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'''Chapel Hill Mall''' was a shopping mall located in [[Akron, Ohio]], United States.<ref name=sheet/> It was built by Richard (R.B.) Buchholzer and [[Forest City Enterprises]],<ref>"West and South Side Malls" ''[[The Plain Dealer]]''. February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.</ref> and opened in October 1967. At its peak the mall featured more than 100 stores, with [[Sears]], [[JCPenney]], and [[Macy's]] as anchor tenants. The mall closed permanently in April 2021 and remains vacant {{As of|2023|September|lc=y}}.


{{infobox shopping mall
{{infobox shopping mall
| name = Chapel Hill Mall
| name = Chapel Hill Mall
| image = Chapel hill penney.jpg
| image = Chapel Hill Mall Food Court Entrance; Akron OH.jpg
| caption = Entrance to JCPenney at Chapel Hill Mall, 2018
| caption = Chapel Hill Mall food court entrance
| location = [[Akron, Ohio]], U.S.
| location = [[Akron, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41.113997|-81.468655|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41.113997|-81.468655|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| developer = [[Forest City Enterprises]] and R.B. Buchholzer
| developer = [[Forest City Enterprises]] and R.B. Buchholzer
| manager = McKinley Management Company
| manager = McKinley Management Company
| owner = Industrial Commercial Properties<ref name=abj20210316>{{cite news|first=Jim|last=Mackinnon|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/16/new-owner-turn-akrons-chapel-hill-mall-into-business-park/4717034001/|title=New owner will convert Chapel Hill Mall into a business park|date=March 16, 2021|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
| owner = Industrial Commercial Properties<ref name=abj20210316>{{cite news|first=Jim|last=Mackinnon|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/16/new-owner-turn-akrons-chapel-hill-mall-into-business-park/4717034001/|title=New owner will convert Chapel Hill Mall into a business park|date=March 16, 2021|newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
| number_of_stores = 0<ref name=sheet>[http://www.chapelhillmall.com/shop/chapelhill.nsf/webpages/fact+sheet?opendocument Chapel Hill Mall - Fact Sheet.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312234501/http://www.chapelhillmall.com/shop/chapelhill.nsf/webpages/fact%2Bsheet?opendocument |date=March 12, 2007 }} Retrieved August 19, 2006.</ref>
| number_of_stores = 100 at peak<ref name=sheet>[http://www.chapelhillmall.com/shop/chapelhill.nsf/webpages/fact+sheet?opendocument Chapel Hill Mall - Fact Sheet.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312234501/http://www.chapelhillmall.com/shop/chapelhill.nsf/webpages/fact%2Bsheet?opendocument |date=March 12, 2007 }} Retrieved August 19, 2006.</ref>
| number_of_anchors = 3 (at peak)
| number_of_anchors = 3 at peak
| floor_area = {{convert|829000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| floor_area = {{convert|829000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| floors = 1 (2 in former JCPenney and former Macy's)
| floors = 1 (2 in former JCPenney and former Macy's)
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[METRO Regional Transit Authority|METRO]]
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[METRO Regional Transit Authority|METRO]]
| website = http://www.chapelhillmall.com
| website = http://www.chapelhillmall.com (Defunct)
}}
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'''Chapel Hill Mall''' was a [[shopping mall]] located in [[Akron, Ohio]], United States.<ref name="sheet"/> It was built by Richard "R.B." Buchholzer and [[Forest City Enterprises]],<ref>"West and South Side Malls" ''[[The Plain Dealer]]''. February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.</ref> and opened in 1967. At its peak the mall featured more than 100 stores, with [[Sears]], [[JCPenney]], and [[Macy's]] as [[anchor tenant]]s. In 2021, after several years of financial issues and ownership changes, the mall was purchased by Industrial Commercial Properties with the intent of turning it into a business park. Within a few months, the mall was permanently closed.
==Early history (before 1970)==
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Chapel Hill Mall sits on land once owned by Richard Buchholzer's father, J.J. Buchholzer. During the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], J.J. Buchholzer became owner of a Hower's department store in downtown Akron. The Buchholzers anticipated that the city of Akron would expand to the north, and they felt that another Hower's store should be built on their land. They later decided to build a [[Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning|climate-controlled]] shopping mall instead, predicting that it would provide them greater economic opportunities. Buchholzer teamed up with Forest City Enterprises to build what would be Akron's first indoor mall. Plans were ready by 1963, but before the mall opened, [[Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation]] built [[Summit Mall (Akron, Ohio)|Summit Mall]] on the west side of Akron.<ref name="Nevada">Nevada, Charlene. "Man Behind Chapel Hill Mall–Richard Buchholzer's Idea Defines That Part of Akron." Akron Beacon Journal. July 6, 1997: E1.</ref> In the 1930s, young Richard Buchholzer found what appeared to be an old Indian council circle on his father's land. Because of this, Buchholzer named the development "Chapel Hill".<ref name=Nevada/>


