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Baseball
Minnesota's professional baseball and football teams, the Twins and the Vikings, moved from Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington to the H.H.H. Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. This created an unprecedented development opportunity for 78 acres of highly accessible prime real estate. The property is located only a mile and a half from the Minneapolis St. Paul international Airport at the intersection of major highways. -
Development
the Bloomington Port Authority purchased the stadium site and began entertaining proposals for development. There were four major proposals given serious consideration: Office Complexes Condominium/residential uses New convention/visitors center -
Signed the agreement
the Bloomington Port Authority signed an agreement with the Ghermizian organization. -
Groundbreaking
groundbreaking for the mall -
Option 4
The fourth option (Mixed use retail/entertainment center) was selected, and on June 14, 1989, the developers and local dignitaries broke ground. It was a day to remember. With cold winds gusting up to 35 miles an hour, the headlines read, "Why Minnesota?" -
Death
Two workers are killed in construction accidents while working on the Mall. In response, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's Occupational and Safety Health Division fine two contractors tens of thousands of dollars. -
Improper Monitoring
An investigation finds that Bloomington did not properly monitor and enforce building codes during the Mall's construction. Officials blame the Mall's "fast-track" construction plan, in which parts of the Mall were constructed while other sections were still being designed. -
Despite Stuff
Despite media detractors, naysayers and ominous groundbreaking conditions, construction continued and on August 11, 1992, when Mall of America® opened its doors, the face of Minnesota changed forever. The Mall was 71 percent leased with 330 brand new stores open for business, including nationally recognized department stores: Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears, together under one roof for the first time. It was also the first day of work for more than 10,000 employees. -
Opens
The Mall opens with 71% of its space leased and 330 stores, including Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdales and Sears as anchors. Despite a recession, the Mall's opening is successful. -
Opened its doors
Mall of America opened its doors to the public -
Wedding
The Mall's Chapel of Love hosts its first wedding. -
Sues the mall
The now Dallas-based North Stars hockey team sues the Mall, claiming that the Mall owes it more than $700,000 for use of the adjacent Met Center's parking lot. Mall representatives say that when the team left the state, they arranged to rent the parking lot from the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. -
Curfew
The Mall enacts a curfew for youth under 16. On Friday and Saturday nights after 4 p.m., any child caught in the Mall without an adult over 21 is escorted out by either security or a roaming team of "Mighty Moms and Dedicated Dads." The year before the policy started, 300 incidents involving teens were reported. A year later, there were two. -
Curfew
The Mall enacts a curfew for youth under 16. On Friday and Saturday nights after 4 p.m., any child caught in the Mall without an adult over 21 is escorted out by either security or a roaming team of "Mighty Moms and Dedicated Dads." The year before the policy started, 300 incidents involving teens were reported. A year later, there were two. -
Underwater Adventures
Underwater World, now Underwater Adventures, opens. -
Lawsuit 2
The Ghermezian brothers' Triple Five of Minnesota files a lawsuit against fellow Mall stakeholder, the Simon Property Group, after the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association sells half of its 55-percent share in the Mall to the Simon family without informing the Ghermezians. -
Stuff
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that the Mall is not a public space with First Amendment rights protection. The decision overturns a Hennepin County District judge's ruling that a group of activists' rights were violated when they were arrested for passing out leaflets near Macy's. Supporters argue that the Mall received public funding and, despite its private ownership, serves as a "town square." -
Not safe public place
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that the Mall is not a public space with First Amendment rights protection. The decision overturns a Hennepin County District judge's ruling that a group of activists' rights were violated when they were arrested for passing out leaflets near Macy's. Supporters argue that the Mall received public funding and, despite its private ownership, serves as a "town square." -
Lawsuit
The Ghermezian brothers' Triple Five of Minnesota files a lawsuit against fellow Mall stakeholder, the Simon Property Group, after the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association sells half of its 55-percent share in the Mall to the Simon family without informing the Ghermezians. -
YAY!!!
"Mall Masters at Mall of America" airs on the Gameshow Network. -
AHHHHHHHH!!!!
The Mall closes for 10 hours after fugitive Anthony Zappa is spotted on the premises. -
Anthony Zappa
The Mall closes for 10 hours after fugitive Anthony Zappa is spotted on the premises. -
MAC
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and the Mall finalize a deal to trade the 53-acre Met Center space, owned by MAC, for the Mall's 33-acre Kelley Farm property. -
MAC
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and the Mall finalize a deal to trade the 53-acre Met Center space, owned by MAC, for the Mall's 33-acre Kelley Farm property. -
Simon Properties
The Triple Five Group wins its lawsuit against Simon Properties. The Ghermezian brothers are awarded half the Mall's profits from the past four years and the opportunity to buy 27.5 percent of the Mall from the Simon family, raising them to majority stakeholder and managing partner. An appeal transfers the disputed 27.5 percent to a partnership between the dueling stakeholders. -
Lawsuit 3
The Triple Five Group wins its lawsuit against Simon Properties. The Ghermezian brothers are awarded half the Mall's profits from the past four years and the opportunity to buy 27.5 percent of the Mall from the Simon family, raising them to majority stakeholder and managing partner. An appeal transfers the disputed 27.5 percent to a partnership between the dueling stakeholders. -
More Stuff
It will develop a large empty parcel of land (the site of the former Met Center indoor arena) north of the mall, and integrate an IKEA store built on a portion of the property in 2004. -
Smoking Ban
Bloomington enacts the metro area's first smoking ban, hurting many of the Mall's fourth-floor entertainment venues. -
Ikea
Ikea opens on the site of the former Met Center. It is the first step in Phase II development. -
Control
the Ghermezians gains full control of mall of america by spending US$1 billion -
Phase 2
there was an expansion plan called Phase 2 -
Today
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