HARBOR PLACE MALL

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

HARBOR PLACE MALL. In December, 1987 the Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request for the proposed Harbor Place Mall to change the zoning from heavy industrial to commercial under the entore Fourth Street Peninsula Rezoning Plan had been approved. (1)

Harbor Place Mall, developed by Kenneth F. HARTIG, Jr. and John "Jack" THOMPSON, converted the former ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque) building at the ICE HARBOR into a shopping mall around 1989. (2) The tenants came to include the ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM, Dubuque Trolley, Inc., Harbor Place Snack Shop, Harbor Place Antiques and Collectibles, Becky's Area Rugs, Rustic Hills Carriage Tours, Mississippi Fudge Factory, and the DISCOVERY CENTER.

In 1990 a 115 square-foot space on the mail floor rented for $150 per month. (3)

On Tuesday, June 29, 1999 workmen began removing the roof from former mall. The building was to be razed. (4)

A flyer distributed by Harbor Place Mall. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

These were two of the major events sponsored by the Mall to attract children and their parents. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

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Source:

1. "Agendas," Telegraph Herald, December 20, 1987, p. 7

2. Blocker, Sue, "Downtown Firms Make Changes," Telegraph Herald, January 15, 1989, p. 15

3. Want Ads, Telegraph Herald, July 30, 1990, p. 10

4. "Under the Dome," Telegraph Herald, June 30, 1999, p. 1