Shoppes at Knollwood

The Shoppes at Knollwood, previously known as Knollwood Mall, is a regional shopping mall located along Minnesota State Highway 7 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota owned by Gateway Knollwood, LLC and managed by Mid-America Real Estate. Major stores at the mall include Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouse.[3]

Shoppes at Knollwood
LocationSt. Louis Park, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′09″N 93°23′03″W[1]
Opening date1955 (1955)
ManagementMid-America Real Estate
OwnerGateway Knollwood, LLC
No. of stores and services45
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area460,000 square feet (42,735.4 m2)
No. of floors1 w/partial basement
Parking3,500
Public transit accessBus transport Metro Transit
Websitewww.shoppesatknollwood.com

History

Knollwood Mall opened in 1955 as an open-air strip mall called Knollwood Plaza.[4] It featured a Powers Dry Goods store, Woolworth, JCPenney, and Red Owl Grocery Store.[5] The center was enclosed in 1980 and Montgomery Ward added to the eastern side.[6]

Powers became Donaldson's and then Carson Pirie Scott. In 1994, the Carson's store closed and was torn down for a Kohl's.[7] Montgomery Ward closed its store in the mall in 1998, and one year later, Cub Foods opened in its place.[6][8]

The eastern wing of the mall was vacated in 1999 for a movie theater multiplex which never opened. Five years later, TJ Maxx relocated from an existing store within the mall to the east wing, opening a combination TJ Maxx/HomeGoods store in its place.[9] JCPenney closed in 2000.

In 2014, plans were announced to remove the remaining portion of enclosed mall between Kohl's and TJ Maxx/HomeGoods.[10] The center added a Nordstrom Rack store and renamed itself the "Shoppes at Knollwood" for its May 2015 grand re-opening.[11]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knollwood Mall Shopping Center
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knollwood Mall Shopping Center
  3. "The Shoppes At Knollwood: Directory". The Shoppes At Knollwood.
  4. Gamans Poloian, Lynda; Rogers, Dorothy S. (2003). Retailing Principles: A Global Outlook. Fairchild Publications. p. 363. ISBN 1-56367-192-1.
  5. "Knollwood Plaza/Mall". St.Louis Park Historical Society.
  6. Kroll, Karen M. (February 1999). "Industry Turns to Supermarket Anchors to Fill Big Boxes". Shopping Centers Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  7. "Kohl's Will Build On Site Of Knollwood Carson's". St. Paul Pioneer Press. June 18, 1994. p. 1D.
  8. "Cub Foods planning store at Knollwood mall". Star Tribune. June 17, 1998.
  9. Tellijohn, Andrew (March 21, 2004). "Knollwood Mall expands T.J. Maxx, adds new fitness center". American City Business Journals.
  10. Vomhof Jr., John (March 20, 2014). "Knollwood Mall renovation includes downgrade to 'power center'". American City Business Journals.
  11. Rowe, Seth (January 1, 2015). "Knollwood Mall transformation progresses in St. Louis Park". sun sailor.
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