Westland Shopping Center

Shopping mall in Westland, Michigan, United States

For other uses, see Westland Mall (disambiguation).

Westland Shopping Center

Westland Center's Logo

Location| 35000 Warren Road Westland, Michigan 48185 United States
Coordinates| 42°20′27″N 83°23′23″W﻿ / ﻿42.3408°N 83.3898°W﻿ / 42.3408; -83.3898
Opening date| 1965
Developer| J.L. Hudson Company
Management| Namdar Realty Group
Owner| Namdar Realty Group
Architect| Victor Gruen
No. of stores and services| 60+
No. of anchor tenants| 4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area| 1,056,696 ft²[1]
No. of floors| 1 with small basement and closed mezzanine (2 in JCPenney and former Sears, 3 in former Macy's)
Parking| 4,560[1]
Public transit access|  SMART 210, 250
Website| www.westlandcenter.com

Westland Shopping Center is an enclosed regional shopping mall in Westland, Michigan. The mall is anchored by JCPenney and Kohl's, and has more than 60 inline stores. It opened in 1965, and is currently owned by Namdar Realty Group.

## History

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Westland Center was developed by J.L. Hudson Corporation. It was designed by Victor Gruen Associates and Louis G. Redstone Associates.[2]

Westland Center played a role in local history. During the early 1960s, the city of Livonia planned to annex the part of Nankin Township in which the mall was to be built. The shopping center eventually opened on July 28, 1965, joining Northland and Eastland malls in other Detroit Metro cities. In reaction to Livonia's annexation attempts, the people of Nankin Township voted to incorporate the remainder of the township as a city on May 16, 1966, known as the City of Westland, naming it after the mall.[3]

Initial mall tenants included a four-story Hudson's department store, a Kroger grocery store, and a S.S. Kresge five-and-dime store located in the west court. JCPenney joined the mall as a second anchor in 1976. In 1987, MainStreet joined the mall,[4] becoming Kohl's one year later. Sears was first proposed as a new anchor in 1991[5] and opened in 1997, becoming the first Sears to open in Metro Detroit in over 20 years.[6] In 2001, Hudson's was converted to Marshall Field's, which in turn became Macy's in 2006. In 2014, Westland received a major renovation. Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret were remodeled, whilst ULTA Beauty, Charming Charlie and Shoe Carnival opened.

Macy's announced in January 2017 that its Westland Center store would close, as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. The store closed on March 19, 2017.[7] Later in June 2021, Sears announced that it would close its store at Westland Center, then the last remaining Sears store in Michigan. The store closed permanently on August 15, 2021, leaving JCPenney and Kohl's as the only remaining anchors.[8]

## Gallery

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* Kohl's (former MainStreet) entrance

* Sears entrance (now closed)

* JCPenney entrance

* East lobby

* Eastern exterior

## References

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1. ^ a b Westland Center.pdf
2. ^ McElroy, Martin C. P.; Meyer, Katharine Mattingly (1980). Detroit architecture: A. I. A. guide. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
3. ^ "Westland Shopping Center celebrates 'milestone' 50 years with Saturday event". July 23, 2015.
4. ^ Lysaght, Brian. "Retail spurt" (PDF). Canton Observer. p. 1C. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
5. ^ Clem, Darrell (March 4, 1991). "Westland Center may be sold, enlarged" (PDF). Westland Observer. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
6. ^ "Retail: Battling for shoppers: Metro Detroit's older malls fight for customers, survival: Competition, changing needs drive evolution in shopping". The Detroit News. September 19, 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
7. ^ "Eastland, Westland Macy's among 68 to be closed".
8. ^ "Sears is closing its last Michigan department store at Westland Shopping Center".

## External links

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* Official website

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Westland, Michigan

Neighborhoods|

* Norwayne Historic District

Primary and
secondary schools|

* Wayne-Westland PS
* John Glenn HS
* Livonia PS
* Romulus CSD
* Taylor SD
* Universal Learning Academy
* Lutheran HS Westland

| Closed|

* Inkster PS

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Landmarks|

* Nankin Mills Nature Center
* Perrinsville School
* Westland Center

Transportation|

* SMART

This list is incomplete.

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Shopping malls and districts in metropolitan Detroit

Enclosed
shopping malls|

* Briarwood Mall
* Fairlane Town Center
* Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
* Laurel Park Place
* Macomb Mall
* The Mall of Monroe
* Oakland Mall
* Renaissance Center
* Somerset Collection
* Southland Center
* Twelve Oaks Mall
* Westland Center

Open-air
centers|

* Green Oak Village Place
* The Mall at Partridge Creek
* Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk
* The Village of Rochester Hills

Street-side
shopping districts|

* Greektown (Monroe St.)
* Lower Woodward (Merchant's Row)
* Eastern Market (Russell St.)
* Grosse Pointe (The Village on Kercheval Ave.)
* Birmingham (Old Woodward Ave.)
* Royal Oak (Main St.)
* Rochester (Main St.)
* Northville (Main St.)
* Plymouth (Main St.)
* Dearborn (Michigan Ave.)
* Wayne (Michigan Ave.)
* Wyandotte (Biddle Ave.)
* Belleville (Downtown on the Lake on Main St.)

Strip and power centers|

* Arborland Center
* Brighton Mall
* Fairlane Green
* Gateway Marketplace
* Livonia Marketplace
* Novi Town Center
* Southgate Shopping Center
* Tel-Twelve Mall
* Universal Mall
* Wonderland Village

Defunct|

* Eastland Center
* Great Oaks Mall
* Lincoln Park Shopping Center
* Livonia Mall
* Lakeside Mall
* Northland Center
* Summit Place Mall
* Meadowbrook Village Mall
* Winchester Mall
* Wonderland Mall

Cancelled|

* Pavilions of Troy

See also: Tourism in metropolitan Detroit

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Shopping malls in Michigan

Northern|

* Cherryland Center
* Grand Traverse Mall

Southeast|

| Macomb|

* Macomb Mall
* The Mall at Partridge Creek
* Universal Mall

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Oakland|

* Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
* Novi Town Center
* Oakland Mall
* Somerset Collection
* Tel-Twelve Mall
* Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk
* Twelve Oaks Mall
* The Village of Rochester Hills

Wayne|

* Fairlane Green
* Fairlane Town Center
* Gateway Marketplace
* Laurel Park Place
* Livonia Marketplace
* Renaissance Center
* Southgate Shopping Center
* Southland Center
* Westland Center
* Wonderland Village

Elsewhere|

* Arborland Center
* Briarwood Mall
* Brighton Mall
* Green Oak Village Place
* The Mall of Monroe

Central / The Thumb|

| Flint/Tri-Cities|

* Bay City Town Center
* Courtland Center
* Dort Mall
* Fashion Square Mall
* Genesee Valley Center
* Midland Mall

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Elsewhere|

* Birch Run Premium Outlets
* Birchwood Mall
* Eastwood Towne Center
* Frandor Shopping Center
* Jackson Crossing
* Lansing Mall
* Meridian Mall
* Westwood Mall

Western|

* The Crossroads
* Kalamazoo Mall
* Lakeview Square Mall
* Lakes Mall
* Maple Hill Pavilion
* Orchards Mall
* RiverTown Crossings
* Rogers Plaza
* Shops at CenterPoint
* The Shops at Westshore
* Woodland Mall

Defunct|

* Adrian Mall
* Alpena Mall
* Eastland Center
* Fort Saginaw Mall
* Hampton Towne Centre
* Lakeside Mall
* Lincoln Park Shopping Center
* Muskegon Mall
* North Kent Mall
* Northland Center
* Summit Place Mall

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