# Karcher Mall

Nampa, ID · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9cf75acd68` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/id/nampa-karcher-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9cf75acd68.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9cf75acd68.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-9cf75acd68

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | shopping center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1965 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It originally opened as an enclosed shopping mall in August 1965” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_208
- **after_notes**: “District 208, formerly Karcher Mall, is a shopping center located in Nampa, Idaho, United States.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_208
- **status**: “District 208, formerly Karcher Mall, is a shopping center located in Nampa, Idaho, United States.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_208

## Anchors

Sprouse-Reitz, Buttrey Food & Drug, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Tempo, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts, Mor Furniture, Ross

## Timeline

- 1965: Opened as enclosed shopping mall
- 1988: Ceased to be largest shopping mall in Treasure Valley

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

District 208, formerly Karcher Mall, is a shopping center located in Nampa, Idaho, United States. It originally opened as an enclosed shopping mall in August 1965 with Buttrey Food & Drug, Tempo, and Sprouse-Reitz as anchor stores. It was the largest shopping mall in the Treasure Valley until the opening of Boise Towne Square in Boise in October 1988. The shopping center is anchored by Big 5 Sporting Goods, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts, Mor Furniture, and Ross.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_208

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_208

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Karcher Mall, Nampa, ID." Record m-9cf75acd68, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/id/nampa-karcher-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_nampakarchermall,
  title = {Karcher Mall, Nampa, ID},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/id/nampa-karcher-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9cf75acd68, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.