Emerald Mall

The Emerald Mall was a mall in Akron, Ohio that opened on May 18th 1975. This mall did not compete with the Rolling Acres Mall, instead, the owners benefited each other by being sister locations to each other. This mall had a boom in the 80s and the 90s thanks to a bunch of concerts taking place there. It's popularity was restored after monster truck events and hardcore pro wrestling events were held there in the 2000s and 2010s. It's Discovery Zone was the place of the infamous Murder of Scott Ryker. After the incident it became a murder location however got the name away from them as Steven R. Cooper was sentenced to life in prison. The mall permanently closed on March 7th 2020. The mall alongside the wrestling venue and monster truck raceway were demolished in early 2021 to make way for a horse therapy service (mall) *opening December 18, 2022*/Kwik Star (wrestling venue) *opened October 2, 2021*/Family Dollar (raceway) *opened April 22, 2022*.

Anchor stores

 * Shopko (mall-owned anchor store, closed with the mall in 2020)
 * Piggly Wiggly
 * Costco
 * Lowe's

Inline stores

 * GameStop (opened in 2002 at the former Discovery Zone place that closed in 2001)
 * Build-A-Bear Workshop (opened 2002 at the former Discovery Zone place that closed in 2001)
 * Zumiez (opened in 1978)
 * Bath and Body Works
 * Dunham's Sports
 * 7-Eleven
 * Ron Jon Surf Shop Outlet
 * Vans
 * Spencer's

Food Court

 * Starbucks
 * Subway
 * Sbarro
 * Schlotzsky's
 * A&W
 * Arby's
 * Del Taco (only Ohio location)
 * Auntie Anne's
 * Dairy Queen

Activites (from 2015-2020)

 * Discovery Zone
 * Kids Quest
 * WWE Experience
 * AMC (Akron Music Centre) (opened 1976)