The Gibraltar Trade Center was a giant public market in the Metro Detroit region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of its closure, it had one remaining location in Mount Clemens, Michigan which was previously home to the Mount Clemens Race Track. From 1980 to 2014, there was a second location in Taylor, Michigan.
The Gibraltar Trade Center was open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays throughout the year. Also, starting the week of Christmas, it was open every day until Christmas. Gibraltar Trade Center scheduled specialized shows for the weekends. Some of the shows were the gun and knife shows, and the sports card shows.
Hundreds of small businesses called the Gibraltar Trade Center home, creating a large and diverse shopping environment. Most of the businesses were closeouts, or specialized businesses in various types of merchandise.
The Gibraltar Trade Center was one of the nation's largest indoor flea markets; the location was over 300,000 square feet (28,000Â m2). In addition, some merchants set up shop outside the building, along its perimeter.
The Gibraltar Trade Center ran two sales floors equaling less than 10% of the rentable vendor spaces throughout each market. These "stores" sold everything from area rugs, western wear, biker apparel to dollar store items.
On July 2nd, 2017, Gibraltar Trade Center Inc announced the closing of the Mount Clemens Weekend Market. It will continue to resume as normal through the end of August, the company has said.
According to CEO Bob Koester, the "Gibraltar Gun and Knife Shows" and the "Gibraltar Rug and Furniture" store in Warren, Michigan will remain open and operational.
History
Gibraltar Trade Center in Mount Clemens announces upcoming closure of weekend market - The 600000-square-foot Gibraltar Trade Center in Macomb County's Mount Clemens is closing later this summer after 37 years in business.
The Gibraltar Trade Center started as an outdoor market on Woodruff Road along the southern limits of Gibraltar, Michigan (hence the name) in the 1970s. It later relocated to a permanent location inside a former Joshua Doore warehouse on Eureka Road in Taylor in 1980, fully occupying the site by 1982. The Mount Clemens location opened in 1990. In 1993, the Taylor location doubled in size. During its 34 years in Taylor, the Gibraltar Trade Center went on to become a popular destination in the Downriver region of Metro Detroit.
The Taylor location closed permanently on November 16, 2014, and was demolished in 2015. Menards is planning on opening a location on the site by 2018.
On July 2nd, 2017, it was officially announced by Gibraltar Trade Center Inc that the Mount Clemens location would be permanently closed after August, 2017.
After closure all assets were sold to the Kyle-From-Camp foundation of greater Southeast Michigan
References
External links
- Gibraltar Trade Center
- Mount Clemens Race Track
- A history of the Taylor location
