Crossroads Mall (Florida)

Crossroads Mall was a shopping mall located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and Roosevelt Boulevard on the border of Clearwater and Largo, Florida.

For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation).

History

The mall was opened in September 1984 as Bay Area Outlet Mall.[1] Two years after the complex opened, its owners were asked by Pinellas County officials to pay for road improvements necessitated by mall traffic.[2] Original tenants included TJ Maxx and Bealls. Although the mall was foreclosed on in 1997, a Ross Dress for Less store was added the same year.[3]

By early 2005, the complex was almost entirely vacant and slated for redevelopment.[4] In 2005, Walmart announced that it would buy the mall and replace it with a supercenter,[5] but the plan ultimately fell through.[6]

The property was purchased by developer Boulder Venture South LLC for $26 million in May 2005.[7] At the time, only seven stores remained in operation.[6] It officially closed its doors in August 2005, and has been demolished, with part of the property now occupied by a strip mall and a Cheddar's Casual Café.[8] At the end of 2013 a new Walmart opened in the west side of the property, while a luxury apartment complex named Gateway North opened on the east side the following fall.

References
  1. "State permits mall to open next month". The Evening Independent. 24 August 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. Debenport, Ellen (9 April 1986). "Mall owners balk at $592,704 bill for road improvements". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. Rigsby, GG (10 May 1997). "Outlet mall to carry on after foreclosure". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  4. Tan, Shannon (30 March 2005). "Town center may rise on mall site". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. Tan, Shannon (6 July 2004). "Wal-Mart buys mall in Largo for a supercenter". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  6. Tan, Shannon (6 May 2005). "Crossroads Mall sold, will be razed". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  7. "Maddux Business Report". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  8. Duffy, Pat. "Tampa Retail Market". Southeast Real Estate Business. France Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2007-12-01.

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