- Jefferson Mall
Jefferson Mall is a
Louisville, Kentucky ,shopping mall located near the intersection ofInterstate 65 and Outer Loop Road in southern Louisville. It is the only major mall in southern Jefferson County, and the only of Louisville's six regional shopping centers (400,000+ square feet) serving the south and west county, the others are in the wealthier east county. [cite news|publisher="The Courier-Journal "|title=PRP Wal-Mart could lure stores|date=2006-01-2006]Opened in 1978 and named after the county it is located in, the malls original
anchor store s includedJ.C. Penney , Sears, Shillito's andStewart Dry Goods . The mall was developed byRichard E. Jacobs Group ofCleveland, Ohio and included convert|936000|sqft|m2|-2 of space. [cite news|publisher="The Courier-Journal"|title=Full renovation of Jefferson Mall will be first in its 25-year history|date=2003-01-08]It was sold in 2000 to
CBL & Associates Properties ofChattanooga . At that time, "The Courier-Journal " described the mall as "overlooked" in the Louisville retail scene, not as popular asOxmoor Center andMall St. Matthews in eastern Jefferson County. At the time, Jefferson Mall had also not been updated substantially since it opened, lacking a food court until 1999. [cite news|title=Tennessee Company buys Jefferson mall|publisher="The Courier-Journal"|date=2000-09-27] A full renovation with new entrances began in 2003, its first full renovation.The mall's current anchor stores are
Dillard's , J.C. Penney,Macy's , and Sears. There are 120 permanent stores and convert|923000|sqft|m2|-2 of leased space. [cite web|url=http://www.shopjefferson-mall.com/shop/jefferson.nsf/webpages/fact+sheet|title=Jefferson Mall - Fact Sheet|accessdate=2006-12-24]References
External links
* [http://www.shopjefferson-mall.com Official Site]
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