Kennedy Mall

I’m not sure, but I’m guessing this is probably the only mall in the Tri-​sate area.
I came here on a Saturday afternoon (6pm-​ish). To my surprise this mall was super dead for that time and day. It’s like nobody lives in this town.
Any who, the less people, the faster the shopping experience is.
This small shopping center hosts standard mall-​stores (A&E, B&BW, The Children’s Place, Finish Line, Game Stop, GNC, KJ, Payless, Spencer’s, VS, Zales., amongst others).
Mall patrons are nice, and their stores are clean and well stocked.
Great place for a good walk, and for a quick in-​and-​out shop.

Kennedy mall? More like, Kennedy DULL!
It just baffles me the retailers that rent space in this mall. It’s the oddest combo of stores. If you’re looking for clothes for kids, this mall is for you. Otherwise, it’s just a hodgepodge mix of basic department stores with not much fashion or style to offer: Jc Penny, Younkers and a Dicks. There is currently a Gap, PacSun and an American Eagle and an Ulta. I won’t go in on the fact that the food court consists of a Taco Johns that is ran by dirty, incompetent 16 year olds. They will refuse service if they don’t feel like turning the grill on, but let’s be honest– who eats there anyway?! Skip this mall and hit West Towne in Madison, or South/​North Park in Davenport. This mall may have recently gotten a facelift, but it needs implants!

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This is not a mall. It is anchored by a JC Penny and a Younkers. I don’t even know what that is, to be honest.
It has carpet instead of tile or marble floors. That’s so 1990.
There were only a handful of stores I would shop at: Gap, VS, and Dick’s. There were several I have never even heard of. And there were multiple blank spaces for new retail to pass through.
The pretzels at Auntie Anne’s looked old and stale.
It is so small you couldn’t even walk the mall.
I am sure this is extra special in rural Iowa. But this Jersey gal ain’t having it.
2 stars for the lens crafters and only that.

This is the place I’ve always shopped at growing up. In the last few years it seems like they’ve made some upgrades like new flooring and there are new cafes in the center of the mall. There are still a few great stores here like Younkers and JCPenny from the original anchor stores but there are also a few great new stores like Ulta Beauty and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Some of the storefronts are empty but new places keep coming in.

Whenever we come to Dubuque we visit the mall at least once. For quite some time this mall seemed to be on the way down as there were quite a few empty stores. However, with this visit, there were new stores going in (or at least it looks like it).
This is a quiet mall through which one may take leisurely walks and so far we have never seen it packed. There are a decent selection of stores in which to shop (most of your typical clothing, anchor stores, and such).
It is by no means a huge mall, but it’s nice enough. Don’t go out of your way to come here if there is a bigger one near you though.