# Mid-Cities Mall

Manitowoc, WI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a186875a71` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/manitowoc-mid-cities-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a186875a71.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a186875a71.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a186875a71

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 24 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Don Pauly | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Mid-Cities Mall opened on April 3, 1968, with 2 anchors and 10 of its 24 stores.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Cities_Mall
- **year_closed**: “Mid-Cities Mall closed in 2000 as Lakeview Center Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Cities_Mall
- **original_developer**: “The mall was developed by Don Pauly” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Cities_Mall
- **status**: “was demolished in 2015.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Cities_Mall

## Timeline

- 1968: Mall opened
- 1986: Montgomery Ward closed
- 1990: Pierquet’s Electronics and Home Store closed
- 1993: Woolworth's closed
- 1996: Mall reopened after remodeling
- 2000: Owners announced eviction of 5 stores
- 2011: JCPenney closed as last store
- 2015: Demolition announced
- 2015: Demolition began

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

Mid-Cities Mall was a 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) shopping mall located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin that opened in 1968 with 2 anchors and 24 store slots. Mid-Cities Mall closed in 2000 as Lakeview Center Mall, and was demolished in 2015.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Cities_Mall

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Mid-Cities Mall, Manitowoc, WI." Record m-a186875a71, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/manitowoc-mid-cities-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_manitowocmidcitiesmall,
  title = {Mid-Cities Mall, Manitowoc, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/manitowoc-mid-cities-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a186875a71, 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.