==History==
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The Chapel Hill Mall officially opened on October 12, 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/1950.htm |title=Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950 - 1999 |access-date=January 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329080311/http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/1950.htm |archive-date=March 29, 2009 }} Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950-1999. Retrieved August 16, 2006.</ref>


=== Background ===
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== Peak period (1980 - 2015) ==
Chapel Hill Mall sits on land once owned by Richard Buchholzer's father, Julius Johannes "J.J." Buchholzer. In the 1930s, a then-teenage Richard found what appeared to be an old Native American [[council circle]] on his father's land. Because of this, Richard would later name the development "Chapel Hill", referring to the idea that the council circle was the Native "equivalent of a [[chapel]]."<ref name="Nevada" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Bob |date=2016-01-31 |title=Bob Dyer: Chapel Hill before the mall |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/columns/2016/01/31/bob-dyer-chapel-hill-before/10704033007/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |publisher=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Expansion plans to include a [[Higbee's]] store came up numerous times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A plan was considered in 1988 by part-owner [[Forest City Enterprises]]. It included a {{convert|90000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition for an additional department store.<ref>Mitchell, Jacqueline. "Forest City Waffles on Plan for Chapel Hill." Akron Beacon Journal. May 7, 1988: A8.</ref> Expansion was again mentioned in 1989.<ref>Pantages, Larry and Peter Geiger. "Another Higbee Possible; Chapel Hill Plan Studied." Akron Beacon Journal. April 28, 1989: A1.</ref> A front-page story on the January 31, 1990 edition of the [[Akron Beacon Journal]] read "Higbee's Coming to Chapel Hill Mall", and said that the store, along with a [[food court]] and additional retail space, would be open by Fall 1991.<ref>Vanac, Mary. "Higbee's Coming to Chapel Hill Mall." Akron Beacon Journal. January 31, 1990: A1</ref>


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In 1932, during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], J.J. Buchholzer became the owner of a Hower's department store in downtown Akron.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1960-12-17 |title=Deaths and Funerals - Julius Buchholzer |volume=72 |page=7 |work=The Salem News |issue=299 |location=Salem, Ohio |format=PDF |url=http://history.salem.lib.oh.us/SalemNewsFilm/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |via=Salem Public Library}}</ref> The Buchholzers anticipated that the city of Akron would expand to the north, and they felt that another Hower's store should be built on their land. They later decided to build a [[Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning|climate-controlled]] shopping mall instead, predicting that it would provide them greater economic opportunities. J.J. Buchholzer died in 1960, and Richard assumed his duties as executive officer of the Hower's. Buchholzer soon teamed up with Forest City Enterprises to build what would be Akron's first indoor mall. Plans were ready by 1963, but before the mall opened, [[Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation]] built [[Summit Mall (Akron, Ohio)|Summit Mall]] on the west side of Akron.<ref name="Nevada">Nevada, Charlene. "Man Behind Chapel Hill Mall–Richard Buchholzer's Idea Defines That Part of Akron." ''Akron Beacon Journal''. July 6, 1997: E1.</ref>
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In 1994, the mall's owners added a food court and retail expansion, as well as new flooring and ceiling tiles, a new fountain, and new lighting.<ref>Ethridge, Mary. "Chapel Hill Mall Getting A Face Lift; A 12-Restaurant Food Court, New Lights and New Ceiling Among Plans." Akron Beacon Journal. March 9, 1994: C7.</ref><ref>Adams, David. "Mall Courts Customers With Food; Dining Area Added at Chapel Hill to Keep Shoppers on the Premises." Akron Beacon Journal. November 4, 1994: B9.</ref>


=== Opening and early period (1967 - 1970) ===
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Buchholzer and Forest City Enterprises owned the mall until September 2004, when it was sold to the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] company [[CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.]],<ref>Akron Beacon Journal, September 11, 2004.</ref> who owned it until 2014.
A few stores, opened in 1966 before the mall proper.<ref name="Nevada" /> Gray Drug Stores opened on November 17.<ref>{{Cite news |orig-date=1966-11-16 |title=There's New Look at Gray |pages=24 |work=[[The Akron Beacon Journal]] |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/152390251/?clipping_id=28863136&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1MjM5MDI1MSwiaWF0IjoxNjk0MTMwODMyLCJleHAiOjE2OTQyMTcyMzJ9.cSm22GUz9IOSgaoId_3nydlWDZYAnEzMeiNS03I544U |url-access=limited |access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref> JCPenney and Sears also opened their doors before the rest of the mall.

