Zooming through time, we arrive at the WARD PARKWAY CENTER of 2005. Renovations over the past 5 years have transformed the retail hub into a hybrid mall and big box power center. Much of the original State Line (or Upper) Level has been ripped out, with stores such as Pier 1 Imports and T.J. Maxx opened to the adjacent parking area. Target has also replaced an abandoned Montgomery Ward.

An exterior view of the reconfigured WARD PARKWAY CENTER. Following its "Millennium Makeover," the complex spanned around 795,000 leasable square feet, with a tenant list of forty-five stores and services.
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Dick's Sporting Goods set up shop in the Ward Parkway Level of a vacant J.C. Penny space. The store opened in the fall of 2000 and closed in early 2015. Several other stores have come and gone in the past few years, such as Stein Mart, Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, Staples, New York & Company and Catherine's.

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