By the early 2000s, SUMMIT PLACE was on the skids. The mall lost Montgomery Ward (2001), Kohl's (2009), Macy's (2010), J.C. Penney (2010) and Sears (2014). All inline stores closed in 2009.

Photo from www.loopnet.com

The abandoned mall was condemned in 2014. The entire complex was razed in May 2019. Above, we see the newly-cleared mall site.

Photo from Library of Congress / Carole M. Highsmith