Castleton Square
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
|---|---|
| Developer | Simon Property Group |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 130+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,261,000 sq ft (117,200 m2). |
| No. of floors | 1 (3 in Macy's, 2 in Sears JCPenney and Dick's Sporting Goods.) |
| Website |
Castleton Square Mall is the largest and busiest mall in the state of Indiana.[1] Built by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., in 1972, it is located in northeastern Indianapolis and owned by Simon Property Group. The largest stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, Von Maur and Sears. A large area in front of Dick's contains a large children's play area and a food court which are popular meeting places within the mall.
History
Riding off of the success of Lafayette Square Mall on the city's northwest side, DeBartolo planned two additional yet similar malls in Indianapolis, one of which was Castleton Square. Ground was broken for the mall in 1970 and it opened in September 1972 with four anchors.
At that time, there was very little development in Castleton. However, in the years that followed, tremendous growth quickly sprang up on all sides adjacent to the mall, most of it retail with some residential apartment complexes and office buildings mixed in. By the early 1990s, the entire Castleton corridor was nearly completely built up.
Construction was begun in 1990 for a fifth anchor on the south side of the mall. L. S. Ayres opened its Castleton Square location in 1992, and a sixth anchor and food court was added in 1999. The mall underwent an extensive renovation the following year.
In 2012, the mall expanded both Finish Line and H&M, introduced Off-Broadway Shoes to the Sears wing, and moved Forever 21 into the former Borders space out front.
Castleton Square has witnessed numerous crimes and similar incidents.[citation needed] On March 9, 2013, fights broke out among several teens in the mall food court. Police had to move the teens to the McDonald's across the street. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Linda Jackson said there was a fight and a few arrests were made. Jackson said officers at the scene had the fight under control and no extra units were dispatched. The officers moved kids away from the mall and the kids were told to call their parents or board buses to be sent home.[2][3][4] On March 12, 2013, Castleton Square mall managers and Indianapolis police announced a new code of conduct, including increased security around and in the mall, letters to parents, and forbidding groups of 4 or more unsupervised teenagers inside the mall on weekend nights.[citation needed]
Present
Castleton Square is currently both the largest and busiest mall in Indiana. An expansion to the building similar in nature to a lifestyle center was completed in late 2007 on the site of an L. S. Ayres department store, 14-screen cinema operated by AMC Theatres, and a Gold Pros kiosk and store.
Anchors
Current
- Dick's Sporting Goods (100,000 sq ft.) (opened as Galyan's until Dick's bought them)
- JCPenney (178,727 sq ft.)
- Macy's (298,454 sq ft.) (opened 1973 as Lazarus, became Lazarus-Macy's 2003, Macy's 2005)
- Sears (212,012 sq ft.)
- Von Maur (103,375 sq ft.)
Former
- L.S. Ayres (1992-2006)
References
- ↑ "Castleton Square Mall". Simon Malls. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
- ↑ "Police respond to fight at Castleton Square Mall". RTV6. 2013-03-10. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
- ↑ Man, Yvonne (2013-03-09). "Fight breaks out in Castleton Square Mall". Fox59 News. Fox59. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
- ↑ Cook, Tony (2013-10-30). "Police respond with show of force to Castleton mall disturbance". IndyStar.com. IndyStar. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Castleton. |
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Coordinates: 39°54′32″N 86°03′54″W / 39.90889°N 86.06500°W