Shoppes at Knollwood
Map
LocationSt. Louis Park, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′09″N 93°23′03″W / 44.9359000°N 93.3841000°W / 44.9359000; -93.3841000[1]
Opening date1955; 69 years ago (1955)
ManagementMid-America Real Estate
OwnerGateway Knollwood, LLC
No. of stores and services45
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area460,000 square feet (42,735.4 m2)
No. of floors1 w/partial basement
Parking3,500
Public transit accessBus transport Metro Transit
Websitewww.shoppesatknollwood.com

The Shoppes at Knollwood, previously known as Knollwood Mall, is a regional shopping mall located along Minnesota State Highway 7 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota owned by Gateway Knollwood, LLC and managed by Mid-America Real Estate. Major stores at the mall include Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, and DSW Shoe Warehouse.[2]

History

Knollwood Mall opened in 1955 as an open-air strip mall called Knollwood Plaza.[3] It featured a Powers Dry Goods store, Woolworth, JCPenney, and Red Owl Grocery Store.[4] The center was enclosed in 1980 and Montgomery Ward added to the eastern side.[5]

Powers became Donaldson's and then Carson Pirie Scott. In 1994, the Carson's store closed and was torn down for a Kohl's.[6] Montgomery Ward closed its store in the mall in 1998, and one year later, Cub Foods opened in its place.[5][7]

The eastern wing of the mall was vacated in 1999 for a movie theater multiplex which never opened. Five years later, TJ Maxx relocated from an existing store within the mall to the east wing, opening a combination TJ Maxx/HomeGoods store in its place.[8] JCPenney closed in 2000.

In 2014, plans were announced to remove the remaining portion of enclosed mall between Kohl's and TJ Maxx/HomeGoods.[9] The center added a Nordstrom Rack store and renamed itself the "Shoppes at Knollwood" for its May 2015 grand re-opening.[10]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knollwood Mall Shopping Center
  2. ^ "The Shoppes At Knollwood: Directory". The Shoppes At Knollwood.
  3. ^ Gamans Poloian, Lynda; Rogers, Dorothy S. (2003). Retailing Principles: A Global Outlook. Fairchild Publications. p. 363. ISBN 1-56367-192-1.
  4. ^ "Knollwood Plaza/Mall". St.Louis Park Historical Society.
  5. ^ a b Kroll, Karen M. (February 1999). "Industry Turns to Supermarket Anchors to Fill Big Boxes". Shopping Centers Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Kohl's Will Build On Site Of Knollwood Carson's". St. Paul Pioneer Press. June 18, 1994. p. 1D.
  7. ^ "Cub Foods planning store at Knollwood mall". Star Tribune. June 17, 1998.
  8. ^ Tellijohn, Andrew (March 21, 2004). "Knollwood Mall expands T.J. Maxx, adds new fitness center". American City Business Journals.
  9. ^ Vomhof Jr., John (March 20, 2014). "Knollwood Mall renovation includes downgrade to 'power center'". American City Business Journals.
  10. ^ Rowe, Seth (January 1, 2015). "Knollwood Mall transformation progresses in St. Louis Park". sun sailor.

External links

Twin Cities shopping malls
Categories