Quincy Place Mall

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Quincy Place Mall
Quincy Place Mall
Location Ottumwa, Iowa
Coordinates 41°00′59″N92°26′05″W / 41.01638°N 92.43479°W / 41.01638; -92.43479
Address1110 N. Quincy Ave,
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Opening date1990 [1]
DeveloperDevelopers Diversified
OwnerLexington Realty International
No. of stores and services~45
No. of anchor tenants 4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area 270,000 square feet (25,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Public transit access 10-15 Transit
Website thequincyplacemall.com

Quincy Place Mall is a shopping mall located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The mall is managed by Lexington Realty International. The mall's anchor stores are Harbor Freight Tools, Dunham's Sports and Dollar Tree. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Herberger's and JCPenney.

History

Quincy Place Mall opened in August 1990, as a 270,000 sq ft mall anchored by JCPenney, Herberger's, and Walmart. [2] The opening of the mall also followed the closure and redevelopment of a previous pedestrian mall in downtown Ottumwa. [3] Pat Buchanan visited the mall in 1999, as part of a five-day trip through Iowa. [4]

Walmart closed its store at the mall in 2003, relocating to a freestanding supercenter. [5] Goody's opened in a portion of the former space by 2004. [6]

By 2015, Dollar Tree and MC Sports had moved into a portion of the former Walmart. [2] JCPenney closed at the mall in 2017, bringing to an end 101 years of the retailer being in Ottumwa. [7] MC Sports closed at the mall in 2017, as part of their bankruptcy, and was replaced by Dunham's Sports in 2018. [8] Herberger's closed at the mall in 2018, bringing the mall's occupancy down to just a third. [9] The mall, as of 2019, has gained entertainment tenants including Gamertag and primarily, the Ottumwa Old-School Pinball and Arcade and the Video Game Hall of Fame. [10] Over the past couple years, the mall has also been the home of the Galaxies of Gaming convention, run by Walter Day and Twin Galaxies. [11]

In 2022 the remaining unused portion of the old Wal-Mart building was converted into a Harbor Freight. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Quincy Place Mall – Lexington". Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. 1 2 Codjoe, Ellis (August 6, 2015). "Quincy Place Mall celebrates quarter century". Ottumwa Radio Group. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Bullard, Charles (January 27, 1991). "Good times ahead for battered Ottumwa". The Des Moines Sunday Register. Retrieved April 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan won't let Bush 'coronation' go unchallenged". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. June 22, 1999. Retrieved April 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Taking care of business". The Ottumwa Courier. April 19, 2000. p. A1. Retrieved July 11, 2018– via NewspaperArchive.com.
  6. ↑ Hoelscher, Kristin (December 16, 2004). "City builds toward unity, prosperity". The Des Moines Register Ottumwa. Retrieved April 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Milner, Matt (March 17, 2017). "J.C. Penney closing Ottumwa store". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mall reveals newest tenant". Ottumwa Courier. March 21, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ Eller, Donnelle (June 3, 2018). "Malls struggling as national chains exit". Des Moines Sunday Register. Retrieved April 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "EDITORIAL: A surprising path for Quincy Place Mall". Ottumwa Courier. January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ottumwa hall honors — and is honored by — video game VIPs". Ottumwa Courier. October 6, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ "EDITORIAL: Grand opening of Harbor Freight set". Ottumwa Courier. Feb 16, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.


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