Bristol Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Bristol Mall


caption =
location = Bristol, Virginia, USA
opening_date =
developer=
manager =
owner =
number_of_stores = 50+ stores
number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = convert|486169|sqft|m2
(GLA)
floors = 2
website = [http://www.bristolmall.com/ Bristol Mall]

Bristol Mall is the only regional shopping mall serving Bristol, Virginia. The mall was built in the early to mid 1970s. The mall is notable to the area because it was at one time the largest enclosed indoor mall in the Upper East Tennessee/Southwest Virginia area.Fact|date=October 2008 Anchor stores of the mall comprise two Belk stores, as well as JCPenney and Sears. One of the Belk stores was previously Parks-Belk, [http://retailtrafficmag.com/mag/retail_transactions_29/ Anchor's at time of purchase in 1999.] while the other, which opened as Miller's Department Store, later became Hess's and then Proffitt's.

In April 1999, Bristol Mall was sold to Aronov Realty Management of Montgomery, Ala., from an affiliate of Urban Retail Properties, Chicago, for $25 million [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=TRANSACTIONS | date= | publisher=Shopping Centers Today | url =https://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct9904/25.php | work =Shopping Centers Today | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-05 | language = ]

tores

Bristol Mall has the usual mix of restaurants, mall services, fast food, and other typical mall stores, as well as a movie theater. There are also nine food establishments including Chick-Fil-A, Subway, and Piccadilly Cafeterias. With Bristol being the home of country music, long before Knoxville or Nashville, for many years there has been a museum at the mall, showcasing the legacy this left to the area. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=High Notes for the Future | date= | publisher=tricities.com | url =http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/-TRI_2008_03_02_0039/7056/ | work =tricities.com | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-05 | language = ] The mall also contained an off track betting site until 1980.

External links

* [http://www.bristolmall.com/index.php Bristol Mall Website]
* [http://www.etsu.edu/cass Archives of Appalachia articles]

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