Great Lakes Mall

For the mall in Auburn Hills, Michigan, see Great Lakes Crossing Outlets.

Shopping mall in Ohio, U.S.

Great Lakes Mall

Location| Mentor, Ohio, U.S.
Opening date| January 17, 1961[1][2]
Developer| Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Management| Washington Prime Group
Owner| Washington Prime Group
No. of stores and services| 126[citation needed]
No. of anchor tenants| 6 (4 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area| 1,249,574 sq ft (116,089 m2)[3]
No. of floors| 1 (2 in Dillard's, JCPenney, former Macy's, and former Sears, closed 2nd floor in Round One Entertainment)
Public transit access|  Laketran
Website| shopgreatlakesmall.com

Great Lakes Mall is a shopping mall in Mentor, Ohio, U.S., on Mentor Avenue (U.S. Route 20), approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Cleveland. The anchor stores are Round 1 Entertainment, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods. There are two vacant anchor stores that were once Sears and Macy's. The first stores of the mall were opened January 17, 1961,[1] as part of an early development of Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., owned by the Glazer–Marotta Company.[4] Throughout the 1960s, the mall was expanded and enclosed.[5][6][7] In 1988, a multi-year renovation began, which included replacing the flooring and adding a food court, and a subsequent renovation occurred in 2011.[8] Olive Garden, BJ's Brewhouse, Hobby Lobby, Outback Steakhouse, Barnes & Noble and Atlas Cinemas Stadium 16[7] are located in the mall parking lot. The mall contains 1,249,574 sq ft (116,089 m2). On May 28, 2014, it was announced by Simon Property Group that they would transfer Great Lakes Mall to its new spin off Washington Prime Group.[9] Washington Prime Group later became WP Glimcher and then back to Washington Prime Group. In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Great Lakes Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[10] Dillard's North closed in May 2017, consolidating the men and women's sections into one building;[11] Sears closed in September 2017.[12] Macy's closed in April 2021 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide.[13] In early 2025, the former Sears Auto Center outbuilding was demolished in order to build a relocated city fire station; the station is expected to open in early 2026.[14]

## Anchors

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* Dick's Sporting Goods (56,000 sq ft or 5,200 m2), new construction relocation opened 2014[15]
* Dillard's (167,438 sq ft or 15,555 m2), formerly Higbee's (1969–1992)
* JCPenney (162,321 sq ft or 15,080 m2)
* Round 1 Entertainment (50,000 sq ft or 4,600 m2),[11] occupying the first floor of what had been Dillard's North (1992–2017, 118,276 sq ft or 10,988 m2) and Horne's (1974–1992)

### Former anchors

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* Sears (1970–2017, 234,195 sq ft or 21,757 m2)
* Macy's (2006–2021, 189,000 sq ft or 17,600 m2), formerly Kaufmann's (1993–2006) and May Company (1964–1993)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mall supermarkets open". The News-Herald. January 17, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2023 - via NewspaperArchive.
2. ^ "Great Lakes Mall marks 50 years". The News-Herald. March 21, 2011.
3. ^ "Washington Prime Group Inc. - Properties - Portfolio - Great Lakes Mall". washingtonprime.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
4. ^ Souther, Mark. "Marotta, Vincent G". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
5. ^ "Area Boom Hailed as Higbee's Opens". The News-Herald. October 14, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2023 - via NewspaperArchive.
6. ^ "Great Lakes Mall Is Place to Go". The News-Herald. April 13, 1971. p. 24. Retrieved July 28, 2023 - via NewspaperArchive.
7. ^ a b Jasper, Simone (July 20, 2015). "Great Lakes Mall transforms strawberry field into suburbia: a timeline". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
8. ^ Jasper, Simone (July 20, 2015). "Great Lakes Mall once a strawberry field". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
9. ^ Bullard, Stan (May 28, 2014). "Two Northeast Ohio malls are transferred to Simon Property Group spinoff". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
10. ^ "At Great Lakes Mall | Seritage". seritage.com.
11. ^ a b Segall, Grant (July 11, 2017). "Great Lakes Mall wins Round 1, plans a new restaurant building". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
12. ^ Cass, Andrew (June 23, 2017). "Sears at Great Lakes Mall to close". The News-Herald. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
13. ^ Thomas, Lauren; Rattner, Nate (January 6, 2021). "Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list". CNBC.
14. ^ "Mentor Purchases Land for New Fire Station" (Press release). City of Mentor, Ohio. March 6, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
15. ^ Scott, Betsy (May 27, 2014). "Dick's Sporting Goods opening at Great Lakes Mall". The News-Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

## External links

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* Great Lakes Mall Website

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* Canton Centre
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* Anderson Towne Center
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Cleveland area|

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Defunct|

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* Columbus City Center
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* Northland Mall
* North Towne Square
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