# Parmatown Mall

Parma, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-247309785d` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/parma-parmatown-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-247309785d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-247309785d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-247309785d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | outdoor shopping center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1956 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2017 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The plaza opened as a shopping plaza in 1956” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shoppes_at_Parma
- **after_notes**: “The mall was renovated in the early 2000s and was renovated to be an outdoor shopping center in 2017, with the interior demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shoppes_at_Parma
- **status**: “The mall was renovated in the early 2000s and was renovated to be an outdoor shopping center in 2017, with the interior demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shoppes_at_Parma
- **strategy**: “The plaza opened as a shopping plaza in 1956 and was enclosed in the mid-1960s and has become an outdoor plaza once again.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shoppes_at_Parma

## Anchors

Dillard's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Burlington, Walmart, Marc's

## Timeline

- 1956: opened as shopping plaza
- 1960: original anchor added

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

The Shoppes at Parma, formerly known as Parmatown Mall, is a shopping plaza located in Parma, Ohio, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Cleveland. It is located at the southwest corner of Ridge Road and West Ridgewood Drive. It is anchored by Walmart, Burlington, Marc's and Dick's Sporting Goods. The plaza opened as a shopping plaza in 1956 and was enclosed in the mid-1960s and has become an outdoor plaza once again. Its original anchors were Higbee's (1967) and May Company (1960). Higbee's became Dillard's in 1992, and closed in 2000. The old Higbee's structure was demolished and replaced with a new Walmart in 2004. May Company became Kaufmann's in 1993 and Kaufmann's became Macy's in 2006. A Kresge also served as a fourth anchor store until it was closed in the early 1980s to make way for an expansion. Parts of the original plaza remain open-air, with Chuck E. Cheese's and Marc's as major tenants. The mall was renovated in the early 2000s and was renovated to be an outdoor shopping center in 2017, with the interior demolished.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Parmatown Mall, Parma, OH." Record m-247309785d, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/parma-parmatown-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_parmaparmatownmall,
  title = {Parmatown Mall, Parma, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/parma-parmatown-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-247309785d, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.