Miami Valley Centre Mall

Miami Valley entre Mall
Location Piqua, Ohio
Coordinates 40°08′54″N 84°13′21″W / 40.148327°N 84.222384°W / 40.148327; -84.222384Coordinates: 40°08′54″N 84°13′21″W / 40.148327°N 84.222384°W / 40.148327; -84.222384
Address 987 East Ash Street
Opening date 1988
Developer The Mall Company[1]
Owner Mid-America Management Corp.[2]
No. of stores and services 50
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 504,691 square feet (46,887.3 m2)[2]
No. of floors 1

Miami Valley Centre Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Piqua, Ohio. Opened in 1988, it features J. C. Penney, Sears, Elder-Beerman, Dunham's Sports, and a Comfort Inn.

History

One of the original anchors was J. C. Penney, which moved from a store downtown that had been operational since 1922.[3] The other anchors were Elder-Beerman and Hills,[1] later Ames.

In 1999, Sears moved to the mall from an existing store at nearby Piqua East Mall. In reaction to this move, Elder-Beerman attempted to sue to keep Sears from opening there.[4] The Sears store opened in October of that year. Later, a Little Professor bookstore opened in the mall. Previously, the mall did not have a bookstore.[5]

Ames closed its store at the mall in 2000. Four years later, the space became Steve & Barry's. Other stores that opened in 2004 included Quiznos and CJ Banks.[6] In 2008, the theater complex in the mall was replaced by a 504,691-square-foot (46,887.3 m2) Cinemark complex on an outparcel.[7] At the end of the same year, Steve & Barry's closed.[8] In June 2014, it was reported that Dunham's Sports would be moving into the vacated Steve & Barry's by year's end.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. pp. 491–492.
  2. 1 2 "Leasing". Miami Valley Centre Mall. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. Sutherly, Ben (12 July 2000). "Piqua: Building has new owners". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. Bohman, Jim (20 January 1999). "E-B suit seeking $1M". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. Sutherly, Ben (24 January 2000). "Miami Valley Centre Mall lands bookstore". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  6. Stephens, Caleb (15 November 2004). "Piqua mall uses celebrities, community events to attract shoppers". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  7. Demeropolis, Tom (22 September 2008). "Piqua mall inks deal for new multiplex". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. "Steve & Barry’s shutters Piqua store". Dayton Business Journal. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  9. Barrow, Olivia (18 June 2014). "New sports retailer to open in Piqua". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

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