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'''Greentree Centre''' is a shopping center at the northeast corner of [[Douglas Avenue (Caledonia, Wisconsin)|Douglas Avenue]] and [[4 Mile Road (Caledonia, Wisconsin)|4 Mile Road]] in [[Caledonia, Wisconsin]].
==History==
After opening [[Kmart 4477|its first Racine store]] on the southwest side of the city in 1976, Kmart Corporation confirmed in April 1979 that it was considering opening a second location in the city.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53470493/the-journal-times/ "Business Briefs: K mart considers 2nd site"], [[Racine Journal Times]], April 24, 1979, page 5E.</ref> In November of that year, Kmart stated that it was working with [[Vestcor (Austin, Texas)|Vestcor]], a development firm based in [[Austin, Texas]] on the potential new store. Vestcor had an option on nine acres of land at the northeast corner of Douglas Avenue and 4 Mile Road in Caledonia, just north of the city of Racine, and it planned to build a shopping center on the site, which would contain a {{convert|72900|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Kmart store as well as a {{convert|26000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} supermarket. The shopping center was intended to open in fall 1980,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53470657/the-journal-times/ "Option taken for 2nd K mart site"], [[Racine Journal Times]], November 9, 1979, page 1D.</ref> but Vestcor's option expired without any further action.
[[M&I Bank]] purchased two acres of land on the same corner, and announced in March 1985 that it would build a bank branch at the site.<ref>Pfankuchen, David. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53474909/the-journal-times/ "Business Bits"], [[Racine Journal Times]], March 25, 1985, page 5B.</ref> In January 1989, it was reported that [[MSI General Corporation (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin)|MSI General Corporation]] was planning to develop a shopping center around the M&I Bank branch, which was to include a [[Kohl's Food Stores|Kohl's Sav-a-Center]] supermarket.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53474959/the-journal-times/ "Kohl's plans to build new Caledonia store"], [[Racine Journal Times]], January 14, 1989, page 3A.</ref> Kohl's ultimately opened Kohl's Food Emporium, a {{convert|31500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} supermarket advertised as "the first of its kind in the Kohl's chain", on May 20, 1990.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53475144/the-journal-times/ "New Kohl's, new service"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 18, 1990, page 6B.</ref> Later in 1990, MSI began construction on several new retail spaces north of the Kohl's building, and the development was given the name Greentree Centre.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53475178/the-journal-times/ "Taking shape"], [[Racine Journal Times]], August 7, 1990, page 10A.</ref> Kmart, which had previously considered the same site for a north Racine store in 1979, announced in September 1990 that it would become the primary anchor store of Greentree Centre.<ref>Merisalo, Laura J. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53475234/the-journal-times/ "K mart under construction"], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 20, 1990, page 10A.</ref>
[[Kmart 3851|Kmart #3851]] opened at Greentree Centre on May 20, 1991, with a grand opening ceremony on May 23.<ref>Holley, Paul J. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53498166/the-journal-times/ "It's the 'blue light special': New and improved Kmart to open Monday in Caledonia"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 18, 1991, page 3A.</ref> Businesses began to open in the eight smaller retail spaces between Kmart and Kohl's, including [[Cost Cutters]] in August 1991.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53500835/the-journal-times/ Advertisement], [[Racine Journal Times]], August 13, 1991, page 7A.</ref>
==Tenants==
===2408 4 Mile Road===
*[[Ascension All Saints Healthcare]]
===2440 4 Mile Road===
*[[BMO Harris Bank]]
===5005 Douglas Avenue===
*[[Walgreens 6243|Walgreens #6243]]
===5111 Douglas Avenue===
*[[Kohl's Food Stores|Kohl's Food Emporium]], opened May 20, 1990
===5121 Douglas Avenue===
====Space 011====
*Papa Murphy's
====Space 007====
*Douglas Avenue Diner
===5131 Douglas Avenue===
====Space 001====
*Nail Express
====Space 002====
*[[Cost Cutters]], opened August 1991
====Space 003====
*Greentree Cleaners
====Space 004====
*[[USA Payday Loans]]
====Space 005====
*King's Wok
====Space 006====
*[[Cousins Subs]]
===5141 Douglas Avenue===
*[[Kmart 3851|Kmart #3851]], opened May 20, 1991, closed December 15, 2019
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/375434459 Greentree Centre] at OpenStreetMap
*[https://www.phillipsedison.com/properties/greentree-centre Greentree Centre] at [[Phillips Edison & Company]]
[[Category:Shopping centers in Caledonia, Wisconsin]]
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