Westgate Square Shopping Center (Racine, Wisconsin): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox building

| name = Westgate Square Shopping Center

| image = Westgate Mall Shopko, 2011.JPG

The general contractor on the shopping center's construction was [[Tonn & Blank]] of [[Michigan City, Indiana]].<ref name=construction-19800603>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48632033/the-journal-times/ "Construction under way on Westgate supermarket"], [[Racine Journal Times]], June 3, 1980, p. 4C.</ref> On September 8, 1979, a flatbed truck owned by [[James Cape and Sons]] stolen from the construction site was found being driven by a 15-year-old with no driver's license. <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48630197/the-journal-times/ "Police"], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 9, 1979, p. 2B.</ref> The center's primary anchor and first tenant, [[Shopko 27|Shopko store #27]], opened on November 5, 1979, before the rest of the L-shaped building had been constructed.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48630590/the-journal-times/ "ShopKo opens Monday"], [[Racine Journal Times]], October 30, 1979, p. 1D.</ref> On January 30, 1980, [[Randall's Foods]] announced plans to build a 40,000-square-foot [[Randall's County Market]] supermarket at the mall, which would become Racine's largest grocery store.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48630995/the-journal-times/ "Supermarket planned: Biggest in city"], [[Racine Journal Times]], January 31, 1980, p. 6C.</ref> On May 29, around the time that construction on the addition began, surveying equipment owned by Tonn & Blank valued at $1,600 was reported stolen from the construction site.<ref name=construction-19800603/><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48631785/the-journal-times/ "Police"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 30, 1980, p. 1B.</ref>

 

 

Shari's Card Shop, part of the [[Cherkinian's Card Shops]] chain, opened at the center in late October 1980.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48640678/the-journal-times/ "Card shop to open in Westgate"], [[Racine Journal Times]], October 19, 1980, p. 7C.</ref> [[The Gamut (Wisconsin)|The Gamut]], a variety store selling sporting goods, school and office supplies, and arts and crafts, opened November 10.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48633600/the-journal-times/ "Another store signs for Westgate"], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 3, 1980, p. 4C.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48642051/the-journal-times/ The Gamut advertisement], [[Racine Journal Times]], November 15, 1980, p. 8A.</ref><ref name=lambertons-19801117/> Sound & Video Warehouse, an audiovisual equipment store, opened November 28.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48642539/the-journal-times/ "Sound store to open"], [[Racine Journal Times]], November 19, 1980, p. 4C.</ref> [[Lamberton's (Racine, Wisconsin)|Lamberton's]], a local women's apparel chain, moved one of its locations from the [[Western Village Shopping Center (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin)|Western Village Shopping Center]] to Westgate Mall after the Western Village lease ended on February 28, 1981.<ref name=lambertons-19801117>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48642133/the-journal-times/ "Lamberton's to move to Westgate"], [[Racine Journal Times]], November 17, 1980, p. 4B.</ref> The store opened at Westgate on March 3.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48643710/the-journal-times/ "Store opens at Westgate"], [[Racine Journal Times]], March 3, 1981, p. 4C.</ref> The first [[Sweet Temptations (Racine, Wisconsin)|Sweet Temptations]] candy and ice cream store also opened at the center in March.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48646600/the-journal-times/ "Ice cream store to open"], [[Racine Journal Times]], February 17, 1981, p. 4C.</ref> Pants Towne, a jeans store located at [[424 Main Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|424 Main Street]] in downtown Racine, moved at the end of March 1981 to Westgate Mall, doubling the store's floor space. <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48643840/the-journal-times/ "Jeans store at Westgate"], [[Racine Journal Times]], February 27, 1981, p. 4B.</ref>

==Tenants==

===Current tenants===

* [[Main Moon (Racine, Wisconsin)|Main Moon II]], opened February 12, 2005

* [[Careers Industries (Racine, Wisconsin)|Careers Industries]], opened December 19, 2011

* Scores Sports Bar & Grill, opened October 2014

* [[The Salvation Army]] Family Store & Donation Center, opened October 14, 2016

* Security Finance

* CSL Plasma

* Service First Staffing

* [[Randall's County Market]], opened March 25, 1981, closed March 2001

* [[Sweet Temptations (Racine, Wisconsin)|Sweet Temptations]], opened mid-March 1981, closed unknown

* Pants Towne, opened April 1981, closed November 30, 1982

* Scene II, opened July 1981, closed June 26, 1983

 

====More information needed====

* Diane/Maries

* Erv Johnson Studios