Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets
The mall is one of Michigan City's major tourist attractions. It is one of Northwest Indiana's most popular shopping centers, receiving an estimated one million visitors annually as of 2017. The mall is located in Michigan City's downtown area. It is designed to resemble a seaside village, playing off of its proximity to Lake Michigan.
History
The site where the mall is now located was once occupied by a Pullman Company railcar plant.
Construction of the mall started in the autumn of 1986, and the mall's central court opened in May 1987.
Unlike many malls of its era, Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets was constructed in the city's downtown, rather than near highways, and was an open-air mall, as opposed to an indoor mall.
The mall is in walking distance of the South Shore Line's 11th Street station.
References
- ^ Pete, Joseph S. (January 22, 2020). "Thirty years ago, Lighthouse Place Mall changed Michigan City". nwitimes.com. The Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Pete, Joseph S. (April 28, 2021). "Lighthouse Place grappling with vacancies amid pandemic, retail woes". nwitimes.com. The Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Studentkov, Igor (14 May 2021). "Goodbye street-running South Shore service in Michigan City, hello double-tracking". Streetsblog Chicago. Retrieved 28 December 2021.