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Bannister Mall improvements

Needs sourcing in a lot of places, particularly reasons for closing.

• 1991 - mall already had reputation for high crime.

Spivak, Jeffrey; Rice, Glenn E. (1991-08-12), "Bannister's reputation for crime is unearned, mall officials say Incidence is low, considering the number of customers shopping there.", Kansas City Star {{citation}}: line feed character in |title= at position 83 (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• Added security cameras in 1986, later added security booths, changed to bike patrols and moving camera network around 1995

Smith, Joyce (1995-03-04), "Mall reacts to customer fears - Bannister center adds bicycle patrols, moving camera network to keep watch over shoppers.", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2000 - J.C. Penny closed Bannister Mall location

Smith, Joyce (2000-03-15), "J.C. Penney to close store - Bannister Mall site, 39 other - locations to shut down in nationwide restructuring", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2001 - Bannister Mall announced $76 million revitalization plan that would bring Bass Pro Shop to mall, rename mall to "Three Trails Center"

Collision, Kevin (2001-10-26), "Bannister reels in a whopper: Bass Pro", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2002 - Dillard's employees told customers store would close on March 30, store vacant by June

Smith, Joyce (2002-03-22), "Ownership change ends the era of Milgram's", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Collision, Kevin (2002-06-13), "Downtown hotel plan gets boost - Private financing gained for - President", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2002 - Bass Pro deal fell apart after The Jones Store Co. refused to move, mall owners pulled $30 million investment

Robertson, Joe (2002-10-05), "Dispute at Bannister Mall puts makeover in jeopardy", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2003 - Mall sold to Spigel Properties Inc. from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of New York. Original developer Copaken White & Blitt, sold its stake in mall to Teachers in 1997.

Smith, Joyce (2003-04-30), "KC's Bannister Mall sold to Texas-based developer", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2005 - The Jones Store Co. closed store

Robertson, Joe (2005-01-15), "Businesses are finding their niche at Bannister - Despite hard times, mall is in transition", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2006 - Sears, mall's last anchor, closed

Smith, Joyce (2006-01-17), "Bannister Mall's last anchor, Sears, closing by early April", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• 2007 - Mall closed on May 31

Smith, Joyce (2007-06-01), "Bannister Mall slides into history", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

• Need more specific sources, but general view seems to be that crime and more importantly perception of crime (as percentage of minority racial groups increased in the area, more people believed the mall was unsafe, regardless of whether or not this was actually true) led to mall's demise.
  • Details changes in racial makeup of the area, "Crime - or at least a perception of it - became a concern."

Robertson, Joe (2003-11-04), "Bannister area follows a new trail", Kansas City Star{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)