The Highway 53 or Miller Trunk Corridor refers to a large agglomeration of retail development in Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

 on and around U.S. Highway 53, and by extension, State Highway 194

Minnesota State Highway 194

Minnesota State Highway 194 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Solway Township and continues east to its eastern terminus at its Mesaba Avenue interchange with Interstate Highway 35 in downtown Duluth. For part of its route, it runs...

 (Central Entrance), and parts of the Arrowhead, Haines, and Maple Grove Roads. The Miller Hill Mall

Miller Hill Mall

Miller Hill Mall is a shopping mall located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. It is located on U.S. Highway 53 where it intersects Trinity Road. The mall, owned by Simon Property Group, features JCPenney, Sears and Younkers as its anchor stores, as well as Barnes & Noble and DSW Shoe Warehouse, with more...

 is the most visible of the corridor's anchors, although not the first.

Most chain stores and restaurants present in Duluth are found in the corridor, although numerous local businesses are present as well.

Criticisms

Many Duluthians and area residents consider the corridor to be an example of poor and unplanned development. While not serious by the standards of larger cities, traffic congestion

Traffic congestion

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 is considerably more pronounced than in other parts of the city, the development is often considered to have taken on an undesirable "suburban sprawl" character, and the design (or lack thereof) of the area is very car-oriented, making the area highly undesirable for foot navigation. Sidewalks are limited and inconvenient, and distances between buildings large, despite the tightly packed development of the core part. Pedestrian

Pedestrian

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s (outside of the indoor shopping mall) and cyclists are few in the corridor.

Big-Box Stores

• Barnes and Noble (Miller Hill Mall)
• Best Buy
  Best Buy
  Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
  
   (Burning Tree Plaza)
• Cub Foods
  Cub Foods
  Cub Foods is a supermarket chain with seventy-three stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu...
  
  
• Dollar Tree
  Dollar Tree
  Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American chain of discount variety stores that sells every item for $1.00 or less. A Fortune 500 company, Dollar Tree is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and operates 4,010 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Its stores are supported by a nationwide...
  
  
• Gander Mountain
  Gander Mountain
  Gander Mountain, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, camping, marine, and other outdoor recreation products and services...
  
   (free-standing)
• Harbor Freight (Burning Tree Plaza)
• Home Depot (free-standing)
• HOM Furniture (free-standing)
• K-Mart (shares building with Saver's)
• Kohl's
  Kohl's
  Kohl's Corporation is an American department store chain headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, operating , 1,089 stores in 49 states. In 1998, it entered the S&P 500 list, and is also listed in the Fortune 500...
  
   (free standing)
• Michaels
  Michaels
  Michaels is an arts and crafts retail chain. It currently operates more than 1040 Michaels Arts and Crafts Stores located in 49 U.S. states and in Canada. The company owns and operates the Aaron Brothers retail chain which consists of more than 140 stores...
  
  
• Menards
  Menards
  Menards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States.The privately held company headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin has 262 stores in 13 states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, and...
  
   (free-standing)
• Northern Tool and Equipment
• OfficeMax
  OfficeMax
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   (Stone Ridge Center)
• Petco
  PETCO
  PETCO is a chain of retail stores that offers pet supplies and services such as grooming and dog training. Founded in 1965 and incorporated in Delaware, it is headquartered in San Diego, California...
  
   (Stone Ridge Center)
• Pier 1 Imports
  Pier 1 Imports
  Pier 1 Imports Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories and seasonal decor. The chain operates over 1,000 stores under the name Pier 1 Imports in the United States, Canada, Mexico...
  
  
• Sam's Club
  Sam's Club
  Sam's Club is a chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. , the Sam's Club chain serves more than 47 million U.S. members...
  
   (free-standing)
• Saver's
• Schneiderman's Furniture (free-standing)
• Shopko (Stone Ridge Center)
• Slumberland
  Slumberland
  Slumberland Furniture, Inc. is a furniture retailer in the Midwestern United States, founded in 1967. Originally the company specialized in mattresses and La-Z-Boy recliners. Today Slumberland has 114 stores in 10 states. It is America's top seller of La-Z-Boy upholstery and the top seller of...
  
   (free-standing)
• Target
  Target Corporation
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   (free-standing)
• TJMaxx (Burning Tree Plaza)
• Wal-Mart
  Wal-Mart
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   (Remodel to begin in Spring 2010 to convert current store into a Wal-Mart Supercenter)(free-standing)

Chain Restaurants

• Applebee's
  Applebee's
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• Buffalo Wild Wings
  Buffalo Wild Wings
  Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar is a casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States that is known for its Buffalo wings.-History:...
  
  
• Grizzly's
• Ground Round
  Ground Round
  Ground Round Grill & Bar, an American casual dining restaurant, was founded in 1969 by Howard Johnson's. As of January 17, 2010 Ground Round is owned by Independent Owners Cooperative, LLC, a group of 30 franchisee owners. Independent Owners Cooperative, LLC is located in Freeport, Maine...
  
  
• Olive Garden
  Olive Garden
  Olive Garden is an American restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. It is a subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc., which is headquartered in an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, near Orlando. Olive Garden operates more than 730 locations globally.- History :The...
  
  
• Outback Steakhouse
  Outback Steakhouse
  Outback Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 1200 locations in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It was founded in February 1988 in Tampa by Bob Basham, Chris T...
  
  
• Perkins
  Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
  Perkins Restaurant and Bakery is a North American casual dining restaurant chain which serves breakfast throughout the day, including pancakes. Perkins also has a bakery that sells pastries that are baked fresh daily.- History :...
  
