# Mounds Mall

Anderson, IN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-6fbcd3df1a` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/in/anderson-mounds-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-6fbcd3df1a.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-6fbcd3df1a.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-6fbcd3df1a

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | boarded up | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1965 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2018 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon & Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed on April 1, 2018.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounds_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Mounds Mall was developed by Melvin Simon & Associates (now Simon Property Group).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounds_Mall
- **after_notes**: “By 2021, the whole property had been boarded up.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounds_Mall
- **status**: “After a period of decline, Mounds Mall closed to the public in April 2018.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounds_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Elder-Beerman, Montgomery Ward, H. P. Wasson and Company

## Timeline

- 1965: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1965: Mall officially opened
- 1983: Montgomery Ward became Sears
- 1989: Meis rebranded to Elder-Beerman
- 2011: Elder-Beerman became Carson's
- 2012: Sears closed
- 2018: Mall closed
- 2018: Carson's store closed
- 2019: Movie theater closed
- 2021: Property boarded up

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

Mounds Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Opened in stages between 1964 and 1965, it was one of the first enclosed malls developed by Melvin Simon & Associates, now known as Simon Property Group. The mall's original anchor stores were H. P. Wasson and Company, Montgomery Ward, and JCPenney; over time, the Wasson store became Meis, Elder-Beerman, and Carson's, while Montgomery Ward became Sears and JCPenney was torn down and rebuilt as a movie theater. After a period of decline, Mounds Mall closed to the public in April 2018. The movie theater closed a year later, leaving no businesses in the building.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounds_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Mounds Mall, Anderson, IN." Record m-6fbcd3df1a, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/in/anderson-mounds-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_andersonmoundsmall,
  title = {Mounds Mall, Anderson, IN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/in/anderson-mounds-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-6fbcd3df1a, 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.