Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets is an open-air outlet store shopping mall located in Michigan City, Indiana.
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| Location | Michigan City, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′52″N 86°54′23″W / 41.71444°N 86.90639°W |
| Address | 601 Wabash Street[1] |
| Opening date | May 1987 |
| Owner | Simon Property Group[1] |
| No. of stores and services | 120[1] |
| Public transit access |  Michigan City Transit |
The mall is one of Michigan City's major tourist attractions.[1] It is one of Northwest Indiana's most popular shopping centers, receiving an estimated one million visitors annually as of 2017.[1] The mall is located in Michigan City's downtown area.[1] It is designed to resemble a seaside village, playing off of its proximity to Lake Michigan.[1]
History
editThe site where the mall is now located was once occupied by a Pullman Company railcar plant.[1][2]
Construction of the mall started in the autumn of 1986, and the mall's central court opened in May 1987.[1]
Unlike many malls of its era, Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets was constructed in the city's downtown, rather than near highways, and was an open-air mall, as opposed to an indoor mall.[1]
The mall is in walking distance of the South Shore Line's 11th Street station.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pete, Joseph S. (January 22, 2020). "Thirty years ago, Lighthouse Place Mall changed Michigan City". nwitimes.com. The Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Pete, Joseph S. (April 28, 2021). "Lighthouse Place grappling with vacancies amid pandemic, retail woes". nwitimes.com. The Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Studentkov, Igor (14 May 2021). "Goodbye street-running South Shore service in Michigan City, hello double-tracking". Streetsblog Chicago. Retrieved 28 December 2021.