# Muskegon Mall

Muskegon, MI · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2bd2cb975c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/muskegon-muskegon-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2bd2cb975c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2bd2cb975c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2bd2cb975c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop | reported · authors' map |
| What is there now | • Redevelopment: restored street grid, mixed-use | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikidata |
| Closed | 2001 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2001 | reported · authors' map |
| GLA (sq ft) | 500000 | reported · web research agent |
| Original developer | Economic Development Corp. | reported · web research agent |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Muskegon Mall closed in December 2001” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskegon_Mall
- **enclosed**: “Muskegon Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in downtown Muskegon, Michigan.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “demolition began on the structure in November 2003.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Sears, Steketee's, Hardy's

## Timeline

- 1974: Construction began
- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Opened
- 1989: Most popular shopping center
- 1989: Hardy's-Herpolsheimer's store closed
- 1992: Sold to Harold Back and Richard Perlman
- 2001: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2001: The Lakes Mall opened, Sears relocated, Steketee's closed
- 2001: Muskegon Mall closed
- 2003: Demolition began

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

Muskegon Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. Opened in 1976, it closed in 2001 and was torn down for redevelopment.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskegon_Mall
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Muskegon Mall, Muskegon, MI." Record m-2bd2cb975c, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/muskegon-muskegon-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_muskegonmuskegonmall,
  title = {Muskegon Mall, Muskegon, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/muskegon-muskegon-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2bd2cb975c, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. 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.