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Chapel Hill Mall officially opened on October 12, 1967.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950 - 1999 |url=http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/1950.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329080311/http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/1950.htm |archive-date=March 29, 2009 |access-date=January 2, 2009}} Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950-1999. Retrieved August 16, 2006.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=John Harper |first=cleveland com |date=2015-07-03 |title=Chapel Hill Mall teeters after five decades: timeline |url=https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2015/07/chapel_hill_mall_teetering_in.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
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=== Peak period (1971 - 2013) ===
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Expansion plans to include a [[Higbee's]] store came up numerous times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A plan was considered in 1988 by part-owner [[Forest City Enterprises]]. It included a {{convert|90000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition for an additional department store.<ref>Mitchell, Jacqueline. "Forest City Waffles on Plan for Chapel Hill." ''Akron Beacon Journal''. May 7, 1988: A8.</ref> Expansion was again mentioned in 1989.<ref>Pantages, Larry and Peter Geiger. "Another Higbee Possible; Chapel Hill Plan Studied." ''Akron Beacon Journal''. April 28, 1989: A1.</ref> A front-page story on the January 31, 1990 edition of the ''[[Akron Beacon Journal]]'' read "Higbee's Coming to Chapel Hill Mall", and said that the store, along with a [[food court]] and additional retail space, would be open by Fall 1991.<ref>Vanac, Mary. "Higbee's Coming to Chapel Hill Mall." ''Akron Beacon Journal''. January 31, 1990: A1</ref>

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In 1994, the mall's owners added a food court and retail expansion, as well as new flooring and ceiling tiles, a new fountain, and new lighting.<ref>Ethridge, Mary. "Chapel Hill Mall Getting A Face Lift; A 12-Restaurant Food Court, New Lights and New Ceiling Among Plans." Akron Beacon Journal. March 9, 1994: C7.</ref><ref>Adams, David. "Mall Courts Customers With Food; Dining Area Added at Chapel Hill to Keep Shoppers on the Premises." ''Akron Beacon Journal''. November 4, 1994: B9.</ref>

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Buchholzer and Forest City Enterprises owned the mall until September 2004, when it was sold to the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] company [[CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.]],<ref>''Akron Beacon Journal'', September 11, 2004.</ref> who owned it until 2014.


In 2015, [[Sears Holdings]] spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Chapel Hill Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=At Chapel Hill Mall {{!}} Seritage|url=https://seritage.com/retail/property/2000-brittain-rd/3312593/landing|website=seritage.com}}</ref>
In 2015, [[Sears Holdings]] spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Chapel Hill Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=At Chapel Hill Mall {{!}} Seritage|url=https://seritage.com/retail/property/2000-brittain-rd/3312593/landing|website=seritage.com}}</ref>


== Decline and closure (2016-2020) ==
=== Decline and closure (2014-2021) ===
The mall gradually began to decline, and in March 2016, Macy's permanently closed their Chapel Hill Mall location.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-25 |title=PHOTOS {{!}} Chapel Hill loses another store as Macy's closes |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/akron/photos-chapel-hill-loses-another-store-as-macys-closes/95-102072123 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Macy’s closing anchor store at Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2016/01/07/macy-s-closing-anchor-store/10603806007/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
The mall gradually began to decline, and in March 2016, Macy's permanently closed their Chapel Hill Mall location,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-25 |title=PHOTOS {{!}} Chapel Hill loses another store as Macy's closes |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/akron/photos-chapel-hill-loses-another-store-as-macys-closes/95-102072123 |access-date=2023-09-05 |work=KGW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Macy's closing anchor store at Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/business/2016/01/07/macy-s-closing-anchor-store/10603806007/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> citing "disappointing" holiday sales.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-01-07 |title=Macy's to close Chapel Hill site |url=https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2016/01/07/macy-s-to-close-chapel/19883306007/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |newspaper=Record-Courier |language=en-US}}</ref>


On July 15, 2016, [[Kohan Retail Investment Group]], owned by Michael Kohan, bought Chapel Hill Mall for $8.6 million with plans to revitalize the location and focus on attracting younger customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=reporter |first=by Steve Wiandt {{!}} |title=New owner of Chapel Hill Mall sees potential in young consumers |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/stow-sentry/2016/07/24/new-owner-chapel-hill-mall/19700704007/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 4, 2017, Sears Holdings announced that the Chapel Hill Sears store would be closing the following spring due to declining sales.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Chapel Hill Mall Sears to close by spring |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/akron/news/top-stories-news/chapel-hill-mall-sears-store-to-close-by-spring |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> By August 2018, "about a quarter" of the storefronts were vacant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-06 |title=New vision for empty space inside Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/new-vision-for-empty-space-inside-chapel-hill-mall/95-581024087 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=wkyc.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
On July 15, 2016, [[Kohan Retail Investment Group]], owned by Michael Kohan, bought Chapel Hill Mall for $8.6 million with plans to revitalize the location and focus on attracting younger customers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiandt |first=Steve |title=New owner of Chapel Hill Mall sees potential in young consumers |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/stow-sentry/2016/07/24/new-owner-chapel-hill-mall/19700704007/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 4, 2017, Sears Holdings announced that the Chapel Hill Sears store would be closing the following spring due to declining sales.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Chapel Hill Mall Sears to close by spring |newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/akron/news/top-stories-news/chapel-hill-mall-sears-store-to-close-by-spring |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> By August 2018, "about a quarter" of the storefronts were vacant.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-08-06 |title=New vision for empty space inside Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/new-vision-for-empty-space-inside-chapel-hill-mall/95-581024087 |access-date=2023-09-05 |work=WKYC |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Former Express; Chapel Hill Mall; Akron OH.jpg|thumb|Former Express, Macy's Concourse]]
[[File:Former Express; Chapel Hill Mall; Akron OH.jpg|thumb|Former Express, Macy's Concourse]]


