Northland Mall (Appleton, Wisconsin)
Northland Mall is a shopping mall in Appleton, Wisconsin. It features Festival Foods and Kohl's as anchor stores, with one vacancy previously occupied by Shopko. The mall is owned by Aetna Realty.
| Location | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44.28868°N 88.4203°W |
| Opening date | 1969 |
| Developer | Melvin Simon & Associates |
| Management | Aetna Realty |
| Owner | Aetna Realty |
| No. of stores and services | 30 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (2 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 189,125 square feet (17,570.3 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access |  Valley Transit |
History
Northland Plaza opened in 1969, one of the first retail developments in Appleton.[2] Original tenants included W. T. Grant and a Kroger supermarket. Melvin Simon & Associates, now known as Simon Property Group, developed the original complex.[3] The center struggled with vacancy within its initial years; by 1971, Kroger, SupeRx Drugs, Hallmark, King's Food Host restaurant, and a dry cleaners had all closed, leaving only W. T. Grant, So-Fro Fabrics, and Kindy Optical.[3] Despite these vacancies, Shopko opened a store at the center in March 1971. The 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) store was the second in the Fox Cities.[4] Although W. T. Grant closed in 1976, several new stores opened within the plaza within the following year, including RadioShack.[5] The W. T. Grant store became Lathrop Furniture in 1979.[6]
In 1983, Kohl's replaced the Lathrop Furniture store. The same year, an enclosed mall was built, linking Kohl's to Shopko, and the property was renamed Northland Mall.[7] Kohl's expanded into the mall concourse in 1995.[8]
On June 23, 2019, the Shopko location closed as part of the mass closure of all Shopko locations.[9]
References
- "Northland Mall". Aetna Realty. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- Burayidi, Michael A. (2013-10-16). Downtowns: Revitalizing the Centers of Small Urban Communities. Routledge. ISBN 9781134573462.
- Knutson, Bill (September 1, 1971). "Out of business: high mortality rate plagues stores in Appleton's Northland Plaza". The Post-Crescent. pp. B1, B3. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "New Shopko store to open Saturday". The Post-Crescent. March 12, 1971. p. B3. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- Grant, Phoebe (February 27, 1977). "No vacancy! Northland plaza bustling again". The Post-Crescent. pp. 14, 15. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "Northland location looking good for Lathrop Furniture". The Post-Crescent. February 25, 1979. p. J21. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- Inside the Fox Cities. Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. 1992-01-01.
- Fox Cities Business. Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 1995-01-01.
- "Shopko's last day: Shoppers scour stores for final deals as bankrupt company shuts down". Post-Crescent Media. Retrieved 23 June 2019.