Eastdale Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall located in Montgomery, Alabama. It opened on August 3, 1977.[1] As of 2010, it was 964,717 square feet (89,625.1 m2) in size.[2] The anchor stores are At Home, JCPenney, Dillard's, and 2 Belk stores.[3]
History
Montgomery Ward was an original anchor to the mall. It closed in 1983 and became Sears.[4]
JCPenney was added to the mall in 2005, relocating from a store at Montgomery Mall.[5] Both of the Belk locations were previously occupied by Parisian until 2007; the larger of the two was built as Pizitz, then operated as McRae's from 1987 to 1998. Dillard's was previously a Gayfers until 1998. Sears closed in 2016.[6] At Home opened in the former Sears in 2017.[7]
The mall's movie theater closed in March 2013, but reopened sometime in 2021 and continues to show movies to this day. Later that same year, a Chuck E. Cheese's opened across from Belk in the mall.[8][9]
References
- ^ Depriest, Wilson (4 Aug 1977). "Rain Fails To Dampen Eastdale Mall Opening". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Eastdale Mall" (PDF). Aronov Realty. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Mall information". Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Montgomery Ward to close Dec. 31; Sears may move in". Alabama Journal. October 12, 1983. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Ray, Tiffany (March 10, 2005). "JCPenney becomes Eastdale's fourth anchor". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Sears closing store at Eastdale Mall in Montgomery". 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "At Home superstore opens inside Eastdale Mall". 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ John Shryock; Desmond Wingard. "Carmike to build new theater; announces closure of Eastdale Mall location". wsfa.com. WSFA. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Chuck E. Cheese's coming to Eastdale Mall". 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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