ZCMI Center Mall
 An aerial view of the mall, 1978 | |
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| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′6″N 111°53′23″W / 40.76833°N 111.88972°W |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Closing date | 2007 |
The ZCMI Center Mall was a shopping center near Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States that was owned by Zions Securities Corporation (now Utah Property Management Associates), which opened in 1975 and closed in 2007. At the time of its opening, it was the largest downtown mall in the country.[1] ZCMI stands for Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution, which refers to a department store owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that had locations in Utah and Idaho until it was sold to The May Department Stores Company. The ZCMI Center Mall, along with the affiliated Crossroads Plaza Mall, once constituted the largest shopping area in Salt Lake City.
On October 3, 2006, the LDS Church announced redevelopment plans for the ZCMI Center and Crossroads Plaza malls, as part of a $1 billion redevelopment plan known as the City Creek Center.[2] The plan called for the demolition of the ZCMI Center Mall and the Crossroads Plaza Mall by the end of summer 2008.
Demolition of the entire project area started in November 2006, beginning with the Inn at Temple Square and the Crossroads Plaza Mall. The replacement City Creek Center opened in 2012.[3]
One of the features of the ZCMI Center was a large glass chandelier that hung in the former ZCMI store. The chandelier, which was made of Austrian glass and handblown crystal imported from Venice, Italy, weighed 3 tons and was made exclusively for this store when it opened in 1975. Macy's, the new owner of the store, donated 1,500 pieces of the dismantled chandelier to various charitable organizations.[4]
References
- ^ Arave, Lynn (8 Oct 2006). "Salt Lake project has familiar ring: 'Wonderful,' 'exciting' hyped ZCMI, Crossroads in 1970s". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 17 Aug 2018.
- ^ Smeath, Doug (4 Oct 2006). "Downtown rebound: LDS Church unveils plans for 20-acre development". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 17 Aug 2018.
- ^ Lee, Jason (22 Mar 2012). "SLC marks triumphant opening of City Creek Center". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 17 Aug 2018.
- ^ "New lease for ZCMI chandelier". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 17 Aug 2018.
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