Mall tenants received multiple notices from the City of Akron of potential utility shutoff in 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-03 |title=Akron’s Chapel Hill Mall avoids closing Friday with partial utility payment by owner |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/01/akrons-chapel-hill-mall-avoids-closing-friday-with-partial-utility-payment-by-owner.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> and 2020 due to accumulating unpaid water and electricity bills.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2019 |title=Chapel Hill Mall tenants notified for the second time this year that electric bill has not been paid |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/chapel-hill-mall-tenants-notified-that-electric-bill-has-not-been-paid/95-895f4dd4-e658-4123-8032-571e1d2f60bc |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=wkyc.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The City decided to cancel the shutoffs due to partial payments received from Kohan,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-03 |title=Akron’s Chapel Hill Mall avoids closing Friday with partial utility payment by owner |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/01/akrons-chapel-hill-mall-avoids-closing-friday-with-partial-utility-payment-by-owner.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-03 |title=Summit County pursuing foreclosure against Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/chapel-hill-mall-faces-utility-disconnection-over-late-utility-bill-potentially-locking-out-tenants |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |language=en}}</ref> but the overall debt continued to accumulate, and in September 2019 the Summit County fiscal office began to discuss the possibility of foreclosing on the property after they received a notice from the City about the delinquent account.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-06 |title=Summit County to begin foreclosure proceedings against Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2020/01/summit-county-to-begin-foreclosure-proceedings-against-chapel-hill-mall.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
Mall tenants received multiple notices from the City of Akron of potential utility shutoff in 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-03 |title=Akron's Chapel Hill Mall avoids closing Friday with partial utility payment by owner |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/01/akrons-chapel-hill-mall-avoids-closing-friday-with-partial-utility-payment-by-owner.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> and 2020 due to accumulating unpaid water and electricity bills.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2019 |title=Chapel Hill Mall tenants notified for the second time this year that electric bill has not been paid |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/chapel-hill-mall-tenants-notified-that-electric-bill-has-not-been-paid/95-895f4dd4-e658-4123-8032-571e1d2f60bc |access-date=2023-09-05 |work=WKYC |language=en-US}}</ref> The City decided to cancel the shutoffs due to partial payments received from Kohan,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-03 |title=Akron's Chapel Hill Mall avoids closing Friday with partial utility payment by owner |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/01/akrons-chapel-hill-mall-avoids-closing-friday-with-partial-utility-payment-by-owner.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-03 |title=Summit County pursuing foreclosure against Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/chapel-hill-mall-faces-utility-disconnection-over-late-utility-bill-potentially-locking-out-tenants |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |language=en}}</ref> but the overall debt continued to accumulate, and in September 2019 the Summit County fiscal office began to discuss the possibility of [[Foreclosure|foreclosing]] on the property after they received a notice from the City about the delinquent account.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-06 |title=Summit County to begin foreclosure proceedings against Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2020/01/summit-county-to-begin-foreclosure-proceedings-against-chapel-hill-mall.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>


On January 3, 2020, [[FirstEnergy#Ohio Edison|Ohio Edison]] filled a complaint against the company, citing over $195,000 of overdue bills. On January 13, Kohan was served with a [[foreclosure]] notice for over $750,000 of unpaid bills owed to Summit County.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-13 |title=Chapel Hill Mall served with foreclosure notice Monday after back taxes, utility bills pile up |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/chapel-hill-mall-served-with-foreclosure-notice-monday-after-back-taxes-utility-bills-pile-up |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |language=en}}</ref> Retail [[Taxation in the United States|taxes]], which had not been paid since January 2019, made up over half of the amount owed, including interest and fees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-06 |title=Summit County to begin foreclosure proceedings against Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2020/01/summit-county-to-begin-foreclosure-proceedings-against-chapel-hill-mall.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
On January 3, 2020, [[FirstEnergy#Ohio Edison|Ohio Edison]] filled a complaint against Kohan, citing over $195,000 of overdue bills. On January 13, Kohan was served with a foreclosure notice for over $750,000 of unpaid bills owed to Summit County.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-13 |title=Chapel Hill Mall served with foreclosure notice Monday after back taxes, utility bills pile up |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/chapel-hill-mall-served-with-foreclosure-notice-monday-after-back-taxes-utility-bills-pile-up |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |language=en}}</ref> Retail [[Taxation in the United States|taxes]], which had not been paid since January 2019, made up over half of the amount owed, including [[interest]] and fees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robin Goist |first=cleveland com |date=2020-01-06 |title=Summit County to begin foreclosure proceedings against Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2020/01/summit-county-to-begin-foreclosure-proceedings-against-chapel-hill-mall.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>


