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Sep 22, 2016 · Once a sprawling mall of one million square feet in south Kansas City, the site sat empty for years. Then in 2014, crews broke ground on a $4.4 billion redevelopment for Cerner. The healthcare ...
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Jun 21, 2023 · Work on the redevelopment plan for the mixed-use Metro North Crossing project began in 2015. The project is located at the corner of U.S. 169 Highway and NW Barry Road. The site has 106 acres, larger than the Blue Ridge and Antioch redevelopments combined. Metro North Mall opened in 1976 and served as the iconic shopping center in the Northland ...
Jul 10, 2024 · It opened as the largest mall in the metro and would boast four anchor stores — JCPenney, Macy’s, Stix, Baer & Fuller and Montgomery Ward. Local favorites included Eddy’s Loaf ‘N Stein. The mall offered parking for 7,000 cars. About 200 people attended the August 1975 ribbon cutting.
In the Kansas City North area, Metro North Mall emerged as a prominent shopping center during the latter part of the 20th century, particularly throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. This mall, which officially opened its doors in September 1976, was notable for its expansive size. It encompassed a vast 1.3 million square feet of retail space.
Apr 17, 2023 · Metro North Mall, a once-popular shopping center, opened its doors in September 1976. Spanning across 1.3 million sq. ft. of retail space, the mall featured 125 storefronts and 4 anchor stores on two levels. Visitors were greeted by a stunning center court area with a stage surrounded by a pool of water, and four mini hot-air balloons suspended ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Metro North Mall was once in its heydey. The two-story, 1.3 million-sqft shopping center that opened in 1976 was once popular for its shops, arcade, theater, and grand plaza with a water feature + four mini “hot air balloons” that floated up and down. By 2010, however, the mall was down to 17% occupancy. Over on the Kansas side, Indian ...
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Jul 10, 2021 · In its first decade, the lake was the regular meeting place of the Kansas City Bait & Fly Casting Club. No doubt it was at some point a favorite swimming hole for local kids. That lasted almost 20 years, until 1918 when Town Fork Creek was buried as the city paved Meyer Boulevard, the latest addition to the growing parks and boulevard plan.
