# Valley Fair Shopping Center

Appleton, WI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2cf955f561` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/appleton-valley-fair-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2cf955f561.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2cf955f561.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2cf955f561

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | They have demolished most of the property. Because the former Kohl's Food Stores building, the Chase Bank, and the Marcus Cinemas, were still new enough and structurally sound, they weren't torn down. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1955 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 26.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Hamilton Construction Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | VF Partners | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2007 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **acres**: “redeveloping the 26-acre, Valley Fair site since 2006.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center
- **original_developer**: “The mall was built by Hamilton Construction Company under the name Hoffman Shopping Centers, Inc.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center
- **after_notes**: “They have demolished most of the property. Because the former Kohl's Food Stores building, the Chase Bank, and the Marcus Cinemas, were still new enough and structurally sound, they weren't torn down.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center
- **status**: “They have demolished most of the property. Because the former Kohl's Food Stores building, the Chase Bank, and the Marcus Cinemas, were still new enough and structurally sound, they weren't torn down.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center
- **strategy**: “VF Partners has been redeveloping the 26-acre, Valley Fair site since 2006.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center

## Anchors

W. T. Grant, Kohl's Department Store, Marcus Cinemas, Copps Food Center

## Parties

- Hamilton Construction Company — owner (from text) (1955–)
- YouthFutures — owner (from text) (2002–2006)
- VF Partners — owner (from text) (2006–)

## Timeline

- 1953: Construction began
- 1955: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1955: Grand opening
- 1955: Opened fully
- 1956: Fully completed
- 1978: Expansion and renovation project
- 2002: YouthFutures created and bought mall
- 2006: Sold to VF Partners for $2.3 million
- 2006: VF Partners began redevelopment
- 2007: Demolition of parts began
- 2007: Placed into tax district

## Deals and debt

- 2006 sale: 2300000.0 VF Partners ← Youth Futures  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center

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

The Valley Fair Shopping Center, Valley Fair Mall, or Valley Fair Center was a shopping mall in Appleton, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that opened on March 10, 1955. This enclosed mall was the first weather-protected mall to ever be built within the United States, and was the first enclosed mall to open. Demolition of parts of the shopping center began on August 8, 2007.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for acres — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Fair_Shopping_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Valley Fair Shopping Center, Appleton, WI." Record m-2cf955f561, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/appleton-valley-fair-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_appletonvalleyfairshoppingcenter,
  title = {Valley Fair Shopping Center, Appleton, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/appleton-valley-fair-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2cf955f561, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.