Lakewood Plaza

Lakewood Plaza, formerly Manor Plaza, Grant City Plaza and Loblaws Plaza is a power center 3.4 miles (5.5 km) northeast of downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, between West 12th Street, West 16th Street, Pittsburgh Avenue and Interstate 79 in the city of Erie. It currently has five open anchors which is Iron Oxygen Fitness, Red Level Boxing, Valu Home Center, Tuesday Morning and Moe's Southwest Grill.
== History ==
Lakewood Plaza originally opened as Manor Plaza on November 8, 1961 with originally three anchors which were Kroger, Eckerd and UniRoyal. Other tenants included Fashion Flair and Manucci's Hair Fashions. In February 1966, construction began on a new Grants department store right next to the plaza, construction was delayed in October 1966 due to shortage of fixtures. On March 9, 1967, Grants had opened and the plaza's name was changed from Manor Plaza to Grant City Plaza. In 1974, UniRoyal closed down. On February 12, 1976, Grants closed their doors, the name of the plaza remained. In May 1977, Firestone opened splitting the former Grants space in half. In August 1977, Picway Shoes opened splitting the former Grants space into three spaces. In June 1978, The Energy Conservation Store opened in the former UniRoyal space. In February 1979, The Energy Conservation Store closed. In July 1979, Loblaws opened splitting the former Grants space once again into two extra spaces, making the total spaces inside the former Grants, five. After Loblaws opening, the plaza name was changed once again from Grant City Plaza to Loblaws Plaza. In 1984, Kroger closed down as did all of the Pennsylvania locations due to a labor dispute. In July 1985, Whitlock Auto Supply opened in the former Kroger space. In September 1985, Sparkle's Restaurant opened in the former The Energy Conservation Store space, it only lasted a couple months before closing in November 1985. In 1986, Picway Shoes closed down. In February 1987, Valu Home Center opened in one of the split spaces. In June 1988, Doc's opened in the former Sparkle's space, it later closed in 1990. In 1992, Loblaws closed down, this location however never became a Quality Markets. After Loblaws closed, the plaza name was once again changed from Loblaws Plaza to Lakewood Plaza. In January 1998, Whitlock Auto Supply was replaced with Parts America, however it would close a year later in 1999. On October 18, 2000, Big Lots Furniture opened in the former Parts America space. In December 2005, Big Lots Furniture closed down after the Big Lots chain decided to end the concept. In 2007, ICT Group would open in the former Big Lots Furniture space, however it would close in December 2008. In 2010, Blue Ribbon Rentals opened, splitting the former ICT Group space in two spaces. In 2013, Blue Ribbon Rentals was converted into Rent One. In November 2015, Dial America opened in the other half of the space. In 2019, Rent One closed and Lifestyle Home Furnishings soon took over the space.
Category:Former Kroger-anchored Properties
Category:Former Eckerd-anchored Properties
Category:Erie County, Pennsylvania
Category:Former Grants-anchored Properties
Category:Baldwin Brothers
Category:Former Loblaws-anchored Properties
Category:Former UniRoyal-anchored Properties
Category:Tuesday Morning-anchored Properties
Category:Valu Home Center-anchored Properties
Category:Moe's Southwest Grill-anchored Properties
Category:Level Red Boxing-anchored Properties
Category:Iron Oxygen Fitness-anchored Properties