 Austin Minnesotas Oak Park Mall Opened summer of 1975. it's orginal anchors were Younkers of Des Moines Ia And JCPenney. Other notable tenants were a White Drug Mart , Hy-Vee and a Highland Cooper Twin Cinema. The mall was developed by General Growth Properties (GGP) of Des Moines Ia. In 1983 Shopko was added to the east end of the mall. The mall progressed onwards sucessfully into the 1990s but by the late 90s it began to slip. JCPenney pulled out in the early 2000s , as did most of the chain stores. By 2014 when the mall closed it was a mixture of mom n pop stores and overpriced antique places. Hy-Vee who had left the mall in 1985 announced they had purchased the vacant mall. They planned to build a new store where the mall stood. It was demolished spring of 2015 the new Hy-Vee opened on the site in 2017. Younkers Shopko and the Cinemagic 7 are the only sections of Oak Park remaining. I visited the mall twice these are pictures from my second visit. The black and white pictures are from 1975 when the mall opened. I have the first visit photos buried on my computer I'll add them eventually.  |
| The original Logo |
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| Center Court 80s or 90s |
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| Ribbon cutting 1975 |
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| Wallins west |
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| St Paul Clothiers |
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| Boxruds |
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| Jay-Vee |
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| Jewelry Hut |
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| So - Fro Fabrics |
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| Johnson Floral |
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| Karmelkorn |
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| Lundbergs |
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| The Char House restaurant |
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| Eat at Joes |
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| Waldenbooks |
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| Regis |
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| Van Duyns |
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| Shopko wing entrance |
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| Cinemagic 7 nee Highland Cooper Twin Cinema |
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| Retro Musicland |
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| Vision works Formerly Vision World |
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| Younkers wing |
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| Fanny Farmer |
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| Sears Hometown Nee White Drug Mart |
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| County seat? |
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| Former Family Dollar |
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| Younkers mall entrance |
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| Younkers wing |
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| Regis interior |
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| Former Hy-Vee |
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| Former Hy-Vee |
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| Former Hy-Vee |
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| Shopko |
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| Newer mall logo |
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| Shopko mall entrance |
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| Shopko wing twords center court |
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| Regis |
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| Shopko wing |
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| Seiferts |
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| Jay-Vee Later Brauns |
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| Center Court |
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| Front entrance wing |
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| Former J.C. Penney mall entrance |
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| Younkers wing |
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| Center court stage |
