Green Tree Mall

Green Tree Mall

Road sign for Green Tree Mall
Location	Clarksville, Indiana, United States
Opening date	December 24, 1968
Developer	Roger Smith[1]
Management	Namdar Realty
Owner	Namdar Realty
No. of stores and services	81
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	793,837 sq ft (73,749.9 m^2)[2]
No. of floors	1 (staff mezzanine in JCPenney)
Website	greentreemall.com

Green Tree Mall is a shopping mall located in Clarksville, Indiana, United States. The mall is located off of I-65 about four miles (6 km) north of downtown Louisville. It has a total area of 795,382 square feet (73,893 m^2).[3] It was named for a large boundary tree of considerable age that once stood at the location.[4] Currently, there are more than 80 inline stores and 2 major anchor stores (Dillard's and JCPenney). The third anchor was Sears which closed on October 1, 2017. The mall is managed by Namdar Realty. Green Tree Mall is a retail anchor for the Clarksville area.[5]

History

The first store to open at the mall was a Sears department store, which opened on September 29, 1966.[6] The rest of the mall opened for business in 1968, including JCPenney and a Danners dime store[7] Prentice sold the mall in 1977 to Macerich. JCPenney and Sears remain at their original locations and Dillard's anchors the back annex.

The first Texas Roadhouse opened in 1993 and continues to operate today.[8] Ben Snyder's department store was an original anchor. When Hess's purchased the Ben Snyder's chain, the company built a new store instead, and the former Ben Snyder's location became a food court. Hess's store is now Dillard's. The food court proved unsuccessful and was later known as Tumble Station before becoming a martial arts school in 2016.[9]

Macerich sold the mall in June 2013 to CBL Properties.[10] It was sold again to Centennial Realty in 2021.[11] It was sold again in 2023 to Namdar realty according to Www.greentreemall.com.

On July 7, 2017, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 43 stores nationwide. The store closed in October 2017.[12]

Community involvement

Green Tree Mall plays host to Club Mom, a children's entertainment event, on the first Tuesday of every month. In addition to its club event, the mall has Kids Day, which is similar to a large Club Mom.

In 2007, the mall was set to host the first Kentucky Derby Festival event in Indiana with the U.S. Bank Derby Festival Great Balloonfest, but it was canceled due to poor weather.[13][14]

Gallery

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  Main entrance of the mall at night
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  Front of Green Tree Mall
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  Center Court

See also

• River Falls Mall

References

1. "Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
3. "Green Tree Mall | Leasing Opportunities". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
4. Sarles, Jane. Journeys Through Clarksville's Past. (2006) p.52
5. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2020/11/05/at-home-to-open-southern-indiana-retail-location.html. Retrieved 2021-03-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. Robinson, Cliff (September 29, 1966). "Sears 1st to open in Green Tree Mall". The Courier-Journal. p. C3. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
7. "Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined with Shopping Center Age". July 1967.
8. "Texas Roadhouse - History". Archived from the original on 26 October 2007.
9. "Clarksville's Haynes Martial Arts Academy celebrates continued growth". 15 April 2016.
10. "Green Tree Mall sold to Tennessee company". 4 June 2013.
11. "Green Tree Mall under new management". 6 January 2021.
12. "Sears to close longtime store in Clarksville's Green Tree Mall".
13. "Kentucky Derby Festival schedule of events". News and Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
14. "Balloons a no-go". News and Tribune. 27 April 2007.

External links

• Official website

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