Vancouver Mall facts for kids
Mall entrance
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| Location | Vancouver, Washington, United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°39′29″N 122°35′1″W / 45.65806°N 122.58361°W |
| Address | 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive |
| Opening date | August 1977 |
| Developer | May Centers, Inc., a subsidiary of May Department Stores |
| Management | Centennial Real Estate |
| Owner | Centennial Real Estate Co. |
| No. of stores and services | 122 as of June 2020 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| Total retail floor area | 883,000 square feet (82,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 4,250 Parking Spaces |
Vancouver Mall is a popular shopping mall in Vancouver, Washington, USA. It's owned by Centennial Real Estate. The mall is a big place where you can shop, eat, and have fun!
It has many main stores, called "anchor stores." These include Gold's Gym, H&M, JCPenney, Macy's, AMC movie theater, Hobby Lobby, Round One entertainment, and Old Navy. Over the years, other big stores like Meier & Frank, Sears, Nordstrom, and Mervyn's were also anchors.
The mall first opened in 1977. For many years, from 1998 to 2015, it was known as Westfield Vancouver Mall.
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History of Vancouver Mall
How the Mall Started
Plans for Vancouver Mall were first shared in December 1972. It was going to be a large, two-story shopping center. The cost was about 50 million dollars.
The mall officially opened in August 1977. At first, it had three main anchor stores: Meier & Frank, Nordstrom, and Sears. Later, a JCPenney store was added. A store called Mervyns also opened where another store had been planned.
To celebrate its opening, a 50-foot oak tree was planted. This tree is still there today!
Changes Over the Years
In 1993, the mall got a new food court. Its inside areas were also updated. A year later, in 1994, the mall was sold to Westfield America, Inc.
In 1998, the mall's name changed to "Westfield Shoppingtown Vancouver." It had 146 stores at that time. In 2005, the "Shoppingtown" part was dropped, and it became "Westfield Vancouver Mall."
The Sears store at the mall was renovated in 2003. In 2005, the Meier & Frank store expanded. It added 30,000 square feet on each of its two levels. This expansion finished in 2006. Soon after, the Meier & Frank store became a Macy's.
The Mervyns store closed in 2007. In 2012, it was turned into a large movie theater called Cinetopia "Vancouver Mall 23."
Recent Updates and New Stores
In 2011, the mall announced big renovation plans. These included new floors, better lighting, updated entrances, and new escalators. The renovations were finished in July 2012. The Cinetopia movie theater opened just a month later.
In 2014, Nordstrom announced it would close its store. It closed in January 2015. After that, Gold's Gym moved into the upper level of the old Nordstrom space. H&M took over the lower level.
In December 2015, Vancouver Mall was sold to Centennial Real Estate Company. The "Westfield" name was removed from the mall. It became Vancouver Mall again.
On August 22, 2018, Sears announced its store would close. It had been open for 41 years! The Sears store officially closed on November 25, 2018. After Sears closed, the main anchor stores were Macy's, JCPenney, Gold's Gym, Old Navy, Cinetopia, and H&M.
In March 2019, it was announced that Hobby Lobby and Round One Entertainment would move into the empty Sears space. Hobby Lobby opened in September 2020. Round One opened in early 2021.
Also in 2019, Shoe Dept. Encore opened a large store. In May 2019, AMC Theaters bought the Cinetopia movie theater. All Cinetopia locations, including the one at Vancouver Mall, were renamed AMC.
In June 2019, Chick-fil-A and Five Guys announced plans to open restaurants. These would be in a separate building in the mall's parking lot. Five Guys opened in September 2020, and Chick-fil-A opened in January 2021.
In March 2020, the mall temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened in June 2020 with new safety rules.
Even with the pandemic, the mall continued to change. In July 2020, American Eagle Outfitters opened a newly renovated store. A clothing store called Windsor also planned to open.
In October 2020, the mall announced more small renovations. These included new carpets, new places to sit, and other small updates inside the mall.
See also
In Spanish: Westfield Vancouver para niños
