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Palouse Place (previously Palouse Mall and Palouse Empire Mall) is an enclosed shopping mall in the western United States, located in Moscow, Idaho. Opened in 1976, the mall is anchored by Michael's, Old Navy, Rite Aid, Ross Stores, Target, and WinCo Foods.

The site is on the western edge of the city, near the state border with Washington. It is fronted by Pullman Road, State Highway 8, which becomes State Route 270 in Washington and connects to Pullman, the other chief city on the Palouse, seven miles (11 km) west.

History

Grading of the property began in October 1974; the first stores to open at the site were, from the east end, Kmart, Rosauers, and Pay 'n Save (now Rite Aid) drugstore, all in 1976. The mall had been in development since 1964, and the land on which it was built was leased from the University of Idaho. The land was previously owned and farmed by the Mix family for several generations. Developer Earl D. McCarthy died in 1979, and the ownership of the mall went to his children, Madeline Edgren and Mike McCarthy. The main enclosed portion of the mall opened that October, featuring J. C. Penney and The Bon Marché (now Macy's) department stores, and Lamonts opened the following August.

Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, the mall underwent several changes in anchor stores. Rosauers became Excell Foods in 1990, but was gone by 1992, then Price Connection, which closed in 1995. After closing in 1995, the Kmart space was expanded by 13,000 square feet (1,200 m) on its east end and converted to Waremart, now known as WinCo Foods. A year later, the mall structure itself underwent a renovation, held a grand re-opening in November 1997, and dropped the "Empire" from its name. The J. C. Penney store closed in 1998 and became Troutman's Emporium the same year.

An outparcel at the west end originally occupied by Ernst Home Centers became Office Depot and Hastings Entertainment in 1999. Gottschalks purchased the Lamonts chain in 2000. Emporium went out of business in 2003 and its space became Ross Stores two years later. Gottschalks closed in January 2007 and was torn down for Bed Bath & Beyond and Old Navy; Macy's closed in April 2016. In 2016, the Office Depot space became Staples while Hastings Entertainment went out of business. In 2017, the Hastings Entertainment space became Marshalls and PetCo.

In September 2020, Target announced plans to open a store in the space vacated by Macy's. The store opened in October 2021.

References

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4. Woiwode, Maryjude (September 11, 1973). "Buying up". Idaho Argonaut. (Moscow). (University of Idaho). p. 1.
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11. ^ Harrell, Sylvia (October 5, 1979). "Beginnings: Palouse Mall opens its doors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
12. White, Vera (March 18, 1993). "Chamber's guest speaker reviews mall's history". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 12A.
13. "Lamonts opens in Palouse Mall". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 10, 1980. p. 4D.
14. White, Vera (March 7, 1990). "Mall Rosauers to be sold; employees' futures uncertain". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1A.
15. White, Vera (April 4, 1990). "Rival buys Pullman Rosauers". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 12A.
16. White, Vera (January 29, 1993). "Palouse Empire Mall changes hands". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 12A.
17. ^ LaBoe, Barbara (August 12, 1995). "Discount grocery store replacing Kmart". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1A.
18. "Palouse Mall reopens Nov. 13". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). October 23, 1997. p. 3C.
19. "You will find it all at the Palouse Mall". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. (advertisement). August 13, 1998. p. 6A.
20. "Emporium takes over J. C. Penney's spot as mall anchor". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. 15 July 1998. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
21. Raquet, Murf (July 3, 1999). "Palouse Mall lands chain store". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
22. "Gottschalks is buying Lamonts". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. April 25, 2000. p. 6A.
23. Raquet, Murf (September 2, 2000). "Palouse Mall fills Lamonts space". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
24. Williams, Elaine (April 8, 2005). "Ross Dress for Less has designs on the region". Lewiston Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
25. "Make way for new stores". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). December 9, 2006. p. 1C.
26. "Moscow, Spokane will lose their Macy's stores". Idaho Business Review. January 7, 2016.
27. "Target to open doors in the fall". The Lewiston Tribune. August 6, 2021.
28. "Doors swing open at Target in Moscow". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. October 20, 2021.

External links

• Official website

• Shopping malls in Idaho
• Shopping malls established in 1976
• 1976 establishments in Idaho
• Buildings and structures in Moscow, Idaho
• Tourist attractions in Latah County, Idaho