What Northgate Mall Was Actually Built On
The ground never had much of a future as an airport. Mount Healthy Airport sat on the stretch of land off Colerain Avenue in Colerain Township, northwest of Cincinnati.
When developers broke ground in 1970, the plan was an enclosed regional mall that would anchor the whole northwest side of the city.
It worked, for a while. The opening happened in waves across the summer of 1972: Pogue’s on May 20, McAlpin’s on June 4, Sears on July 26…