# Lakeshore Mall

Manitowoc, WI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2fd880e1cf` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/manitowoc-lakeshore-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2fd880e1cf.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2fd880e1cf.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2fd880e1cf

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | demolition site | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1979 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2018 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Daniel Wergin Jr. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Lakeshore Mall opened as the Edgewater Plaza in 1979.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- **year_closed**: “The shopping mall closed in 2018, and is currently being demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- **original_developer**: “The mall was developed by Daniel Wergin Jr.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- **after_notes**: “The shopping mall closed in 2018, and is currently being demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- **status**: “The shopping mall closed in 2018, and is currently being demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- **strategy**: “and then be redeveloped.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)

## Anchors

Sears, Younkers, Prange Way

## Parties

- Source Capital — owner (from text) (1982–)
- Reliastar Life Insurance Company — owner (from text) (1997–)
- MLG Commercial — owner (from text) (2000–)
- Developer (unnamed) — owner (from text) (2003–)

## Timeline

- 1978: Construction started
- 1979: Official opening as Edgewater Plaza
- 1982: Sold to Source Capital
- 1992: Prange's renamed Younkers
- 1996: Prange Way closed
- 1997: Sold to Reliastar Life Insurance Company
- 2000: Sold to MLG Commercial for $1 million
- 2003: Sold to developer with plans to increase foot traffic
- 2018: Mall closed
- 2025: Announced for demolition

## Deals and debt

- 2000 sale: 1000000.0 MLG Commercial   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- 1997 sale:  Reliastar Life Insurance Company   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)
- 1982 sale:  Source Capital   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)

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

Lakeshore Mall was a 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) shopping Mall located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The mall had 3 anchors which were Younkers, Prange Way, and Sears. Lakeshore Mall opened as the Edgewater Plaza in 1979. The shopping mall closed in 2018, and is currently being demolished.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore_Mall_(Wisconsin)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lakeshore Mall, Manitowoc, WI." Record m-2fd880e1cf, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/manitowoc-lakeshore-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_manitowoclakeshoremall,
  title = {Lakeshore Mall, Manitowoc, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/manitowoc-lakeshore-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2fd880e1cf, 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.