Eastland Mall (Bloomington, Illinois)
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| Location | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′10″N 88°57′21″W / 40.486126°N 88.955698°W | |
| Address | 1615 East Empire Street
Bloomington IL 61701 309.663.5361 | |
| Opening date | February 16, 1967 Total retail floor area 768,862 square feet (71,000 m2)[2] | |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in former Bergner's and former Macy's) | |
| Public transit access | Connect Transit | |
| Website | ishopeastlandmall.com | |
Eastland Mall is a
CBL & Associates Properties
.
History
Eastland Mall opened on February 16, 1967, anchored by
Kmart store was also under development at the time.[1]
Eastland Mall housed many local and national tenants including
Hallmark Gold Crown[4] and a Walgreens drugstore, which relocated outside the mall in 1991.[5] Besides the two anchors, several of the mall's tenants had moved from downtown, including Singer Sewing Center[1] and Chadband's Diamond and Gold Center; the latter had been in business since 1892.[6] Other major tenants included a grocery store and movie theater.[1]
An Applebee's opened next to the mall on November 7, 1994.[7]
The mall was expanded several times in its history, first with a
CBL & Associates Properties acquired the mall from Copaken, White and Blitt in November 2005 along with two other malls.[20]
Community impact
A second mall, College Hills Mall, opened in nearby Normal in 1980. This smaller mall was an unsuccessful competitor, lacking the big chain stores present at Eastland;[21] over time, many stores such as MC Sports would relocate from College Hills to Eastland. College Hills Mall was demolished in 2005 for a new shopping mall called The Shoppes at College Hills.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Miller, Scott (3 May 2007). "Eastland Mall turns 40". The Pantagraph. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Eastland Mall fact sheet". CBL & Associates Properties. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "BYE WOOLWORTH: SPELL IT 'BYE' NOW INSTEAD OF 'BUY'". The Pantagraph. 1997-08-29. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Kirlin's expanding Eastland Mall store". The Pantagraph. 14 July 1998. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Walgreen readies for store switch". The Pantagraph. 22 November 1991. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Chadband's closes store in Eastland Mall". The Pantagraph. 3 June 1989. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "The Place To "Bee" In Bloomington". The Pantagraph.
- ^ "Berner's celebrates anniversary". The Pantagraph. 2003-08-29. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Eastland to see changes in stores". The Pantagraph. 17 January 1989. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Eastland Mall celebration set". The Pantagraph. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "EXPANSION SLATED FOR B-N SEARS // 28 WORKERS TO BE ADDED". The Pantagraph. 1996-01-26. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "OPENING DAY // FAMOUS-BARR JOINES EASTLAND MALL LINEUP". The Pantagraph. 1999-11-07. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Macy's closing Eastland Mall store; 67 others". 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Eastland owner: Mall will work to redevelop J.C. Penney space". 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Press Release - Macy's, Inc". investors.macysinc.com. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ "Outback Steakhouse opening Wednesday at Bloomington mall location". 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Bon-Ton Stores expected to close; Younkers, Boston Store and Carson's included". 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Sears confirms it's closing Eastland Mall store". 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Opening soon: H&M to open doors Oct. 4 at Eastland Mall". 12 September 2018.
- ^ "CBL buying 3 malls for $516.9 million". The Chattanoogan. 18 October 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "A tale of two malls: Eastland regional magnet". The Pantagraph. 20 August 2000. Retrieved 28 September 2009.