# Land of Oz shopping mall

OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-94b3a4fb75` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/land-of-oz-shopping-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-94b3a4fb75.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-94b3a4fb75.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-94b3a4fb75

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Cincinnati Museum Center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1985 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1991 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Cincinnati Union Terminal | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Cincinnati Museum Center | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “From 1980 to 1985, the building housed a shopping mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cincinnati_Union_Terminal
- **year_closed**: “From 1980 to 1985, the building housed a shopping mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cincinnati_Union_Terminal
- **original_developer**: “opened in 1933 as a union station to replace five train stations serving seven railroads in the city.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cincinnati_Union_Terminal
- **after_notes**: “In 1991, the terminal saw the opening of the Cincinnati Museum Center and the return of Amtrak service.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cincinnati_Union_Terminal
- **status**: “In 1991, the terminal saw the opening of the Cincinnati Museum Center and the return of Amtrak service.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cincinnati_Union_Terminal
- **strategy**: “In 1991, the terminal saw the opening of the Cincinnati Museum Center and the return of Amtrak service.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cincinnati_Union_Terminal

## Parties

- Cincinnati Union Terminal — owner (from text) (1933–1972)

## Timeline

- 1933: opened as union station
- 1972: passenger service ceased
- 1980: shopping mall opened
- 1985: shopping mall closed
- 1991: museum and Amtrak opened

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

Cincinnati Union Terminal is an intercity train station and museum center in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It opened in 1933 as a union station to replace five train stations serving seven railroads in the city. Passenger service ceased in 1972, and the station concourse was demolished. From 1980 to 1985, the building housed a shopping mall. In 1991, the terminal saw the opening of the Cincinnati Museum Center and the return of Amtrak service.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Land of Oz shopping mall, OH." Record m-94b3a4fb75, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/land-of-oz-shopping-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_landofozshoppingmall,
  title = {Land of Oz shopping mall, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/land-of-oz-shopping-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-94b3a4fb75, 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.