{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox shopping mall | name = Lima Mall | image = Lima mall.jpg | image_width = 300 | caption = Lima Mall in March 2014. | location = American Township, Ohio | coordinates = {{coord|40|46|0|N|84|9|0|W|display=inline,title}} | address = 2400 Elida Road | opening_date = November 18, 1965 | developer = Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. | manager = | owner = Kohan Retail Investment Group | architect = | number_of_stores = 30+ | number_of_anchors = 4 (1 open, 2 vacant, 1 under construction) | floor_area = {{cvt|742,000|sqft}}<ref name="simon">{{cite web|url=http://www.simon.com/about_simon/leasing/LocalMall.aspx?id=150|title=Do Business at Lima Mall, a Simon Property.|publisher=simon.com|accessdate=2015-03-13}}</ref> | floors = 1 (Partial 2nd in JCPenney, 3 in former Macy's) | publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} ACRTA | website = }} '''Lima Mall''' is an enclosed shopping mall in American Township, Ohio. It is currently anchored by JCPenney with two vacant anchors last occupied by Elder-Beerman and Sears. A third vacant anchor once occupied by Macy's was demolished in 2025 to make way for Target opening in 2026. In February 2024, the Kohan Retail Investment Group and Rocky Companies acquired the Lima Mall.
==History== thumb|Lima Mall logo from 1974Lima Mall first opened in 1965. Originally 166,000 square feet in size, the mall was one of the first smaller, regional centers built by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. Lazarus was added as an anchor in 1971.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Look to Lazarus: The Big Store|author1=Meyers, D.|author2=Meyers, B.|author3=Walker, E.M.|date=2011|publisher=History Press|isbn=9781609492991|url=https://archive.org/details/looktolazarusbig00meye|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/looktolazarusbig00meye/page/110 110]|accessdate=2015-03-13}}</ref> Another anchor, a local department store called The Leader, was sold to Elder-Beerman in the mid-1970s.<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=The 1976 history of Allen County, Ohio: a bicentennial project of the Allen County Historical Society and the Lima Public Library|author1=Carnes, J.R.|author2=Hughes, B.B.|author3=Allen County Historical Society (Ohio)|author4=Lima Public Library|date=1976|publisher=Unigraphic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63s8AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2015-03-13}}</ref> An F. W. Woolworth Company store closed at the mall in mid-1997.<ref name="google3">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=05QxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ewMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4879,5690901&dq=lima-mall+woolworth&hl=en|title=Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search|accessdate=2015-03-13}}</ref> The Lazarus store became Lazarus-Macy's in 2003, then dropped the Lazarus name in 2005. In January 2013, Old Navy moved from its existing store to a space previously occupied by New York & Company, with The Shoe Department Encore replacing Old Navy's former store.<ref name="limaohio">{{cite web|url=http://www.limaohio.com/news/local_news/article_5a613338-5617-11e2-a07f-0019bb30f31a.html|title=Stores coming, going at Lima Mall - LimaOhio.com - limaohio.com|author=LimaOhio.com|publisher=limaohio.com|accessdate=2015-03-13}}</ref> On October 21, 2015, parent company The Bon-Ton announced that it would close the Elder-Beerman in the mall in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_29002054/bon-ton-closing-stores-w-virginia-ohio-and |title=Bon-Ton closing stores in W. Virginia, Ohio and New York |date=October 21, 2015 |work=York Dispatch |accessdate=22 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025003508/http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_29002054/bon-ton-closing-stores-w-virginia-ohio-and |archivedate=25 October 2015 }}</ref>
MC Sports closed in 2017 due to bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.9and10news.com/2017/02/17/michigan-founded-mc-sports-closing-its-doors-customers-react/|title=Michigan Founded MC Sports Closing Its Doors, Customers React|work=9 & 10 News |date=17 February 2017 }}</ref>
On May 31, 2018, Sears announced that its store would also be closing as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide. The store closed on September 2, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.limaohio.com/top-stories/302726/lima-mall-sears-to-close-after-53-years|title = Lima Mall Sears to close after 53 years| work=The Lima News |date = June 2018}}</ref>
On December 22, 2020, Macy's announced that it would be closing its location at Lima Mall on March 21, 2021 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide which left JCPenney as the only anchor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-22|title=Macy's confirms plans to close Lima store|url=https://www.limaohio.com/news/441065/macys-confirms-plans-to-close-lima-store|access-date=2020-12-23|website=The Lima News|language=en-US}}</ref>
In February 2025, Target finalized the purchase of the former Macy's property. The building was demolished in May 2025, and will be replaced with a brand new Target store, with an expected opening date of Summer 2026. [https://www.hometownstations.com/news/target-buys-old-macy-s-property-to-build-store-in-lima/article_3c35a08e-e4c0-11ef-9e5f-77399b1ae0a6.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0vobugTbMlsLlQEGozjlQyNI4iKf-yTnv5xMJBV5b6VtoKTzFDBbabj4M_aem_znwneu2h5NcKUXGpWO66Fg]
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==External links== *[http://limamall.com/ Official website]
{{Shopping malls in Ohio}}
Category:Shopping malls in Ohio Category:Shopping malls established in 1965 Category:Buildings and structures in Lima, Ohio Category:Shopping malls developed by Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation