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Grand Forks City Center Mall Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: OGLMC-1446

Scope and Contents

The Grand Forks City Center Mall Records contains correspondence, budgetary and planning materials, meeting minutes, proposals and market surveys.

Dates

  • created: 1972-1989
  • Other: Date acquired: 08/27/2001

Conditions Governing Access

Open for examination under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Biographical or Historical Information

The City Center Mall was a shopping mall located in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota.  A roof and walls were constructed on 3rd Street between DeMers Avenue and Kittson Avenue, creating an enclosed mall which closed off the block.  The main tenant of the City Center Mall was Silverman's, a clothing store for men.  Unfortunately, the Mall could not stop the movement of business out of downtown during the 1980s and 1990s.  Silverman's moved to a new location on South Columbia Road in 1995.  Downtown Grand Forks was especially hit hard by the 1997 Flood, causing the City Center Mall to be demolished in 1998. SourceGrand Forks: A Pictorial History by D. Jerome Tweton.  Expanded Second Addition.  Virginia Beach: Donning Company, 2005.

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Full Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Shopping center in Grand Forks

Source of Acquisition

Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald

Method of Acquisition

Donation; 2002-2568

Accruals and Additions

Additional materials deposited by Jeff Wencl, Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission, in 2017 (2017-3347)

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Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Chester Fritz Library
3051 University Ave Stop 9000
Grand Forks ND 58202-9000 US
701-777-4625