On January 16, 2020, it was announced that the Chapel Hill JCPenney would close on April 24, 2020 as part of a plan to close six stores nationwide, leaving the mall with no anchors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2020 |title=JCPenney closing Chapel Hill Mall store this spring |url=https://fox8.com/news/jcpenney-closing-chapel-hill-mall-store-this-spring/ |website=fox8.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 17, it was included in an updated list of 136 stores closing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JCPenney Store Closings – JCPenney Company Blog |url=https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/ |website=companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com}}</ref> The JCPenney store officially closed in July 2020.
On January 16, 2020, it was announced that the Chapel Hill JCPenney would close on April 24, 2020 as part of a plan to close six stores nationwide, leaving the mall with no remaining anchors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2020 |title=JCPenney closing Chapel Hill Mall store this spring |url=https://fox8.com/news/jcpenney-closing-chapel-hill-mall-store-this-spring/ |website=fox8.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It remained open through the initial closing date, but on June 17 it was included in an updated list of 136 stores closing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JCPenney Store Closings – JCPenney Company Blog |url=https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/ |website=companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com|date=June 4, 2020 }}</ref> The JCPenney store officially closed in July 2020.


On March 16, 2021, Industrial Commercial Properties purchased the Chapel Hill property.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackinnon |first=Jim |title=New owner will convert Chapel Hill Mall into a business park |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/16/new-owner-turn-akrons-chapel-hill-mall-into-business-park/4717034001/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> At this time, only 20 out of 75 available storefronts were in use, including kiosks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackinnon |first=Jim |date=2021-03-16 |title=Chapel Hill Mall store owners, shoppers hope once-popular site keeps its retail roots |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/05/store-owners-shoppers-ponder-future-akrons-chapel-hill-mall/6893024002/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
On March 16, 2021, Industrial Commercial Properties purchased the Chapel Hill property<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackinnon |first=Jim |title=New owner will convert Chapel Hill Mall into a business park |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/16/new-owner-turn-akrons-chapel-hill-mall-into-business-park/4717034001/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> for $7 million, of which $844,085.24 went to the County to pay off previous debts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackinnon |first=Jim |title=Summit County gets more than $844,000 from $7 million sale of Chapel Hill Mall |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/17/summit-county-gets-big-pay-day-sale-akrons-chapel-hill-mall/4732912001/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

At this time, only 20 out of 75 available storefronts were in use, including kiosks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackinnon |first=Jim |date=2021-03-16 |title=Chapel Hill Mall store owners, shoppers hope once-popular site keeps its retail roots |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/03/05/store-owners-shoppers-ponder-future-akrons-chapel-hill-mall/6893024002/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


The Chapel Hill Mall closed permanently on April 18, 2021.
The Chapel Hill Mall closed permanently on April 18, 2021.


=== Chapel Hill Business Park ===
== Post-closure (2021-present) ==
The property is now a [[business park]] with a focus on light manufacturing and other industrial uses. {{As of|2023|September}}, the main building is occupied by four tenants: Craft33, Driverge, OnQ<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title='We're part of revitalizing retail': Former Chapel Hill Mall gets second life |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/were-part-revitalizing-retail-former-100255258.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> and Quantix. A few smaller suites remain vacant, and areas in what used to be the mall parking lot are now leased to tenants such as [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapel Hill Business Park |url=https://icpllc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chapel-Hill-Business-Park-Akron-5.pdf |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=ICP |language=en-US }}</ref> Much of the building that used to be the Chapel Hill Mall underwent renovations in 2022; the outside of the building received new paint and landscaping,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fischer |first=Neil |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Site of former Chapel Hill Mall in Akron under renovations, will host light industrial businesses |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/former-site-akron-chapel-hill-mall-under-renovations-will-host-light-industrial-businesses/95-d7474b86-b8f9-4657-8f36-3082efc5e961 |access-date=2023-09-05 |work=WKYC |language=en-US}}</ref> and interior walls were removed or repurposed to create a more open floor plan for the new tenants. Development on the site is still underway and is planned to include a new free-standing building near the original structure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Construction |url=https://icpllc.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NEW-CONSTRUCTION-BROCHURE-CHAPEL-HILL-BUSINSS-PARK-1.pdf |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=ICP }}</ref> Various tenants had moved in by 2024.<ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Williams |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Former Chapel Hill Mall reborn as business park |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/18/chapel-hill-mall-ohio-updates-business-park-former-macys-industrial-commercial-properties/73279002007/ |access-date=April 22, 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The property is expected to become a [[business park]].<ref name="abj20210316" /> The [[carousel]] is planned to be moved to Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sean|last=McDonnell|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/04/22/looks-like-chapel-hill-mall-carousel-staying-akron-lock-3/7334151002/|title=Famous Chapel Hill Mall carousel will live on at Lock 3 in Akron|date=April 22, 2021|work=Akron Beacon Journal|access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>

The building that used to be the Chapel Hill Mall underwent renovations in 2022; the outside of the building received new paint and landscaping,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Neil |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Site of former Chapel Hill Mall in Akron under renovations, will host light industrial businesses |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/former-site-akron-chapel-hill-mall-under-renovations-will-host-light-industrial-businesses/95-d7474b86-b8f9-4657-8f36-3082efc5e961 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=wkyc.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and the interior walls were removed to create an open floor plan.


