page_title: Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)
section_title: Decline: 1990s–2010
hierarchical_section_title: Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) / Decline: 1990s–2010
caption_attribution_description: Eastland Mall
context_page_description: Eastland Mall was a shopping mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center opened on July 30 1975, as the then-largest mall in North Carolina with three anchor department stores, Belk, J.C. Penney, and Ivey's. A Sears, Roebuck and Company store joined four years later. The mall was owned by Glimcher Realty Trust and the City of Charlotte. Glimcher requested the mall be put into receivership due to heavy debt, and there were reports of the mall entering foreclosure. LNR sold the interior space in the mall to Boxer Properties of Houston for $2 million. It ceased operations on June 30, 2010, and was purchased by the city of Charlotte from Boxer Properties, and the owners of the vacant anchors in hopes of selling it to a developer.
  After its takeover, the mall was maintained by the city of Charlotte. By a 10–1 vote on May 28, 2013, the Charlotte city council formally voted to demolish the mall for $871,520, as possible developers stated they had no use for the building. A large percentage of materials were recycled or preserved, including the mall's four entrance signs which will become part of a public art exhibit. Demolition began on October 1, 2013.
caption: Eastland Mall entrance, January 2012
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