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]

Eastdale Mall
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LocationMontgomery, Alabama, United States
Coordinates32°23′08″N 86°12′31″W / 32.3854604°N 86.2085332°W / 32.3854604; -86.2085332
Opening dateAugust 3, 1977
DeveloperAronov Realty
ManagementNamdar Realty Group
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services100
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area964,717 square feet (89,625.1 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in Dillard's, closed 2nd floor in At Home.)
Websiteshopeastdale.com

History

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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

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  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. ^ "Mall information". Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. ^ "Montgomery Ward to close Dec. 31; Sears may move in". Alabama Journal. October 12, 1983. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Ray, Tiffany (March 10, 2005). "JCPenney becomes Eastdale's fourth anchor". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  6. ^ "Sears closing store at Eastdale Mall in Montgomery". 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  7. ^ "At Home superstore opens inside Eastdale Mall". 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  8. ^ John Shryock; Desmond Wingard. "Carmike to build new theater; announces closure of Eastdale Mall location". wsfa.com. WSFA. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Chuck E. Cheese's coming to Eastdale Mall". 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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