# Southgate Shopping Center

Southgate, MI · strip · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-997cfd6063` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/mi/southgate-southgate-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-997cfd6063.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-997cfd6063.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-997cfd6063

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | none |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | civic, education, entertainment, healthcare, office, park, retail | none |
| Original developer | Realty Mortgage and Investment Corporation of Detroit | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

S. S. Kresge, Federal's, Kinsel Drugs, Wrigley Stores

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

Southgate Shopping Center is a shopping center located at the southeast corner of Eureka and Trenton Roads in Southgate, Michigan.  Completed by 1958, it was one of the first major strip malls in the southern Detroit suburbs until the nearby Southland Center opened in 1970.  At its peak, the center housed over thirty stores.


== History ==


=== Construction and opening ===

As early as 1952, the Realty Mortgage and Investment Corporation of Detroit announced that a multimillion-dollar Southgate Center would be built at Eureka and Trenton Roads, and that "space has already been let to many Michigan chain stores, including Kinsel Drugs, Federal's, Wrigley Stores, S. S.

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

## Sources

- Southgate Shopping Center — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southgate_Shopping_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Southgate Shopping Center, Southgate, MI." Record n-997cfd6063, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/mi/southgate-southgate-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_southgatesouthgateshoppingcenter,
  title = {Southgate Shopping Center, Southgate, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/mi/southgate-southgate-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-997cfd6063, 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.