Western Hills Mall
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.jpg) Exterior view of Western Hills Mall, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Fairfield, Alabama |
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| Opening date | 1969 |
| Developer | Aronov Realty |
| Owner | Aronov Realty |
| No. of stores and services | 37 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 (0 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 547,926 square feet[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | shopmalls.com |
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Western Hills Mall is a shopping mall in metro Birmingham, Alabama. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Walmart Supercenter and Burlington.
The mall opened in 1969 as the second in Birmingham,[2] under the development of Aronov Realty.[3] Loveman's of Alabama, which became Pizitz in 1980, was one of its original anchor stores.[4] Pizitz later became McRae's, then Parisian. JCPenney was the other major store, with Yeilding's and F.W. Woolworth Company as the other major tenants.[5] The Yeilding's space was later occupied by Goody's Family Clothing.
In 2006, Western Hills Mall underwent a major transformation. The JCPenney location was demolished, with the mall building being truncated at the former Penney entrance. A new Walmart Supercenter was built on the site of the former JCPenney.[6] Parisian also closed in the late 2000s and a Burlington Coat Factory took its place.[7]
In January 2016, Walmart Supercenter closed its doors.[8] In February 2017, Burlington Coat Factory also went out of business from the mall.[9]
On February 16, 2018, a shootout occurred at the mall. Anthony Alberigi, the manager of the mall, was killed in the gunfire.[10]
References
- ^ http://aronov.com/uploadedFiles/Aronov/Retail/Property_Portfolio/Malls/ar03-23007-WesternHillsMall-ICSC-LeaseFlyers-2012-web.pdf
- ^ Hollis, Tim (2008-01-01). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738553764.
- ^ Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age. Lebhar-Friedman. 1967-07-01.
- ^ Hollis, Tim (2008-01-01). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738553764.
- ^ Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 9.
- ^ "Western Hills getting Wal-Mart Supercenter - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Burlington Coat Factory set to open in Western Hills Mall - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/its_going_to_be_devastating_wa.html
- ^ http://abc3340.com/news/local/western-hills-mall-loses-anchor-store
- ^ Staff, CBS 42 (2018-02-16). "Mall manager killed after "reckless" shootout at Western Hills Mall; 1 suspect still at large". WIAT. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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