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> Lighthouse Place turns 30
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post Jun 15 2017, 11:56 AM
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http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/thi...70ca29b240.html

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Skeptics said it would never work.

They said a mall should be built at the fringes of Michigan City, not downtown. They said the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets ought to be near all the interstate traffic.

"They said it wouldn't last two years," said Lloyd Madaus, operations director for Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets, who helped build it for Tonn and Blank Construction in 1987. "They said it was foolish."

Now the outdoor outlet mall at 601 Wabash St. draws an estimated 1 million visitors a year to its 120 stores. It's one of the most popular shopping destinations in Northwest Indiana, and it's considered part of Michigan City's triangle of tourist attractions along with the lakefront and the Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa.

Lighthouse is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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post Jun 15 2017, 01:50 PM
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This was the vision of Bud Ruby, Mike Brennan, and Mike (I think?) Sprague. They were the primary investors in the beginning. It is interesting the article does not mention them.
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