Summit Mall
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| Location | Fairlawn, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°07′56″N 81°37′06″W / 41.13216°N 81.61830°W |
| Opened | October 28, 1965 [1] |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Stores | 100+[2] |
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| Floor area | 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2) |
| Floors | 1 (2 in Macy's and Dillard's) |
| Parking | 7,500 Spaces, Lit Parking Lot |
Public transit |  METRO |
| Website | www |
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Summit Mall is a one-story, 850,000-square-foot (79,000 m2) [3] enclosed shopping mall located at 3265 West Market Street in the Akron suburb of Fairlawn, Ohio,[4] and with the closing of both Chapel Hill Mall and Rolling Acres Mall, it is the only remaining mall in Summit County.
Developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation[3] the mall opened on October 28, 1965.[1] Today, it is owned by Simon Property Group. Currently, Summit Mall contains space for 100+ stores and a food court. The anchor stores are Macy's, and a dual Dillard's configuration, (Dillard's and Dillard's Men's and Children's).
History
[edit]Development & Early Years
[edit]DeBartolo Corporation developed Summit Mall. First announced in 1963, the mall opened to the public in 1965. The original anchor stores were Cleveland, Ohio-based Halle Brothers Co. and two other department stores both based in Akron: O'Neil's and Polsky's. Other major tenants included Woolworth, Kroger, and Acme Markets.[5] In November of 1978 it was announced that Polsky's would be closing by December 30, 1978.[6]
Late 20th Century
[edit]After Halle's 1982 shutdown, their location was transferred to Higbee's, which operated the store until it was taken over by Dillard's in late 1992. It was a full-line location (without housewares) until 1998 when the men's department relocated to the top floor of the former Polsky's / Jewel Mart space. After Polsky's closed, Jewel Mart occupied the main floor level.[citation needed] In July 1986, a Dallas businessman proposed opening a laser tag facility in the basement of the former Polsky's.[7] In July 1989, National Theatre Corporation (now Regal Entertainment Group) closed the two-screen theater at the mall when General Cinemas opened up a new theater at West Market Plaza. National Theater Corp. later opened a new theater in Montrose.[8] By July 1990, Rizzi's Ristorante and Pizzeria and Charlotte's West occupied the space on the half-vacant lower level.[9] Jewel Mart was gone by 1991 and the top floor remained vacant until Dillard's moved their men's store and started a housewares department on the upper level in 1998.[citation needed]
2000's - Present
[edit]Rizzi's and Charlotte's West were both gone by 2004, giving Dillard's the opportunity to renovate both floors as a Dillard's Women's store.[citation needed] O'Neil's became May Company Ohio in 1989, Kaufmann's in 1993, and Macy's in 2006.[citation needed]
In January 2013, Williams-Sonoma announced it would close its location in the mall.[10] In January 2017, Ann Taylor announced that it would close at the mall.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950 - 1999". Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009. Akron Ohio Historical Timeline 1950-1999. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ↑ "Center Directory". Summit Mall. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- 1 2 "East Side Malls" The Plain Dealer February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) City of Fairlawn Zoning Map. Retrieved August 21, 2006. - ↑ "An old friend: area residents watched and shared in mall project". Akron Beacon Journal. October 27, 1965. pp. E3. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ↑ DeBartolo Buys Akron Chain Store. Youngstown Vindicator. November 2, 1978.
- ↑ Geiger, Peter. "Laser Game Proposed at Summit Mall." Akron Beacon Journal. July 9, 1986: D3.
- ↑ Rhoden, Yalinda. "Malls Mean More Than Shopping To Attract Customers, Managers Must Provide Them Plenty of Amenities." Akron Beacon Journal. October 7, 1991: D1.
- ↑ Murphey, Frances B. "Summit Mall Rizzi's has Jazz On its Menu 3 Nights a Week." Akron Beacon Journal. February 1, 1991: D18.
- ↑ "Williams-Sonoma Closing Summit Mall Store Jan. 20 - Fairlawn-Bath, OH Patch". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Ann Taylor closing at Fairlawn's Summit Mall". cleveland.com. January 11, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.