Midway Mall Construction Plans
In June 1964, Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs unveiled its plan for a 600,000-square-foot enclosed shopping center in Elyria, selecting a site near the Ohio Turnpike for development.
The new center was designed to feature two large anchors: Sears, occupying 180,000 square feet, and Higbee’s, with 140,000 square feet, each set to open with the main mall.
Construction advanced quickly, and in September 1966, Midway Mall opened to the public as Lorain County’s only enclosed regional mall, offering broad retail access…