First enclosed shopping center in the Manitowoc-Two Rivers area.
Anchored by J. C. Penney and Montgomery Wards. Other major stores included Woolworth's, Osco Drug, and A&P.
Adjacent mall, the Edgewater, constructed in 1979.
After completion of I-43 in early 1980s, the focus of commercial development shifted to Calumet Avenue, on Manitowoc's southwest side.
Montgomery Wards closed in mid-1980s. The mall's interior closed in 2000. Penney's remained in business until January 2011.
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Penney's facade.
Edgewater Mall, now with less than 50% occupancy, is in left-center background.
Green roof #1.
Yes, those are seagull feathers.
Green roof #2.
Green roof #3.
Green roof #4.
Green roof #5.
The Hardees' experiment.
1 comment:
I'm from Manitowoc.
I wonder what would have convinced the city to build two malls right next to each other in a community of that size? Granted it's before the I-43, but it still seems a bit odd.
Cool pictures.
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