# South Sound Center

Lacey, WA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2113284716` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/lacey-south-sound-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2113284716.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2113284716.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2113284716

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Around the mall's main building, which is occupied by Target and Kohl's, are a Michaels, Marshalls, and a PetSmart. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1966 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “Around the mall's main building, which is occupied by Target and Kohl's, are a Michaels, Marshalls, and a PetSmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sound_Center
- **status**: “Around the mall's main building, which is occupied by Target and Kohl's, are a Michaels, Marshalls, and a PetSmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sound_Center
- **strategy**: “After several stores in the mall moved out or were closed, the enclosed mall portion was torn down in 2000 and replaced by a Target store between Sears and Mervyns.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sound_Center

## Anchors

Pay 'n Save, Sears, Nordstrom Place Two, Peoples, Woolworth

## Timeline

- 1966: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1966: Opened
- 2000: Indoor mall demolished and replaced by Target
- 2001: Kluh Clock donated
- 2006: Mervyns closed and reopened as Kohl's
- 2017: Verizon Wireless store crushed by snow
- 2019: Sears closing announced
- 2020: Sears store closed
- 2023: Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedicated
- 2025: Former Sears purchased by J&I Power Equipment
- 2026: J&I Power Equipment relocated into former Sears space

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

South Sound Center is a shopping mall located in Lacey, Washington, United States. It opened in 1966 as the first shopping center in the Olympia area and originally had a 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) enclosed mall. The indoor sections were demolished in 2000 and replaced by a retail plaza anchored by Target and Kohl's.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sound_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "South Sound Center, Lacey, WA." Record m-2113284716, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/lacey-south-sound-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_laceysouthsoundcenter,
  title = {South Sound Center, Lacey, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/lacey-south-sound-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2113284716, 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.