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A branch of Cleveland's Halle Brothers Company (Halle's) was one of three department stores anchoring the original SUMMIT MALL. The 111,400 square foot store was Halle's sixth suburban branch.
In September 1982, after nearly 17 years of operation, the SUMMIT MALL Halle's was shuttered. It re-opened as a Cleveland-based Higbee's and functioned under that nameplate for nearly 10 years. In August 1992, the store morphed into the Dillard's depicted here. A Dillard's "double-header" was created in mid-1998, with this store reconfigured as a Women's & Children's Store.