Meijer 123
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| Meijer #123 | |
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| Store number | 123 |
| Address | 16300 Fort Street |
| City | Southgate, Michigan |
| Opened | August 30, 1994 |
| Coordinates | 42°11′20″N 83°11′08″W / 42.188869°N 83.185514°WCoordinates: 42°11′20″N 83°11′08″W / 42.188869°N 83.185514°W |
Meijer #123 is a Meijer supercenter located at 16300 Fort Street in Southgate, Michigan. The store opened on August 30, 1994.[1][2]
History[edit | edit source]
Around 1990, Walker-based supercenter chain Meijer began considering opening a store in Southgate, and was planning to erect the store on the site of the then-abandoned E.J. Korvette shopping center across the street. Following the Fort Drive-In Theatre's screen damage, the city of Southgate persuaded Meijer to instead build their store on the site of the drive-in and the neighboring AMC Southgate 4 theater. However, this plan was initially met with heavy backlash from residents, some of whom even used profanity against City Council members.[3]
Despite the opposition, Meijer proceeded to purchase the Fort Drive-In Theatre and AMC Southgate 4 Theatres properties in December 1991. After the Southgate 4 building was demolished in 1993, construction of the Meijer store began.
The Meijer store, store #123, opened on August 30, 1994.[4] The store was the first Meijer in Michigan to incorporate a "Food Fair" section consisting of three specialty restaurants, each serving Chinese, pizza, and hamburgers, and two expanded cafe areas, a concept that Meijer had already been offering in it's first stores in Indiana, which opened earlier in 1994.[5]
Huntington Bank took over the bank alcove space on July 20, 2015.[6]References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Meijer Store Locations, meijer.com
- ↑ Cecilia, Deck. "Supermarket sweepstakes", Detroit Free Press, August 30, 1994, page 1E.
- ↑ Lewis, Kelly. "City Council asks Southgate to watch its mouth", Detroit Free Press, September 19, 1991, page 2B.
- ↑ Cecilia, Deck. "Supermarket sweepstakes", Detroit Free Press, August 30, 1994, page 1E.
- ↑ "Meijer", Detroit Free Press, August 14, 1994, page 2D.
- ↑ The Huntington National Bank, Southgate Fort Street Meijer Branch, 16300 Fort St, Wayne County, Southgate, Michigan MI, 48195, theusbanks.com.