White Oaks Mall (Springfield, Illinois)

White Oaks Mall is a shopping center in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 4 (Veterans Parkway) and Wabash Avenue. With 912,000 square feet (84,700 m2) of retail space, it is the largest enclosed shopping center in Central Illinois.
White Oaks Mall
Location 	Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates 	39.76723°N 89.70358°W
Opening date 	1977
Owner 	Simon Property Group (80.7%)
No. of stores and services	115
No. of anchor tenants 	1
Total retail floor area 	912,000 sq. ft
No. of floors 	2
Website 	simon.com/mall/white-oaks-mall
The mall is located on the southwest side of Springfield, approximately five miles (8 km) southwest of the traditional city center. Construction started in 1974 and opened in 1977. In the early 1990s, it underwent a $14 million renovation which included the addition of a new food court. A carousel was installed in 1997.
White Oaks Mall houses 115 stores as of 2009. Its operator, the Simon Property Group, which owns 80.7% of the mall, describes White Oaks Mall as a "super-regional shopping mall". The mall shares its name with the White Oak, the state tree of the U.S. state of Illinois. 
The original planned name of the mall was Westroads Mall. Ed McMahon and Billy Carter attended the grand opening held on August 24, 1977.
White Oaks Mall has a children's play area. Children's Place and Carter's specialize in juvenile clothing.
== Anchors ==
* Bergner's (originally Myers Brothers, became Bergner's in 1982), closed in 2018, now Malibu Jack's since October 2023
* Macy's (originally Famous-Barr, became Macy's in 2006)
* Sears, Roebuck and Company (closed in 2018, will become State of Illinois in late 2023)
*Dick’s Sporting Goods (currently open, was Montgomery Ward)
*ESporta Fitness (rebranded from LA Fitness, was Cost Plus World Market), currently open
*Michaels (was Linens N’ Things, then hhgregg), currently open
*Stix, Baer, and Fuller (closed in 1982, became Kohl’s)
*Kohl’s (moved to White Oaks Plaza in 1992)
An original anchor, Montgomery Ward, ceased operations in 2001. The former anchor space was split among Dick's Sporting Goods, Cost Plus World Market, and Linens 'n Things. After the latter two closed in 2008, the Linens 'n Things space became hhgregg, while the Cost Plus became LA Fitness. Hhgregg closed in 2017 due to their bankruptcy. Michaels would open in the former hhgregg in 2019. The closures of Bergner's and Sears would leave Macy's, Dick’s, and LAFitness as the only anchors left until Michaels opened in 2019.
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