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Erskine Village
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Location
Total retail floor area
670,000 square feet (62,000 m2) (Scottsdale) [1]
272,000 square feet (25,300 m2) (Erskine)[2]
No. of floors2 (Scottsdale)
1 (Erskine)
Public transit accessBus interchange Transpo

Erskine Village is a

Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's
.

History

Two

anchor stores would be involved. The plans called for a two-story, 860,000-square-foot (80,000 m2) shopping mall to be built at the southeast corner of Miami Street and Ireland Road on the south side of South Bend, Indiana. Sidney H. Morris was the project's architect. Prior to this, Skilken and Casto had developed a strip mall called Town and Country Shopping Center in nearby Mishawaka, but had sold it to another company prior to beginning development on Scottsdale Mall.[4]

The first three stores confirmed for the property were the three department stores which would serve as the property's

catalog store. The mall's name was derived from its proximity to a housing project called Scottsdale. Construction was delayed in mid-1970 when representatives of Casto attempted to acquire an additional 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land for additional parking. This acreage was located on land which the Indiana Department of Transportation had owned with the intent of constructing a relocation of US 20 along the south side of town. Because of the conflict in land ownership, Casto had considered abandoning plans to build the mall entirely, and had refused proposals to alter the parking of the mall.[5] By August, representatives of the Indiana Department of Transportation had refused Casto's proposal that the department realign the proposed route of US 20 so that it would not interfere with the mall. At the time, Casto representatives stated that they had considered withdrawing their proposal to build the mall after failing to acquire the extra land.[6]

1970s: Development and opening

Casto was able to alter the plans of the mall in such a way that it did not interfere with the proposed highway, and announced in July 1971 that construction would begin by year's end. By this point, the firm had confirmed a number of tenants including

The South Bend Tribune stated that the mall cost over $40,000,000 to build. In addition to the tenants already confirmed, the mall would also feature a community center and meeting room with a capacity of 300; fountains with seating areas; and spiral staircases and escalators connecting the property's two stories. Overall, the mall would consist of 105 stores.[10]

Scottsdale Mall officially opened for business on August 1, 1973. Don M. Casto Jr., then-president of the Casto corporation, attended a

ribbon-cutting ceremony that day.[11] Sixteen days later, ABC Great States Theatres (last known as Plitt Theatres) opened a two-screen movie theater at the mall. The first film shown there was Jesus Christ Superstar.[12] Ayr-Way held a grand opening event between August 27 and September 3, 1973, which offered over $1,500 in prizes and gift certificates to store patrons.[13]

1970s–1980s: After opening

In August 1974, employees of the mall's Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour built a 7-foot (2.1 m)-tall ice cream sundae to help raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. The sundae provided over 6,500 mall patrons with free ice cream.[14] Between September and October 1974, the mall hosted the American International Circus.[15] The circus returned to the mall a year later, hosting events such as tightrope walking and juggling.[16]

In 1981, Ayr-Way sold most of its stores to Target. The store at Scottsdale Mall was one of three in South Bend to be converted to Target that year. All of the stores acquired from Ayr-Way underwent renovations which included new décor and fixtures, as well as wider aisles.[17] One year later, Casto invested $500,000 in renovating the mall to give it a brighter appearance than the earth tones which it featured originally. This included repainting the ceilings, adding banners to the mall balconies, erecting new light fixtures that resembled umbrellas, and planting Ficus benjamina and philodendron. In addition, land was acquired on the south side of the property with the intention of adding a fourth anchor store.[18] Casto and Skilken sold the mall to Trivest Group of Barrington, Illinois, in 1984.[19] This company sold it to George Comfort only a year later.[20]

The mall had begun to experience a number of vacancies throughout the 1980s. One factor was the opening of

Payless ShoeSource, and KB Toys. She also noted that many other malls had faced similar issues with tenancy due to the economy of the United States at the time, and that mall sales had increased since the previous year.[22]

Late 1980s–1990s: Decline

By 1989, the mall had a vacancy rate of about 25 percent. In response, Sebastian Holdings of

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by year's end.[28]

By early 1993, the mall was only 54 percent occupied. Renovation plans held by Rubin that year included the addition of

big box stores such as Stein Mart or Old Navy.[32]

Tenancy continued to decline throughout 2001, and by the end of the year, MassMutual had yet to find a buyer.[33] National Properties of Los Angeles had turned down the property due to its price, and Schottenstein Realty of Columbus, Ohio (who at the time owned the Value City department store chain) had also declined to purchase the property for undisclosed reasons. By March 2002, local real estate developer Donald Cressy had expressed interest in buying the mall.[34] By September 2002, the mall was purchased by a partnership of two developers: Kite Realty of Indianapolis and Kimco Realty of Jericho, New York. Kimco Realty had previously purchased the former Montgomery Ward building after that chain filed for bankruptcy; Montgomery Ward had previously owned its building as opposed to leasing it from the mall.[35] The sale to Kimco and Kite was completed in July 2003, by which point Schottenstein Realty had once again joined as a partner in the redevelopment. The three companies then proposed the first step of renovation, which would involve demolishing the former Montgomery Ward for a relocation of Target; the rest of the mall would then stay open until 2004.[36] Under these plans, the redeveloped property would become a power center named Erskine Village.[37]

By the end of 2003, Scottsdale Mall had approximately 40 tenants left including the theater, comedy club, and a number of local stores.

GNC, GameStop, and RadioShack.[39]

2004–present: Erskine Village

Tenants confirmed for Erskine Village by 2005 included

Bed Bath & Beyond, TJ Maxx, and Justice all opened by 2006.[41] Circuit City followed in January 2007. This was a smaller format store and was branded by the chain as "The City". It closed in 2009 when Circuit City filed for bankruptcy.[42]

In 2013,

sheriff's sale and sold to Cotswold Group, a real estate company from New York.[46] As of 2022, Erskine Village features Kohl's, Target, and TJ Maxx as its major stores.[2]

References

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  4. ^ Ray Gregg (November 20, 1969). "Slate Scottsdale Mall construction: New center to rise at Miami, Ireland". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 33, 40. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Ed Perkins (July 12, 1970). "Shopping mall, bypass sites clash: Board to consider relocation delays". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 23, 26. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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  20. ^ a b Jan Oedekerk (January 23, 1991). "Waitin' for the 'buy'pass blues". Tribune Business Weekly. pp. 1, 23. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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  22. ^ a b Paul Dodson (August 7, 1988). "Scottsdale's 'plight' controversial". The South Bend Tribune. pp. E1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  23. ^ "Brown's to remain at Scottsdale Mall". The South Bend Tribune. May 14, 1985. pp. B8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  24. ^ Paul Dodson (October 12, 1989). "Scottsdale Mall counting on new staff". The South Bend Tribune. pp. D8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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  40. ^ Carol Elliott (May 17, 2005). "Progress on south side". The South Bend Tribune. pp. C8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  41. ^ "Old Navy opening in Erskine Village". The South Bend Tribune. March 16, 2006. pp. C10. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  42. ^ "Circuit City closing". The South Bend Tribune. January 17, 2009. pp. C8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  43. ^ Heidi Prescott (March 10, 2013). "Dress for Less plans two area stores". The South Bend Tribune. pp. C1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  44. ^ Heidi Prescott (August 18, 2015). "Bed, Bath & Beyond closing South Bend store". The South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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  46. ^ Mary Shown (October 30, 2019). "Erskine Village on South Bend's south side sold to New York property management group". The South Bend Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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