LaGrange Mall

LaGrange Mall
Exterior view of the entrance to LaGrange Mall in July 2023.
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LocationLaGrange, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33°02′39″N 84°58′53″W / 33.04424°N 84.98149°W / 33.04424; -84.98149
Address1501 Lafayette Parkway
Opening date1979
Previous namesWest Georgia Commons
DeveloperRetail Planning Corporation, Intereal Group, National Life and Accident Insurance
ManagementHull Property Group
OwnerHull Property Group
No. of stores and services22
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area233,000 square feet (22,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Parkingparking lot
Websitelagrangemall.com

LaGrange Mall is a shopping mall located on Georgia State Route 109 in LaGrange, Georgia, United States, a few blocks west of Interstate 85. The mall is owned by Hull Property Group.

Layout and history

The mall's anchors are Belk, Dunham's Sports, Hobby Lobby, and TJ Maxx.[1][2] The mall is 233,000 square feet (22,000 m2) in size. Located 65 miles southwest of Atlanta; it is the only mall in its immediate region, which has a population of just over 250,000.[1]

The mall was built in 1978 and opened in 1979. Developers were Retail Planning Corporation, Intereal Group, and National Life and Accident Insurance.[3] It was in an area of the county that was generally undeveloped at the time, and was renovated in 2001.[1] The original name of the mall was "West Georgia Commons."[4] When the mall opened, anchors Belk and JCPenney moved from downtown LaGrange to the mall.[4] In May 2012, Belk announced that the store would undergo a $2 million remodel, the project was finished in October 2012.[5][6] In 2013, a TJ Maxx was announced for the mall.[7][8] In January 2015 JCPenney announced that it would shutter 39 stores in the U.S. which include the LaGrange Mall.[9] Hull Properties announced in January 2017 that the former J. C. Penney would become Dunham's Sports, while a new Hobby Lobby would be constructed behind it. Dunham Sports opened on August 18, 2017. Hobby Lobby opened on December 29, 2017 while the ribbon cutting happened on January 1, 2018.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c LaGrange Mall Market Information Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved January 24, 2010
  2. ^ "Shopping | LaGrange Mall". Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Shopping mall construction". Ledger-Enquirer. December 28, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Trey Wood (November 20, 2009). "LaGrange Mall to celebrate 30th birthday". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  5. ^ "Belk to undergo $2 million remodel, Project to begin in June and be completed in September". McClatchy-Tribune Regional News. May 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Belk's grand re-opening celebrates $2 million remodel". LaGrange Daily News. October 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Mall pleased to add TJ Maxx". McClatchy-Tribune Regional News. June 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "Shoppers line up early for TJ Maxx grand opening". LaGrange Daily News. August 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Strauss, Gary (January 8, 2015). "J.C. Penney, Macy's to shut stores, lay off scores". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "Hobby Lobby, Dunham's Sports coming to LaGrange Mall".