==Major tenants==
==Major tenants==

⚫
[[J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] opened in 1966 before the mall proper.<ref name="Nevada" /> A second store, Macy's, operated in an anchor that was originally occupied by local chain [[O'Neil's]] until 1989, [[May Co.]] until 1993, and [[Kaufmann's]] from 1993 to 2006. Macy's closed in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20160107/NEWS/301079197|title=Macy's closing anchor store at Chapel Hill Mall|date=January 7, 2016|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|access-date=January 28, 2020|publisher=[[Gannett]]}}</ref> Sears was a third anchor of the mall which opened in 1967 at the same time as the mall and operated until 2017. There used to be a multi-screen cinema at the mall as well. It opened in October 1966 as a two-screen theater, and eventually expanded to five screens. In 1987, [[General Cinemas]]–owner of the mall's cinema–opened an 8-screen multiplex just west of the mall, and in October 1996, [[Regal Entertainment Group|Regal Cinemas]] opened their 10-screen theater immediately south of the mall. Less than two weeks later, the General Cinemas at the mall closed,<ref>Nevada, Charlene. "Retailers to Replace Movies at Chapel Hill; General Cinema Closes 5-Screen Theater at Mall." Akron Beacon Journal. November 19, 1996: C6.</ref> and [[Old Navy]] took over the former theater until it closed in 2016. [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth]] also operated a store at the mall until 1997; it was later occupied by [[The Gap, Inc.]], which has since closed as well. Before its final closing, Chapel Hill Mall was left with no operating tenants.
=== Anchor tenants ===
The mall had three large suites available for anchor tenants.

The first anchor suite was occupied by JCPenney throughout almost the entire history of the mall. It opened in 1966, before the rest of the mall opened officially, and it was one of the last stores to close, remaining until July 2020–6 months after the foreclosure announcement.

Sears was the second anchor when the mall opened in 1967, and remained there until 2017.

The third anchor suite changed hands several times. It was originally occupied by local chain [[O'Neil's]] from 1967 until 1989, then [[May Co.]] until 1993, then [[Kaufmann's]] until 2006, when it became Macy's, which then closed in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20160107/NEWS/301079197|title=Macy's closing anchor store at Chapel Hill Mall|date=January 7, 2016|newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|access-date=January 28, 2020|publisher=[[Gannett]]}}</ref> From there the suite remained unoccupied until the mall's final closing.

=== Other tenants ===
⚫
There used to be a multi-screen cinema at the mall as well. It opened in October 1966 as a two-screen theater, and eventually expanded to five screens. In 1987, [[General Cinemas]]–owner of the mall's cinema–opened an 8-screen multiplex just west of the mall, and in October 1996, [[Regal Entertainment Group|Regal Cinemas]] opened their 10-screen theater immediately south of the mall. Less than two weeks later, the General Cinemas at the mall closed,<ref>Nevada, Charlene. "Retailers to Replace Movies at Chapel Hill; General Cinema Closes 5-Screen Theater at Mall." ''Akron Beacon Journal''. November 19, 1996: C6.</ref> and [[Old Navy]] took over the former theater until it closed in 2016. [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth]] also operated a store at the mall until 1997, and was later replaced by [[The Gap, Inc.]]

== Unique features ==
[[File:The Snowman Archie, Chapel Hill Mall.jpg|thumb|Archie the Talking Snowman, powered down]]

=== Archie the Talking Snowman ===
Archie the Talking Snowman was a 20-foot tall machine designed to look like the iconic archetype of the [[Snowman#In popular culture|snowman]]; he had a smiling face with glowing eyes, wore a [[top hat]], scarf, buttons, and gloves, and held a large broom in one hand while raising the other hand in greetings. Archie played the role of the interactive winter holiday feature which was common at other indoor shopping malls at the time. A child would speak into a microphone in front of Archie, and he appeared to reply and make casual conversation, and he would ask the child about their preferred [[Christmas gift|Christmas gifts]]. In reality, Archie was controlled by an actor located in another room who could see the speaker while also concealing his actual location. The actor would speak into a microphone, and the sound would be emitted from speakers hidden inside the snowman's body to create the illusion that the speech originated from Archie.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=Joanna |url=https://beltmag.com/archie-talking-snowman/ |title=The Akron Anthology |date=2016-10-18 |publisher=Belt Publishing |isbn=9780996836739 |editor-last=Segedy |editor-first=Jason |publication-date=2016-10-15 |language=En |access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref><ref name=archie2024>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Williams |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Where are Archie the Snowman, carousel? |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/18/chapel-hill-mall-ohio-archie-talking-snowman-carousel-what-happened-donated/73312074007/ |access-date=April 22, 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref><!-- Add more about eye color change. Also add artist name. Also add details about removal and return of Archie. -->

