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The Olde Towne Mall Story
Back in 1856, an ambitious 22-year-old entrepreneur from New York, Joseph M. Bostwick, opened a dry goods store in young Janesville. His stores grew over the years, when in 1890, he acquired 20-26 S. Main Street, as an expansion of his successful retail enterprise. The Bostwick’s store flourished in Janesville for 122 years, when it finally closed in 1978.
![Joseph-M-Bostwick-300x468 Joseph M. Bostwick Portrait](https://oldetownemall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Joseph-M-Bostwick-300x468-1-300x468.jpg)
![Bostwicks-1978-800x467 The Bostwick Store, Janesville, 1978](https://oldetownemall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Bostwicks-1978-800x467-1-800x467.jpg)
Olde Towne Mall was born in 1986 out of the historic Bostwick’s store, and lives on and thrives today as a tribute to Janesville’s South Main Street Historic Shopping District.
![Olde-Towne-Mall-Drawing-800x264 Olde Towne Mall Drawing](https://oldetownemall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Olde-Towne-Mall-Drawing-800x264-1-800x254.png)
The Mayor of Main Street
Jackie Wood is a Janesville community icon, affectionally known as the “Mayor of Main Street.” Jackie manages the historic Olde Towne Mall on South Main Street, Janesville. A location that has an amazingly rich history of successful retail shopping in the heart of our community’s original business district, beginning with J.M. Bostwick’s dry goods store in the mid-1800s to the NEW Olde Towne Mall shopping experience today.
![Jackie-Wood-300x Jackie Wood, Olde Towne Mall Property Management](https://oldetownemall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jackie-Wood-300x-300x300.jpg)
“To see a business grow from a small business to a bigger business is just very exciting. I believe there are a lot of good people here and it's our people who make this community great.” ~ Jackie Wood
![Jackie-Wood-Olde-Towne-Mall-400x560 Jackie Wood Olde Towne Mall](https://oldetownemall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jackie-Wood-Olde-Towne-Mall-400x560-1-400x560.jpg)
For nearly four decades, Jackie Wood has been committed in helping Janesville’s historic downtown remain vibrant and attractive. She actively works daily to help grow the local economy, to make Janesville a wonderful place to visit, work and live.
Jackie Wood has been at the heart of the Olde Towne Mall since its inception in 1986 and manages the property today.
Phone: 608-752-0295
Email: OldeTowneMall@yahoo.com
![OTM-Exterior-Front-800x544 Olde Towne Mall, Main Street Janesville](https://oldetownemall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/OTM-Exterior-Front-800x544-1-800x544.jpg)