# Uptown Hutch

Hutchinson, KS · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-24d8b72b7d` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/hutchinson-uptown-hutch/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-24d8b72b7d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-24d8b72b7d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-24d8b72b7d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Exterior-facing stores remain open | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1985 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon & Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Upon opening in March 1985, the mall had six anchor stores:” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Hutch
- **original_developer**: “Melvin Simon & Associates (now Simon Property Group) first confirmed the mall's development in 1983.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Hutch
- **after_notes**: “while exterior-facing stores remained open.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Hutch
- **status**: “The interior portion of the mall closed beginning March 23, 2026, as part of a transition to a new shopping format, while exterior-facing stores remained open.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Hutch

## Anchors

Hobby Lobby, Dunham's Sports, TJ Maxx, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Bomgaars, Hutch Vintage Market

## Timeline

- 1983: Development confirmed
- 1985: Mall opened
- 1994: Walmart left and Hobby Lobby took former location
- 1994: Newman's closed and theater added
- 2012: Dillards announced closure
- 2014: Sears announced closure
- 2016: Dunham's Sports hiring for new store
- 2017: JCPenney announced closure
- 2021: Former JCPenney subdivided
- 2026: Interior portion closed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Uptown Hutch, formerly Hutchinson Mall, is a shopping mall in Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. Built in 1986, it features Bomgaars, Hobby Lobby, Dunham's Sports, TJ Maxx, Hutch Vintage Market, and Ollie's Bargain Outlet as its anchor stores.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Hutch

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptown_Hutch

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Uptown Hutch, Hutchinson, KS." Record m-24d8b72b7d, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/hutchinson-uptown-hutch/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hutchinsonuptownhutch,
  title = {Uptown Hutch, Hutchinson, KS},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/hutchinson-uptown-hutch/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-24d8b72b7d, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.