For other uses, see Westland Mall (disambiguation). Shopping mall in Warren Road Westland, Michigan United States Westland Shopping Center Westland Center's Logo Location| 35000 Warren Road Westland, Michigan 48185 United States Coordinates| 42°20′27″N 83°23′23″W / 42.3408°N 83.3898°W / 42.3408; -83.3898Coordinates: 42°20′27″N 83°23′23″W / 42.3408°N 83.3898°W / 42.3408; -83.3898 Opening date| 1965 Developer| J.L. Hudson Company Management| Namdar Realty Group Owner| Namdar Realty Group Architect| Victor Gruen No. of stores and services| 60+ No. of anchor tenants| 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) Total retail floor area| 1,056,696 ft²[1] No. of floors| 1 with small basement and closed mezzanine (2 in JCPenney and Sears, 3 in former Macy's) Parking| 4,560[1] Public transit access| SMART 250 Website| www.westlandcenter.com Westland Shopping Center, also known as Westland Center, is an enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Westland, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The mall features more than 100 inline stores, with JCPenney and Kohl's serving as anchor stores. East lobby East exterior Interior window decor ## Contents * 1 History * 2 Photos * 3 References * 4 External links ## History[edit] Westland Center was developed by J.L. Hudson Corporation. It was designed by Victor Gruen Associates and Louis G. Redstone Associates.[2] Westland Center played a role in local history. During the early 1960s, the city of Livonia planned to annex the part of Nankin Township in which the mall was to be built. The shopping center eventually opened on July 28, 1965, joining Northland and Eastland malls in other Detroit Metro cities. In reaction to Livonia's annexation attempts, the people of Nankin Township voted to incorporate the remainder of the township as a city on May 16, 1966, known as the City of Westland, naming it after the mall.[3] Initial mall tenants included a four-story Hudson's department store, a Kroger grocery store, and a S.S. Kresge five-and-dime store located in the west court. JCPenney joined the mall as a second anchor in 1976. In 1987, MainStreet joined the mall,[4] becoming Kohl's one year later. Sears was first proposed as a new anchor in 1991[5] and opened in 1997, becoming the first Sears to open in Metro Detroit in over 20 years.[6] In 2001, Hudson's was converted to Marshall Field's, which in turn became Macy's in 2006. In 2014, Westland received a major renovation. Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret were remodeled, whilst ULTA Beauty, Charming Charlie and Shoe Carnival opened. On January 4, 2017, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. Macy's closed its Westland location permanently on March 19, 2017.[7] On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Sears would be closing their store at the mall with liquidation sales beginning the same day the store closure was announced. The store, which was the last in Michigan, closed on August 15, which left JCPenney and Kohl's as the only 2 anchors left at the mall.[8] ## Photos[edit] * Kohl's (former MainStreet) entrance * Sears entrance (now closed) * JCPenney entrance ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b Westland Center.pdf 2. ^ McElroy, Martin C. P.; Meyer, Katharine Mattingly (1980). Detroit architecture: A. I. A. guide. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4. 3. ^ "Westland Shopping Center celebrates 'milestone' 50 years with Saturday event". 23 July 2015. 4. ^ Lysaght, Brian. "Retail spurt" (PDF). Canton Observer. p. 1C. Retrieved 3 September 2014. 5. ^ Clem, Darrell (4 March 1991). "Westland Center may be sold, enlarged" (PDF). Westland Observer. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 2 January 2016. 6. ^ "Retail: Battling for shoppers: Metro Detroit's older malls fight for customers, survival: Competition, changing needs drive evolution in shopping". The Detroit News. 19 September 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 7. ^ "Eastland, Westland Macy's among 68 to be closed". 8. ^ "Sears is closing its last Michigan department store at Westland Shopping Center". ## External links[edit] * Official website * v * t * e Westland, Michigan Neighborhoods| * Norwayne Historic District Primary and secondary schools| * Wayne-Westland PS * John Glenn HS * Livonia PS * Romulus CSD * Taylor SD * Universal Learning Academy * Lutheran HS Westland | Closed| * Inkster PS | Landmarks| * Nankin Mills Nature Center * Perrinsville School * Westland Center This list is incomplete. * v * t * e Shopping malls and districts in metropolitan Detroit Enclosed shopping malls| * Briarwood Mall * Fairlane Town Center * Great Lakes Crossing Outlets * Lakeside Mall * Laurel Park Place * Macomb Mall * The Mall of Monroe * Oakland Mall * Renaissance Center * Somerset Collection * Southland Center * Twelve Oaks Mall * Westland Center Open-air centers| * Green Oak Village Place * The Mall at Partridge Creek * Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk * The Village of Rochester Hills Street-side shopping districts| * Greektown (Monroe St.) * Lower Woodward (Merchant's Row) * Eastern Market (Russell St.) * Grosse Pointe (The Village on Kercheval Ave.) * Birmingham (Old Woodward Ave.) * Royal Oak (Main St.) * Rochester (Main St.) * Northville (Main St.) * Plymouth (Main St.) * Dearborn (Michigan Ave.) * Wayne (Michigan Ave.) * Wyandotte (Biddle Ave.) * Belleville (Downtown on the Lake on Main St.) Strip and power centers| * Arborland Center * Brighton Mall * Fairlane Green * Gateway Marketplace * Livonia Marketplace * Novi Town Center * Southgate Shopping Center * Tel-Twelve Mall * Universal Mall * Wonderland Village Defunct| * Eastland Center * Great Oaks Mall * Lincoln Park Shopping Center * Livonia Mall * Northland Center * Summit Place Mall * Meadowbrook Village Mall * Winchester Mall * Wonderland Mall Cancelled| * Pavilions of Troy See also: Tourism in metropolitan Detroit * v * t * e Shopping malls in Michigan Northern| * Alpena Mall * Cherryland Center * Grand Traverse Mall Southeast| | Macomb| * Lakeside Mall * Macomb Mall * The Mall at Partridge Creek * Universal Mall | Oakland| * Great Lakes Crossing Outlets * Novi Town Center * Oakland Mall * Somerset Collection * Tel-Twelve Mall * Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk * Twelve Oaks Mall * The Village of Rochester Hills Wayne| * Fairlane Green * Fairlane Town Center * Gateway Marketplace * Laurel Park Place * Livonia Marketplace * Renaissance Center * Southgate Shopping Center * Southland Center * Westland Center * Wonderland Village Elsewhere| * Adrian Mall * Arborland Center * Briarwood Mall * Brighton Mall * Green Oak Village Place * The Mall of Monroe Central / The Thumb| | Flint/Tri-Cities| * Bay City Town Center * Courtland Center * Dort Mall * Fashion Square Mall * Genesee Valley Center * Midland Mall | Elsewhere| * Birch Run Premium Outlets * Birchwood Mall * Eastwood Towne Center * Frandor Shopping Center * Jackson Crossing * Lansing Mall * Meridian Mall * Westwood Mall Western| * The Crossroads * Kalamazoo Mall * Lakeview Square Mall * Lakes Mall * Maple Hill Pavilion * Orchards Mall * RiverTown Crossings * Rogers Plaza * Shops at CenterPoint * The Shops at Westshore * Woodland Mall Defunct| * Eastland Center * Fort Saginaw Mall * Hampton Towne Centre * Lincoln Park Shopping Center * Muskegon Mall * Northland Center * Summit Place Mall *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template