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Merle Hay Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States.Opened in 1959, it is the second oldest regional shopping center in Iowa, and was the largest mall in Iowa in terms of gross leasable area before the 2004 opening of Jordan Creek Town Center in neighboring West Des Moines.
Hours for Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic vary by location. ... Merle Hay Mall: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... Outlets of Des Moines: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. This article originally appeared on Des Moines ...
In November 1978, a fire broke out in the Younkers store in the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, killing 11 people. [7] To date, it is the most devastating fire in Des Moines' history, and destroyed the original Younkers at the mall. It is also the third deadliest department store fire in US history. The fire was caused by faulty wiring. [8]
Philip Joens covers retail and real estate for the Des Moines Register. He can be reached at 515-284-8184, pjoens@registermedia.com or on Twitter @Philip_Joens.
Des Moines was growing in a northward direction in the late 19th century with the establishment of the city of North Des Moines. [2] Developers extended that growth in the late 1880s by developing Oak Park and Highland Park across the Des Moines River. They built a bridge at Sixth Avenue, a zoo on the river lowlands and Highland Park College, a ...
In 1959 Merle Hay Plaza, a 47-acre shopping center, was built on the northwest corner of Merle Hay and Douglas roads on the Des Moines-Urbandale border. In 1972, the plaza was enclosed and became ...
At the time it was built it was the tallest building in Des Moines outside of the central business district. [2] There are four two-story commercial buildings and two one-story buildings. The buildings are constructed of brick with the exception of the building at 208 Euclid, which is the oldest and the last two-story frame commercial building ...
'Today is a red-letter day' said Liz Holland of Merle Hay Investors, who has been working to expand the aging mall's offerings Merle Hay Mall celebrates groundbreaking for new Des Moines ...