Decatur Mall

Decatur Mall (formerly Beltline Mall, River Oaks Center, and Colonial Mall Decatur) is a regional shopping mall located southwest of downtown Decatur, Alabama on State Route 67. The mall is owned and managed by Hull Property Group. It is the only mall in the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Anchor stores include Belk and Electronic Express. The mall also features a Chuck E. Cheese's.

Decatur Mall
LocationDecatur, Alabama, United States
Coordinates34°34′21″N 87°01′01″W
Address1801 Beltline Road
Opening date1978
ManagementHull Property Group
OwnerHull Property Group
No. of stores and services50+ stores, movie theater, food court
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area575,947 square feet (53,507 m2)
No. of floors1
Websiteshopdecaturmall.com

History

The Belk store was originally J.C. Penney until 1987, when JCPenney relocated to a new store and sold the old building to Parisian.[1] Dillard's had two anchors in the mall: one that it acquired from Castner Knott in 1998, and a second which was originally Rogers. Both of these closed in 2011. The former Rogers store was partially demolished and replaced with a Carmike Cinemas movie theater in November 2012, while the former Castner Knott partially became Electronic Express in late 2014 and Bed Bath & Beyond in 2015.[2]

JCPenney announced the closure of all its outlet stores in October 2013.[3] The closure of the Sears store was announced in January 2014.[4]

The vacant Sears building was demolished in early 2017. JCPenney's former space is now closed off to the main corridor of the mall and is currently for sale.

References

  1. "Valley of Years Past". Decatur Daily. September 30, 2012. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. Owens, Tiffany (20 September 2012). "New store at Dillard's site". Decatur Daily. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. Miller, Linda (2 October 2013). "JC Penney announces closing of outlet stores". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. "Sears closing at Decatur Mall, laying off 91 employees". WAAY-TV. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.


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