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{{Short description|Shopping mall in Heath, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox shopping mall
|name              = Indian Mound Mall
|image             = Indian_Mound_Main.JPG
|caption           = Main entrance
|location          = [[Heath, Ohio]], United States
|address           = 771 South 30th Street
|coordinates       = {{coord|40.031311|-82.447586|display=inline,title|region:US-OH_type:landmark}}
|opening_date      = October 23, 1986
|developer         = Glimcher Realty Trust
|manager           = 
|owner             = [[Washington Prime Group]]
|number_of_stores  = 65
|number_of_anchors = 6 (5 open, 1 vacant)
|floor_area        = {{convert|557479|sqft|m2}}
|floors            = 1
|parking           = 3,201 spaces
|website           = {{URL|indianmoundmall.com}}
|footnotes         = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glimcher.com/files/properties/8/mall_profile.pdf |title=Property Description |publisher=Glimcher Realty Trust |access-date=2008-02-28 |archive-date=2008-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121194038/http://www.glimcher.com/files/properties/8/mall_profile.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

'''Indian Mound Mall''' is a shopping center located in [[Heath, Ohio]]. It opened its doors on October 23, 1986. The mall's current anchor stores are [[AMC Theatre]], [[Big Sandy Superstore]], [[Altitude Trampoline Park]], [[Dick's Sporting Goods]], and [[JCPenney]]. There is one vacant anchor, formerly occupied by Sears.

==History==
Indian Mound Mall opened its doors on October 23, 1986, becoming the second<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2019/11/23/historic-downtown-newark-arcade-sold-renovations-planned/4282865002/|title = Historic downtown Newark Arcade sold, renovations planned}}</ref> indoor shopping mall in [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]]. The mall's first logo consisted of a circle with lines, and a feather that represents the native American Indian, which has "Indian Mound Mall" written on it. The original [[anchor store]]s consisted of the following: [[Elder-Beerman]], [[J.C. Penney|JCPenney]], [[Lazarus (department store)|Lazarus]], and [[Hills Department Store|Hills]]. Crown Cinema was added to the rear of the mall in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heath Timeline, 1900-2000 |url=http://www.heathohio.gov/Government/Community/History/HeathTimeLine.pdf |work=City of Heath |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721041339/http://www.heathohio.gov/Government/Community/History/HeathTimeLine.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> A fountain was originally located in the center of the mall from 1986 to 1997. The same year the fountain was removed, the mall added [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears]] to replace a freestanding store nearby, and the Crown Theaters expanded from six screens to eleven screens, which became a Hollywood Theater. In 2016, AMC Theatres bought the Hollywood Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/banking-finance/financial-markets-investing/7261334-1.html |title=Major expansion planned for Glimcher Realty Trust's Indian Mound Mall |work=AllBusiness |date=August 26, 1996 |access-date=2009-09-08}}</ref> In 1998, Elder-Beerman was expanded, and later closed on August 26, 2018, adding {{convert|20000|sqft|m2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elder-Beerman to Expand and Renovate Heath, Ohio, Anchor Store |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20808639.html |work=PR Newswire |date=June 17, 1998 |access-date=2009-09-08}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

[[Target Corporation|Target]] opened next to the mall in July 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61669115/habitat-for-humanity-targets-newark/|title=Habitat for Humanity 'targets' Newark home|publisher=The Newark Advocate}}</ref> In 1999, Hills was replaced by [[Ames Department Stores Inc.|Ames]], which in turn closed in 2002. [[Steve & Barry's]] moved into the empty store in 2004. Lazarus closed in 2004, becoming [[Goody's Family Clothing|Goody's]] the following year. Goody's closed at the end of May 2008, and became [[Dick's Sporting Goods]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20110423/NEWS01/104230304/Dick-s-Sporting-Goods-coming-Indian-Mound-Mall |title=Dick's Sporting Goods coming to Indian Mound Mall |access-date=2013-04-04 |archive-date=2011-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427141227/http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20110423/NEWS01/104230304/Dick-s-Sporting-Goods-coming-Indian-Mound-Mall |url-status=dead }}</ref> Steve & Barry's was replaced in 2017 by Big Sandy. It was announced in early February that Lee's Kitchen Chinese restaurant would close marking the last restaurant in the Food Court. Lee's kitchen closed in early March 2020. And put a spiral of closures, when Seraphinas coffee shop closed in 2014, after being in the Food Court for over 2 years. That all changed after Osaka Japanese Grill closed up shop after a 20 year run at Indian Mound Mall in 2018. FYE left the same year 2 weeks after Osaka Grill closed. There is even a Developmental Disability center in the mall called Blend, which opened and closed after there was a tenant/owner dispute and came with baggage.The disagreement came during the COVID-19 lockdown.Leaving the mall without a DD(Developmental Disability) program hosted by Licking County Board Of Developmental Disabilities. The program did not last long enough to make any revenue citing a restructuring at the DD BOARD. The replacement for Blend became Spark inc. and C4 community drop in center.The mall is 10 city blocks south of Roman Atwood’s laundry mat. Soon the LDS Church will be building a grocery store outside at the old Stacey’s restaurant location.
On August 31, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location a part of a plan to close 92 stores nationwide. The store closed in December of that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tyko |first1=Kelly |title=Kmart, Sears store closings: More locations to shutter by end of 2019 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/08/06/sears-and-kmart-store-closings-2019-26-stores-close-october/1940039001/ |access-date=August 31, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=August 31, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Indian Mound Food Court.JPG|200px|thumb|center|Food court]]
The newest anchor Altitude Trampoline Park opened its doors November 18, 2020 in a portion of the old Elder-Beerman space. Apex Fitness Center is now open 24-hours a day for clients to work out and train.

Updated renovation pictures of Indian Mound Mall taken October 10, 2013.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.indianmoundmall.com/ Indian Mound Mall Official Site]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2020/11/20/indian-mound-mall-celebrates-six-new-tenants-holidays-approach/6346049002/ Indian Mound Mall Celebrates six new tenants for the holiday]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2020/11/17/artist-hopes-mall-mural-gives-heath-residents-pride-community/6219539002/ Artist hopes mural gives Heath residents pride community]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2020/11/13/covid-19-ohio-santas-committed-christmas-kids-2020/6222288002/ Ohio Santa committed to Christmas and kids]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2020/11/15/indian-mound-mall-looks-overcome-covid-19-35th-holiday-season/6284675002/ Indian Mound Mall looks to overcome Covid-19 during its 35th holiday season]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2020/05/21/briefs-emergency-assistance-available-families-hurt-coronavirus/5241503002/ Emergency assistance to families hurt by coronavirus]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2020/04/19/indian-mound-mall-licking-county-aging-program-collecting-pet-food/5157616002/ Indian Mound Mall collects pet food for Licking County Aging Program]
* [https://www.nbc4i.com/community/health/coronavirus/in-this-together/licking-co-seniors-in-need-of-food-for-their-pets/ Indian Mound Mall helps Licking County seniors in need of food for their pets]
* [https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2020/03/20/indian-mound-mall-closed-most-retailers-opens-flood-evacuees/2885265001/ Indian Mound Mall opens mall for flood evacuees]
* [https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/city-of-heath-evacuating-some-residents-due-to-flooding/ City of Heath evacuating some residents due to flooding]

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