  
• Texas Roadhouse
  Texas Roadhouse
  Texas Roadhouse is a chain restaurant that specializes in steaks and promotes a western theme. Texas Roadhouse Corporation is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The first restaurant was opened in Clarksville, Indiana, in 1993 at the Green Tree Mall across the Ohio River from Louisville,...
  
  

Along with numerous other restaurants in the Miller Hill Mall

Miller Hill Mall

Miller Hill Mall is a shopping mall located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. It is located on U.S. Highway 53 where it intersects Trinity Road. The mall, owned by Simon Property Group, features JCPenney, Sears and Younkers as its anchor stores, as well as Barnes & Noble and DSW Shoe Warehouse, with more...

 food court

Food court

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Local Restaurants

• Bridgeman's
• Grandma's
• Great American Bar & Grill
• Maya (Mexican)
• Osaka Japanese Restaurant (Coming Soon)
• Tejas Bar & Grill
• Zen House

Fast Food Restaurants

• Burger King
  Burger King
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• Caribou Coffee
  Caribou Coffee
  Caribou Coffee Company is a specialty coffee and espresso retailer, the second largest in the United States after Starbucks. Caribou sells coffee, tea, and bakery goods in 415 company-owned coffeehouses in 16 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 126 franchise locations worldwide.-...
  
  
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Cold Stone Creamery
  Cold Stone Creamery is an American-based ice cream parlor chain. The company, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is owned and operated by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. The company's main product is premium ice cream, or ice cream made with approximately 12-14% butterfat, that is made on location and...
  
  
• Culver's
  Culver's
  Culver’s is a privately owned and operated fast casual restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Midwestern United States. The first Culver’s opened in 1984 in Sauk City, Wisconsin...
  
  
• Dairy Queen
  Dairy Queen
  Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve and fast food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc, who also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn. The name "Dairy Queen" is taken from the name of their soft serve product, which the company refers to as "Dairy Queen" or...
  
  
• DQ Grill & Chill
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries
• McDonald's
  McDonald's
  McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
  
  
• Starbuck's Coffee
• Subway
• Taco Bell
  Taco Bell
  Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
  
  
• Taco John's
  Taco John's
  Taco John's is a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based fast-food restaurant featuring Mexican-inspired fast-food . The chain was founded in 1969 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and currently has more than 400 Taco John’s restaurants in 24 states....
  
  
• Wendy's
  Wendy's
  Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
  
  

Chain Retailers

• Beauty Mart
• Cash Wise Liqour
• Catherine's Plus Sizes
• Cartridge World
  Cartridge World
  Cartridge World claims to be the world’s fastest growing ink and toner refilling retailer and franchisor in the printer cartridge industry. The company refills and remanufactures inkjet and toner printer cartridges...
  
  
• Chico's
• David's Bridal
  David's Bridal
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• Fantastic Sam's
• Gamestop
  GameStop
  GameStop Corporation is an American video game and entertainment software retailer. The company, whose headquarters is in Grapevine, Texas, United States, operates 6,500 retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New...
  
  
• Great Clips
  Great Clips
  Great Clips is a hair salon franchise in the United States and Canada with over 5,000 locations across the United States and Canada. It is headquartered in Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota...
  
  
• Hancock Fabrics
  Hancock Fabrics
  Hancock Fabrics is a specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics based in Baldwyn, Mississippi, United States. Hancock Fabrics operates 266 stores in 37 states under the Hancock Fabrics name.-History:...
  
  
• Men's Warehouse
• Midas
  Midas
  For the legend of Gordias, a person who was taken by the people and made King, in obedience to the command of the oracle, see Gordias.Midas or King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This was called the Golden touch, or the...
  
  
• Party America
  Party America
  Party America is a chain of stores that sell supplies for parties. There are 144 total Party America stores and they are located in 46 states . Party America is not located in Maine, New Mexico, Hawaii, or Alaska.Its 2005 revenue was $160 million, and it had 1,764 employees in 2005...
  
  
• Plato's Closet
• Pearl Vision
• Talbot's
• Tires Plus
• Regency Beauty Institute
• Schmidt Music
• Sprint Nextel
  Sprint Nextel
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• Valvoline
• Verizon Wireless
  Verizon Wireless
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• Walgreens
  Walgreens
  Walgreen Co. , doing business as Walgreens , is the largest drugstore chain in the United States of America. As of August 31st, the company operates 8,210 locations across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1901, and has since expanded...
  
  

Lodging

• Country Inn & Suites
• Day's Inn
• Econo Lodge
  Econo Lodge
  Econo Lodge is an economy motel chain based in the United States and Canada. Econo Lodge is the second largest brand in the Choice Hotels system. It is one of the best known brands in its category and aims to provide affordable rooms to budget travelers. Econo Lodge properties contain a minimum of...
  
  
• Fairfield Inn by Marriott
  Fairfield Inn by Marriott
  Fairfield Inn by Marriott is a lower cost brand of hotels that are franchised by Marriott International. The intended use is for guests requiring simply a place to sleep with fewer amenities. This allows Marriott to offer lower prices than would otherwise be possible...
  
  
• Residence Inn by Marriott
  Residence Inn by Marriott
  Residence Inn by Marriott is a brand of extended stay hotels. The chain was launched in 1975 in Wichita, Kansas by Jack DeBoer, and acquired by Marriott International in 1987. As of April 2005, there were over 450 Residence Inn hotels in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The brand's slogan...
  
  (Opening July 2010)

Strip Malls

• Burning Tree Plaza
• Matterhorn Mall
• Stone Ridge Shopping Center
• Village Square Mall

External links

• Mn/DOT Miller Trunk Corridor Project