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'''Westgate Square Shopping Center''' is a [[shopping center]] located atbetween the southwest corner of4801-4915 [[Washington Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Washington Avenue]] andin [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]], [[Wisconsin]]. It sits on the block bounded by Washington Avenue on the north, [[Ohio Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|Ohio Street]] inon the east, [[Wright Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|RacineWright Avenue]] on the south, and [[Perry Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Perry Avenue]] on the west. Opened in 1979, the shopping center was formerly known as '''Westgate Mall Shopping Center''' until 2005, and is built on the former site of the [[Westgate Outdoor Theatre (Racine, Wisconsin)|Westgate Outdoor Theatre]]. The center's primary anchor was [[Shopko 27|Shopko #27]] from its opening until the chain's bankruptcy in 2019. The secondary anchor space was occupied by a [[Randall's County Market]] supermarket from 1981 to 2001, and was split into smaller retail spaces after the store closed. Between the two anchor spaces, dozens of small store spaces were located in an indoor enclosed mall, which was converted into [[Careers Industries (Racine, Wisconsin)|Careers Industries]], a local organization employing people with developmental disabilities, in 2011.
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