Southgate Shopping Center (Southgate, Michigan)

Southgate Shopping Center is a shopping center at the southeast corner of Eureka and Trenton Roads in Southgate, Michigan.

Southgate Shopping Center
General information
Type	Shopping center
Location	13545-13865 Eureka Road Southgate, Michigan
Construction started	1952
Opening	September 24, 1957
Owner	Southgate Partners, Limited
Design and construction
Developer	Charles N. Agree
Other information
Number of stores	6

History

As early as 1952, the Realty Mortgage and Investment Corporation of Detroit announced that a multimillion-dollar Southgate Center would be built at Eureka and Trenton Roads in what was at the time Ecorse Township, and that "space has already been let to many Michigan chain stores, including Kinsel Drugs, Federal's, Wrigley Stores, S.S. Kresge and others," with construction scheduled to begin in the fall of 1952.

Tenants

13545 Eureka Road

• Queen Cleaners, opened 1957, closed 1963
• Polyclean Center, opened 1964, closed 1970
• RCA Whirlpool Cleaners, opened 1971, closed 1977
• Lemon Tree Cleaners, opened 1977, closed 1984
• Southgate Sport Shop, opened 1985, closed 1987
• Pizza Palace, opened 1989, became Pizza Laziza in 1992
• Pizza Laziza, closed 1993
• CVS Pharmacy #8213, opened April 5, 1999 with Arbor Drugs signage, replaced with CVS signage in 2000

13555 Eureka Road

• Wrigley's, opened September 24, 1957, rebranded to Packer Foods in 1964
• Packer Foods, closed 1968
• Big Chief, opened and closed 1969
• Great Scott!, opened 1969, closed 1973
• Wisconsin Toys, opened and closed 1976
• F&M Drug Stores #3, opened 1977, acquired by Drug Emporium in November 1995
• Drug Emporium, closed 1997
• Aaron's, opened 2005, closed 2016
• Metro Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts, opened 2018

13565 Eureka Road

• Hal's Coney Island, opened 1960, became Plaza Coney Island in 1965
• Plaza Coney Island, closed 1977
• Granada Restaurant, opened 1978, closed 1979
• Suzy's Hats, opened 1980, closed 1992
• U.S. Armed Forces recruitment center, opened 1999, moved to 3179 Fort Street in Wyandotte in 2010
• Style U Boutique, opened 2018

13569 Eureka Road

• Sherwin-Williams Paints, opened 1962, closed 1967
• Mel Tozer Beauty Salon, opened 1968, became DeVlyn's Beauty Salon 1974
• DeVlyn's Beauty Salon, closed 1980
• Mr. Sam Beauty Salon, opened 1982, closed 1989
• Assimilated into 13579 Eureka Road in 1990

13575 Eureka Road

• Southgate Bank, opened 1958, closed 1969
• Playgirl Salon, opened 1970, became Elaine Powers Figure Salon 1973
• Elaine Powers Figure Salon, closed 1989
• Assimilated into 13579 Eureka Road in 1990

13579 Eureka Road

• Western Auto, opened 1957, closed 1967
• New Life Carpet, opened 1968, closed 1970
• Paneling Unlimited, opened 1971, closed 1977
• Smart Size, opened 1979, closed 1984
• Sizes Unlimited, opened 1985, closed 1998

13583 Eureka Road

• National Finance, opened 1957, became Liberty Loan in 1962
• Liberty Loan, closed 1978
• The Branch, opened 1978, closed 1986
• Artisan's Jewelry, opened 1986, closed 1989
• H&R Block, opened 1989, closed 1995
• Approved Cash Advance, opened 2005, closed 2010
• Planet Fitness pre-sales office, temporary operation in 2010
• Picture Perfect Santa Photos, seasonal operation in November/December 2014

13587 Eureka Road

• Sam & Walter's Meats, opened 1957, closed 1963
• Oaza Bakery, opened 1963, closed 1974
• Henry's Meat House, opened 1975, closed 1977
• Besler's Choice Meats, opened 1978, closed 1980
• Uniform Outlet, opened 1981, closed 1986
• Allison's Place, opened 1987, closed 1992
• Once Upon a Child, opened 1994, closed 2007
• Anime to Skateboards, opened 2014

13591 Eureka Road

• F. W. Woolworth, opened October 16, 1957, closed January 18, 1994
• Discovery Zone, opened 1994, closed 1997
• Sears Hardware, opened 1997, closed July 23, 2006
• Halloween USA, seasonal operation in autumn 2006
• Planet Fitness, opened 2010

13611 Eureka Road

• Phillips' Eye Care, opened 1959, closed 1964
• Youth Center, opened 1964, closed 1987
• Amy's Hallmark, opened 1989, moved to 13627 Eureka Road in 1996
• Assimilated into 13591 Eureka Road in 1997

13615 Eureka Road

• Children Outfitters, opened 1957, closed 1963
• Lawrence Office Supplies, opened 1963, closed 1987
• Daytona Suntan, opened 1996, closed 2004
• Bongo Juice, opened 2011, closed 2013
• Better Health Cafe, opened 2014, closed 2018
• Smoothie Stop, opened 2019

13617 Eureka Road

• Al's Record Mart, opened 1957, became Schroeder's Records in 1968
• Schroeder's Records, became Shay's Music in 1974
• Shay's Music, closed 1975
• The Open Book, opened 1975, became The Book Stall 1979
• The Book Stall, closed 1979
• Pearle Vision, opened 1979, closed 1990
• Fantastic Sam's, opened 1990, sold to Val's House of Hair in 2010
• Val's House of Hair, moved to 13424 Eureka Road in 2012

13621 Eureka Road

• Marianne's, opened 1957, closed 1962
• Singer Sewing Center, opened 1962, sold to Sew & Save Fabrics in 1973
• Sew & Save Fabrics, closed 1977
• The Pet Gallery, opened 1977, closed 1984
• New York Shoes, opened 1985, closed 1990
• Future Optical, opened 1996, acquired by Sears Optical in 1996
• Sears Optical, closed November 2006

13627 Eureka Road

• The Good Housekeeping Shops, opened October 16, 1957, closed 1982
• Joe's Army & Navy, opened 1982, closed 1983
• So-Fro Fabrics, opened 1983, closed 1991
• Pet Supply Warehouse, opened 1993, closed 1995
• Hallmark, opened 1996, closed 2006

13631 Eureka Road

• Thom McAn, opened 1957, closed 1990
• 99 Cent Store, opened 1992, closed 1997
• MIGUN Lifestyles, opened 2004, closed 2006
• Market Center Park box office, opened 2016

13651 Eureka Road

• Montgomery Ward, opened February 12, 1959, closed March 13, 2001
• Market Center Park, opened 2016