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| location           = [[Gibraltar, Michigan]] (1970–1980)<br>[[Taylor, Michigan]] (1980–2014)<br>[[Mount Clemens, Michigan]] (1990–2017)
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| closing_date       = August, 2017
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| floor_area         = 300,000 square feet 
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The '''Gibraltar Trade Center''' was a public market in the [[Metro Detroit]] region of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Michigan]]. As of its closure, it had one remaining location in [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]] which was previously home to the Mount Clemens Race Track. From 1980 to 2014, there was a second location in [[Taylor, Michigan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/nation-world-news/as-new-owner-takes-over-gibraltar-trade-center-has-big/article_ca56c04a-0fae-5712-8aa0-6242d890b3d3.html|title=As new owner takes over, Gibraltar Trade Center has big final weekend|last=Hotts|first=Mitch|website=Macomb Daily|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>

The Gibraltar Trade Center was one of the nation's largest indoor flea markets; the location was over {{convert|600000|sqft|m2|abbr=}}. In addition, some merchants set up shop outside the building, along its perimeter. On July 2, 2017, Gibraltar Trade Center Inc announced the closing of the Mount Clemens Weekend Market. The company blamed its closure on the rise of online sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2017/07/02/gibraltar-trade-center-closing-mt-clemens/103386262/|title=Gibraltar Trade Center to close in Mt. Clemens|website=Detroit News|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>

According to CEO Bob Koester, the "Gibraltar Gun and Knife Shows" and the "Gibraltar Rug and Furniture" store in [[Warren, Michigan]] will remain open and operational.

==History==
The Gibraltar Trade Center started as an outdoor market, and auction house on Woodruff Road along the southern limits of [[Gibraltar, Michigan]] (hence the name) in the 1970's. It, later, relocated to a permanent location, inside of a former Joshua Doore warehouse on Eureka Road in Taylor in 1980, fully occupying the site by 1982. The Mount Clemens location opened in 1990. In 1993, the Taylor location doubled in size. During its 34 years in Taylor, the Gibraltar Trade Center went on to become a popular destination in the [[Downriver]] region of Metro Detroit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/nation-world-news/what-s-next-for-gibraltar-trade-center/article_8666efc8-2e71-5ee7-af96-5625515adcc6.html|title=What's next for Gibraltar Trade Center?|last=Twitter|first=Mitch Hotts mitch hotts@macombdaily com @mhotts on|website=The Oakland Press|language=en|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>

The Taylor location closed permanently on November 16, 2014, and was demolished in 2015.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}

On July 2, 2017, it was officially announced by Gibraltar Trade Center Inc that the Mount Clemens location would be permanently closed after August, 2017.<ref name=":0" />

On Feb 15, 2022, a weed plant announced plans to occupy the site. [https://www.wxyz.com/news/plesantress-blakes-to-open-cannabis-infused-beverage-facility-at-gibraltar-trade-center-site]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gibraltartrade.com Gibraltar Trade Center]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210072359/http://www.macomb.lib.mi.us/mountclemens/raceway.htm Mount Clemens Race Track]
*[http://www.downriverthings.com/photostory-gtc.html A history of the Taylor location]

[[Category:Economy of Metro Detroit]]
[[Category:Retail markets in the United States]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Macomb County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Macomb County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:2017 disestablishments in Michigan]]