Oglethorpe Mall
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, USA |
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| Opening date | April 1969 |
| Developer | Scott Hudgens |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 150 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 948,000 square feet (88,000 m²) (GLA) |
| Parking | 5,348 spaces (including parking deck) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | oglethorpemall.com |
Oglethorpe Mall is a super-regional shopping mall on the Southside of Savannah, Georgia.
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[edit] Description
Named after General James Oglethorpe, the founder of Savannah, it has grown over the last forty years to be nearly one million square feet. Among some of its features are several restaurants, a 10-unit food court, approximately 150 stores and anchors of Barnes & Noble, Belk, JC Penney, Macy's, Stein Mart and Sears.[1] Oglethorpe Mall opened in 1969 and was Savannah's first shopping mall. Largely written off as obsolete once the larger Savannah Mall opened in 1990, Oglethorpe Mall has been expanded and refurbished to include a strong tenant line-up. It has also maintained a low vacancy rating. Oglethorpe Mall is currently owned by General Growth Properties.
[edit] History
The mall opened in April 1969 at 7804 Abercorn Street. Its main anchors were Belk-Beery, McCrory, (now Stein Mart) and Sears. Due to growth on Savannah's Southside, in 1974 the mall was expanded by 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2). This expansion wing moved out from center court and began the mall's growth towards Fairmont Avenue.[2]
By 1982 a 230,000-square-foot (21,000 m2) expansion wing was constructed with JC Penney and Levy's of Savannah.[3] Subsequently in February 1986, Levy's was acquired by Maas Brothers of Tampa, which in itself became Jordan Marsh in 1988.[4] Beginning in the late 1980s, the mall began a series of renovations bringing it to its current incarnation. In 1989, the mall's corridors were gutted and a series of skylights installed. 1990 saw the completion a new two level parking garage, and in 1992, a new expansion wing featuring Rich's opened.[5]
Many other modernizations have occurred, like the replacing of a section of the mall known as The Promenade (a long corridor with small shops along either side and a restaurant at the end, all decorated in what would now be defined as '80s kitsch – Day-Glo colors, neon lights, and glass tile blocks, among many other popular construction designs from the '80s) with Barnes and Noble. A new food court opened in 2002, and the Abercorn Street facade has been extensively upgraded.[6]
The mall faired well through the Late-2000s recession with the opening of several new stores and several stores returning to the mall. Charming Charlie, Bare Escentuals, Jimmy Jazz, La Parrilla Mexican Grill (an Atlanta based restaurant), Crazy 8, Kirklands, and Shape's Brow Bar have opened in 2011. Also, The Limited reopened a store in the mall after it left the Savannah market by closing its store in Savannah Mall in 2008.[7] Oglethorpe Mall is now 98% occupied.
[edit] Anchors
- Belk (159,892 square feet)
- Macy's (143,000 square feet)
- J. C. Penney (85,824 square feet)
- Sears (155,868 square feet)
[edit] Former Anchors
- Levy's of Savannah (Became Maas Brothers in 1986.)
- Maas Brothers (Became Jordan Marsh in 1988.)
- Jordan Marsh (Closed in 1991 with Campeau Corporation consolidation into Federated Department Stores. Store converted into Rich's expansion wing)
- Rich's (Store opened in September 1992. Store was built next to former Jordan Marsh/expansion wing.)
[edit] Exclusive Stores
- Aldo
- Bare Escentuals
- Barnes and Noble
- Buckle
- Build A Bear Workshop
- Cache
- Nine West
- Select Comfort
- Strasburg Children
- Stride Rite
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- oglethorpemall.com · Official Website
