Champlain Centre South

Champlain Centre South, formerly Pyramid Mall Plattsburgh was a one-level shopping mall 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southwest of downtown Plattsburgh, New York, between Cornelia Street and Interstate 87 in Plattsburgh West, a suburb of Plattsburgh. The mall had three open anchors which were JCPenney, Kmart and Montgomery Ward.
== Mall History ==
On May 2, 1976, Pyramid Mall Plattsburgh opened to the public, developed by The Pyramid Companies. The mall originally opened with three anchor tenants which were JCPenney, Kmart and Montgomery Ward. Other mall tenants included Fay's Drugs, Kinney Shoes, Magrams, Pizza Boy, Record Town and Ye Olde Smoke Shop. Pyramid Mall Plattsburgh was a very popular shopping destination which attracted shoppers from Quebec as the mall was close to the Canada/United States border. On July 1, 1987, Pyramid Mall Plattsburgh was renamed to Champlain Centre South as a new second mall, Champlain Centre North had opened. Also in 1987, Hickory Farms of Ohio and JCPenney moved to the Champlain Centre North. In 1991, Champlain Centre South began to focus on being a upscale outlet-type shopping mall.
== Decline ==
In 1995, the mall began to struggle as more tenants begin relocating to the much bigger Champlain Centre North. In August 1997, Kmart was expanded, as an attempt to attract more shoppers to the mall, however the mall continued to decline. In December 1997, the last anchor, Montgomery Ward closed down, which resulted in the entire mall closing down with the store.
== Redevelopment into Power Center ==
On August 16, 1999, demolition began for the former enclosed shopping mall, the former JCPenney and Montgomery Ward were demolished, while the Kmart was left standing.
Category:Malls in New York
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Category:The Pyramid Companies