Much nicer now than it was in the past. Not crowded or noisy. Just a nice relaxing shoppng experience. Still quite a few stores, however, they could use a few more.

This mall was once a thriving and active place. It was the first mall in the community when it opened in 1967. JCPenney and Sears were the two anchor stores with a bunch of other smaller chains and independently owned stores. Bergner’s was added in 1973, as well as a movie theater next to it. Kohl’s came much later in 1984. A food court was added in 1989 after the old Roland’s closed. The movie theater closed in 1993 but the mall still thrived. Old Navy came around 2000 and is still there. Finally, in 1999 it landed a Famous Barr which became Macy’s in 2006.Then in 2017, things started to change. We lost Macy’s, followed by JCPenney’s. One by one, more and more stores began to vacate the mall and few have been replaced since. An H & M briefly came to the space where JcPenney’s was, but quickly left. A Planet Fitness came and is still there. A few sports shops and a Spencer’s Gifts remain. Only one or two spots in the old food court remain. BUT, there is LOTS of walking room if you need to exercise and want to shop!If only someone would buy and revitalize the space, it could still have potential. Some housing options could address our homeless problem. The DMV could relocate there to get out of the rough west side. New owners could also do what they did with College Hills and revitalize it to a shopping center. I know that malls are not all the venues they once were with almost everything online now and safety and security issues. Rent can also be an issue. But something needs to be done if it is going to avoid being closed and torn down.

I used to come out here when I was little with my older brother all the time usually to the Macys or American Eagle. The first sign that made me realize it’s decline was when the vacant stores started to appear. The mall that once thrived with stores now just looked sad with large empty gaps between stores and all that’s left is the label scar and the memories made in the space. The second( and in my opinion the worst) Death blow to the mall was the leaving of Macys ( former Famous Barr). Don’t get me wrong there was better Macys department stores but when Macys vacated its space, it killed a lot of the mall and started a domino effect. Just a large blank space in the mall that was just visibly unappealing to the normal consumer. Slowly the vacant stores started happening once again and than the next blow. Penney’s Announcement of leaving and the 3rd blow, So Macys definitely made a mark as it left but Penney’s who was a day one store just vacated its spot really fast but it was just one store along the list of 100 something others. They managed to lease out the small to planet fitness and a H&M that closed quickly. Finally the last blows came with Bergner’s owners Bon Ton Kicking the bucket and announcing the closure of all its stores and subsidiaries stores and Bergners was one of them with the store going dark in August of 2018 and Sears to follow up with their bankruptcy, Sears would shutter before the end of the year leaving Kohls as the last anchor. At this time Kohls is the last full anchor holding down the mall along with ulta and planet fitness. CBL isn’t doing a swell job at keeping the mall a float and there is only 1 area where the mall thrives which is near the old Penney’s mall entrance ( right where H&M is that is now closed). If you go explore near the Macys wing or Bergners wing it looks like your heading over to the backrooms. I hope the best for this mall and I apologize for the large review I just love this mall and hold her dearly.

The pictures of the inside of the mall are very misleading as a lot of the shops have closed. Several boutiques have located in the mall but have limited hours. The shops that are there are scattered throughout the mall with lots of empty space in between. They list 3 restaurants and one clothing store that aren't actually in the mall,but are close by.

Nothing is here anymore. If you want to see what a dying mall looks like this is the place to go. Surprised they have not lost the remaining stores.