Edgewater Mall

Edgewater Mall
Aerial view of Edgewater Mall and anchor stores in 2013
Map
LocationBiloxi, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates30°23′24″N 88°59′17″W / 30.390°N 88.988°W / 30.390; -88.988
Address2600 Beach Boulevard
Opened1963
DeveloperHolcomb & Milner[1]
OwnerJim Wilson & Associates
Stores100+
4
Floor area843,652 square feet (78,000 m2)[2]
Floors1 (2 in Belk and Dillards, 4 in Parking Garage)
Public transit
Bus interchange CTA
Edgewater Mall, two weeks after Hurricane Katrina

Edgewater Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Opened in 1963, its anchor stores are Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Premiere Cinemas.

History

The mall was built in 1963[3][4] as Edgewater Plaza. Among its first tenants were Godchaux's, Gayfers, and J. J. Newberry. In the early 1970s, the mall was expanded with a new wing ending at Sears. The addition of this wing required the demolition of the Edgewater Gulf Hotel.[5] Sears opened in July 1972.[6] J. J. Newberry closed in 1979 and became JCPenney the same year.[7] McCrory Stores operated a dime store in the mall until 1996.[8]

A year later, the mall underwent a major expansion and renovation program that included the addition of McRae's (now Belk) as an anchor,[9] along with the expansion of the JCPenney and Sears stores. A second story was added to the Sears store,[6] while the JCPenney store was expanded into a space previously occupied by a Jitney Jungle supermarket.[7] The Gayfers chain was sold to Dillard's in 1998.[10]

The mall was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Sears was the first store to reopen after the hurricane.[11] Dillard's, which suffered the most damage from the hurricane, was rebuilt and did not reopen until 2008.[12]

In June 2017, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close in September 2017, dropping the number of anchors from 4 to 3.[13] In November 2018, Premiere Cinemas opened in the former Sears location.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi". CSA Super Markets. 37. Lebhar-Friedman: 42. 1961.
  2. ^ "Lease Plan" (PDF). Jim Wilson & Associates. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Edgewater Mall". Jim Wilson & Associates. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Edgewater Mall's 50th birthday brings hope for many more". WLOX. September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "EDGEWATER MALL: A TOWN OF ITS OWN". Sun Herald. March 24, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "SEARS TO GROW WITH 2ND FLOOR". Sun Herald. July 12, 1997. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "JC PENNEY PLANS EXPANSION AT EDGEWATER MORE SPACE TO MEAN MORE GOODS". Sun Herald. September 6, 1996. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "CHESTERFIELD'S TAPS COAST RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN IN EDGEWATER". Sun Herald. February 26, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "EDGEWATER TO UNVEIL NEW LOOK, MERCHANTS MCRAE'S JOINS LINEUP". Sun Herald. August 5, 1997. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  10. ^ Monti, Lisa (August 5, 1999). "Dillard's Still Lives with Gayfers Name in Biloxi, Miss., Area". Tribune Business News. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  11. ^ "First Store Re-Opens At Edgewater Mall". WLOX. September 28, 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  12. ^ "Dillard's to reopen in mall next year, Extensive damage will take time to fix". Sun Herald. April 26, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  13. ^ Muller, Wesley (June 6, 2017). "Sears is closing its doors at Edgewater Mall". Sun Herald. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  14. ^ Perez, Mary (November 28, 2018). "New movie theater is opening this week in Biloxi mall and the first shows are free". Sun Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

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