Concord Mall was an enclosed shopping mall serving Elkhart, Indiana, United States. It opened in 1972, featuring Montgomery Ward and Robertson's as its anchor stores, with JCPenney being added on in 1976. Robertson's was converted to Meis, Elder-Beerman, and Carson's before closing in 2018, while Montgomery Ward was divided between Hobby Lobby and ABC Warehouse. These are also the only two stores open at the mall, which otherwise closed for business in 2023.
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| Location | Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′35″N 85°55′59″W / 41.643°N 85.933°W |
| Address | 3701 South Main Street |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Closing date | October 2023 |
| Developer | Robert E. Fryling, Inc. |
| Owner | Triyar |
| No. of stores and services | 60 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (1 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 528,300 sq ft (49,080 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in former Carson Pirie Scott and JCPenney) |
| Public transit access |  Interurban Trolley |
History
editThe Concord Mall opened in August 1972, anchored by Montgomery Ward and Robertson's, a division of Gamble-Skogmo.[2] JCPenney was added as a third anchor in 1976.[3] After Robertson's closed their location in 1985, Meis opened in the space later that year. The Meis store was sold to Elder-Beerman in 1989, which was re-branded as Carson's in 2011.[4] After Montgomery Ward closed, its building was split between Hobby Lobby (which opened in 2002)[5][6] and ABC Warehouse. In 2008, a space vacated by Osco Drug was renovated into a food court.[7] On January 31, 2018 Carson's parent company, Bon-Ton, announced they would be closing the Concord Mall location with 42 other stores. Then, they filed for bankruptcy and announced they would be closing all remaining locations.[8][9]
In January 2023, JCPenney announced that they would be closing their Concord Mall location around May of 2023, which left Hobby Lobby as the only anchor left.[10] In October 2023, it was announced that the mall would be closing by the end of the month and will be demolished to make way for future redevelopment plans.[11]
References
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- ^ "CSA Super Markets". google.com. 1972. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Managers at the mall have plenty of ideas to keep growing and profiting". Elkhart Truth. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Elder-Beerman's in Concord Mall is getting a new name". Elkhart Truth. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Arts, Crafts Supercenter to Help Anchor Elkhart, Ind., Mall". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Chain Store Age". google.com. 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Concord Mall aims for new retail, restaurants". schurz-southbendtribune. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Carson's stores closing in Elkhart and Benton Harbor". 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Every Bon-Ton department store is closing". 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "JCPenney to close inside Concord Mall by May". ABC57.
- ^ "Concord Mall businesses prepare for final days". WSBT. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.