=== Carousel ===
The Chapel Hill Mall Carousel was a well-known feature of the mall. It was located in the food court. After the mall closed, the carousel was moved to Lock 3 Park in Akron.<ref name=archie2024/><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonnell |first=Sean |date=April 22, 2021 |title=Famous Chapel Hill Mall carousel will live on at Lock 3 in Akron |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/04/22/looks-like-chapel-hill-mall-carousel-staying-akron-lock-3/7334151002/ |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.beaconjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/04/02/photos-chapel-hill-mall-through/68778326007/ Chapel Hill Mall Throughout the Years] – an online photo gallery published by Akron Beacon Journal
* [https://www.beaconjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/04/02/photos-chapel-hill-mall-through/68778326007/ Chapel Hill Mall Throughout the Years], an online photo gallery published by ''Akron Beacon Journal''
* [https://www.beaconjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/03/05/chapel-hill-mall-akron/6921456002/ Photo gallery from March 2021], published by Akron Beacon Journal
* [https://www.beaconjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/03/05/chapel-hill-mall-akron/6921456002/ Photo gallery from March 2021], published by ''Akron Beacon Journal''
* [https://www.icpllc.com/commercial-property-for-lease/2000-brittain-road-akron-ohio/ Photo gallery after renovation], hosted by the property owner (Industrial Commercial Properties)
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Chapel Hill Mall
Chapel Hill Mall food court entrance
Map
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates41°06′50″N 81°28′07″W / 41.113997°N 81.468655°W / 41.113997; -81.468655
Address2000 Brittain Road, Akron, OH 44310
Opening dateOctober 12, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-10-12)
Closing dateApril 18, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-18)
DeveloperForest City Enterprises and R.B. Buchholzer
ManagementMcKinley Management Company
OwnerIndustrial Commercial Properties[1]
No. of stores and services100 at peak[2]
No. of anchor tenants3 at peak
Total retail floor area829,000 sq ft (77,000 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in former JCPenney and former Macy's)
Public transit accessBus interchange METRO
Websitehttp://www.chapelhillmall.com (Defunct)

Chapel Hill Mall was a shopping mall located in Akron, Ohio, United States.[2] It was built by Richard "R.B." Buchholzer and Forest City Enterprises,[3] and opened in 1967. At its peak the mall featured more than 100 stores, with Sears, JCPenney, and Macy's as anchor tenants. In 2021, after several years of financial issues and ownership changes, the mall was purchased by Industrial Commercial Properties with the intent of turning it into a business park. Within a few months, the mall was permanently closed.

History

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Background

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Chapel Hill Mall sits on land once owned by Richard Buchholzer's father, Julius Johannes "J.J." Buchholzer. In the 1930s, a then-teenage Richard found what appeared to be an old Native American council circle on his father's land. Because of this, Richard would later name the development "Chapel Hill", referring to the idea that the council circle was the Native "equivalent of a chapel."[4][5]

In 1932, during the Great Depression, J.J. Buchholzer became the owner of a Hower's department store in downtown Akron.[6] The Buchholzers anticipated that the city of Akron would expand to the north, and they felt that another Hower's store should be built on their land. They later decided to build a climate-controlled shopping mall instead, predicting that it would provide them greater economic opportunities. J.J. Buchholzer died in 1960, and Richard assumed his duties as executive officer of the Hower's. Buchholzer soon teamed up with Forest City Enterprises to build what would be Akron's first indoor mall. Plans were ready by 1963, but before the mall opened, Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation built Summit Mall on the west side of Akron.[4]

Opening and early period (1967 - 1970)

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A few stores, opened in 1966 before the mall proper.[4] Gray Drug Stores opened on November 17.[7] JCPenney and Sears also opened their doors before the rest of the mall.

Chapel Hill Mall officially opened on October 12, 1967.[8][9]

Peak period (1971 - 2013)

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Expansion plans to include a Higbee's store came up numerous times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A plan was considered in 1988 by part-owner Forest City Enterprises. It included a 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) addition for an additional department store.[10] Expansion was again mentioned in 1989.[11] A front-page story on the January 31, 1990 edition of the Akron Beacon Journal read "Higbee's Coming to Chapel Hill Mall", and said that the store, along with a food court and additional retail space, would be open by Fall 1991.[12]

In 1994, the mall's owners added a food court and retail expansion, as well as new flooring and ceiling tiles, a new fountain, and new lighting.[13][14]

Buchholzer and Forest City Enterprises owned the mall until September 2004, when it was sold to the Chattanooga, Tennessee company CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.,[15] who owned it until 2014.

