Lakeshore Mall (Wisconsin)
A Lakeshore Mall hallway in 2016 | |
| Location | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°07′04″N 87°38′18″W / 44.11778°N 87.63833°W |
| Opening date | May 27, 1979 |
| Renovated | 2000 |
| Closing date | 2018 |
| Demolished | 2025 |
| Previous names | Edgewater Plaza |
| Developer | Daniel Wergin Jr. |
| Anchor tenants | 3 |
| Floor area | 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) |
| Floors | 1 |
Lakeshore Mall was a 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) shopping Mall located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The mall had 3 anchors which were Younkers, Prange Way, and Sears. Lakeshore Mall opened as the Edgewater Plaza in 1979. The shopping mall closed in 2019, and is currently being demolished.
History
Construction on the Edgewater Plaza started in May, 1978. The mall was developed by Daniel Wergin Jr., and the mall was located adjacent to the Mid-Cities Mall.[1]The Sears in the Edgewater Plaza would open on March 1, 1979 as a surplus catalog store.[2] On March 10, more stores signed leases to the shopping center.[3]
Edgewater Plaza would officially open on May 27, 1979 with a total of 3 anchors which included a Sears Catalog Store, Prange's, and Prange Way.[4] By October, 1979 stores included Prange's, B. Dalton Booksellers, Musicland, Sears, Thom McAn Shoes, Big Dipper, Del Monicos, Regis Hairstylists, Prange Way, Zales Jewelers, Thought Of You, G.T.E. Phone Mart, Corn Dog, Shoreline Design, Stevensons, and Brooks Fashions. [5]
In 1982 Edgewater Plaza was sold to Source Capital, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin based investment company.[6] By 1985 the mall would add 4 more stores to their roster. These stores included The Snackery Restaurant, Instrumental Music, Inc., The Player's Choice, and Deb Shops.[7]
By 1990 the mall was doing well adding another 2 stores to the mall: the ID and Diane's Hallmark.[8] Prange's became Younkers in 1992, Smoking inside the mall was banned by 1994,and Prange Way would close by March, 1996.[9]
In 1997 the mall was put up for sale, and was bought by Reliastar Life Insurance Company.[10] In 2000 the mall was sold yet again for $1 million to MLG Commercial.[11]
By the 2000s the mall was starting to show its age. In 2003 the mall was sold to a developer who had plans to increase foot traffic inside the shopping center. He had the Sears reopen by May, 2003 as it had closed in 1993. These plans wouldn't really help the mall though, and the mall would continue to die.[12]
By the late 2000s the mall's name was changed to the Lakeshore Mall. by 2016 the mall was hanging on by a thread. In 2018 Younkers would close their store as a part of Bon-Ton going out of business.[13]
The now former Lakeshore Mall was announced for demolition in 2025 and will be finished by late 2026, and then be redeveloped. [14]
References
- ^ "Oct 29, 1978, page 55 - Herald-Times-Reporter at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Herald-Times-Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 28 February 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Mall opening?". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 10 March 1979. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Edgewater Plaza 5". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 27 May 1979. p. 54. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Stores". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay Press-Gazette. 28 October 1979. p. 54. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 15 May 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 20 February 1985. p. 31. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 25 February 1990. p. 45. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Edgewater Plaza bans smoking 7". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 14 July 1994. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 1 August 1997. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 7 July 2000. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from Herald-Times-Reporter". Herald-Times-Reporter. Herald-Times-Reporter. 17 April 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ Zarling, Patti. "Manitowoc Younkers closing likely end of shopping mall, leaders say | Streetwise". Herald Times Reporter. Herald Times Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Gainesville approves rezoning for Lakeshore Mall redevelopment". 11Alive.com. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.