Usurped by bigger, better and newer shopping hubs in its trade area, MIDWAY MALL was in a downward spiral by the early '80s. It became an "offprice" shopping center in 1983. In 1987, the complex was given a large-scale renovation and renamed MALL OF THE AMERICAS.
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The MALL OF THE AMERICAS conversion was quite successful. The repositioned -and substantially renovated- West-Dade shopping center eventually housed over 100 stores and services.

One of these was The Home Depot. This store opened, in the old Woolco building, in July 1985. In this image, we see a new freestanding store that was completed in 2002.
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