Eastgate Mall (Chattanooga)

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shopping_mall_name = Eastgate Mall

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caption = Current view from inside Eastgate Mall.
location = Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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opening_date = 1962
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owner = Eastgate Town Center LLC
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Eastgate Mall is an enclosed, mixed-use facility (office and retail complex) in Chattanooga, TN.

History

The first phase of Eastgate Mall was completed in 1962. At the time, the center was an open-air mall anchored by Miller Brothers. A second construction phase, finished in 1965, added a single-screen cinema, and two more anchors: Loveman's and J.C. Penney. The mall was fully enclosed in the early 1970s. Loveman's later became Proffitt's, while Miller Brothers became Hess's. A Sears Outlet was also added for a brief period.The three department stores remained in the mall until the late 1980s.

Today

From around 1990 to present day the Eastgate facility has undergone many changes, including a cosmetic restoration and a name change from Eastgate Mall to Eastgate Town Center. Though a shadow of its former self, Eastgate is still a trying to find a way to survive. In fact, since its last change of ownership in late 2005, Eastgate has gone through a major and extensive conversion to attempt to become a trendy town center once again. Eastgate is a mixed-use facility with some large offices being occupied by various entities of different sectors. Eastgate Town Center houses various agencies of the State of Tennessee, two satellite college campuses, a call center, as well as medical and insurance administration offices. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Eastgate's space is occupied.

Eastgate is located on Brainerd Rd., a major artery connecting West-East Chattanooga and can be accessed by Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, CARTA, bus route #4. This redevelopment has been touted as a success with many recognizable names such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Chattanooga State, ITT Technical Institute, Merastar, and many state agencies as tenants.

Blue Cross Will be moving out in 2009, leaving a large portion of the facility unoccupied.

The current plan for Eastgate is to develop it into a new "downtown" type streetscape.