Leavenworth Plaza

Leavenworth Plaza was an indoor shopping center in Leavenworth, Kansas. Originally opened in 1967, the mall was anchored by J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, and Safeway. Duckwall-ALCO Retail Stores added a store in 1972.[1]

Montgomery Ward became Sears in 1987.[2] A movie theater was added in 1993 after Duckwall-ALCO closed.[3] J.C. Penney closed in 2003,[4] and Sears later closed as well. The mall's original owners, Copaken, White & Blitt, sold it to Colliers Turley Martin Tucker in 2008.[5] The property is currently managed by Dial Properties [6]

The movie theater closed in 2010. Westlake Ace Hardware still operates in a portion of the building.[7] By 2013, the remaining tenants were Ace Hardware, GNC, Curves, RadioShack, and Cato Corporation, with the indoor area closed.[8] Demolition of the interior mall began in November 2015.[9] As of 2019, only Ace Hardware remains active on the site.

References

1. "Kansas". Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age. 48 (1–6): E6. 1972.
2. "Sears to open new store on Leavenworth mall". St. Joseph News-Press. November 2, 1986. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
3. Butler, Robert (September 5, 1993). "A little sense can make movie violence worthwhile". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
4. Bormann, Dawn (September 17, 2003). "Penney's to close in January Leavenworth store, open since 1920, cites poor sales". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
5. "New York firm buys Leavenworth shopping center". Kansas City Business Journal. February 14, 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
6. "Dial Properties Management". Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
7. "Shopping center – and community – suffer a hit". Leavenworth Times. August 28, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
9. "Plaza demolition".