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Chapel Hill Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[16]

Decline and closure (2014-2021)

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The mall gradually began to decline, and in March 2016, Macy's permanently closed their Chapel Hill Mall location,[17][18] citing "disappointing" holiday sales.[19]

On July 15, 2016, Kohan Retail Investment Group, owned by Michael Kohan, bought Chapel Hill Mall for $8.6 million with plans to revitalize the location and focus on attracting younger customers.[20] On January 4, 2017, Sears Holdings announced that the Chapel Hill Sears store would be closing the following spring due to declining sales.[21] By August 2018, "about a quarter" of the storefronts were vacant.[22]

Former Express, Macy's Concourse

Mall tenants received multiple notices from the City of Akron of potential utility shutoff in 2019[23] and 2020 due to accumulating unpaid water and electricity bills.[24] The City decided to cancel the shutoffs due to partial payments received from Kohan,[25][26] but the overall debt continued to accumulate, and in September 2019 the Summit County fiscal office began to discuss the possibility of foreclosing on the property after they received a notice from the City about the delinquent account.[27]

On January 3, 2020, Ohio Edison filled a complaint against Kohan, citing over $195,000 of overdue bills. On January 13, Kohan was served with a foreclosure notice for over $750,000 of unpaid bills owed to Summit County.[28] Retail taxes, which had not been paid since January 2019, made up over half of the amount owed, including interest and fees.[29]

On January 16, 2020, it was announced that the Chapel Hill JCPenney would close on April 24, 2020 as part of a plan to close six stores nationwide, leaving the mall with no remaining anchors.[30] It remained open through the initial closing date, but on June 17 it was included in an updated list of 136 stores closing.[31] The JCPenney store officially closed in July 2020.

On March 16, 2021, Industrial Commercial Properties purchased the Chapel Hill property[32] for $7 million, of which $844,085.24 went to the County to pay off previous debts.[33]

At this time, only 20 out of 75 available storefronts were in use, including kiosks.[34]

The Chapel Hill Mall closed permanently on April 18, 2021.

Chapel Hill Business Park

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The property is now a business park with a focus on light manufacturing and other industrial uses. As of September 2023, the main building is occupied by four tenants: Craft33, Driverge, OnQ[35] and Quantix. A few smaller suites remain vacant, and areas in what used to be the mall parking lot are now leased to tenants such as Firestone.[36] Much of the building that used to be the Chapel Hill Mall underwent renovations in 2022; the outside of the building received new paint and landscaping,[37] and interior walls were removed or repurposed to create a more open floor plan for the new tenants. Development on the site is still underway and is planned to include a new free-standing building near the original structure.[38] Various tenants had moved in by 2024.[39]

Major tenants

[edit]

Anchor tenants

[edit]

The mall had three large suites available for anchor tenants.

The first anchor suite was occupied by JCPenney throughout almost the entire history of the mall. It opened in 1966, before the rest of the mall opened officially, and it was one of the last stores to close, remaining until July 2020–6 months after the foreclosure announcement.

Sears was the second anchor when the mall opened in 1967, and remained there until 2017.

The third anchor suite changed hands several times. It was originally occupied by local chain O'Neil's from 1967 until 1989, then May Co. until 1993, then Kaufmann's until 2006, when it became Macy's, which then closed in 2016.[40] From there the suite remained unoccupied until the mall's final closing.

Other tenants

[edit]

There used to be a multi-screen cinema at the mall as well. It opened in October 1966 as a two-screen theater, and eventually expanded to five screens. In 1987, General Cinemas–owner of the mall's cinema–opened an 8-screen multiplex just west of the mall, and in October 1996, Regal Cinemas opened their 10-screen theater immediately south of the mall. Less than two weeks later, the General Cinemas at the mall closed,[41] and Old Navy took over the former theater until it closed in 2016. Woolworth also operated a store at the mall until 1997, and was later replaced by The Gap, Inc.

Unique features

[edit]
Archie the Talking Snowman, powered down

Archie the Talking Snowman

[edit]

Archie the Talking Snowman was a 20-foot tall machine designed to look like the iconic archetype of the snowman; he had a smiling face with glowing eyes, wore a top hat, scarf, buttons, and gloves, and held a large broom in one hand while raising the other hand in greetings. Archie played the role of the interactive winter holiday feature which was common at other indoor shopping malls at the time. A child would speak into a microphone in front of Archie, and he appeared to reply and make casual conversation, and he would ask the child about their preferred Christmas gifts. In reality, Archie was controlled by an actor located in another room who could see the speaker while also concealing his actual location. The actor would speak into a microphone, and the sound would be emitted from speakers hidden inside the snowman's body to create the illusion that the speech originated from Archie.[42][43]

[edit]

The Chapel Hill Mall Carousel was a well-known feature of the mall. It was located in the food court. After the mall closed, the carousel was moved to Lock 3 Park in Akron.[43][44]

References

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  11. ^ Pantages, Larry and Peter Geiger. "Another Higbee Possible; Chapel Hill Plan Studied." Akron Beacon Journal. April 28, 1989: A1.
  12. ^ Vanac, Mary. "Higbee's Coming to Chapel Hill Mall." Akron Beacon Journal. January 31, 1990: A1
  13. ^ Ethridge, Mary. "Chapel Hill Mall Getting A Face Lift; A 12-Restaurant Food Court, New Lights and New Ceiling Among Plans." Akron Beacon Journal. March 9, 1994: C7.
  14. ^ Adams, David. "Mall Courts Customers With Food; Dining Area Added at Chapel Hill to Keep Shoppers on the Premises." Akron Beacon Journal. November 4, 1994: B9.
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