Galleria at Erieview
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Galleria at Erieview
| image = Galleria at Erieview logo.jpg
| caption =
| location = Cleveland, Ohio, United States
| address = 1301 East Ninth Street
| coordinates = {{coord|41|30|16.9|N|81|41|21.6|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = 1987
| developer = Richard E. Jacobs Group
| manager =
| owner = James Kassouf
| number_of_stores = 28
| floors = 2
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} RTA
| website = {{URL|galleriaandtower.com/home/galleria}}
}}
The Galleria at Erieview is a two-floor shopping mall, located in Cleveland, Ohio in The United States. The Galleria was opened in 1987, notable for its position on the east side of the city's downtown.
History
The Galleria was conceptualised in 1985 by businessman and real estate developer Richard E. Jacobs, who famously purchased the Cleveland Indians baseball team and the existing Tower at Erieview. Jacobs' planned to convert the Tower's surround plaza into a shopping centre which would serve the Cleveland area.
The resulting Galleria, a glass-enclosed {{convert|207600|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mall, opened in late 1987. It was the first major retail venture in Downtown Cleveland since the 1920s. The Galleria was noted for the business "Gardens Under Glass", an urban farm beneath the mall's atrium,.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/worlds-most-visionary-cities|title=World's Most Visionary Cities|website=Travel + Leisure}}
In 2003, The Galleria and Tower at Erieview were purchased by Werner Minshall, who proposed closing the mall and converting it into a convention centre.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/convention/index.ssf?%2Fconvention%2Fmore%2F1046255461199880.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030608092547/http://www.cleveland.com/convention/index.ssf?%2Fconvention%2Fmore%2F1046255461199880.html |archive-date=2003-06-08 |url-status=dead }} When this development project did not eventuate, Minshall continued to lease tenant spaces to local retailers and vendors.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fliving%2F1120555943130091.xml&coll=2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042816/http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fliving%2F1120555943130091.xml&coll=2 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}
Although The Galleria represented a significant revitalisation of Cleveland's downtown district during the early 1990s, it suffered a decline in consumer popularity throughout the early 2000s. The Galleria failed to secure an anchoring department store, reliant on small business to support tenancy. By 2005, there were 36 active tenants out of a possible 66. In 2013, The Galleria's famed "Gardens Under Glass" closed.
In 2019, James Kassouf and a supporting group of investors purchased the property for $17.7 million.{{cite web |last1=Christ |first1=Ginger |title=Cleveland's 4th tallest building sells for $17.7 million |url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2018/08/tower_at_erieview_galleria_sel.html |website=Cleveland Plain Dealer |accessdate=24 January 2020 |language=en |date=2 August 2018}} Currently, The Parker Hannifin Downtown YMCA occupies a considerable portion of the Galleria.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.galleriaandtower.com/home/galleria/ Galleria home page]
{{Cleveland malls}}
{{Shopping malls in Ohio}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Cleveland
Category:Shopping malls in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Category:Tourist attractions in Cleveland