Northwoods Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Peoria, Illinois. It is situated at the corner of Scenic Drive and West War Memorial Drive. It opened in 1973 and features JCPenney and Tilted 10 Arcade as its anchor tenants.
| Location | Peoria, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°44′27″N89°37′45″W |
| Address | 2200 W. War Memorial Dr.(formerly 4501 N. War Memorial Dr.) |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Developer | Melvin Simon & Associates |
| Owner | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| No. of stores and services | 90 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 694,000 square feet |
| No. of floors | 2 |
History[]
Northwoods Mall opened in 1973 and was designed by architects Sidney H. Morris & Associates of Chicago, with Harold Carson Associates as the manager. The original anchor stores upon opening were Montgomery Ward, Carson Pirie Scott (now known as Carson's), and JCPenney. Original tenants included B. Dalton, Claire's, GNC, a Fannie May candy shop, a , Brown's Sporting Goods, and several restaurants.
The mall was sold to Simon Property Group in 1983. Carson's closed that same year and was replaced two years later by Famous-Barr. Also in 1983, a botulism outbreak at the mall's Skewer Inn affected 28 customers.
Montgomery Ward closed its store in the mall in 1997, and Sears occupied its space a year later. A 2005 renovation added a food court. The Famous-Barr store was re-branded as Macy's in 2006, and closed in 2016. In 2017, Round One Entertainment moved into part of the vacant Macy's store on the 1st floor which opened on November 18, 2017. In 2018, it was announced that The RoomPlace would move into the rest of the half vacant Macy's store on the 2nd floor which opened on May 11, 2018. On May 25, 2018 a Peoria police
Aerial View
substation opened at the mall which is located on the upper level close to Sears. On August 24, 2018 it was announced that Hibbett Sports will open on September 15, 2018. The new store will open on the upper level close to Sears. On September 25, 2018 it was announced that a new store Go! Calendars, Games and opened a few days ago. The space was once occupied by Hallmark Cards. On November 1, 2018 it was announced that an indoor Knockerball facility would open. The facility will open on the upper level next to Sears and will be open to the public as well as hosting private events. On November 20, 2018, it was announced that Forever 21 would open in the mall in spring 2019. In February of 2020, Sears would close their Peoria Location in the heat of their bankruptcy and vacate before the summer. In March of 2023, Round1 would announce closure of their location in Northwoods due to the violence and unprofitable store, They would leave the mall a few months later. On February 2nd, 2024. The Roomplace would announce Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and vacate the upstairs in April with a few years left on their lease. In the summer of 2024, it was announced that Tilted 10 would open a new location in the former Round1 spot, the store officially opened in late 2024.
