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The first Downriver Kmart, [[Kmart 4021|store #4021]], opened for business at 10 AM on November 26, 1962. The building was {{convert|131767|sqft|m2}}, and was one of only a few Kmart locations to contain a back mezzanine, but it was the chain's only location to feature a full-sized furniture department. The initial store manager was John E. Balauger.
The first Downriver Kmart, [[Kmart 4021|store #4021]], opened for business at 10 AM on November 26, 1962. The building was {{convert|131767|sqft|m2}}, and was one of only a few Kmart locations to contain a back mezzanine, but it was the chain's only location to feature a full-sized furniture department. The initial store manager was John E. Balauger.


The store permanently closed on January 10, 1995, following a storewide 75% clearance sale, having been converted into an outlet store following the opening of the [[Kmart #4949]] supercenter at [[3710 Dix Highway (Lincoln Park, Michigan)|3710 Dix Highway]] in [[Lincoln Park, Michigan|Lincoln Park]].<ref>[http://www.downriverthings.com/photostory-kmart.html Photostory KMART - Downriver History & Facts]</ref>
The store permanently closed on January 10, 1995, following a storewide 75% clearance sale, having been converted into an outlet store following the opening of the [[Kmart 4949|Kmart #4949]] supercenter at [[3710 Dix Highway (Lincoln Park, Michigan)|3710 Dix Highway]] in [[Lincoln Park, Michigan|Lincoln Park]].<ref>[http://www.downriverthings.com/photostory-kmart.html Photostory KMART - Downriver History & Facts]</ref>


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Revision as of 16:56, 2 October 2020

Coordinates: 42°11′51″N 83°11′12″W / 42.197631°N 83.186731°W / 42.197631; -83.186731

Dunham's Sports #9131
General information
TypeRetail
Location13311 Eureka Road
Southgate, Michigan
Construction started1962
OpenedNovember 26, 1962

13311 Eureka Road is the address for the east half of a building, originally known as Kmart Plaza, on Eureka Road in Southgate, Michigan. Built in 1962 as Southgate's first Kmart store, it later housed Office Depot, and currently, Dunham's Sports #9131.

History

Kmart #4021 (1962–1995)

The first Downriver Kmart, store #4021, opened for business at 10 AM on November 26, 1962. The building was 131,767 square feet (12,241.6 m2), and was one of only a few Kmart locations to contain a back mezzanine, but it was the chain's only location to feature a full-sized furniture department. The initial store manager was John E. Balauger.

The store permanently closed on January 10, 1995, following a storewide 75% clearance sale, having been converted into an outlet store following the opening of the Kmart #4949 supercenter at 3710 Dix Highway in Lincoln Park.[1]

Incidents

  • On Thanksgiving weekend in 1976, a baby, less than two weeks old, was found inside a Salvation Army drop box at the entrance. The infant, 4 pounds 11 ounces at birth, was rushed to Wyandotte General Hospital.[2]

Office Depot (1996–2001)

Dunham's Sports #9131 (2004–present)

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