Jefferson Mall
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Jefferson Mall
| image = Jefferson mall.jpg
| caption = Sign for the Jefferson Mall next to Outer Loop. 2007
| location = Louisville, Kentucky
| coordinates = {{coord|38.140717|-85.671301|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}
| opening_date = August 2, 1978
| developer = Richard E. Jacobs Group
| manager = CBL & Associates Properties
| owner =
| number_of_stores = 73
| number_of_anchors = 4
| floor_area = {{convert|950,350|sqft|sqm}}
| floors = 1 (2 in anchors with freight elevator access to second level of Tilted10)
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} TARC
| website = {{URL|shopjefferson-mall.com}}
}}
Jefferson Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Louisville, Kentucky, the largest city in Kentucky. The mall is located near the intersection of Interstate 65 and Outer Loop in southern Louisville. Jefferson Mall is the only major mall in southern Jefferson County, and the only of Louisville's six regional shopping centers (400,000+ square feet) serving the south and west county; the others are located in the east county.{{cite news|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|title=PRP Wal-Mart could lure stores|date=2006-01-25}} The mall has four anchor tenants that are all occupied. The anchor tenants are JCPenney, Dillards, Tilted10, and BJ’s Wholesale.
Jefferson Mall opened in August 1978, named for the county in which it is located.{{cite news |title=Jefferson Mall - Grand Opening |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3507990/the-courier-journal/ |access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=The Courier-Journal |date=August 1, 1978}} The mall was developed by Richard E. Jacobs Group of Cleveland, Ohio and included {{convert|936000|sqft|m2|-2}} of space.{{cite news|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|title=Full renovation of Jefferson Mall will be first in its 25-year history|date=2003-01-08}} Jefferson Mall's original anchor stores included JCPenney, Sears, and Stewart Dry Goods. Shillito's opened a store in the mall in October 1979.{{cite news |title=Shillito's opens this week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/109454692/ |access-date=February 10, 2022 |work=The Courier-Journal |publisher=Gannett |date=October 3, 1979}}
The mall was sold in 2000 to CBL & Associates Properties of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Louisville's daily newspaper, The Courier-Journal, described the mall as "overlooked" in the Louisville retail scene, not as popular as Oxmoor Center and Mall St. Matthews in eastern Jefferson County. At the time, Jefferson Mall had not been updated substantially since its opening except for the addition of a food court in 1999.{{cite news|title=Tennessee Company buys Jefferson mall|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=2000-09-27}} The mall's first major renovation was completed in 2003 and included new entrances.
File:Jeffferson Mall Food Court.jpg
The mall's current anchor stores are Dillard's and JCPenney. Round One Entertainment was the most recent occupant of the mall's third anchor space. There are 95 permanent stores and {{convert|990452|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of leased space.{{cite web|url=http://www.cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/CorpSiteByAlphaWeb/Jefferson+Mall?opendocument|title=Jefferson Mall |publisher = CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. |access-date=2011-01-20 }}
In March 2005 Macy's assumed operation of the former Shillito's, then closed in April 2017 as part of a company-wide downsizing.{{cite magazine|magazine=Fortune|title=Macy's Is Closing 63 Stores And Cutting 10,000 Jobs As Sales Plunge Again|date=2017-01-04}} The former Macy's became Round One Entertainment in December 2018.{{Cite web | url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/38207267/jefferson-mall-prepares-to-roll-out-entertainment-complex-in-former-macys-space | title=Jefferson Mall prepares to roll out entertainment complex in former Macy's space | date=16 May 2018 }}
File:Jeffferson Mall Macy's.jpg
Sears closed its store at the mall in January 2019 as part of a plan to close 142 locations nationwide, leaving Dillard's and JCPenney as the only traditional anchors left.{{Cite web | url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2018/10/15/jefferson-mall-kentucky-among-142-sears-stores-closing/1650017002/ | title=Louisville's last Sears is among the 142 stores closing }} After Round One Entertainment departed the mall in April 2024, a new arcade known as Tilted10 opened in the former Round One Entertainment arcade shortly after in July. The Tilted 10 which is operated by Tilt Studio, retains much of the original Round One Entertainment arcade. Parts of the store were renovated to make the Tilted 10 location. In March 2024, demolition on the former Sears wing began, with plans to open a BJ's Wholesale Club on the site.{{cite news |last1=Keck |first1=Matthew |title=Sears building at Jefferson Mall being demolished; here's what moving in |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/sears-jefferson-mall-being-demolished-bj-wholesale-louisville/60142365 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=WLKY |date=March 8, 2024}} BJ’s Wholesale Club opened on January 31, 2025.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.shopjefferson-mall.com/}}
{{Louisvillemalls}}
{{Shopping malls in Kentucky}}
{{CBL Properties}}
Category:Economy of Louisville, Kentucky
Category:Shopping malls in Kentucky
Category:Shopping malls established in 1978