Western Hills Mall
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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 |
| Total retail floor area | 547,926 square feet[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | shopmalls.com |
Western Hills Mall is a shopping mall in metro Birmingham, Alabama.
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. J.C. Penney 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 J.C. Penney location was demolished, with the mall building being truncated at the former Penney entrance. A new Wal-Mart 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]
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.