Tippecanoe Mall

Tippecanoe Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Lafayette, Indiana. Opened in 1974, it is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Kohl's, and Dick's Sporting Goods. It is owned by Simon Property Group.

Tippecanoe Mall
Location2415 Sagamore Pkwy South, Lafayette, Indiana 47905
Coordinates40.392504°N 86.850817°W / 40.392504; -86.850817
Address2415 S. Sagamore Parkway
Opening date1974
DeveloperMelvin Simon & Associates
OwnerSimon Property Group
No. of stores and services96
No. of anchor tenants7 (5 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area831,563 square feet (77,254.7 square meters)[1]
No. of floors1

History

Melvin Simon & Associates opened Tippecanoe Mall in 1974. It was originally slated for a 1973 opening with Montgomery Ward and Detroit-based Federal's as its anchors,[2] although the other anchor instead became JCPenney. William H. Block Co. was added as a third anchor.

Montgomery Ward closed its store at the mall in April 1983. The same year, high winds damaged the Block store, so Block temporarily moved its merchandise to the former Montgomery Ward while its store was repaired.[3] By 1985, Kohl's had replaced the Montgomery Ward.[4] Block's became Lazarus in 1987. An expansion announced in 1994 added a new wing anchored by Sears and L. S. Ayres, the latter of which relocated from Market Square Mall.[5]

The first Hat World opened at Tippecanoe Mall in 1995.[6] Lazarus closed its store and two others in 2002.[7] In 2004, the Lazarus building was razed for Dick's Sporting Goods and hhgregg.[8] L. S. Ayres became Macy's in 2006. H&M opened in 2012, replacing a former MC Sports.[9] Hhgregg closed in 2017 as a result of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. For the Halloween season, Spirit Halloween took over the former hhgregg spot temporarily.

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 2, 2018.[10]

References
  1. "Simon Property Group". Simon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  2. Chain Store Age: Executives edition. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  3. "Indiana". The Madison Courier. 21 November 1983. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. "Dollar City moving in". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  5. "Lafayette mall plans to expand". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1994-11-02. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  6. Ketzenberger, John (27 December 2004). "2004 Top Stories & Newsmakers: Outside companies snag high-profile loals". Indianapolis Business Journal. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  7. "Company News; Store Chain Will Close Three of Its Lazarus Stores - New York Times". The New York Times. 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  8. "Appliance store officially opens its new location". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2004-08-12. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  9. Nichols, Liz (2012-04-19). "H&M coming to Tippecanoe Mall". WLFI. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  10. Ellison, Jillian. "Lafayette Sears will close in September". Journal and Courier.
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