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| Location | South Lockport, New York, United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°08′51″N78°41′38″W / 43.14750°N 78.69389°W /43.14750; -78.69389 |
| Opening date | 1971 (1971) |
| Closing date | 2006 (2006) |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Developer | Saperston Real Estate[1] |
| Stores and services | 1 |
| Anchor tenants | 3 |
| Floor area | 340,000 sq ft (32,000 m2)[2] |
| Floors | 1 |
Lockport Mall was an enclosedshopping mall inSouth Lockport, New York located on Transit Road (NY 78). It opened in 1971 and included threeanchor stores as well as a movie theater. The mall closed in 2006 except for theBon-Ton department store. First announced in 2007, plans for aWalmart supercenter would displace the rest of the former mall building. The mall's demolition began in April 2011.
Lockport Mall opened in 1971 and was acquired byGeneral Growth Properties seven years later.[3] Original tenants included Family Bargain Center (F. B. C.),[1] which soon after opening was sold toAM&A's (Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Company), as well asMontgomery Ward andThe Sample. Also within the mall wereKinney Shoes,Fanny Farmer, Morse Shoes,Hickory Farms,Deb Shops,CVS Pharmacy,Fashion Bug,Kay Jewelers,Jo-Ann Fabrics,Radio Shack,Aladdin's Castle,Merle Norman Cosmetics,Regis Salons,Waldenbooks, and a movie theater. A 1984 expansion addedHills Department Store. The Sample closed in 1991, while AM&A's sold toThe Bon-Ton in 1995. Hills becameAmes in 1999; the same year, Montgomery Ward closed and became Rosa's Furniture. Due to the closing of Montgomery Ward, the mall started to decline. Ames closed in 2002, followed by many other mall stores.
Plans were first announced in 2003 to demolish everything but the Bon-Ton building and replace the mall structure with aWalmart supercenter.[4][3] By late 2004, only nine stores remained operational at the mall, which at that point was slated for closure.[5] Rosas closed in 2005. The theaters closed in January 2006.
The mall sat for several years until 2011, when it was finally demolished except for The Bon-Ton. Construction of the Walmart has repeatedly been halted due toseagulls nesting on the site.[6] In October 2013, construction finally continued on the site, and it opened in 2015[7] The Bon-Ton announced its closure in 2018.[8]
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