Western Hills Mall

Western Hills Mall
Location Fairfield, Alabama
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

  1. ↑ http://aronov.com/uploadedFiles/Aronov/Retail/Property_Portfolio/Malls/ar03-23007-WesternHillsMall-ICSC-LeaseFlyers-2012-web.pdf
  2. ↑ Hollis, Tim (2008-01-01). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738553764.
  3. ↑ Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age. Lebhar-Friedman. 1967-07-01.
  4. ↑ Hollis, Tim (2008-01-01). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738553764.
  5. ↑ Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Western Hills getting Wal-Mart Supercenter - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. ↑ "Burlington Coat Factory set to open in Western Hills Mall - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

Coordinates: 33°27′59″N 86°54′46″W / 33.4663°N 86.9129°W / 33.4663; -86.9129

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