Westland Shopping Center

Westland Shopping Center, also known as Westland Center, is an enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Westland, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The mall features more than 100 inline stores, with JCPenney, Sears, and Kohl's serving as anchor stores.

East lobby
East exterior
Interior window decor
For other uses, see Westland Mall (disambiguation).
Westland Shopping Center
Westland Center's Logo
Location35000 Warren Road Westland, Michigan 48185 United States
Coordinates42.3408°N 83.3898°W / 42.3408; -83.3898
Opening date1965
DeveloperJ.L. Hudson Company
ManagementNamdar Realty Group
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
ArchitectVictor Gruen
No. of stores and services60+
No. of anchor tenants4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,056,696 ft²[1]
No. of floors1 with small basement and closed mezzanine (2 in JCPenney and Sears, 3 in former Macy's)
Parking4,560[1]
Public transit accessSMART 250
Websitewww.westlandcenter.com

History

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]

The mall originally boasted a four-story Hudson's department store, with JCPenney later joining as a second anchor. 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 closed its Westland location permanently on Sunday, March 19, 2017.

Photos
  • Kohl's (former MainStreet) entrance
  • Sears entrance
  • JCPenney entrance

References
  1. 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. https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/07/westland_mall_celebrates_miles.html
  4. Lysaght, Brian. "Retail spurt" (PDF). Canton Observer. p. 1C. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. Clem, Darrell (4 March 1991). "Westland Center may be sold, enlarged" (PDF). Westland Observer. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 2 January 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. 19 September 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
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