Grand Central Mall facts for kids
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Grand Central Mall entrance, July 2013
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| Location | Vienna, West Virginia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′4″N 81°33′9″W / 39.30111°N 81.55250°W |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Developer | Eugene Lebowitz |
| Owner | Washington Prime Group |
| No. of stores and services | 90 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 908,238 square feet (84,378.1 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
The Grand Central Mall is a very large shopping mall located in Vienna, West Virginia. It is close to the city of Parkersburg. This mall opened its doors in 1972.
It is the only enclosed mall in its area for about 35 miles. The mall has over 90 different stores. You can also find a food court and a movie theater here. Some of its main stores are Belk, JCPenney, and Dunham's Sports. The Washington Prime Group owns this big shopping center.
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Discovering Grand Central Mall's History
The Grand Central Mall first opened in 1972. It was the only enclosed shopping mall in the Mid-Ohio Valley region. When it first opened, it had several major stores. These included The Diamond, JCPenney, Sears, and a G.C. Murphy dime store.
Changes to Early Stores
The Diamond store closed in 1983. It later became a store called Stone & Thomas. In 1998, Stone & Thomas changed again. It became a store named Elder-Beerman. A discount pharmacy chain called Phar-Mor also opened in the mall.
Mall Ownership and Big Expansions
Glimcher Realty Trust bought the mall in 1993. Three years later, they spent $8 million to make the mall bigger. This expansion added a new food court. It also brought in a brand new movie theater.
Another part of this expansion added a Proffitt's store. This store is now known as Belk. It was one of the first Proffitt's stores in West Virginia.
Recent Store Changes and Closures
The Phar-Mor store closed in 2002. Its space was later taken over by Steve & Barry's. However, Steve & Barry's closed all its stores in September 2008. Today, the space where Steve & Barry's used to be is home to Dunham's Sports.
In November 2017, it was announced that Elder-Beerman would close. It officially closed in January 2018. A part of that store's space became the first H&M store in West Virginia.
Then, in September 2018, Sears announced its closure. The Sears store at Grand Central Mall closed in December 2018.
