Northland Mall, Columbus: 1995, 2004 and today

Northland Mall from the air in 1995, 2004 and today. It opened on August 13, 1964 at Morse and Karl roads as an open-air center with Lazarus and Sears, and was enclosed in the mid-1970s. Newer malls pulled shoppers away, it closed on October 31, 2002, and it was knocked down in February 2004. Today the ground is Northland Village: a Menards where Sears stood, a Kroger (2016) on the old concourse, the Franklin County dog shelter, and the old Lazarus building, now offices for the Ohio Department of Taxation.

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Sources:
- Northland Mall: Wikipedia (opened August 13, 1964 at Morse and Karl roads; anchors Lazarus and Sears; enclosed 1974-75; closed October 31, 2002; demolished February 2004; Lazarus building became Ohio Department of Taxation offices; Menards replaced Sears; Kroger opened October 2016 on the old concourse)
- 'The history of Columbus' first shopping malls', WOSU Public Media (2022)
- Store positions: OpenStreetMap contributors
- 1995 and 2004: City of Columbus, Department of Technology / Maps & Apps
- 2025: Ohio Statewide Imagery Program (OGRIP)