shopping arcade
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
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located along Winchester Avenue in downtown
Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland is a home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The largest city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,6 ...
. It opened in July 1926 and was the first indoor
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
built in the state of Kentucky. The building is part of the
Ashland Commercial Historic District
The Ashland Commercial Historic District is a designated historic district bounded by 13th Street, Carter Avenue, 18th Street, and Front Street in Downtown Ashland, Kentucky.Huntington, West Virginia. Demolition of the Josselson Brothers Furniture Store began the following week on the site where the arcade would be constructed. By this time, 60% of the retail space on the second and third floors of the building had been leased. The storefronts were constructed out of rosetta marble and each interior store featured a depth of 17.5 feet, with a width of 15, 30 or 45 feet, with or without partitions.Powell, Helen C., Lynn, 5 August 1994. Retrieved on 2014-06-30. Electrical fixtures were installed beginning in June 1925 by the Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Company of
Chicago
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. The arcade opened under the management of John C. C. Mayo Jr. and Alexander Cameron in July 1926.The Camayo Arcade Urbanup. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
On October 9, 1926, the Camayo Arcade Recreation Center opened in basement of the building. The recreation center featured
billiards
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tables and a
bowling alley
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. Once completed, the Camayo Arcade had of total floor space.
The building underwent significant renovations in 2012 after being purchased by resident Perry Madden.
Retail
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Shopping Arcade
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known collec ...