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Hudson's or The J.L. Hudson Company was a major independent retail department store chain based in Detroit. At one time Hudson's was the second largest department store (next to Macy's of New York City) in the United States.

Founded in 1881 by Joseph L. Hudson, the store thrived during the growth of Detroit and the auto industry during the first half of the 20th century. The family also founded the Hudson automobile company, which eventually became part of the American Motors Corporation.

Hudson expanded into suburban Detroit, starting with the anchor store at Northland Center in nearby Southfield, Michigan, the largest shopping center in the US when it opened in 1954. Similar suburban malls followed (Westland Mall and Eastland Center), as well of other stores throughout the tri-state region. The flagship Hudson's store closed in January, 1983 (at the nadir of Downtown Detroit's decline) and was imploded 15 years later in October 1998.

The department store chain was merged into the Dayton-Hudson retail firm in 1969, which itself took the name of its largest and most successful brand, Target, in 2000. One year later, the Target Corporation changed the names of all its remaining department stores, including Hudson's, to Marshall Field's, a banner already owned by Target. Now under the ownership of Federated Department Stores, Marshall Field's stores were renamed Macy's in 2006.

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Former locations

Michigan

• Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Ann Arbor - Briarwood Mall (opened 1974 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Dearborn - Fairlane Town Center (opened 1976 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Harper Woods - Eastland Center (opened 1957 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Novi - Twelve Oaks Mall (opened 1977 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Port Huron - Birchwood Mall (opened 1997 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Southfield - Northland Center (opened 1954 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Sterling Heights - Lakeside Mall (opened 1978 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Sterling Heights - Lakeside Mall Men's & Home Store (opened 2000 as Hudson's in former Crowley's location, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Taylor - Southland Center (opened 1970 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Troy - Oakland Mall (opened 1968 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Troy - Somerset Collection (opened 1996 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • unincorporated Waterford Township - Summit Place (opened 1962 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Westland - Westland Center (opened 1965 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Battle Creek - Lakeview Square Mall (opened 1983 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Flint - Genessee Valley Center (opened 1970 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Grandville - RiverTown Crossings (opened 1999 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Kentwood - Woodland Shopping Center (opened 1975 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Portage - The Crossroads (opened 1980 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Lansing - Lansing Mall (opened 1979 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
  • Okemos - Meridian Mall (opened 1982 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Saginaw - Fashion Square Mall (opened 1976 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)
• Traverse City, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area
  • Traverse City - Grand Traverse Mall (opened 1992 as Hudson's, became Marshall Field's 2001, converting to Macy's 9/9/2006)

External links

• A history of Hudson's Department Store, and the subsequent status of the site after implosion of the building
• Hudson's Department Store at the official City of Detroit website
• How J.L. Hudson changed the way we shop
• Controlled Demolition of Hudson Department Store

• Buildings and structures in Detroit
• Defunct department stores of the United States
• Demolished buildings and structures