Eastland Center (Harper Woods, Michigan)

Eastland Center was a one-level shopping mall 14.6 miles (23.5 km) southwest of downtown Detroit, Michigan, between 8 Mile Road, Beaconsfield Street, Eastland Drive, Kelly Road, Vernier Road and Interstate 94 in Harper Woods, a suburb of Detroit. The mall had six anchors which once housed Burlington Coat Factory, K&G Fashion Superstore, Macy's, Sears, Shoppers World and Target.
== Power Center ==
On September 29, 1957, Eastland Center officially opened to the public as an open air shopping complex. The complex originally had one anchor which was a 5-level Hudson's. Other original tenants included Baker's Shoes, Cunningham Drug, Dube's Barber Shop, Hartfield's Apparel, Kroger, S.S. Kresge and Winkelman's.
== Enclosed Mall ==
In 1975, Eastland Center was fully enclosed, the same time that its sister mall, Northland Center was enclosed. In May 1975, JCPenney was added as a second anchor. In February 1985, a renovation at the mall occurred where a 7-bay Market East Food Court was added in the vacant Stouffer's space. In August 1987, MainStreet opened as a third anchor. In March 1989, MainStreet was converted into Kohl's. In 1993, Eastland was remodeled once again, this time giving a face lift to the Market East Food Court. In November 1993, Montgomery Ward opened as a fourth anchor. In 1995, Kohl's closed. In April 1996, Target opened in the former Kohl's space. In January 1998, Montgomery Ward closed down. In 2000, JCPenney closed down. In September 2003, Sears opened in the former JCPenney space. In December 2003, Lowe's opened as an outparcel outside of the mall. In 2004, Steve & Barry's opened on the first floor of the former Montgomery Ward. In 2006, K&G Fashion Superstore opened as a fifth anchor. In September 2009, Burlington Coat Factory opened as a sixth anchor. Also in 2009, Steve & Barry's closed.
== Decline ==
During the 2010s, Eastland Center began to see a massive decline, the mall during this also began to have problems with crime and gang activity. In 2010, Shoppers World opened in the former Steve & Barry's. In 2013, Sears closed. In July 2015, just like Northland, Spinoso bought Eastland. In March 2017, Macy's closed down. The mall's decline got even worse when Target closed in February 2018, also with the reputation of high crime in the area didn't help either. In April 2018, Burlington Coat Factory closed down. In October 2018, the mall was sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group. In June 2021, Kohan sold the mall to NorthPoint Development, who plans to demolish the mall. In November 2021, Eastland Center was permanently closed.
== Demolition ==
In 2022, the Eastland Center was completely demolished and torn down with plans to build a warehouse on the property.
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