Mayfair Mall - Wauwatosa, WI

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📚History:
- Mayfair Mall opened in October 1958, featuring more than 70 stores. The Mayfair Mall's original design was a 960-foot open-air concourse, with Marshall Fields as the northern anchor and Gimbels as the southern anchor. Chicago-based Marshall Field opened at Mayfair in 1959 to complement Gimbels, which opened just prior to Mayfair being dedicated. Three east–west corridors (North Mall, Central Park, and South Mall) ran the width of the mall, with each corridor decorated in a different color. The mall's central court also featured a park, which included trees, flowers, benches, and picnic tables. In 1973, the new Mayfair Mall was advertised. The mall was fully enclosed. An arcade called The Bazaar replaced the Central Park area of Mayfair. An office tower was built on the southwest side of the mall in 1975, and construction began on a second in November 1977. In 1986, Mayfair was rededicated following a $15 million remodeling effort. The Bazaar and a short-lived ice rink were both removed. A two-level atrium was built, featuring a new food court. The upper level was also expanded, adding 78,000 square feet (7,200 m2) of retail space. Following this expansion, the mall included 109 stores including Milwaukee-based Boston Store which replaced Gimbels. In 1998, the shopping center was purchased by General Growth Properties. A subsequent renovation project added a movie theater and a Barnes & Noble bookstore in 1999, and more than 100,000 square feet of retail space to the upper level in 2000. The second floor of the atrium was expanded across the entire mall adding new restaurants and shops. A cinema was also added, acting as a third anchor at Mayfair. Mayfair dealt with increased competition from other Milwaukee area shopping centers, including Bayshore Town Center, which underwent remodeling, and nearby Brookfield Square. A teen curfew was instituted in the 2010s due to several incidents within the mall and after films at the multiplex were let out on weekends. In 2005, a Crate & Barrel opened in front of the main mall entrance. The General Cinema multiplex was acquired by AMC Theatres after GCC's purchase by AMC. Marshall Field's converted to Macy's in 2006 as part of the broad rebranding of the Federated Department Stores to the Macy's label. Nordstrom opened in the mall in 2015. It was the first full-line Nordstrom store to open in the state of Wisconsin. Nordstrom wanted to meet such high demand, and Milwaukee was the largest metropolitan area without a Nordstrom. Boston Store closed in 2018 due to Bon-Ton filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closing all stores.