# Beloit Plaza

Beloit, WI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-415255f9b1` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/beloit-beloit-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-415255f9b1.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-415255f9b1.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-415255f9b1

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | education, civic, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The Eclipse Center is a mixed-use complex in Beloit, Wisconsin, developed from the former Beloit Plaza and Beloit Mall. The Lincoln Academy opened at the site in 2021; an expansion approved in 2026 is expected to include demolition of the Eclipse Event Center. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1966 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2007 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The shopping center opened in 1966” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Center
- **year_closed**: “and closed as a mall in 2000” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Center
- **after_notes**: “The Eclipse Center is a mixed-use complex in Beloit, Wisconsin, developed from the former Beloit Plaza and Beloit Mall. The Lincoln Academy opened at the site in 2021; an expansion approved in 2026 is expected to include demolition of the Eclipse Event Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Center
- **status**: “The Eclipse Center is a mixed-use complex in Beloit, Wisconsin, developed from the former Beloit Plaza and Beloit Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Center
- **strategy**: “The Eclipse Center is a mixed-use complex in Beloit, Wisconsin, developed from the former Beloit Plaza and Beloit Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Center

## Timeline

- 1966: opened
- 1981: enclosed and renamed
- 2000: closed as a mall
- 2004: property acquired
- 2007: Eclipse Center established
- 2021: Lincoln Academy opened
- 2026: expansion approved

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

The Eclipse Center is a mixed-use complex in Beloit, Wisconsin, developed from the former Beloit Plaza and Beloit Mall. The shopping center opened in 1966, was enclosed and renamed in 1981, and closed as a mall in 2000. After the property was acquired in 2004, Eclipse Center was established in 2007 for public, educational, commercial, and event uses. The Lincoln Academy opened at the site in 2021; an expansion approved in 2026 is expected to include demolition of the Eclipse Event Center.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Beloit Plaza, Beloit, WI." Record m-415255f9b1, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/beloit-beloit-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_beloitbeloitplaza,
  title = {Beloit Plaza, Beloit, WI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wi/beloit-beloit-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-415255f9b1, 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.