Kennedy Mall was one of the first climate controlled malls in Iowa

Kennedy Mall is located at the intersection of Dodge and Wacker Drive, Dubuque, Iowa. The mall is owned and managed by Cafaro Company and was opened in April 1970. The mall is over 700,000 square foot of retail space with over 60 store and service spaces available. The mall is a single storey building, apart from in the far west wing where it is two floors.

The mall was one of the first climate controlled mall in Iowa. The three main stores in the mall were Younkers, Montgomery Ward and Rosheks Department Store. At the time of opening the mall it was the largest enclosed mall in Iowa. The mall received damage after a tornado went through the Dubuque area shortly after the mall was opened. Younkers are the only remaining original large store that still operates within the mall. The other large department stores to move into the mall are JC Penny, Cedar Rapids and Sears.

Renovations were complete to the mall in the late 1980's after another tornado damaged the mall. Many cosmetic improvements were made to the mall including the opening of a food court in the northern corner of the mall.

A single 795 seat auditorium movie theater was located in the mall. It was remodeled to a two screen, 300 Seat Theater in 1972, and then in the 1980's renovations a new six screen theater named Kennedy Mall Cinema 6 was built. The cinemas closed in 2007 after a new cinema complex was built in Dubuque.

Fifteen retailers are still located in the mall since the mall opened. This includes Bishop's Buffett that has remained opened although it has changed hands many times. Stores that are within the mall include Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, DEB, GAP, PacSun, Victoria's Secret and Verizon Wireless.

The mall has recently undergone over $3 million in renovations. This work was completed in two phases and included replacing the floors, entrances, new parking lots, skylight installation and the front of the mall reconfigured so that more stores face Wacker Drive. A new children's play area that is sponsored by the Finley Hospital was included in the renovations.

A new Borders book store is now located in the northeast corner of the mall where the food court previously was. Best Buy is located in the area that was the overflow parking section in the south east corner of the mall.