MALL HALL OF FAME

The next Taubman endeavor was the creation of Bayshore Properties, a joint venture of Taubman, Chicago's Arthur Rubloff and New York City's Charles Allen, Junior. Five San Francisco Bay Area malls were built between 1963 and 1980. The Taubman Company also constructed Kmart, Shopper's Fair and Sam's discount department stores in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Utah and Idaho.

MALL METAMORPHOSIS

Meanwhile, the Taubman Company had incorporated as Taubman Centers in 1973. Although A. Alfred Taubman did not invent the shopping mall, per se, he did tweek the concept, creating several large and luxurious retail centers.

In the 1980s, Taubman began to develop high-end, center city malls, such as Los Angeles' BEVERLY CENTER, Ohio's COLUMBUS CITY CENTER and STAMFORD TOWN CENTER, in Connecticut. He also dabbled in the operation of restaurant chains and became a patron of the arts.

Taubman assembled the Michigan Panthers, one of twelve inaugural teams in the United States Football League (1982-1986). In September 1984, he acquired a controlling interest in DCs Woodward & Lothrop department store chain, which he later sold at a loss.

PROFITABLE PURSUITS

Other Taubman endeavors were more profitable. A sale of Orange County, California's Irvine Ranch property netted Taubman Centers a cool 900 million dollar profit. The purchase of the Sotheby's auction house, in 1983, resulted in a 460 million dollar return on that investment.

Unfortunately, as Taubman's business interests grew, he began to hire others to manage various segments. Partly due to this, he was convicted of a price-fixing scheme at Sotheby's in 2001. Taubman served a 10-month prison term, but returned to regular life undaunted.

A joint venture of Taubman Centers and the Mills Corporation had been established in 1998. Taubman Centers' focus on building high-end luxury malls shifted to the development of value-oriented, outlet shopping hubs, such as Greater Detroit's GREAT LAKES CROSSING and Greater Miami's DOLPHIN MALL.

MICHIGAN MOVES

Over the years, the headquarters of the Taubman Company-Taubman Centers enterprise relocated four times. The concern started out in Detroit (1950), moved to Oak Park, Michigan (1955), Southfield, Michigan (1968), Troy, Michigan (1978) and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (1985).

Taubman's final years involved more philanthropic pursuits, with him donating millions to educational institutions, medical centers and art museums. He died, at the age of 91, on April 17, 2015.

TAUBMAN-DEVELOPED MALLS 1961-2015:

A list of malls developed by A. Alfred Taubman & company between the early 1960s and mid-2010s, with some being joint ventures. Those indicated in green have been inducted into the Mall Hall of Fame.

1. ARBORLAND CENTER-ARBORLAND CONSUMER MALL-ARBORLAND CENTER, Washtenaw County, MI (October 1961)
2. SOUTHLAND CENTER-SOUTHLAND MALL, Hayward, CA (April 1965)
3. SUNVALLEY CENTER, Concord, CA (August 1967)
4. WOODLAND MALL, Kentwood, MI (March 1969)
5. SOUTHRIDGE MALL, Greenfield, WI (September 1970)
6. EASTRIDGE CENTER-EASTRIDGE MALL-EASTRIDGE, Santa Clara County (San Jose), CA (May 1971)
7. WOODFIELD MALL, Schaumburg, IL (September 1971)
8. NORTHRIDGE MALL, Milwaukee, WI (August 1972-March 2003)
9. CAMBRIDGE MALL, Hazel Park, MI (June 1973)
10. QUEENS CENTER, New York, NY (September 1973)
11. BRIARWOOD MALL, Ann Arbor, MI (October 1973)
12. WESTFARMS MALL-WESTFARMS, Farmington & West Hartford, CT (October 1974)
13. FAIRLANE TOWN CENTER, Dearborn, MI (March 1976)
14. LAKESIDE MALL, Sterling Heights, MI (March 1976-July 2024)
15. HILLTOP MALL- THE SHOPS AT HILLTOP, Richmond, CA (September 1976-April 2021)
16. TWELVE OAKS MALL-TWELVE OAKS, Novi, MI (August 1977)
17. MEADOWOOD MALL, Reno NV (March 1979)
18. FAIR OAKS MALL, Fairfax County, VA (July 1980)
19. STONERIDGE CENTER, Pleasanton, CA (September 1980)
20. STAMFORD TOWN CENTER, Stamford, CT (February 1982)
21. BEVERLY CENTER, Los Angeles, CA (February 1982)
22. MARLEY STATION, Anne Arundel County, MD (February 1987)
23. COLUMBUS CITY CENTER, Columbus, OH (August 1989-March 2009)
24. CHERRY CREEK CENTER, Denver, CO (August 1990)
25. WATERSIDE SHOPS, Collier County, FL (November 1992)
26. THE MALL AT TUTTLE CROSSING, Columbus, OH (July 1997)
27. ARIZONA MILLS, Tempe, AZ (November 1997)
28. GREAT LAKES CROSSING-GREAT LAKES CROSSING OUTLETS, Auburn Hills, MI (November 1998)
29. MACARTHUR CENTER, Norfolk, VA (March 1999)
30. DOLPHIN MALL, Dade County, FL (March 2001)
31. THE SHOPS AT WILLOW BEND, Plano, TX (August 2001)
32. INTERNATIONAL PLAZA & BAY STREET, Tampa, FL (September 2001)
33. THE MALL AT WELLINGTON GREEN, Wellington, FL (October 2001)
34. THE MALL AT MILLENIA, Orlando, FL (October 2002)
35. STONY POINT FASHION PARK, Richmond, VA (September 2003)
36. NORTHLAKE MALL, Charlotte, NC (September 2005)
37. MALL AT PARTRIDGE CREEK, Macomb County, MI (October 2007)
38. CITY CREEK CENTER, Salt Lake City, UT (March 2012)
39. TAUBMAN PRESTIGE OUTLETS OF CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield, MO (August 2013)
40. THE MALL AT UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER, Sarasota County, FL (October 2014)
41. THE MALL OF SAN JUAN, San Juan, Puerto Rico (March 2015)