Euclid Square Mall (fictional)

Euclid Square Mall is a shopping mall in Euclid, Ohio, United States. It was opened in 1977 as a regional mall with two anchor stores: local chains Higbee's, and May Co. It was acquired by GM Supermalls in mid-2016 and has been revitalized and remodeled extensively since then.

History
Euclid Square Mall was developed by Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs; it opened in March 1977 on the site of a former Chase Brass & Copper Co. tubing mill. Originally, the mall comprised more than ninety-two inline tenants, with May Co. and Higbee's as its anchor stores. Higbee's was acquired by Dillard's in 1992. May Co. was consolidated into another division of the parent company, Kaufmann's, a year later. The property at Euclid Square Mall at one point contained 5 outparcels which included a Toys "R" Us, Dollar Bank, Stop & Shop, Red Lobster a convenience plaza, and another bank. The Dollar Bank parcel was torn down in 2014.

In 1997, expansion plans were announced for a new Kaufmann's to open at Richmond Town Square, another nearby mall. These plans caused rumors that the Kaufmann's at Euclid Square would close, and by 1998, the Kaufmann's at Euclid Square was closed. By late 1997, Zamias Enterprises of Pennsylvania acquired Euclid Square Mall from its then-owners, Metropolitan Life Insurance.

Under Zamias' ownership, several redevelopment plans were considered for the mall, including the possibility of converting it into a power center. Occupancy at the mall began to drop before the mall was sold by Zamias. The Dillard's store was converted to Dillard's Clearance Center by 2002, the store's upper level was closed off.

In early 2004, a collection of outlet vendors known as Outlets USA moved into the former Kaufmann's space. Outlets USA was shuttered in 2006, as the mall's owner thought that the outlet vendors were not "a good blend of merchants and tenants".

A proposal was made in late 2006 to include the largely vacant mall property as part of a reconstruction of an abandoned industrial park located nearby.

By July 2013 the building housed 24 churches. In September 2013 Dillard's Clearance Center closed when the store's lease ended.

In June of 2016, GM Supermalls purchased the Euclid Square Mall for US$15 million. A US$155 million revitalization project to convert the largely dead mall into "both the largest mall in the Midwestern United States and a huge entertainment & lifestyle mecca" was announced, and new locations were secured for many of the remaining churches in the mall. The mall was closed during the initial stages of Stage 1, but was open during later stages of Stage 1 as well as Stages 2 & 3. By July 2017, much of the mall was finished with Stage 1 of the project, with Cabela's, Costco, Macy's, Target and Jungle Jim's having opened locations throughout the Stage. Stage 2, which opened the Entertainment Galaxy indoor amusement & water park operated by Carwardine Parks, was completed in 2018. Stage 3 was completed in mid-2019.

Anchor stores

 * Cabela's
 * Costco Wholesale
 * JCPenney
 * Jungle Jim's International Market Euclid
 * Macy's
 * Target

Other stores

 * Aéropostale
 * Aerie (inside American Eagle Outfitters)
 * American Eagle Outfitters
 * Bath & Body Works
 * Brothers
 * The Children's Place
 * Decathlon
 * FYE
 * Gap
 * GNC
 * Justice
 * Hot Topic
 * Sandström OnTV Company
 * Salvation Army Thrift Store
 * Spencer's
 * Verizon

Food court

 * Auntie Anne's
 * China Wok
 * McDonald's
 * Taco Bell/KFC
 * Pollo Campero

Restaurants and more

 * Circus Playhouse & Food Emporium
 * Church Alley (a devoted area for several churches & religious stores)
 * Entertainment Galaxy (indoor amusement & water park operated by Carwardine Parks)
 * Pastamania
 * Sky Zone

Trivia

 * This mall is often misspelled "Eulicd Square Mall" on some annual reports.