Miami Valley Centre Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Piqua, Ohio. Opened in 1988, it features J. C. Penney, Sears, Elder-Beerman, Dunham's Sports, and a Comfort Inn.
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| Location | Piqua, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°08′54″N 84°13′21″W / 40.148327°N 84.222384°W |
| Address | 987 East Ash Street |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Developer | The Mall Company[1] |
| Owner | Mid-America Management Corp.[2] |
| No. of stores and services | 50 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 504,691 square feet (46,887.3 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
History
One of the original anchors was J. C. Penney, which moved from a store downtown that had been operational since 1922.[3] The other anchors were Elder-Beerman and Hills,[1] later Ames.
In 1999, Sears moved to the mall from an existing store at nearby Piqua East Mall. In reaction to this move, Elder-Beerman attempted to sue to keep Sears from opening there.[4] The Sears store opened in October of that year. Later, a Little Professor bookstore opened in the mall. Previously, the mall did not have a bookstore.[5]
Ames closed its store at the mall in 2000. Four years later, the space became Steve & Barry's. Other stores that opened in 2004 included Quiznos and CJ Banks.[6] In 2008, the theater complex in the mall was replaced by a 504,691-square-foot (46,887.3 m2) Cinemark complex on an outparcel.[7] At the end of the same year, Steve & Barry's closed.[8] In June 2014, it was reported that Dunham's Sports would be moving into the vacated Steve & Barry's by year's end.[9]
References
- ^ a b Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. pp. 491–492.
- ^ a b "Leasing". Miami Valley Centre Mall. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Sutherly, Ben (12 July 2000). "Piqua: Building has new owners". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Bohman, Jim (20 January 1999). "E-B suit seeking $1M". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Sutherly, Ben (24 January 2000). "Miami Valley Centre Mall lands bookstore". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Stephens, Caleb (15 November 2004). "Piqua mall uses celebrities, community events to attract shoppers". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Demeropolis, Tom (22 September 2008). "Piqua mall inks deal for new multiplex". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Steve & Barry's shutters Piqua store". Dayton Business Journal. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Barrow, Olivia (18 June 2014). "New sports retailer to open in Piqua". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 24 June 2014.