Richlands Mall
 Closed interior of the Richlands Mall in 2024. | |
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| Location | Richlands, Virginia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°05′35″N 81°49′17″W / 37.0931°N 81.8213°W |
| Opening date | October 1980 |
| Developer | GG Industries, inc. and Tazewell Industries |
| Owner | Coldwell Banker Commercial BRE |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 148,216 sq ft (13,769.7 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | fletcherbright |
Richlands Mall is a shopping mall located in Tazewell County, Virginia. The mall is anchored by Grant's Supermarket and Roses.
History
[edit]Richlands Mall was announced in 1979 by Atlanta-based group GG Industries inc. Operating under a subsidiary known as Tazewell Associates, they would develop the shopping center, which was to be the first air conditioned mall in the region.[2][3] The mall was to be roughly 162,000 square feet, and feature a supermarket, a drug store, a restaurant, and 35,000 square feet of other interior tenant space. In addition, a garment facility would occupy over 20,000 square feet of space at the mall.[2] It was estimated that the mall would employ about 350 people, and generate $20 million dollars in sales.[2]
The mall was retrofitted from an old textile mill known as the Eastern Isles Manufacturing Plant, which was located on Front Street across from the Clinch Valley community hospital.[2]
The property would be completed, and opened to the public in October 1980. Roses, Kroger and Eckerd Drug anchored the mall, with interior tenants Sidney's, Pic' N Pay, Western Steer Restaurant, Twin Cinema and Baskin Robbins present at opening, among others.[3]
In 1987, both of the Eckerd Drug locations in the area, including the one in Richlands Mall, were rebranded as SupeRx drug stores.[4]
1990s
[edit]In January 1991, a new restaurant would open at the mall, named 'The Fig Tree.' Their menu consisted of a variety of foods, from Mexican cuisine, to steaks, shrimp and more. The Fig Tree was named because of the twisted fig trees located throughout the mall during the time.[5]
The SupeRx Drug Store inside the mall would become Revco drug in 1994.[6] Then, in September 1998, Revco drug would become CVS Pharmacy, announced by public notice in the newspaper.[7]
2000s
[edit]It was announced at the beginning of March 2000 that Kroger would close its doors on March 24 of the same year, citing underperformance.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Richlands Mall". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "New Shopping Centers To Open In October". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. June 20, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Summer Opening for Center". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. March 12, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Richlands & Tazewell area Eckerd stores are becoming SupeRx Drug Stores!". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. November 18, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New restaurant opens in Richlands Mall". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. January 30, 1991. p. 5. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "You've Got A New Friend In Town. SupeRx Is Now Revco". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. July 20, 1994. p. 9. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Public Notice Revco is now CVS Pharmacy". Clinch Valley News and Richlands Press. September 16, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richlands Mall Kroger to close". Bristol Herald Courier. March 1, 2000. p. 8. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.