Antioch Center
Encyclopedia
Antioch Center is an enclosed shopping mall
located in Kansas City North, Missouri
, United States
. The mall opened in 1956, and was once home to the first location for ShowBiz Pizza Place
, a pizzeria chain that would later become known as Chuck E. Cheese's
. It also housed a branch of the Forum Cafeterias
, the chain's first suburban location.
Antioch Center is a dead mall
, with only two anchor store
s, Burlington Coat Factory
and Sears. Because of the mall's high vacancy rate, it is slated for redevelopment. All of the entrances to the mall have been sealed off to the public. On November 2010, Antioch Redevelopment Partners, LLC announced their plans to demolish the entire Antioch Center mall for redevelopment, except Burlington Coat Factory and Sears.
(Kansas City division) was an original anchor store. It was converted to the Dillard's
nameplate in 1986 and that of Burlington Coat Factory
in 1992. Other anchor stores that operated at the mall included Levitz Furniture
, as well as Payless Cashways, a home improvement
store.
Since the mid-1990s, the mall has been in a downward spiral. The mall's only remaining stores are Catherine's Plus Sizes, and the anchors Sears and Burlington Coat Factory
. Plans were announced in October 2004 to rebuild the dying mall as a 450000 square feet (41,806.4 m²) open-air, mixed use complex, consisting of several big box stores.. This redevelopment was stymied by the economic recession of the late 2000s and has not been carried out. This leaves Antioch Center in an ever-advancing state of decay and neglect.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in Kansas City North, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The mall opened in 1956, and was once home to the first location for ShowBiz Pizza Place
Showbiz Pizza Place
ShowBiz Pizza Place was a restaurant chain popular in the 1980s. Its history is greatly intertwined with that of its main competitor and eventual successor, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. Both companies found early success, owing partially to the rise in popularity of arcade games at the...
, a pizzeria chain that would later become known as Chuck E. Cheese's
Chuck E. Cheese's
Chuck E. Cheese's is a chain of family entertainment centers. Chuck E...
. It also housed a branch of the Forum Cafeterias
Forum Cafeterias
The Forum Cafeteria was a chain of economical cafeteria-style restaurants which operated across the United States. The company was founded around 1918 and had restaurants in the downtown areas of several major cities...
, the chain's first suburban location.
Antioch Center is a dead mall
Dead mall
A dead mall or greyfield is a shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low consumer traffic level, or that is dated or deteriorating in some manner. Many malls in the United States are considered "dead" when they have no surviving anchor store or successor that could serve as an entry into or...
, with only two anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s, Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
and Sears. Because of the mall's high vacancy rate, it is slated for redevelopment. All of the entrances to the mall have been sealed off to the public. On November 2010, Antioch Redevelopment Partners, LLC announced their plans to demolish the entire Antioch Center mall for redevelopment, except Burlington Coat Factory and Sears.
History
The mall began business as an open-air shopping center in 1956, with about 80 store spaces on two levels. In 1974, a Sears store was added . Further renovation came in 1978, when the mall was fully enclosed. Macy'sMacy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
(Kansas City division) was an original anchor store. It was converted to the Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
nameplate in 1986 and that of Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
in 1992. Other anchor stores that operated at the mall included Levitz Furniture
Levitz Furniture
Levitz Furniture was a nationwide chain of American furniture stores that helped create the "furniture warehouse" genre of retail furniture sales...
, as well as Payless Cashways, a home improvement
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
store.
Since the mid-1990s, the mall has been in a downward spiral. The mall's only remaining stores are Catherine's Plus Sizes, and the anchors Sears and Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
. Plans were announced in October 2004 to rebuild the dying mall as a 450000 square feet (41,806.4 m²) open-air, mixed use complex, consisting of several big box stores.. This redevelopment was stymied by the economic recession of the late 2000s and has not been carried out. This leaves Antioch Center in an ever-advancing state of decay and neglect.
Competition
- Metro North MallMetro North MallMetro North Mall is a 1.3 million square foot regional mall located at 400 NW Barry Road, in Kansas City North, Missouri.Metro North opened its doors in 1976 and was the only enclosed mall located north of the Missouri River in the Kansas City metro area, as well as being the second largest mall...
- opened in 1976 - Zona RosaZona Rosa (Kansas City)Zona Rosa is an approximately , mixed-use development located in Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri. The project opened in 2004 and is expected to be expanded by an additional by early 2009...
- opened in 2004