Eastland Mall (Columbus, Ohio)

Eastland Mall was a one-level shopping mall 9.2 miles (14.9 km) northwest of downtown Columbus, Ohio, between South Hamilton Road, Refugee Road and Interstate 270 in the city of Columbus. It had three anchor spaces which are currently all vacant which once housed JCPenney, Macy's and Sears
== Mall History ==
Eastland Mall was open to the public on January 2, 1968, developed by Richard E. Jacobs Group. It's original anchors included JCPenney, Lazarus, Sears and Woolworth. Other original tenants included Gray Drug, French's Sidewalk Cafe, Julie Ann Fabrics, Singer Sewing Center, Florsheim Shoes, Rogers Jewelers, Sills Shoes, Record Land, Spencer Gifts and Foxmoor Casuals. In 1976, Lazarus was expanded to 190,000 square feet. In 1989, renovations to the mall occurred where the vacant Woolworth space was turned into a 7-bay Food Court, the remodel was completed in October 1998. In December 2003, Glimcher Realty Trust acquired the mall from Richard E. Jacobs Group. In March 2005, Lazarus was converted into Macy's. In October 2005, Kaufmann's opened at the mall, making a fourth anchor, however Kaufmann's would only last a year since it closed in September 2006, Macy's would then relocate from the former Lazarus into the former Kaufmann's space. Another renovation occurred at Eastland in 2007, the vacant Lazarus/Macy's space was demolished and JCPenney had planned to relocate in the space in a new building, plans however were scrapped in 2008 after the economy collapsed. In August 2014, the mall was sold to Limited Liability Company. In May 2015, JCPenney closed down.
== Decline ==
After JCPenney's closure in 2015, mall tenants began to leave the mall as customers were no longer going to Eastland Mall for shopping. In March 2017, Sears would also close, followed by more tenants leaving the mall. The final blow came when the final anchor, Macy's closed in September 2017, the mall began to decline worse then ever and more tenants began exiting. The mall has also had issues with crime and fights occurring inside, which led to more stores relocating to safer shopping malls in the Columbus area.
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