Columbus City Center Mall

Columbus City Center Mall is the largest shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio. For a fashion Columbus Ohio travel, you won't miss this. The nearest landmark to the Columbus City Center Mall is the Ohio State Capitol. The total area covered by this shopping mall is around 11000 square meters.

This place is adjacent to the Ohio Theatre and the best part is that it is joined with the Hyatt Hotel. The Columbus City Center Mall features a large parking area which accommodates numerous cars belonging to the workers who travel to Columbus downtown daily.

The city center was an integral part of town which was built in the year 1989. It was a part of the agenda of Capitol South development. The Lazaraus store was opened in this city center for the very first time and it is considered the first outlet opened by the brand ever.

There are many other anchor outlets in this city center which secure a prestigious position for the shopping mall. Jacobson's and Marshall Field's are two of the big names that you can find here.

After the inauguration the Columbus City Center Mall became the most popular destination for the shopaholics of the city. The tourists who visited Columbus used to never miss a visit to this place. The mall reached its pinnacle of fame and popularity in 1992.

This was time when about 1.25 million square feet of the total area available hired by the retailers. But with the fast growing competition in the market, gradually the business diminished and in 2009 the occupied area measures only 5000 square feet.

A number of other shopping malls which were developed in the past days have affected the business prospects of Columbus City Center Mall. The mall was officially closed in on 5th of March in 2009. The upcoming project called Columbus commons is going to occupy this place for good.