Quincy Place Mall

Quincy Place Mall is shopping mall located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The mall is managed by Lexington Realty International. The mall's anchor stores are Harbor Freight Tools, Dunham's Sports and Dollar Tree. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Herberger's and JCPenney.

Quincy Place Mall

Location	Ottumwa, Iowa
Coordinates	41.01638°N 92.43479°W / 41.01638; -92.43479
Address	1110 N. Quincy Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Opening date	1990[1]
Developer	Developers Diversified
Owner	Lexington Realty International
No. of stores and services	~45
No. of anchor tenants	4 (2 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area	270,000 square feet (25,000 m2)
No. of floors	1
Public transit access	10-15 Transit
Website	thequincyplacemall.com

History

Quincy Place Mall opened in August 1990, as a 270,000 sq ft mall anchored by JCPenney, Herberger's, and Walmart.^[2] The opening of the mall also followed the closure and redevelopment of a previous pedestrian mall in downtown Ottumwa.^[3] Pat Buchanan visited the mall in 1999, as part of a five-day trip through Iowa.^[4]

Walmart closed its store at the mall in 2003, relocating to a freestanding supercenter.^[5] Goody's opened in a portion of the former space by 2004.^[6]

By 2015, Dollar Tree and MC Sports had moved into a portion of the former Walmart.^[2] JCPenney closed at the mall in 2017, bringing to an end 101 years of the retailer being in Ottumwa.^[7] MC Sports closed at the mall in 2017, as part of their bankruptcy, and was replaced by Dunham's Sports in 2018.^[8] Herberger's closed at the mall in 2018, bringing the mall's occupancy down to just a third.^[9] The mall, as of 2019, has gained entertainment tenants including Gamertag and primarily, the Ottumwa Old-School Pinball and Arcade and the Video Game Hall of Fame.^[10] Over the past couple years, the mall has also been the home of the Galaxies of Gaming convention, run by Walter Day and Twin Galaxies.^[11]

In 2022 the remaining unused portion of the old Wal-Mart building was converted into a Harbor Freight.^[12]

References

1. "Quincy Place Mall – Lexington". Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
2. Codjoe, Ellis (August 6, 2015). "Quincy Place Mall celebrates quarter century". Ottumwa Radio Group. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
3. Bullard, Charles (January 27, 1991). "Good times ahead for battered Ottumwa". The Des Moines Sunday Register. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Buchanan won't let Bush 'coronation' go unchallenged". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. June 22, 1999. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Taking care of business". The Ottumwa Courier. April 19, 2000. p. A1. Retrieved July 11, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
6. Hoelscher, Kristin (December 16, 2004). "City builds toward unity, prosperity". The Des Moines Register Ottumwa. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Milner, Matt (March 17, 2017). "J.C. Penney closing Ottumwa store". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
8. "Mall reveals newest tenant". Ottumwa Courier. March 21, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
9. Eller, Donnelle (June 3, 2018). "Malls struggling as national chains exit". Des Moines Sunday Register. Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "EDITORIAL: A surprising path for Quincy Place Mall". Ottumwa Courier. January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
11. "Ottumwa hall honors — and is honored by — video game VIPs". Ottumwa Courier. October 6, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
12. "EDITORIAL: Grand opening of Harbor Freight set". Ottumwa Courier. Feb 16, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.