Eastdale Mall

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 mall's anchor stores are At Home, Belk (two locations), Dillard's, and JCPenney.

Eastdale Mall
LocationMontgomery, Alabama, United States
Coordinates32.3854604°N 86.2085332°W / 32.3854604; -86.2085332
Opening dateAugust 3, 1977
DeveloperAronov Realty
ManagementAronov Realty
No. of stores and services100+
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area964,717 square feet (89,625.1 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in Dillard's)
Websiteshopeastdale.com

History

Montgomery Ward was an original anchor to the mall. It closed in 1983 and became Sears.[3]

JCPenney's store was added to the mall in 2005, relocating from a store at Montgomery Mall.[4] 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. In April 2016, Sears announced it would be closing stores throughout the summer. The Eastdale location was one of 10 to close that year. At Home opened in the former Sears in 2017, the second floor was torn out to make room for a higher ceiling.

The mall's movie theater closed in March 2013 and nothing has opened in that area since. Later that same year, a Chuck E. Cheese's opened across from Belk in the mall.[5]

References
  1. Depriest, Wilson (4 Aug 1977). "Rain Fails To Dampen Eastdale Mall Opening". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Eastdale Mall" (PDF). Aronov Realty. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  3. "Montgomery Ward to close Dec. 31; Sears may move in". Alabama Journal. October 12, 1983. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. Ray, Tiffany (March 10, 2005). "JCPenney becomes Eastdale's fourth anchor". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  5. John Shryock; Desmond Wingard. "Carmike to build new theater; announces closure of Eastdale Mall location". wsfa.com. WSFA. Retrieved 11 July 2016.


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