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Malls · Illinois

Quincy Town Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit builtQuincy, IL

Retrofitted 1978; current mixed-use tenant mix with no new development opportunity. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
J. C. PenneyThis site: J. C. Penney wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -15% census-cbp · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.9% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New usesentertainment, healthcare, office, retailWikipedia no source
Retrofit year1978newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperDon M. Casto Organizationnewtypes-extraction reported

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2006Sold—Cullinan Properties ← CastoWikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, Adams County (IL), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 36 in 2–4, 33 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Quincy Kmart (0.5 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)4,084 jobs in 221 establishments; average annual pay $36,773; employment location quotient 1.28; employment +1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20226,123 jobs; 1,084 in retail trade, 546 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 17001000100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; 0.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (354 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 13% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.2%; median family income $58,000; 286 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsQuincy School District 172 (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Quincy Area Voc Ctr; Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch; Quincy Sr High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation660 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202593 county-logged events: 49 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 7 flash flood, 5 tornado; $347,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 62301, 2026-09median list price $170,425 (+13.6% on the year); 70 active listings; median 58 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023255 establishments (-15%); 4,692 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $186,171 (+7% 1 yr, +17% 5 yr); typical rent $1,059/mo (+8% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)25,040 vehicles a day on Broadway St (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 490 trucks; 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Quincy Town Center opened 1958 as an outdoor shopping center. It was retrofitted to an indoor mall in 1978 (redeveloped/reinhabited), reopened as Quincy Mall, and was rebranded to Quincy Town Center in 2021. Recent tenant changes include Dunham's Sports (2024), Slumberland Furniture (2017), and Quincy Medical Group (2020).

Why. The retrofit was completed in 1978. The opportunity score is 0.0 because the retrofit is already built (per record).

Where it stands. Current uses include retail (Dunham's, Slumberland), healthcare (Quincy Medical Group), entertainment (VIP Cinemas), and office. The mall has no active new development opportunity (status: built).

For a planner

  • No new retrofit needed
  • Tenant mix shows incremental adaptation (e.g., medical group in former anchor space)
  • Traffic: 25,040 ADT on Broadway St (principal arterial)

For a developer

  • No new construction opportunity (opp_score 0.0)
  • Recent tenant shifts reflect tenant turnover, not structural change
  • Housing market data (ZHVI $186k) is future-dated (2026) and not actionable

What we do not know yet

  • No data on current occupancy rates
  • No indication of future anchor tenant stability
  • Peer comparisons (e.g., Westgate Mall) are irrelevant to Quincy's current status

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History and original facts

Opened1958newtypes-extraction
Original developerDon M. Casto Organizationnewtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsW.T. Grant, Sears, Bergner's, J. C. Penney, Kresge’s, National Supermarkets, Kroger food stores, Shoppers Fair
CountyAdams County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Quincy Town Center, originally an outdoor strip mall, was converted into an indoor shopping mall in 1978, and later repurposed anchor stores for healthcare, entertainment, and other retail.

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Background

Quincy Town Center is a shopping mall and office complex in Quincy, Illinois. It opened in 1958 as an outdoor complex called American Legion Miracle Mile Town and Country Shopping Center. It was converted to an indoor complex, which opened on November 14, 1978 as Quincy Mall. It was renamed Quincy Town Center in 2021. The center's anchor tenants are Dunham's Sports, Slumberland Furniture, Quincy Medical Group, and VIP Cinemas. Both shopping centers were created by Don M. Casto Organization of Columbus, Ohio.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1958 Original outdoor shopping center opened
  2. 1958 Opened
  3. 1978 Converted to indoor mall and reopened as Quincy Mall
  4. 1978 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
  5. 2015 JCPenney closed
  6. 2017 Slumberland Furniture opened in former JCPenney space
  7. 2018 Sears closed
  8. 2018 Bergner's closed
  9. 2019 VIP Cinemas joined as anchor tenant
  10. 2020 Quincy Medical Group converted former Bergner's building
  11. 2021 Mall rebranded as Quincy Town Center
  12. 2024 Dunham's Sports opened in former Sears space

Sources

  • Quincy Town Center · CC BY-SA 4.0
    11 quoted sentences
    Quincy Town Center
    The original outdoor shopping center, American Legion Miracle Mile Town and Country Shopping Center, opened in 1958.
    a revised plan enclosed the mall, which was relaunched as Quincy Mall on November 14, 1978.
    JCPenney closed in April 2015.

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