Palm Beach Mall

Palm Beach Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall located in West Palm Beach, Florida. It was the first enclosed conventional shopping mall built in Palm Beach County and is still operating.

The mall originally opened its doors on October 27, 1967 as the largest mall in the Southeast United States. It was built by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and is now owned by the Simon Property Group. The mall has been remodeled twice in its history. It has convert|1085000|sqft|m2 of Gross Leasable Area. [ [http://www.simon.com/mall/LeasingSheet/Palm_Beach.pdf] Leasing Sheet for Palm Beach Mall from Simon.com. retrieved Dec. 22, 2006]

Today, its anchors include Sears, J.C. Penney, Macy's, and Dillard's.

Recently however, because of the decline of business in the mall, Dillard's announced that it will be closing its anchor store in the Palm Beach Mall on October 31st.

Anchors

*Dillard's (203,000 sq ft.)
*JCPenney (202,812 sq ft.)
*Macy's (180,000 sq ft.)
*Sears (163,476 sq ft.)

Former Anchors

*Jordan Marsh (became Mervyn's)
*Mervyn's (demolished, became Dillard's and additional store space)
*Richard's (closed 1980, became Sears)
*Pantry Pride (became food court)
*Burdines (converted to Macy's)

References

External links

* [http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=142 Palm Beach Mall Official Website]
* [http://www.africa-usa.com/pbmall/ Palm Beach Mall History Website]