Paul Bunyan Mall
Paul Bunyan Mall is a regional shopping mall in Bemidji, Minnesota. The mall's anchor stores are Hobby Lobby, Kohl's, CosmoProf, JCPenney, Up Thrift Shop, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Maurices, and rue21. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once Herberger's.
| Location | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47.4949°N 94.89941°W |
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Developer | Developers Diversified, Inc.[1] |
| Management | Lexington Realty[2] |
| Architect | Rauenhorst Corp. |
| No. of stores and services | 32 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 (8 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 297,803 square feet (27,666.8 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 1,000 |
| Website | paulbunyanmall |
Developed by Cleveland-based Developers Diversified, Inc. Twin Cities-based Rauenhorst Corp. (originally Rauenhorst Const. Co.) did design as well as served as general contractor on projects.[3][1]
The mall is located off Paul Bunyan Drive in Bemidji just south of the "Ridgeway" development. It was first proposed in 1976 and opened in 1977 with JCPenney, Kmart and Bostwick's as its anchor stores.[4] Bostwick's became Herberger's in the mid-1990s.
The Kmart store closed in 2012 and became a Hobby Lobby.[5] Kohl's has also opened in part of the former Kmart.
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Herberger's would be closing as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.[6]
References
- Minnesota Modern Registry, Docomomo US MN, accessed May 18, 2022.
- "Paul Bunyan Mall". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- "Minnesota". Corporate Report: 82. 1977.
- "Bemidji Pioneer, December 20, 1976 : Front Page". NewspaperARCHIVE.com. 20 December 1976. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- "Hobby Lobby coming to Paul Bunyan Mall".
- "Department-store chain Bon-Ton is going out of business — here's the list of the 212 stores that will close". Business Insider.