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17-677: It also includes nearly 130 stores and services, a 750-seat food court, and The District, a collection of indoor & outdoor restaurants. The mall is also home to The Roger Maris Museum , a collection of regional art including the Aptitude Art Studio, the Touchstone Energy Dinosaur Playland, and a number of spearfishing decoys created by John Jensen. West Acres Shopping Center was developed in August 1972 by William A. Schlossman along with several other investors. Upon opening,

34-482: A mall outlet to the former Sears space. The former Best Buy space was filled by Boot Barn, Guitar Center and Foss Swim School. To fill the unused remaining space in the former Sears, the mall announced plans for The District, a multimillion-dollar development featuring numerous restaurants with indoor and outdoor seating. It is currently in phase 1 of a multi phase project. The first restaurant, Crave American Kitchen & Sushi Bar, opened in late 2019. In January 2022, it

51-734: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hickok Belt The S. Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award, commonly known as the Hickok Belt , is a trophy awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the United States. First awarded from 1950 to 1976, it was dormant until being revived in 2012, and continues to be awarded. The award was created by Ray and Alan Hickok in honor of their father, Stephen Rae Hickok, who had died unexpectedly in December 1945. Hickok had founded

68-575: Is a 70-foot (21m) display case museum in West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo, North Dakota . It is dedicated as a permanent shrine to Major League Baseball player and local alumni Roger Maris , centering on his life and baseball career, most notably for the New York Yankees during the 1961 season in which Maris hit a then-record 61 home runs . The museum is open during mall hours and

85-459: Is free to the public. The Roger Maris Museum was created by Fargo American Legion members Robert Smith and James McLaughlin. Originally, Maris declined to have a museum erected in his honor. He initially agreed only if it be on public display and charge no admission, as he did not want to capitalize on his success. Maris also personally chose to have the museum site be located within West Acres. It

102-485: The Hickok Manufacturing Company of Rochester, New York , which made belts —hence the choice of a belt for the trophy. The trophy was an alligator-skin belt with a solid-gold buckle, an encrusted 4-carat (0.80 g) diamond, and 26 gem chips. It was valued at $ 10,000 in 1951 ($ 117,385 in 2023), and its presentation was a major event in sporting news of the day. A group of 200 sportswriters throughout

119-478: The Lake Agassiz Arts Council. On April 10, 2019, At Home announced plans to open in the former Herberger's, but it never came to fruition. May of 2023, Von Maur announced the opening of a 90,000 SF location, opening Spring of 2025 46°51′33″N 96°50′48″W  /  46.85917°N 96.84667°W  / 46.85917; -96.84667 The Roger Maris Museum The Roger Maris Museum

136-564: The U.S. selected monthly winners, with an annual winner (who received the belt) selected from those honorees. For the first 21 years, from 1950 to 1970, the belt was awarded in Rochester at the annual Rochester Press-Radio Club dinner. After the Hickok company was taken over by the Tandy Corporation , the award was presented in larger cities such as Chicago or New York. After the 1976 annual award

153-533: The award has been based on a vote by the National Sports Media Association ; however, there have been no public award ceremonies or belt presentations. A 20-member panel chooses one athlete each month, with the 12 monthly winners being eligible for the award at the end of the calendar year. From 2012 through the 2023 award, five winners have been basketball players, four have been baseball players, two have been football players, and one has been

170-426: The mall featured Dayton's , Sears , and Fargo-based DeLendrecie's — relocating from its earlier downtown location. The Dayton's store was the first outside the state of Minnesota . A 1979 expansion added JCPenney as a fourth anchor. DeLendrecie's became Herberger's in 1998, and a food court was added in 2000. The Dayton's store was re-branded Marshall Field's in 2001, and Macy's in 2006. In December 2012,

187-402: The mall reached full occupancy. Since then, some national stores including Justice and Gap Kids have closed, but were replaced by new stores like Ragstock, Sephora , Boot Barn , Lululemon and Athleta. Sears closed their location at the mall in 2017. In 2018, Bon-Ton owned Herberger's announced plans to shutter their anchor location and filed for bankruptcy. Additionally, Best Buy relocated from

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204-674: The president of the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame, announced plans to reinstate the Hickok Belt starting in 2012. The mold for the belt used from 1951 onward was found and planned to be used again. Liccione invited the 18 surviving belt winners (except O. J. Simpson , who at the time was incarcerated in Nevada) to the Comeback Dinner, which was held on October 16, 2011, at St. John Fisher College . Since being re-established in 2012,

221-643: The thieves, where they were melted down and sold as raw precious metal . The museum is located in the southeast wing of West Acres. It features a small theatre with documentary films about Maris and is furnished with actual seats from Yankee Stadium . Among the exhibits are Maris' uniforms, a replica of his 1961 locker, his two MVP awards , Sultan of Swat Crowns, many bats and home run balls, baseball cards and memorabilia as well as relics from his amateur years. 46°51′35″N 96°50′37″W  /  46.859647°N 96.843706°W  / 46.859647; -96.843706 This North Dakota museum-related article

238-477: Was announced that the West Acres mall owners purchased the vacant Herberger's building that was once owned by Bon-Ton at an auction. West Acres owners announced plans to redevelop the property. An original centerpiece within the mall is the Fountain of Abundance, created and refurbished by Minnesota State University Moorhead art professor, P. Richard Szeitz. The fountain was originally located in front of Dayton's and

255-534: Was constructed and opened in 1984 (40 years ago)  ( 1984 ) . In 2003, the museum was remodeled during the mall's renovation. On July 26, 2016, at approximately 2:15 a.m. CDT, the museum was burglarized. The items stolen included the 1960 AL MVP plaque as well as the S. Rae Hickok Belt which had been awarded to Maris in 1961. Nine suspects were arrested and charged with the thefts, among others, in June 2023. The awards were transported to Pennsylvania by

272-522: Was later moved to the JCPenney front entrance in 2001 during the construction of the food court. Other featured artists whose work can be found in the mall include Marjorie Schlossman, Black Pinto Horse (Monte Yellow Bird), Walter Piehl, Star Wallowing Bull , Dan Jones, Robert Crowe, Carl Oltvelt, Ellen Deidrich, Brad Bachmeier, and Alfred Dacoteau. In 2007, West Acres was named the Business Art's Advocate by

289-427: Was presented, monthly awards were issued through October 1977 (naming a September winner), then halted. The award remained dormant for a number of years. During the first 27 years the annual award was presented, it was won 15 times by baseball players, five times by football players, four times by boxers, and three times by golfers. The only two-time winner was Sandy Koufax , in 1963 and 1965. In 2010, Tony Liccione,

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