Merle Hay Mall
Merle Hay Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. Opened in 1959, it is the second oldest regional shopping center in Iowa, and was the largest mall in Iowa in terms of gross leasable area before the 2004 opening of Jordan Creek Town Center in neighboring West Des Moines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olmsted Family Farmhouse and Buccaneer Arena.
Olmsted Family Farmhouse
House
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The Olmsted Family Farmhouse, also known as the Olmsted-Urban House, is an historic building located in Urbandale, Iowa, United States. Leander and Charlotte Olmsted from Auburn, New York acquired 80 acres of land in Polk County, Iowa in 1867. Olmsted Family Farmhouse is situated 3,200 feet west of Merle Hay Mall.
Buccaneer Arena
Sports venue
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Buccaneer Arena is a 3,461-seat, with standing room for an additional 700, multi-purpose arena in Urbandale, Iowa, that is home to the Des Moines Buccaneers ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League. Buccaneer Arena is situated 1½ miles southwest of Merle Hay Mall.
Herbert Hoover High School
School building
Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as Hoover High School or Hoover, is a public secondary school located on the Northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa. Herbert Hoover High School is situated 1 mile east of Merle Hay Mall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windsor Heights and Johnston.
Windsor Heights
Town
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Windsor Heights is a city in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,252 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Windsor Heights is situated 2 miles south of Merle Hay Mall.
Johnston
Town
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Johnston is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,064 in the 2020 census, a large increase from the 8,649 population in 2000. Johnston is situated 3 miles north of Merle Hay Mall.
Chautauqua Park Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Chautauqua Park Historic District is located on the north side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990. Chautauqua Park Historic District is situated 3½ miles east of Merle Hay Mall.
Merle Hay Mall
- Type: Commercial area
- Description: shopping mall in Iowa, United States
- Category: shopping center
- Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63195° or 41° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
-93.70127° or 93° 42′ 5″ westElevation
948 feet (289 metres)Named after
Merle HayOpen location code
86H8J7JX+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 113904930OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retailGeoNames ID
4867090Wikidata ID
Q6819694
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