Selma Mall
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.jpg) Entrance to Selma Mall, March 2014 | |
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| Location | Selma, Alabama, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°25′58.88″N 87°0′55.63″W / 32.4330222°N 87.0154528°W |
| Opening date | 1971 |
| Developer | Aronov Realty |
| Management | Aronov Realty |
| No. of stores and services | 30+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 330,617 square feet (30,715.3 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Selma Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Selma, Alabama.[1][2][3][4] The mall's anchor stores are Belk and Citi Trends. The mall opened in 1971 with Sears, Britt's (a division of J.J. Newberry) and S.H. Kress as its major stores.[5] By the 1990s, Kress had become McCrory Stores, and Beall-Ladymon had joined as a central anchor.[6]
Sears closed in 1993[7] and became McRae's (now part of Belk) three years later.[8] Goody's, which replaced the former Beall-Ladymon, reopened in 2011 after closing in 2008.[9] Steele's was added in 2011 as another anchor.[10] In January 2014, JCPenney announced the pending closure of its Selma Mall store.[11] In August 2019, Treasure Box Flea and Antique Mall was opened in former JCPenney space.
References
- ^ Kneeland, Douglas E. (February 8, 1972). "Quiet Decay Erodes Downtown Areas of Small Cities". The New York Times.
- ^ "Selma citizens remember S. H. Kress Co. - The Selma Times‑Journal". www.selmatimesjournal.com.
- ^ "New mall manager bodes well for city - The Selma Times‑Journal". www.selmatimesjournal.com.
- ^ Chestnut, J. L. (23 March 1991). "Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut, Jr". Anchor Books – via Google Books.
- ^ "No title". Chain Store Age. 1971. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 9.
- ^ "Mayor hopes civil rights past will save Sears store". Tuscaloosa Press. January 27, 1993. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ "Proffitt's plans Selma store". Rome News-Tribune. September 24, 1995. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ "Goody's announces grand opening | The Selma Times‑Journal". www.selmatimesjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Steele's offers something new | The Selma Times‑Journal". www.selmatimesjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "J.C. Penney closing 33 stores, laying off 2,000". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-03-23.