Jantzen Beach SuperCenter

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Jantzen Beach SuperCenter is a shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon on Hayden Island in the Columbia River.

Jantzen Beach Mall opened September 28, 1972^[1] on the site of the former Jantzen Beach Amusement Park which existed from 1928 to 1970. The C.W. Parker merry-go-round is the only surviving ride from the amusement park and is now located inside the mall by the food court. In 1982, the mall was expanded.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995 MBK Northwest acquired Jantzen Beach Center for about $18 million. About two-thirds of the mall was demolished in 1995 and 1996 including the former Lamonts, Payless, a cinema, and around 150 small stores to make room for big box development.^[2] The east wing of the mall was left intact with three anchor stores and a newly created food court.^[3] In 1997 MBK Northwest sold Jantzen Beach SuperCenter for $76 million to Compass Retail Inc.^[4]

1 Anchors
2 Former anchors
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Anchors

Burlington Coat Factory (opened as Kmart 1982, closed 2003, opened as Burlington Coat Factory 2004)
Ross Dress For Less (opened 1993)
Target (opened as Montgomery Ward 1972, closed 2001, opened as Target 2002)

[edit] Former anchors

The Crescent (opened 1985, converted to Lamonts in 1988)
Frederick & Nelson (opened 1979, converted to Crescent in 1985)
Kmart (opened 1982,^[5] closed 2003, now Burlington Coat Factory)
Lamonts (opened 1988, closed 1994, demolished 1995-96)
Liberty House (opened 1972, converted to Frederick & Nelson in 1979)
Montgomery Ward (opened 1972, closed 2001, now Target)
Nordstrom Place Two (opened 1982, closed 1989)
PayLess Drug (opened 1972, closed 1994, demolished in 1995-96)

[edit] References

^ Jantzen Beach SuperCenter History
^ Baker, Dean. "Jantzen Beach Reborn - Again." Oregon Business. 1 February 1997, 15.
^ Hill, Jim. "A Jazzed-Up Jantzen." Oregonian [Portland, Ore.] 17 August 1996, B7.
^ Baker, Dean. "Jantzen Beach Reborn - Again." Oregon Business. 1 February 1997, 15.
^ The Columbian, The Associated Press. "Jantzen Kmart among stores on closure list. " Columbian [Vancouver, Wash.] 15 January 2003, E1. (article indicates Kmart opened in 1972)