The Shoppes at Parma

The Shoppes at Parma

The center of the old Parmatown Mall (now demolished for revamping)
Location	Parma, Ohio, USA
Address	7899 West Ridgewood Drive, Parma, Ohio 44129
Opening date	1956 (enclosed c. 1968; open-air mall c. 2017)
Management	Phillips Edison & Co.
Owner	Phillips Edison & Co.
No. of stores and services	50+
No. of anchor tenants	7 (1st floors- Gordman's Target, Giant Eagle, Marc's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart (currently being renovated into a supercenter) 2nd floors- JCPenney, Kohl's)
Total retail floor area	991,600 sq ft (92,120 m2)
No. of floors	1 (2 in JCPenney and Kohl's)

The Shoppes at Parma, formerly known as Parmatown Mall, is a shopping mall located in Parma, Ohio, (being renovated to being an outdoor shopping mall, like Crocker Park) approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Cleveland. It is located at the southwest corner of State Route 3 and Ridgewood Drive in southern Cuyahoga County. It is anchored by J.C. Penney, Walmart and other stores. The mall opened as a shopping plaza in 1956 and was enclosed in the mid-1960s. Its original anchors were Higbee's (1967) and May Company (1960) Higbee's became Dillard's in 1992, and closed in 2000. A Cleveland Trust Bank branch located next to May Company opened in August, 1960 when the new May Company strip was added. The old Higbee's structure was demolished and replaced with a new Walmart in 2004. May Company became Kaufmann's in 1993 and Kaufmann's became Macy's in 2006. A Kresge also served as a fourth anchor store until it was closed in the early 1980s to make way for an expansion. Parts of the original plaza remain open-air, with Chuck E. Cheese's and Marc's as major tenants. It has about 50+ stores. The mall was renovated in the early 2000s. The mall is currently being renovated to be an outdoor shopping center, with the interior demolished for store fronts.

From 1967 to 2004, a five-screen cinema operated in the Dillard's wing of the mall. General Cinema opened the Parmatown Theater with two screens, which was unheard of at the time. A third screen opened in the 1970s, along with two more in the 1980s. General Cinema closed the theater in 2001. A year later, a chain known as Cinema Grill leased the theater, renovated the front lobby, and made modifications to allow customers to eat meals while watching movies. When Cinema Grill was evicted due to lack of rent payments, Cleveland Cinemas stepped in and took over. In August 2004, Cleveland Cinemas was asked to leave the mall to allow a Dick's Sporting Goods to be built in its spot. Its last day of operation was August 11, 2004.