Geiger, Peter. "Laser Game Proposed at Summit Mall." Akron Beacon Journal. 9 July, 1986: D3.
  9. ^ Murphey, Frances B. "Summit Mall Rizzi's has Jazz On its Menu 3 Nights a Week." Akron Beacon Journal. 1 February, 1991: D18.
  10. ^ Rhoden, Yalinda. "Malls Mean More Than Shopping To Attract Customers, Managers Must Provide Them Plenty of Amenities." Akron Beacon Journal. 7 October, 1991: D1.
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