# Forest Mall

Fond du Lac, WI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2b6f179777` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/fond-du-lac-forest-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2b6f179777.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2b6f179777.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2b6f179777

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | healthcare, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Kohl's operates in its space on the west side of the former mall and TJ Maxx continue operations in the former Staples location. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1973 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon & Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “the mall closed and was demolished in 2020.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Melvin Simon & Associates, now known as Simon Property Group, first announced plans for Forest Mall in 1964.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Mall
- **after_notes**: “As of May 2024, The former Pranges/Younkers building, and the entire east side of the former mall is demolished. Kohl's operates in its space on the west side of the former mall and TJ Maxx continue operations in the former Staples location.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Mall
- **status**: “As of May 2024, The former Pranges/Younkers building, and the entire east side of the former mall is demolished. Kohl's operates in its space on the west side of the former mall and TJ Maxx continue operations in the former Staples location.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Mall
- **strategy**: “A Meijer store is set to be built on the site of the mall as well as a clinic for ThedaCare–Froedtert Health.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Mall

## Anchors

G. C. Murphy, Staples, Younkers, Montgomery Ward, Prange Way, J. C. Penney, H. C. Prange Co.

## Parties

- ATR Corinth Partners — owner (from text) (2016–2020)
- Melvin Simon & Associates — owner (from text) (1973–2016)
- WP Glimcher — owner (from text) (2014–2016)

## Timeline

- 1964: Plans announced
- 1973: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1973: Mall opened
- 1998: Renovation
- 2006: New stores opened
- 2014: JCPenney closed
- 2014: WP Glimcher spin-off
- 2014: Sears and cinema closed
- 2016: Sold to ATR Corinth Partners
- 2018: Younkers closed
- 2020: Demolition began

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

Forest Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Opened in 1973, the mall closed and was demolished in 2020. As of May 2024, The former Pranges/Younkers building, and the entire east side of the former mall is demolished. Kohl's operates in its space on the west side of the former mall and TJ Maxx continue operations in the former Staples location.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Forest Mall, Fond du Lac, WI." Record m-2b6f179777, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/fond-du-lac-forest-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_fonddulacforestmall,
  title = {Forest Mall, Fond du Lac, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/fond-du-lac-forest-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2b6f179777, 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.