art olo , ▁Sr .. ▁Laz arus ▁was ▁added ▁as ▁an ▁anchor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Another ▁anchor , ▁a ▁local ▁department ▁store ▁called ▁The ▁Le ader , ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁E lder - Be erman ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁An ▁F . ▁W . ▁W ool worth ▁Company ▁store ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁m all ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁Laz arus ▁store ▁became ▁Laz arus - M acy ' s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁then ▁dropped ▁the ▁Laz arus ▁name ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Old ▁Navy ▁moved ▁from ▁its ▁existing ▁store ▁to ▁a ▁space ▁previously ▁occupied ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁& ▁Company , ▁with ▁The ▁Sho e ▁Department ▁En core ▁replacing ▁Old ▁Navy ' s ▁former ▁store . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁parent ▁company ▁The ▁Bon - T on ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁close ▁the ▁E lder - Be erman ▁in ▁the ▁m all ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁Lima ▁Mall ▁has ▁seen ▁lots ▁of ▁changes . ▁The ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁m all ▁in ▁years ▁past ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁stone ▁f ount ain ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁m all ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁small ▁f ount ain ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁E lder ▁Be erman . ▁These ▁f ount ains ▁were ▁removed ▁in