Do you remember these seven dead malls in the Denver area?
DENVER – And perhaps no better sign of the inevitable doom of malls are the recent announcements of sweeping closures from major mall retailers.
Here are seven indoor malls in the Denver metro area that are no more. Some of the information in the following article is sourced from Mall Hall of Fame. "Local shoppers went absolutely nuts for the fairy tale shopping space. For decades, it was the place to shop in the Denver area, and customers streamed in from across the Mountain West," wrote Brian K. Trembath with the Denver Public Library.
In a March 11, 1966, article published in the “Intermountain Jewish News,” the headline reads:"VILLA ITALIA COMBINES OLD-WORLD ELEGANCE, AMERICAN CONVENIENCE." The mall was a favorite for metro area shoppers for decades and perhaps best known for having several ramps and steps on the first level of the mall . It underwent a major renovation project in the early to mid-80s when many of its Italian features were covered up.
The man behind the project, Jordan Perlmutter, was a well-known Denver developer and responsible for other projects like planned neighborhoods in Northglenn and Montbello in Denver. Locals may remember the mall's iconic hot air balloons that hung in certain areas of the shopping center. But by the early 2000s, the mall was losing anchor stores that were bailing on the center to relocate to the newly-opened Flat Iron Crossing Mall. The mall was finally closed and demolished in 2011, but a few department stores hung around, like JCPenney.
In a January 13, 1971 article in the Aurora Advocate, the newspaper talked to a partner with the architectural firm who described the mall as having"special lighting effects." That competition, combined with the closures of major anchor retailers, was too much for the shopping center to survive. By 2008, the complex was completely leveled and in its place, an open-air shopping center was constructed.
A small strip mall was already opened by the time construction began on Northglenn Mall in 1966 but was turned into out parcel commercial pads that surrounded the complex when it opened. Through a combination of anchor store closures, increased competition and dated architecture, the mall was quickly becoming a showcase of empty storefronts. By the mid to late-90s, the decision to demolish the complex and rebuild from scratch began.
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