Paul Bunyan Mall

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Paul Bunyan Mall
Paul Bunyan Mall
Location Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates 47°29′42″N94°53′58″W / 47.4949°N 94.89941°W / 47.4949; -94.89941
Opening date1977
DeveloperDevelopers Diversified, Inc. [1]
ManagementLexington Realty [2]
ArchitectRauenhorst Corporation
No. of stores and services32
No. of anchor tenants 5 (2 anchor spaces subdivided for 2 anchors)
Total retail floor area 297,803 square feet (27,666.8 m2)
No. of floors1
Parking1,000
Website paulbunyanmall.com

Paul Bunyan Mall is a regional shopping mall in Bemidji, Minnesota. The mall's anchor stores are Hobby Lobby, Kohl's, JCPenney, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Dunham's Sports, and Harbor Freight Tools.

Paul Bunyan Mall was developed by Cleveland-based Developers Diversified, Inc. Twin Cities-based Rauenhorst Corporation (originally Rauenhorst Construction Company) both designed the mall and served as general contractor on the project. [3] [1] The mall is located off Paul Bunyan Drive in Bemidji just south of the "Ridgeway" development.

The mall was first proposed in 1976 and opened in 1977 with JCPenney, Kmart and Minnesota-based Bostwick's as its anchor stores. [4] Bostwick's became Herberger's in the mid-1990s. The Kmart store closed in 2012; the space was subdivided in 2016 for Hobby Lobby and Kohl's. [5] [6] On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Herberger's would be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018. [7] The space would later be subdivided for Dunham's Sports and Harbor Freight Tools.

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References

  1. 1 2 Minnesota Modern Registry, Docomomo US MN, accessed May 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Paul Bunyan Mall". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota". Corporate Report: 82. 1977.
  4. ↑ "Bemidji Pioneer, December 20, 1976 : Front Page". NewspaperARCHIVE.com. 20 December 1976. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Hobby Lobby coming to Paul Bunyan Mall".
  6. ↑ "Kohl's to host grand opening Sept. 30 in Bemidji".
  7. ↑ "Department-store chain Bon-Ton is going out of business — here's the list of the 212 stores that will close". Business Insider .


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