Westland Mall is an enclosed

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. Opened in 1977, the mall's anchor stores are Westland Theatre, and

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. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once

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and

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. It is owned by

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History

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began building Westland Mall in 1976. Original tenants included

, Woolworth, Kirlin's

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, and

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. The mall opened for business on March 30, 1977, comprising more than 40 stores. In 1981, Woolworth converted the store to its

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division, before closing it in 1983. The space was later occupied by a furniture store. L&H Realty bought the mall in 1998, and sold it to GK Development in 2004.

opened an anchor store at the mall in October 2013. In 2015, JCPenney announced that it would close its Westland Mall store along with 38 other stores in the United States, The store closed in spring 2015, in 2018

closed due to The Bon Ton bankruptcy. In the former Hallmark location in the mall, Sears Hometown Store opened up there as of April 2022.

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External links

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Shopping malls in Iowa Shopping malls established in 1977 Buildings and structures in Des Moines County, Iowa 1977 establishments in Iowa Kohan Retail Investment Group