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Towne East Square
Towne East Square is an enclosed, two-story shopping mall located in the eastern section of Wichita, Kansas, United States.
Towne East Square has 122 stores and restaurants in 1,145,360 square feet (106,407.4 m2) of gross leasable area. The anchor stores are Dillard's, Round One Entertainment, JCPenney, Von Maur, and Scheels. In summer 2019, a Round One Entertainment complex started construction in the former J.M. McDonald/Service Merchandise/Stein Mart/Steve & Barry's/Mattress Hub Superstore/Wright Career College/Glow Golf space. It was later confirmed that the Round One Entertainment Complex was slated to open in 2020. It was intended to open on July 1, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the store officially opened on July 18, 2020.
The area around the mall was changed heavily in recent years as several businesses and hotels were demolished for the expansion and addition of a flyover on Highways 54/400 (locally signed Kellogg). Simon has purchased much of the vacated land for redevelopment.
The mall was first planned in 1972 as Kellogg Mall, but was later changed to Towne East Square. Construction began in 1973, and officially opened on August 14, 1975, and was the first large, modern, multi-level enclosed mall in Wichita. The original anchors were JCPenney, Dillard's, Henry's, Sears (which opened soon after the mall opened), and J.M. McDonald.
J.M. McDonald liquidated in 1983 as part of parent company Wickes filing for bankruptcy, and was replaced by Service Merchandise around 1985.
In 1992, Henry's closed and stayed abandoned for eight years until it was demolished in 2000 to make room for Von Maur. That store would open two years later on August 3, 2002. Meanwhile, Service Merchandise closed in 1998 due to low sales, and was taken up by Stein Mart in 1999.
Stein Mart had financial troubles and closed in 2002. The store was later bought by Steve & Barry's around the mid 2000s, and liquidated in late 2008, following Steve and Barry's bankruptcy. In late 2008, Towne East Square received a renovation to give it more of an upscale look, including escalator movements. During the summer of 2009, Mattress Hub expanded their store at the mall into the former Steve and Barry's space, and moved in mid-2010 for Wright Career College that opened in 2011.
A BJ's Restaurants opened outside the mall on July 16, 2012. On September 17 of the same year, Longhorn Steakhouse would open in the surrounding area.
Towne East Square
Towne East Square is an enclosed, two-story shopping mall located in the eastern section of Wichita, Kansas, United States.
Towne East Square has 122 stores and restaurants in 1,145,360 square feet (106,407.4 m2) of gross leasable area. The anchor stores are Dillard's, Round One Entertainment, JCPenney, Von Maur, and Scheels. In summer 2019, a Round One Entertainment complex started construction in the former J.M. McDonald/Service Merchandise/Stein Mart/Steve & Barry's/Mattress Hub Superstore/Wright Career College/Glow Golf space. It was later confirmed that the Round One Entertainment Complex was slated to open in 2020. It was intended to open on July 1, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the store officially opened on July 18, 2020.
The area around the mall was changed heavily in recent years as several businesses and hotels were demolished for the expansion and addition of a flyover on Highways 54/400 (locally signed Kellogg). Simon has purchased much of the vacated land for redevelopment.
The mall was first planned in 1972 as Kellogg Mall, but was later changed to Towne East Square. Construction began in 1973, and officially opened on August 14, 1975, and was the first large, modern, multi-level enclosed mall in Wichita. The original anchors were JCPenney, Dillard's, Henry's, Sears (which opened soon after the mall opened), and J.M. McDonald.
J.M. McDonald liquidated in 1983 as part of parent company Wickes filing for bankruptcy, and was replaced by Service Merchandise around 1985.
In 1992, Henry's closed and stayed abandoned for eight years until it was demolished in 2000 to make room for Von Maur. That store would open two years later on August 3, 2002. Meanwhile, Service Merchandise closed in 1998 due to low sales, and was taken up by Stein Mart in 1999.
Stein Mart had financial troubles and closed in 2002. The store was later bought by Steve & Barry's around the mid 2000s, and liquidated in late 2008, following Steve and Barry's bankruptcy. In late 2008, Towne East Square received a renovation to give it more of an upscale look, including escalator movements. During the summer of 2009, Mattress Hub expanded their store at the mall into the former Steve and Barry's space, and moved in mid-2010 for Wright Career College that opened in 2011.
A BJ's Restaurants opened outside the mall on July 16, 2012. On September 17 of the same year, Longhorn Steakhouse would open in the surrounding area.