Boardman Plaza
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The Boardman Plaza, is a super-regional strip mall on Route 224, in Boardman Ohio.
History
The center originally opened in the mid-1950s, with Kroger, Grey Drug, Montgomery Ward, and Boardman Plaza Theater. It was fame shopping mall developer Edward J. DeBartolo's first shopping center. Through the 1980s, the shopping center picked up a Hills Department Store, and Children's Palace. Around the same time, lighting struck the Stambaugh's Hardware store (Current Save-A-Lot) and set the plaza ablaze. About 6 store spaces had fire and smoke damage. Following the fire, the plaza had a major renovation.
By the 1990s, the plaza had retailers like Burlington Coat Factory, Linens-N-Things, Stein Mart, DEB Shops, and 5-7-9. And in 1996, when DeBartolo merged with Simon Property Group, the ownership turned over to Simon.[1] Montgomery Ward closed sometime in 2000,[2] to be replaced by Burlington, relocating from across the street. Hills, which had turned to Ames,[3] closed in 2002, following bankruptcy. Hobby Lobby opened in its place a year later, along with Verizon Wireless. Linens-N-Things closed in 2008,[4] along with DEB Shops. Simon sold the property a year later.
As a new decade was rushed in, the plaza began to have a shift, from high quality goods, to a more discount oriented customer base, with the opening of Ollie's Bargain Outlet, in the former Linens-N-Things.[5] The center lost Hobby Lobby, in the same year.[6] Dollar Tree put out a press release announcing the Deal$ store would be re-branded as a Dollar Tree, sometime in 2016.[7] In September 2018, the center was sold again, to a firm out of Maryland.[8] In Spring of 2019, Ace Hardware opened a store, situated next to the former Burlington.[9] In August 2019, Avenue closed their location due to bankruptcy.[10] Three years later, Roses Discount opened in the long abandoned Burlington space.[11]
Anchors
Burlington Coat Factory 67,000 Square Feet
Save A Lot 22,500 Square Feet
Michael's Crafts 20,000 Square Feet
Roses 55,948 Square Feet
Ollie's Bargain Outlet 36,232 Square Feet
Aaron's Rentals 7,174 Square Feet
References
- ^ Bryant, Adam (1996-03-27). "Simon Property To Acquire DeBartolo for $1.5 Billion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ McNeil Hamilton, Martha (29 December 2000). "Montgomery Ward To Close All Stores". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Ames acquires Hills Stores - Nov. 12, 1998". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ ""Linens N Things" Going Out of Business - WFMJ.com". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Ollie's Discount Bargain Outlet opens in Boardman Plaza". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Boardman Hobby Lobby relocating". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Dollar Tree Announces Plans to Re-Brand Deals Stores in 2016". Dollar Tree, Inc. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Boardman Plaza Sold for $18.8M to Maryland Firm | America's Realty". www.americasrealtyllc.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ February 18; at 12:00a.m, 2019. "Ace Hardware to open in Boardman Plaza". vindyarchives.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Avenue plus-sized stores closing including Boardman, Howland". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Roses Discount Store set to open in Boardman". www.wfmj.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.