13311 Eureka Road (Southgate, Michigan)

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

Dunham's Sports
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 on Eureka Road in Southgate, Michigan. Built in 1962 as Southgate's first Kmart store, it later housed Office Max, and currently, Dunahm's Sports.

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, 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.[1]

First vacancy (1995–1996)

Office Depot (1996–2001)

Second vacancy (2001–2004)

Dunham's Sports (2004–present)

References