Fort Steuben Mall

Fort Steuben Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located on Mall Drive in Steubenville, Ohio. Opened in 1974, it features Walmart and J. C. Penney as its anchor stores. The mall is owned and managed by Kohan Retail Investment Group.

Fort Steuben Mall
Location100 Mall Drive
Steubenville, Ohio
Opening date1974 (1974)
DeveloperGoodman Company[1]
OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group[2]
No. of stores and services38
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area823,353 square feet (76,492.0 m2)[3]
No. of floors1
WebsiteMall website

History

The mall opened in 1974 with original tenants including Sears and Kaufmann's.[4] The Kaufmann's store was the first in the chain to be located in a shopping mall.[5] Goodman Company, a real estate company owned by Murray H. Goodman, built the mall. A 1975 expansion added 25 more stores and a third department store, Ashtabula, Ohio-based Carlisle's.[6] An original tenant, Zales Jewelers, won a design competition in that chain upon opening.[1]

In 2000, the mall was slightly renovated, while also remodeling the Sears and Kaufmann's stores.[7] Sears closed in 2016, followed by Macy's, which acquired the Kaufmann's chain, in 2017.[8]

JCPenney and Walmart remain as anchor stores. By 2017, the mall was up for foreclosure, even though the mall did not close.[9] A year later, efforts were made by the Jefferson County Port Authority to assist the mall's leasing agent.[10]

References
  1. "Two Zale corp. stores win design honors at Fort Steuben Mall". Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age. 50 (7–12): 31. July 1974.
  2. "Fort Steuben Mall has new ownership". WTOV. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "Fort Steuben Mall". JLL Properties. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  4. "Ohio". CSA Super Markets: E76. 1973.
  5. "No title". Department Store Management: 70's Outlook: 53. 1970. Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. "Carlisle's store opens in mall". The Weirton Daily Times. March 10, 1975. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. Hudnall Day, Sandra (2005). Ashtabula. p. 91. ISBN 9780738533995.
  8. "Fort Steuben Macy's to close in 2017". WTOV-9. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  9. Foreclosure sale scheduled for Fort Steuben Mall WTOV9 FOX. Accessed June 1, 2018.
  10. Port authority hopes to help out Fort Steuben Mall The Weirton Daily Times. Accessed June 1, 2018.

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