Ohio Valley Mall

Ohio Valley Mall is a one-level shopping mall 9.5 miles (15.3 km) east of downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, between Mall Road, Banfield Road, US-40 and Interstate 70 in Richland Township, a suburb of Saint Clairsville, Ohio. The mall currently has six open anchors which are Boscov's, Dunham's Sports, Marshalls, Michaels, Five Below and Ulta Beauty.
== Mall History ==
The Ohio Valley Mall opened in October, 1978 by Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Company. The mall opened with five anchor tenants which were JCPenney, Kaufmann's, L.S. Good, Montgomery Ward and Sears. Opening tenants at the mall included RadioShack, Rite Aid, Waldenbooks, Ponderosa Steakhouse and York Steak House. In 1980, Bonanza Steakhouse opened on the mall perimeter. In March 1982, L.S. Good closed and was replaced with Stone & Thomas in June 1982. In April 1983, Montgomery Ward closed and was replaced with Kmart in November 1983. Carmike Cinemas opened a theater in the mall in 1987. In 1988, Ponderosa Steakhouse closed and was replaced with Payless ShoeSource a year later in 1989. In the mid 1990s, both York Steak House and Rite Aid had closed. In 1996, Stone & Thomas moved to a larger location within the mall, however two years later, the chain was renamed to Elder-Beerman in 1998. The old Stone & Thomas space was converted into Burlington Coat Factory in 1996. In 1999, the former York Steak House and former Rite Aid space were both converted into a new Old Navy store. In 2002, Burlington Coat Factory closed and was replaced with Steve & Barry's in 2004. Kaufmann's was renamed to Macy's in September 2006 as was all of the locations. In 2007, JCPenney relocated out of the mall to move to The Highlands in Triadelphia, West Virginia. Steve & Barry's closed in late 2008 due to bankruptcy, while Levin Furniture opened in the former JCPenney space in 2009. Also in 2009, Old Navy moved out of the mall to join JCPenney in The Highlands in Triadelphia. In June 2009, Bonanza Steakhouse closed down. In 2010, Crafts 2000 opened in the former Steve & Barry's space. In 2010, Waldenbooks closed down due to bankruptcy. In 2012, Cafaro Company announced plans to renovate the mall's interior and add a new anchor store. In February 2013, Levin Furniture had closed down. On August 2013, MC Sports opened in the former Old Navy space. In October 2013, Boscov's opened in the former Levin Furniture space. In 2014, Crafts 2000 closed and was replaced with Pat Catan's in 2015. In September 2015, Ulta Beauty opened in the mall. In March 2017, both Kmart and Elder-Beerman had closed in the mall. In April 2017, MC Sports closed down and the former Elder-Beerman space was subdivided. In September 2017, Marshalls opened in a portion of the former Elder-Beerman. In April 2018, Tilt Studio opened in the other portion of the space. In January 2019, the former MC Sports space was subdivded. In June 2019, Pat Catan's had closed and was replaced with Michaels. In July 2019, Sears had closed down. In December 2019, half of the former Kmart was demolished, and the majority of the space was converted into Dunham's Sports and Five Below. In March 2020, Macy's had closed down.
== See Also ==
* Ohio Valley Place
== Gallery ==
=== Videos ===
File:Ohio Valley Mall Complex
== External Links ==
Official Website
Category:Malls in Ohio
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Cafaro Company Malls
Category:Malls that opened in 1978
Category:Enclosed Malls
Category:Shopping Malls