Sandusky Mall

Sandusky Mall is an indoor shopping center located in Perkins Township, south of Sandusky, Ohio. It is located on the east side of Milan Road/US 250, north of the Ohio Turnpike/I-80/I-90 and Route 2. The mall comprises more than seventy stores, including two anchor stores: JCPenney and Books-A-Million with three vacant anchors last occupied by Macy's, Sears and . JCPenney had previously operated a store downtown. It is managed by Cafaro Company of Youngstown, Ohio.
== History ==
Mall construction began in 1976 and Sandusky Mall opened in 1977. Its original anchors included JCPenney, Elder-Beerman, The May Department Stores Company (simply the May Co.), and Montgomery Ward (later Sears in 1986). The outdoor section, Child World closed in 1992 and later converted to OfficeMax in 1994, then closed in 2005. It was converted to K&K Home Furnishings in 2006, then closed in 2014. It later converted to a fitness center in 2015.
The May Co. rebranded their store at the Sandusky Mall as Kaufmann's in the mid-1990's. In 2006, the store was converted to Macy's, when May Department Stores Company and Federated Department Stores merged into Macy's, Inc. Borders opened in 2007. T.J. Maxx was added in 2009. Borders closed in 2011. A few months later, it was replaced by Books-A-Million.
On November 19, 2010, Cinemark opened outside the mall, replacing a former Movies 10, which opened on November 16, 1990.
On April 7, 2016, Sears announced that its store would be closing in June 2016. thumb|220x220px|T.J. MaxxOn January 4, 2017, Macy's announced that its store would also be closing as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2017.
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Elder-Beerman would be closing.
== Anchors ==
=== Current ===
* JCPenney
* Books-A-Million
*T.J Maxx
*Hobby Lobby
=== Former ===
* Macy's
* Sears
*Elder-Beerman
== See Also ==
* Sandusky Pavilion
== Gallery ==
=== Videos ===
File:NOT YET A DEAD MALL Sandusky Mall Ohio 2018|Mall Tour
File:Otis Lexan Hydraulic Elevator at Macy's Sandusky Mall Sandusky Ohio|The Mall's Only Elevator
Category:Malls in Ohio
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Shopping Malls
Category:Malls that opened in 1977
Category:Single-Level Malls
Category:Malls with Multi-Level Stores
Category:Cafaro Company Malls