Old Capitol Mall
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The Old Capitol Mall was a major shopping mall in the downtown area of Iowa City, Iowa during the late 20th century (from 1981 to 1998). Located across the street from the south-east corner of the Pentacrest (a four-block-sized parcel of land with a collection of five buildings with the old Iowa Territory capitol in the middle), the Old Capitol Mall was a convenient shopping center for University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff.
The Mall saw decreasing traffic after the opening of the Coral Ridge Mall in the adjacent town of Coralville, Iowa. Many major retailers opted to focus on their Coral Ridge locations and close their low-performing Old Capitol locations. While some stores and restaurants still exist in the Old Capitol Mall, other spaces have been used by newspaper offices, the University of Iowa, or various political parties. As a result, the Old Capitol Mall has some of the appearance and characteristics of a dead mall.
[edit] Current tenants
- Osco Drug
- Gamers
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- China Star
- Campus Theaters
- Stuff Etc. Boutique
- Dick Blick
- Hills Bank
