# Wichita Mall

Wichita, KS · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-0fc0dc36b5` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/wichita-wichita-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-0fc0dc36b5.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-0fc0dc36b5.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-0fc0dc36b5

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, education | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | office space and Wichita State University satellite centers | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1970 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2003 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The mall itself opened on July 30, 1970, as the Wichita Mall Shopping Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Mall
- **after_notes**: “As of 2025, the mall now consists of office space and Wichita State University satellite centers.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Mall
- **status**: “As of 2025, the mall now consists of office space and Wichita State University satellite centers.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Mall
- **strategy**: “In 2003, the mall was renovated drastically – including the former Montgomery Ward location – to include office space and a new Big Lots.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Mall
- **renovation_years**: “In 2003, the mall was renovated drastically – including the former Montgomery Ward location – to include office space and a new Big Lots.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Montgomery Ward, Skagg's, J.M. McDonald, movie theater

## Timeline

- 1969: Construction began
- 1970: Mall opened
- 2001: Montgomery Ward closed
- 2002: Mall sold
- 2003: Renovation to office and Big Lots
- 2025: Current use as office and university satellite centers

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

Wichita Mall was an American shopping mall in Wichita, Kansas.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Wichita Mall, Wichita, KS." Record m-0fc0dc36b5, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/wichita-wichita-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_wichitawichitamall,
  title = {Wichita Mall, Wichita, KS},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/wichita-wichita-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-0fc0dc36b5, 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.