The mall has continued to also attract businesses in hopes to continue its presence as a shopping center for Springfield and Clark County.
Here are some of the recent closings and openings at Upper Valley Mall.
CLOSINGS
Chakeres Upper Valley Mall Cinema 5
One of the few remaining stores from the mall’s initial opening, Cinema 5 closed its doors Monday night.
The theater initially had two screens and expanded to three when it was still owned by General Cinemas Corp. Chakeres took over the business in the late 1980s and expanded it to five screens.
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Chakeres will continue to operate Cinema 10 on East National Road in Springfield and Celina Cinema 5. The company also continues to operate the Melody 49 Drive-in in Brookville. The Melody Cruise-In on East National Road in Springfield won’t re-open again this summer because it became too expensive to manage, company leaders said.
MC Sports
MC Sports, a national retailer based in Michigan, filed for bankruptcy and said it will begin immediate liquidation sales at all stores.
MC Sports will begin liquidation sales at all of its 68 stores nationwide, according to a news release, although it also will pursue alternative financing and sale options. The chain has several stores in Ohio, including Springfield, Piqua and Wilmington. A sign posted on the Upper Valley Mall location this week says the store is closing.
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Springfield closed its location at the Upper Valley Mall last April.
The 20,000-square-foot museum had occupied space in the former Elder-Beerman store at the mall since November of 2013.
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The museum considered other locations, including the former Myers Market building at 101 S. Fountain Ave., but decided against that because of the cost.
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OPENINGS
Treasure Trove Collectibles
Treasure Trove Collectibles opened in September 2016 and offers a variety of items from vinyl records to action figures and Longaberger baskets.
Treasure Trove offers items that shoppers cannot find easily online.
Pixel Playground
Pixel Playground, a gaming/arcade hybrid, allows customers to pay by the hour to play the newest video games with friends, while also offering customers a chance to play old games that are now harder to find.
It is located across from Epic Loot Games and Comics, creating a destination for entertainment at the mall.
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New 2 U
New 2 U opened their thrift store in the Upper Valley Mall last year. The store sells gently used clothes, and a portion of each month’s proceeds goes towards Dayton’s Children Hospital.
Raven Books
Raven Books is the combination of a bookstore and coffee shop in one location.
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Along with the coffee shop, the bookstore relocated in the mall, allowing more books and provide individual reading rooms and more space for customers to relax while they browse the store’s selection.
Clark County Home Show
The annual Clark County Home Show will move its event to the Upper Valley Mall this year.
The show has been held at the Clark State Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center for the past few years, but organizers said the mall will allow a more open space for residents to browse the local vendors and companies who will attend this year.
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