# Leavenworth Plaza

Leavenworth, KS · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ab7dd36589` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/leavenworth-leavenworth-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ab7dd36589.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ab7dd36589.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-ab7dd36589

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Ace Hardware | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Copaken, White & Blitt | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Originally opened in 1967” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth_Plaza
- **original_developer**: “The mall's original owners, Copaken, White & Blitt, sold it to Colliers Turley Martin Tucker in 2008.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth_Plaza
- **after_notes**: “As of 2025, only Ace Hardware remains active on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth_Plaza
- **status**: “As of 2025, only Ace Hardware remains active on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth_Plaza
- **strategy**: “As of 2025, only Ace Hardware remains active on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth_Plaza

## Anchors

Montgomery Ward, J.C. Penney, Safeway

## Parties

- Copaken, White & Blitt — owner (from text) (1967–2008)
- Colliers Turley Martin Tucker — owner (from text) (2008–)
- Dial Properties — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1967: Originally opened
- 1972: Duckwall-ALCO added
- 1987: Montgomery Ward became Sears
- 1993: Movie theater added
- 2003: J.C. Penney closed
- 2010: Movie theater closed
- 2013: Remaining tenants listed
- 2015: Demolition began
- 2025: Ace Hardware remains

## Deals and debt

- 2008 sale:  Colliers Turley Martin Tucker ← Copaken, White & Blitt  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth_Plaza

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

Leavenworth Plaza was an indoor shopping center in Leavenworth, Kansas. Originally opened in 1967, the mall was anchored by J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, and Safeway. Duckwall-ALCO Retail Stores added a store in 1972.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Leavenworth Plaza, Leavenworth, KS." Record m-ab7dd36589, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/leavenworth-leavenworth-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_leavenworthleavenworthplaza,
  title = {Leavenworth Plaza, Leavenworth, KS},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/leavenworth-leavenworth-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ab7dd36589, 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.