# Mission Center Mall

Mission, KS · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-5af1b72fb7` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/mission-mission-center-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5af1b72fb7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5af1b72fb7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-5af1b72fb7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | hotel, housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The land has remained vacant since, now an overgrown patch of weeds with a steel fence surrounding out it. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1989 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2006 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2018 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 350000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 50 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In May 2018, Colliers International released information about the development of the space, to begin before Oct 31 2018, that includes a hotel, apartments, and mixed retail space. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “In 2006, Mission Center Mall was closed and demolished and the property vacated.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Center_Mall
- **gla_sqft**: “The mall featured 50 leasable storefronts in 350,000 s.f. of space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Center_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The land has remained vacant since, now an overgrown patch of weeds with a steel fence surrounding out it.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Center_Mall
- **status**: “In 2006, Mission Center Mall was closed and demolished and the property vacated.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Center_Mall
- **strategy**: “In August 2005, plans were announced for the mall's sale, demolition, and replacement by a mixed-use development called The Gateway.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Center_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Dillard's South, Dillard's North

## Parties

- Copaken, White & Blitt — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1956: opened as Mission Shopping Center
- 1989: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1989: demolished and rebuilt completely
- 2005: plans announced for sale, demolition, and mixed-use replacement
- 2006: closed and shuttered
- 2006: torn down
- 2011: Walmart announced as tenant
- 2018: development details released for hotel, apartments, mixed retail

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

Mission Center Mall was a small shopping mall in Mission, Kansas, located on a block of land wedged between four major roads, including Shawnee Mission Parkway and Johnson Drive, and Roe Boulevard and Roeland Drive. It opened in 1956 as Mission Shopping Center and was rebuilt in 1989. In 2006, Mission Center Mall was closed and demolished and the property vacated.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Center_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Mission Center Mall, Mission, KS." Record m-5af1b72fb7, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/mission-mission-center-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_missionmissioncentermall,
  title = {Mission Center Mall, Mission, KS},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/mission-mission-center-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-5af1b72fb7, 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.