Hilldale Shopping Center

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Hilldale Shopping Center, also known simply as Hilldale, is a partially enclosed shopping mall in Madison, Wisconsin. Hilldale has two anchor stores, Macy's and Sentry Foods, and over 50 specialty stores. Hilldale was recently acquired by Joseph Freed and Associates LLC and is currently undergoing a major redevelopment/expansion.

Hilldale Shopping Center was developed as part of the Hill Farms Neighborhood in Madison. In the early 1950's the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents formed a plan to sell the University Hill Farms land (which was used by the School of Agriculture) to an expanding Madison. As part of the development plan, Kelab Inc. was formed in 1958 to direct the operation of the 33-acre shopping center. Construction was delayed in 1960 when Glendale Development brought suit against the Board of Regents, Kelab Inc. and Hilldale Inc., blocking construction until the United States Supreme Court refused to review the suit in 1961.

The mall opened on October 25, 1962 with a Gimbels anchor store. In 1986 the Gimbels store was converted to a Marshall Field's and was renamed Macy's in 2006. Hilldale underwent its first expansion in 1969, then again in 1985, and was renovated in 1997. Hilldale is currently being extensively renovated and expanded, with the first phases to be completed in 2006. In the spring of 2007 the Sundance Cinemas will open Sundance 608, a six screen theater that will feature independent, documentary and foreign-language films.