# Brookdale Center

Brooklyn Center, MN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9952dcf8e9` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/brooklyn-center-brookdale-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9952dcf8e9.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9952dcf8e9.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-9952dcf8e9

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1962 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2010 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Dayton-Hudson Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The mall opened in phases beginning with Phase One in March 1962 which included anchor stores Sears and JCPenney.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingle_Creek_Crossing
- **year_closed**: “After a long decline, the mall closed in 2010.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingle_Creek_Crossing
- **original_developer**: “Brookdale Center was part of 'The Dales', what was referred to as the four 'Dale' centers circling the Twin Cities, originally developed by Dayton-Hudson Corporation.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingle_Creek_Crossing
- **status**: “Except for the Sears store, the mall was demolished in 2011 before being redeveloped into the Shingle Creek Crossing development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingle_Creek_Crossing
- **strategy**: “Except for the Sears store, the mall was demolished in 2011 before being redeveloped into the Shingle Creek Crossing development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingle_Creek_Crossing

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, Dayton's, Donaldson's

## Timeline

- 1962: Opened Phase One with Sears and JCPenney
- 1966: Phase Two added Dayton's as third anchor
- 1967: Donaldson's became fourth anchor
- 2010: Mall closed
- 2011: Mall demolished except Sears store, redeveloped

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

Shingle Creek Crossing, formerly Brookdale Center, is a regional shopping mall in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. It became the third enclosed shopping mall in the Twin Cities, after Southdale Center and Apache Plaza. The mall opened in phases beginning with Phase One in March 1962 which included anchor stores Sears and JCPenney. Phase Two opened in 1966, adding Dayton's as the third anchor. Donaldson's became the fourth anchor in September 1967. Brookdale Center was part of "The Dales", what was referred to as the four "Dale" centers circling the Twin Cities, originally developed by Dayton-Hudson Corporation. The others are Southdale Center in Edina, Rosedale Center in Roseville and Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka. After a long decline, the mall closed in 2010. Except for the Sears store, the mall was demolished in 2011 before being redeveloped into the Shingle Creek Crossing development.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, MN." Record m-9952dcf8e9, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/brooklyn-center-brookdale-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_brooklyncenterbrookdalecenter,
  title = {Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/brooklyn-center-brookdale-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9952dcf8e9, 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.