Western Hills Mall

Western Hills Mall is a shopping mall in metro Birmingham, Alabama. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Walmart Supercenter and Burlington.

Western Hills Mall
Exterior view of Western Hills Mall, July 2012
LocationFairfield, Alabama
Opening date1969
DeveloperAronov Realty
OwnerAronov Realty
No. of stores and services37
No. of anchor tenants2 (0 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area547,926 square feet[1]
No. of floors1
Websiteshopmalls.com
Interior view of Western Hills Mall, July 2012

The mall opened in 1969 as the second in Birmingham,[2] under the development of Aronov Realty.[3] Loveman's of Alabama, which became Pizitz in 1980, was one of its original anchor stores.[4] Pizitz later became McRae's, then Parisian. JCPenney was the other major store, with Yeilding's and F.W. Woolworth Company as the other major tenants.[5] The Yeilding's space was later occupied by Goody's Family Clothing.

In 2006, Western Hills Mall underwent a major transformation. The JCPenney location was demolished, with the mall building being truncated at the former Penney entrance. A new Walmart Supercenter was built on the site of the former JCPenney.[6] Parisian also closed in the late 2000s and a Burlington Coat Factory took its place.[7]

In January 2016, Walmart Supercenter closed its doors.[8] In February 2017, Burlington Coat Factory also went out of business from the mall.[9]

On February 16, 2018, a shootout occurred at the mall. Anthony Alberigi, the manager of the mall, was killed in the gunfire.[10]

References
  1. http://aronov.com/uploadedFiles/Aronov/Retail/Property_Portfolio/Malls/ar03-23007-WesternHillsMall-ICSC-LeaseFlyers-2012-web.pdf
  2. Hollis, Tim (2008-01-01). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738553764.
  3. Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age. Lebhar-Friedman. 1967-07-01.
  4. Hollis, Tim (2008-01-01). Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738553764.
  5. Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 9.
  6. "Western Hills getting Wal-Mart Supercenter - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. "Burlington Coat Factory set to open in Western Hills Mall - Birmingham Business Journal". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  8. http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/its_going_to_be_devastating_wa.html
  9. http://abc3340.com/news/local/western-hills-mall-loses-anchor-store
  10. Staff, CBS 42 (2018-02-16). "Mall manager killed after "reckless" shootout at Western Hills Mall; 1 suspect still at large". WIAT. Retrieved 2018-02-17.

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