Quincy Place Mall
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| Location | Ottumwa, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°00′59′′N 92°26′05′′W / 41.01638°N 92.43479°W / 41.01638; -92.43479 |
| Address | 1110 N. Quincy Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 |
| Opening date | 1990[1] |
| Developer | Developers Diversified |
| Owner | Lexington Realty International |
| No. of stores and services | ~45 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 270,000 square feet (25,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access | 10-15 Transit |
| Website | thequincyplacemall.com |
Quincy Place Mall is a shopping mall located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The mall is managed by Lexington Realty International. The mall's anchor stores are Harbor Freight Tools, Dunham's Sports and Dollar Tree. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Herberger's and JCPenney.
History
[edit ]Quincy Place Mall opened in August 1990, as a 270,000 sq ft mall anchored by JCPenney, Herberger's, and Walmart.[2] The opening of the mall also followed the closure and redevelopment of a previous pedestrian mall in downtown Ottumwa.[3] Pat Buchanan visited the mall in 1999, as part of a five-day trip through Iowa.[4]
Walmart closed its store at the mall in 2003, relocating to a freestanding supercenter.[5] Goody's opened in a portion of the former space by 2004.[6]
By 2015, Dollar Tree and MC Sports had moved into a portion of the former Walmart.[2] JCPenney closed at the mall in 2017, bringing to an end 101 years of the retailer being in Ottumwa.[7] MC Sports closed at the mall in 2017, as part of their bankruptcy, and was replaced by Dunham's Sports in 2018.[8] Herberger's closed at the mall in 2018, bringing the mall's occupancy down to just a third.[9] The mall, as of 2019, has gained entertainment tenants including Gamertag and primarily, the Ottumwa Old-School Pinball and Arcade and the Video Game Hall of Fame.[10] Over the past couple years, the mall has also been the home of the Galaxies of Gaming convention, run by Walter Day and Twin Galaxies.[11]
In 2022 the remaining unused portion of the old Wal-Mart building was converted into a Harbor Freight.[12]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Quincy Place Mall – Lexington". Archived from the original on 2018年07月11日. Retrieved 2018年07月11日.
- ^ a b Codjoe, Ellis (August 6, 2015). "Quincy Place Mall celebrates quarter century". Ottumwa Radio Group. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Bullard, Charles (January 27, 1991). "Good times ahead for battered Ottumwa". The Des Moines Sunday Register. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buchanan won't let Bush 'coronation' go unchallenged". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. June 22, 1999. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taking care of business". The Ottumwa Courier. April 19, 2000. p. A1. Retrieved July 11, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Hoelscher, Kristin (December 16, 2004). "City builds toward unity, prosperity". The Des Moines Register Ottumwa. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Milner, Matt (March 17, 2017). "J.C. Penney closing Ottumwa store". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Mall reveals newest tenant". Ottumwa Courier. March 21, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Eller, Donnelle (June 3, 2018). "Malls struggling as national chains exit". Des Moines Sunday Register. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: A surprising path for Quincy Place Mall". Ottumwa Courier. January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ottumwa hall honors — and is honored by — video game VIPs". Ottumwa Courier. October 6, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Grand opening of Harbor Freight set". Ottumwa Courier. Feb 16, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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