HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 07-30 Trees enhance Mall Opening in Maplewood DISPATCH Trees
Enhance
Mall Opening
In
Maplewood
By Bill Farmer
Business Editor
A semi-tropical tree, the Ficus nitida, has taken root
in Maplewood. So have 75 new places to shop.
The towering green tree is but a part of a quarter-of-
a-million-dollar green phenomenon that landscapes the
new Maplewood Mall, a closed environment of shopping
that opens for public inspection on July 31.
Located at the junction of I-694 and White Bear Ave-
nue,the sprawling new enclosed shopping center will stun
Minnesota and Wisconsin shoppers with a panoply of re-
tail stores, restaurants, and enter-
tainments under one roof for year-
round temperature-controlled coin- x
fort.
THE PRICE tag?
but efinitel g� Undisclosed,
ddlars, y in the tens of millionsof
Eventually, The Maplewood
Mall will boast of 120 retail outlets
in the central mall. Already these
include two major department e:
stores, Sears and Powers. A third
major department store, as yet un- THOMAS
named, will be added to the west THOMAS
side of the 635.000 square-foot facilities later.
Already going up in the peripheral shopping areas is
a convenience center for quick shopping stops—includ-
ing a supermarket and a drug,store—a United Artists
Cinema with six screens, each showing separate fea-
tures, and a Twin City Federal Savings&Loan Associa-
tion outlet.
BUT THE MAIN action is in the mall itself.
Daily, seven days a week, 7,500 cars will park and
18,750 shoppers will converge on this giant shopping spa
that will revolutionize retailing in the northeastern quad-
rant of the Twin Cities for years to come. The mall will
draw heavily from White Bear Lake and its environs,
and also become the major shopping stop for visitors
from Western Wisconsin--a major Twin Cities market.
The hours for Maplewood Mall will be 9:30 a.m.to
9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
MORE THAN 20 per cent of the entire mall interior
will be devoted to the non-shopping pleasures of the pub-
lic. Inside and out, more than 15,000 plantings—including
some three varieties of fig trees from Florida — have
been utilized in a massive landscaping program.
Escalators will walk shoppers up above the tree-
thesfist level,oa central-level lboutque sfor dthe man focal p On (
for the entire mall. point
In the boutique area, 8 of some 13 food shops will be -
ready to serve on opening day. According to Len Thom- ` l
as, group manager for Homart Development Co., crea-
tors of Maplewood Mall, each restaurant serving from a
central hub will feature its own brand of specialty food,
be it Mexican, Italian, or good old American hamburg-
er. Diners pick up their food and then join together in a
common dining area among the trees and other plant-
ings.
"THE COST is in excess of $10 million in the raw
form," says Thomas of the mall, but emphasizes that
the figure does not include the Sears or Powers stores,
both of which own and have developed their stores inde-
pendently. Sears already has opened with its 171,000-
square-foot store. Powers commands the opposite north
end of the mall with its 127,000 square feet of space.
Nor does the $10 million include the investment of
the individual retailers in fitting their own personalities
and merchandise into the shopping center shell provided
by Homart, notes Thomas.
Variety? The mall has everything from a Duster's
clothing shop to a Pet Ranch to a Mother-to-be-shop and
a Frederick's of Hollywood. In all, there will be 18
places to eat or buy food, with a Forum Cafeteria, a
Barberio's cheese and wine shop, Farrell's Ice Cream
Parlour, York Steak House and a Nutrition World shop,
to name but;a few.
Maplewood Mall is the 17th regional shopping center
developed by Homart, which is headquartered in Chica-
go. Two others are going to open in the Twin Cities area.
The first will be an Eden Prairie Center opening in the
autumn of 1975. A Burnsville Center will open in au-
tumn, 1976.
Directory
Stores planned for Maplewood Mall:
DEPARTMENT STORES: Powers, Sears Roe-
buck and Co.
CARDS, GIFTS, BOOKS, FABRICS: B. Dalton,
Bachman's Florist, Cards 'N Such, Evenson
Cards, India Imports, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Spencer
Gifts, Things Remembered, Walden Books.
FOOD: Barberio's (cheese & wine), Baskin
Robbins, Burgers & Fries, Carousel Snack Bars,
Earle of Sandwiche, Fannie May, Fanny Farmer,
Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, Fortune Cookie,
Forum Cafeteria, Hickory Farms. Karmelkorn,
Nutrition World, Orange Bowl, Pizza & Subs,
Sears Coffee Shop, Swiss Pretzel, York Steak
House.
JEWELRY: Goodman's Jewelry, Gordon's
Jewelry, Jacob's Jewelry, Two Plus Two.
WOMEN'S APPAREL: Bostwick's, Braun's,
Casual Corner, Claire's Boutique, Collage, Diana
Shops, Foxmoor, Frederick's of Hollywood, Gigi,
Mary Adams, Milton's, More Woman, Morey A.
Mother To Be, Nina Boutique, Stuarts, Susie's
Casuals, The Limited, The Parlour, Village
Green,Walbom's.
MEN'S APPAREL: Chess King, Gingiss For-
mal Wear, Hal's, K-G Men's Store, Just Pants,
Juster's, Richman Bros., Silverman's.
WOMEN'S & MEN'S APPAREL: Berman
Buckskin, Field-Schlick, Lancer's,The Gap.
SHOES: Airstep Shoes, Buster Brown, Dament
Red Cross Shoes, Flagg Bros., Florsheim Shoes,
Kinney Shoes, Maling Shoes, Mary Jane Shoes,
Regal Shoes, Thom McAn.
MUSIC: Midland Records, Schaak Electronics,
Schorn's, The Record Bar, Wurlitzer Organ Stu-
dio.
OTHER STORES: Barber Stylists, Brown Pho-
to, Fireplace Shops, Kid's Stores, Kinderfoto,
Pearle Optical, Pet Ranch, Scandinavian Design,
The Pipe Den, Unique Bath Boutique, Van's Hob-
bies, Wicks 'N' Sticks.
PERIPHERAL BUILDINGS: Twin City Fed-
eral Savings and Loan, United Artist Six-Screen
Theater.
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through the multi-million-dollar mall a:ca, one of the most
generous shopping centers in terms of public spaces not de-
voted to retail stores. At the left is the many-colored maple
lea r, emblem for the new center.
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