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'''Dort Mall''' (formerly '''Small Mall''' and '''Mid-America Plaza''')is a [[shopping mall]] located in [[Flint, Michigan]]. It was built in [[1963]], five years before [[Courtland Center]] and seven years before [[Genesee Valley Center]], making it the oldest mall in [[Genesee County]]. It is owned by the Perani family, who also owns [[Perani's Hockey World]], which along with [[Bargain Hunterz]], is one of the mall's [[anchor tenant]]s. The third tenant was most recently [[Big Lots]], which relocated to a new location near Courtland Center in [[2012]].<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/2901556/Dort-Mall]</ref>▼
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| caption = Night Hawks sign at Dort Mall
| location = [[Flint, Michigan]], United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.9908|-83.6559|type:landmark_region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| address = 3600 South Dort Highway
| opening_date = 1965
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| developer = William Oleksyn
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| owner = Robert Perani Jr. and family
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| number_of_anchors = 3
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| floors = 1
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[Flint Mass Transportation Authority|MTA]]
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▲'''Dort Mall''' (formerly '''Small Mall''' and '''Mid-America Plaza''') is a
==History==
Dort Mall was built by local developer William Oleksyn in 1964. It was built on the site of a former [[drive-in theater]] and was the first enclosed shopping mall in the Flint area. Its original [[anchor store]]s were [[Yankee Stores|Yankee Stadium]] and [[A&P]].<ref name="flinn">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sj9_CQAAQBAJ&dq=%22dort+mall%22+%22yankee%22&pg=PT135 | title=Remembering Flint, Michigan: Stories from the Vehicle City | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | author=Gary Flinn | year=2010| isbn=9781614236467 }}</ref>
A [[General Cinema]] movie theater was added in 1968, was divided into two screens in 1975, and closed in 1983. Also in the 1970s, a [[discotheque]] was located in the mall's basement. Despite this addition, the mall had a number of vacancies, especially after Yankee Stadium was sold to [[Zody's]] and later closed. The mall was renamed Small Mall and Mid-America Plaza in the 1980s, a time at which point [[Sears]] Outlet and a comedy club were added. By 1993, the former A&P space had become [[Big Lots]].<ref name="flinn"/>
The Dort Mall, with 239,000 square feet of interior space on 30 acres,<ref>[https://archive.today/20130411195552/http://www.showcase.com/property/3600-S-Dort-Highway/Flint/Michigan/701656 Dort Mall at showcase.com]</ref> is well known for its antique collection, mostly about automobiles and Mid-Michigan. Some of the antiques are housed inside vacant store locations. Many of the antiques were owned by mall owner Bob Perani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/06/bob_peranis_unique_antique_col.html|title=Bob Perani's unique antique collection in Flint's Dort Mall set for auction in July|date=June 24, 2009}}</ref> After Big Lots moved out in 2014, their space became a [[flea market]].
== References ==
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{{Shopping malls in Michigan}}
[[Category:Shopping malls in Michigan]]
[[Category:Shopping malls established in
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Flint, Michigan]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Michigan]]
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| Location | Flint, Michigan, United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°59′27″N 83°39′21″W / 42.9908°N 83.6559°W |
| Address | 3600 South Dort Highway |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Developer | William Oleksyn |
| Owner | Robert Perani Jr. and family |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Public transit access |  MTA |
Dort Mall (formerly Small Mall and Mid-America Plaza) is a shopping mall located in Flint, Michigan. It was built in two stages in 1964 and 1965, three years before Courtland Center and five years before Genesee Valley Center, making it the oldest mall in Genesee County. It is owned by the Perani family, who also owns Perani's Hockey World, which along with Bargain Hunterz and City Market, is one of the mall's anchor tenants.
History
[edit]Dort Mall was built by local developer William Oleksyn in 1964. It was built on the site of a former drive-in theater and was the first enclosed shopping mall in the Flint area. Its original anchor stores were Yankee Stadium and A&P.[1]
A General Cinema movie theater was added in 1968, was divided into two screens in 1975, and closed in 1983. Also in the 1970s, a discotheque was located in the mall's basement. Despite this addition, the mall had a number of vacancies, especially after Yankee Stadium was sold to Zody's and later closed. The mall was renamed Small Mall and Mid-America Plaza in the 1980s, a time at which point Sears Outlet and a comedy club were added. By 1993, the former A&P space had become Big Lots.[1]
The Dort Mall, with 239,000 square feet of interior space on 30 acres,[2] is well known for its antique collection, mostly about automobiles and Mid-Michigan. Some of the antiques are housed inside vacant store locations. Many of the antiques were owned by mall owner Bob Perani.[3] After Big Lots moved out in 2014, their space became a flea market.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gary Flinn (2010). Remembering Flint, Michigan: Stories from the Vehicle City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614236467.
- ^ Dort Mall at showcase.com
- ^ "Bob Perani's unique antique collection in Flint's Dort Mall set for auction in July". June 24, 2009.