Washington Square Mall is a superregional shopping mall located on the eastern side of Indianapolis. It opened in 1974 and was partially renovated in 1999. Today, the mall consists mostly of local sto
Washington Square Mall entrance in 2018
Burlington's location at Washington Square, a former JCPenney, as seen in 2016. The store closed in 2020.
The mall's interior in 2016.
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Lazarus (department store)
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Lazarus was an American department store chain founded in 1851 by Simon Lazarus. It was headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and operated throughout the Midwest. The store was a founding partner of the Fe
Washington Square Mall (Indianapolis)
…originally opened with L.S. Ayres and Block's. JCPenney opened for business on April 30, 1975. The Sears store opened for business on August 14, 1975. Lazarus opened for business on August 3, 1978. JCPenney and Sears moved from the Eastgate Shopping Center to Washington Square. In 1987, Block's closed and…
Exterior of the former flagship store in downtown Columbus (2007)
Simon Lazarus, founder of what was to become The F&R Lazarus & Co., which blossomed into Macy's, Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores).
Lazarus plaque