Merle Hay Mall | Shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa

Merle Hay Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. Opened in 1959, it is the 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.

Merle Hay Mall Des Moines Iowa
Merle Hay Mall Des Moines Iowa

It was also the site of the deadliest fire in Des Moines' history, which killed eleven people in 1978.