Bayshore (formerly called Bayshore Mall and Bayshore Town Center) is an open-air

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/mixed use complex including retail shops, restaurants, offices and residential units in Glendale, Wisconsin. It is currently anchored by

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, Total Wine & More, and

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along with one of the Milwaukee area's two

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s. Originally an outdoor strip mall built in 1954, it was converted into an enclosed mall in 1974. The first of two major redevelopments began in 2006, Bayshore Town Center was redeveloped into a mixed use center. In February in preparation of the next redevelopment, some stores began to move to new locations in the mall.

History

Plans for Bayshore began in 1951 and construction began in 1953. On March 31, 1954, Bayshore Shopping Center opened with 38 stores.

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opened in October of that year. Boston Store opened as the second anchor in 1958. T. A. Chapman Co opened as the third anchor in 1967. In 1974, Bayshore was converted into an indoor mall with 500,000-square-feet of retail space which added many new stores including

as the fourth anchor. In 1989 the last T.A Chapman Co in Milwaukee closed. In 2006, Bayshore went through a major redevelopment. 113 apartments, offices and green space were added. 1.3 million square feet of retail and restaurant space were also added.

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, iPic Theaters, and

were added as anchors. Many new stores would move into Bayshore like

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, and

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. In 2010, Steiner & Associates would sell the mall to Olshan Properties LLC.

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would move to the mall in 2015. Bayshore would struggle after this losing 4 of its anchors between 2014 and 2018. In 2014,

closed and has been torn down. In 2016,

closed. In 2016,

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was slated to replace Sears but those plans were later cancelled. In March 2018, iPic Theaters closed its doors. In August 2018, Boston Store closed. In 2018 the mall's management has proposed a "conversion of Glendale's troubled Bayshore Town Center, replacing the indoor mall with offices, a hotel and apartments."In September 2019 it was announced that Bayshore would begin a major redevelopment and redesign. The indoor portion of the mall was closed and demolished and construction has started on the apartments. An LED screen was added on one of the buildings. Since the redevelopment, many new stores have come to the mall. Total Wine & More would replace Sports Authority opening in 2020.

would replace Boston Store opening in 2021.

List of Anchor Stores

References

External links

* {{coord, 43.122160, -87.914461, display=t, type:landmark Buildings and structures in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Glendale, Wisconsin Lifestyle centers (retail) Shopping malls established in 1954 Shopping malls in Wisconsin

History

List of Anchor Stores

See also

References

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