Ridgedale Center
Ridgedale Center opened in 1974 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Of the four 'dale' malls owned by the Dayton family, Ridgedale was the youngest. The other three included Southdale Center, Brookdale Center, & Rosedale Center.
Southdale Center, the first 'dale' mall and the first inclosed mall in America, attracted many to an air-conditioned mall. Thus, constructing three more malls, such as Ridgedale. 13 years after Ridgedale opened, Milwaukee-based, Carson Pirie Scott bought out Minneapolis-based, Donaldson's. Shortly after Donaldson's closed, Carson Pirie Scott filled the spot. 8 years later, Scott filed for Chapter 11 and closed all of their Minnesota stores. Dayton's extended their space so they could have more room and opened the Mens and Home store in 1995. In 2001, Dayton's announced that Chicago-based, Marshall Fields' would fill their two stores because they had been bought out. And again in 2006, Marshall Fields' announced that New York City-based Macy's would fill their two stores, repeating what had happend to Dayton's. In the mid-2000's, Seattle-based Nordstrom had talked about filling Macy's Mens and Home store. (at the time, Marshall Fields' Mens & Home) Also, Trader Joe's, a high-end California grocery store wanted to partially fill the space. Trader Joe's backed out of the deal in 2010 when competitor, Whole Foods Market opened a location nearby. In February 2013, Nordstrom confirmed that they would fill the current Macy's Mens and Home store, shortly after Macy's said they would expand the Womens and Childrens store to make just one Macy's. Also in February, Build-a-Bear Workshop, a popular toy store, closed its doors. The only original anchors left at Ridgedale include JCPenney's and Sears. |
Mall Layout History:1974
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