# Southwyck Mall

Toledo, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4b1dccac66` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/toledo-southwyck-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4b1dccac66.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4b1dccac66.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-4b1dccac66

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | logistics | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Amazon Distribution Center DCL5 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1972 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 850000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 20 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Frank Morgan and Sherman Dreiseszun | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Dillin Corp. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “the mall closed on June 29, 2008.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwyck_Mall
- **original_developer**: “by Kansas City developers Frank Morgan and Sherman Dreiseszun” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwyck_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Amazon Distribution Center DCL5 is now located on the former site of Southwyck Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwyck_Mall
- **status**: “by November 1, 2009, the Southwyck Mall was completely demolished” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwyck_Mall
- **strategy**: “After the mall closed, plans were made to demolish it for an outdoor shopping center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwyck_Mall
- **demolition_year**: “by November 1, 2009, the Southwyck Mall was completely demolished” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Dillard's, Vacant

## Timeline

- 1972: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1972: Mall opened
- 1995: AMC theaters sold to National Amusements
- 2001: Montgomery Ward closed
- 2007: Dillard's relocated
- 2008: Mall closed
- 2009: Mall demolished

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

Southwyck Mall was a shopping mall in southern Toledo, Ohio. After the final anchor (Dillard's) left, along with most of the inline stores, the mall closed on June 29, 2008.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwyck_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Southwyck Mall, Toledo, OH." Record m-4b1dccac66, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/toledo-southwyck-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_toledosouthwyckmall,
  title = {Southwyck Mall, Toledo, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/toledo-southwyck-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4b1dccac66, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

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.