Mid-Cities Mall

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Mid Cities Mall
The exterior of the abandoned Mid-Cities Mall.
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LocationManitowoc, Wisconsin United States
Coordinates44°06′55″N 87°38′18″W / 44.11528°N 87.63833°W / 44.11528; -87.63833
Opening dateApril 4, 1968
Renovated1995
Closing date2000
Demolished2015
DeveloperDon Pauly
ArchitectThorson and Thorshov Inc.
Stores and services24 at its peak
Anchor tenants2
Floor area250,000 square feet (23,000 m2)
Floors1

Mid-Cities Mall was a 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) shopping mall located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin that opened in 1968 with 2 anchors and 24 store slots. Mid-Cities Mall closed in 2000 as Lakeview Center Mall, and was demolished in 2015.

History

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Mid-Cities Mall would open on April 3, 1968, with 2 anchors and 10 of its 24 stores. Mid-Cities Mall was the largest mall in the lakeshore area when it opened. The mall was developed by Don Pauly, and the architect was Thorson and Thorshov Inc., out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They developed a handful of successful shopping centers around the country.

The would open sometime in February, 1968. Being one of Woolworths largest stores in the country at the time at 41,000 square feet (3,800 m2). The JCPenney would open on the grand opening day.[1] Montgomery Ward was already open as they had opened in Fall, 1967.[2] Osco Drug would open a store on April 29, 1968.[3]

Mid-Cities Mall announced in 1984 that they would be adding a brand new Hardees occupying the former ID Bouquet, Mid-Cities Cleaners, and Radio Shack spaces. The Hardees was to have a sit-down dining room, play area, general food counter, and a drive-thru window. Hardees was projected to open by January, 1985.[4] Mid-Cities Mall would also be renamed Lakeview Center sometime in the mid to late 1980s.

Montgomery Ward would close on February 15, 1986.[5] The store would be replaced by a Pierquet’s Electronics and Home Store only to close two years later in 1990.[6]

In January, 1993 woolworth's would close their Lakeview Center store. [7]

In 1995 Lakeview Center would be remodeled. This would include additional stores, a change in the traffic pattern, and changes to the interior.[8] The mall would reopen in October, 1996.[9]

In 1998 Osco Drug would relocate less than a block away at Memorial, Drive.[10] On August 24, 2000 it was announced that the owners would evict 5 stores from the struggling mall. They had to be out of the mall by September 30, 2000. This raised many concerns on the state of the mall.[11] The Lakeview Center Mall would likely close soon after this date because the mall was used for training that same year.[12]

On April 22, 2015 after sitting vacant for almost 15 years, it was announced that the Lakeview Center Mall would be demolished.[13] Demolition begun on September 24, 2015 and was finished within a couple of months.[14]

As of now, the site of the Mid-Cities Mall still sits empty. With no plans for the site as of yet.

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  • Mid Cities Mall logo from 1968
    Mid Cities Mall logo from 1968
  • Mid-Cities Mall during demolition on October 22, 2015
    Mid-Cities Mall during demolition on October 22, 2015
  • Mid-Cities Mall during demolition on October 22, 2015
    Mid-Cities Mall during demolition on October 22, 2015
  • Mid-Cities Mall during demolition on October 22, 2015
    Mid-Cities Mall during demolition on October 22, 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Mid-Cities Mall Grand Opening". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 3 April 1968. p. 59. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ^ "MidCities Construction Nearly Complete". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 20 January 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Robert Rotschafer, Osco Drug Store Feature". Herald-Times-Reporter. 29 April 1968. p. 24. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Hardee's to be added to Mid-Cities Mall". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 14 December 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Montgomery Ward to close at Mid-Cities Mall". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 5 November 1985. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ^ Meyer, Amy. "Manitowoc's Mid-Cities Mall holds many memories". Herald Times Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Woolworth calls quits on Lakeview Centre Mall". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 16 October 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Lakeview Centre Mall renovation". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 25 May 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Oct 04, 1995, page 27 - Herald-Times-Reporter at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Herald-Times-Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Osco Drug to built a new location and leave Lakeview Centre Mall". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 29 March 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Lakeview Centre evicts 5 tenants". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 24 August 2000. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  12. ^ "mccue". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 30 March 2001. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Demolition to begin at the former Lakeview Centre Mall". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 22 April 2015. pp. A1. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Lakeview Centre Mall demolition begins". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 25 September 2015. pp. A1. Retrieved 12 October 2025.