Lockport Mall was an enclosed

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South Lockport, New York South Lockport is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Lockport in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 8,234 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statisti ...

located on Transit Road ( NY 78). It opened in 1971 and included three anchor stores as well as a movie theater. The mall closed in 2006 except for the

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department store. First announced in 2007, plans for a

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supercenter would displace the rest of the former mall building. The mall's demolition began in April 2011.

History

Lockport Mall opened in 1971 and was acquired by

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seven years later. Original tenants included Family Bargain Center (F. B. C.), which soon after opening was sold to

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(Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Company), as well as

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and

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. Also within the mall were

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, Morse Shoes,

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, Aladdin's Castle,

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Salons,

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, and a movie theater. A 1984 expansion added Hills Department Store. The Sample closed in 1991, while AM&A's sold to

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in 1995. Hills became

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in 1999; the same year, Montgomery Ward closed and became Rosa's Furniture. Due to the closing of Montgomery Ward, the mall started to decline. Ames closed in 2002, followed by many other mall stores. Plans were first announced in 2003 to demolish everything but the Bon-Ton building and replace the mall structure with a

supercenter. By late 2004, only nine stores remained operational at the mall, which at that point was slated for closure. Rosas closed in 2005. The theaters closed in January 2006. The mall sat for several years until 2011, when it was finally demolished except for The Bon-Ton. Construction of the Walmart has repeatedly been halted due to seagulls nesting on the site. In October 2013, construction finally continued on the site, and it opened in 2015 The Bon-Ton announced its closure in 2018.

References

External links

Lockport Mall at deadmalls.comLockport Mall demolition pictureView of Lockport Mall interior hallwayFlickr - some pictures of the mall
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