Parkway Place
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Parkway Place is an upscale shopping mall
in Huntsville, Alabama
.
The mall opened on October 16, 2002, on the site of the older Parkway City Mall, which was torn down to allow for the construction of the newer facility. The mall is located at the intersection of Memorial Parkway (U.S. 231) and Drake Avenue. With a total of 650000 square feet (60,387 m²) and 70 in-line stores, Parkway Place is anchored by Dillard's
and Belk
.
Parkway Place offers shoppers of the Tennessee Valley
several stores that are new to the Huntsville market, including Banana Republic, Abercrombie
, Abercrombie & Fitch
, Pottery Barn
and Williams-Sonoma
. The mall has over 2,800 free parking spaces (including the parking deck) and seats 400 people in the food court
.
Parkway Place is a joint venture of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
and Colonial Properties
.
with 25 stores, with seven more stores added two years later.
Two major events in the shopping complex's history occurred in 1974. First, the mall was acquired by Arlen Real Estate (which later became CBL
), and a tornado destroyed the south end of the center.
In February 1976, the shopping complex was re-opened as Parkway City Mall, a single-level enclosed mall, with Pizitz
(later purchased by McRae's
), Montgomery Ward
and Parisian as anchors. The mall was opened with 467000 square feet (43,385.7 m²), and was expanded in 1984 and 1994. It was Huntsville's largest shopping center until Madison Square Mall
opened in 1984.
Plans began in 1998 to redevelop the location. The mall was already losing stores, and, in 2001, the Montgomery Ward
chain closed all of its retail stores, costing the shopping complex one of its three anchors.
The demolition of Parkway City Mall and 2002 construction of Parkway Place were completed in stages so as to allow the greatest possible open time for Piccadilly Cafeteria
, one of the major remaining businesses at the time of the demolition. In January 2007, an expansion to the mall began, enlarging the anchor spot used by Parisian as it transitioned into a Belk
store. Parisian was then renamed Belk on September 12, 2007.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
.
The mall opened on October 16, 2002, on the site of the older Parkway City Mall, which was torn down to allow for the construction of the newer facility. The mall is located at the intersection of Memorial Parkway (U.S. 231) and Drake Avenue. With a total of 650000 square feet (60,387 m²) and 70 in-line stores, Parkway Place is anchored by Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
and Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
.
Parkway Place offers shoppers of the Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina...
several stores that are new to the Huntsville market, including Banana Republic, Abercrombie
Abercrombie Kids
Abercrombie kids is an American lifestyle brand by Abercrombie & Fitch. Targeting consumers aged 7–14, the concept is designed as the children's version of A&F and is marketed as "Classic Cool"...
, Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....
, Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn is an American-based home furnishing store chain with retail stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since September 1986, when it was purchased from GAP, Inc, Pottery Barn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc....
and Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a high-end American consumer retail company that sells kitchenwares, furniture and linens, as well as other housewares and home furnishings, along with a variety of specialty foods, soaps and lotions...
. The mall has over 2,800 free parking spaces (including the parking deck) and seats 400 people in the food court
Food court
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
.
Parkway Place is a joint venture of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., , is a real estate investment trust based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. The fourth largest shopping mall REIT in the United States, it owns, holds interests in or manages 130 properties including 79 market-dominant enclosed malls...
and Colonial Properties
Colonial Properties
"Colonial Mall" redirects here. All malls with that name are owned by this company.Colonial Properties Trust , headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a diversified Real Estate Investment Trust company...
.
History
The original Parkway Shopping Center opened in 1957 as an open-air strip mallStrip mall
A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...
with 25 stores, with seven more stores added two years later.
Two major events in the shopping complex's history occurred in 1974. First, the mall was acquired by Arlen Real Estate (which later became CBL
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., , is a real estate investment trust based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. The fourth largest shopping mall REIT in the United States, it owns, holds interests in or manages 130 properties including 79 market-dominant enclosed malls...
), and a tornado destroyed the south end of the center.
In February 1976, the shopping complex was re-opened as Parkway City Mall, a single-level enclosed mall, with Pizitz
Pizitz
Pizitz was a major regional department store chain in Alabama, with its flagship store in downtown Birmingham. At its peak it operated 12 other stores, mostly in the Birmingham area with several locations in Huntsville and other Alabama cities....
(later purchased by McRae's
McRae's
McRae's was a mid-range regional department store chain founded and based in Jackson, Mississippi, with locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. The nameplate was in existence for more than a century.-History:...
), Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward is an online retailer that carries the same name as the former American department store chain, founded as the world's #1 mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward, and which went out of business in 2001...
and Parisian as anchors. The mall was opened with 467000 square feet (43,385.7 m²), and was expanded in 1984 and 1994. It was Huntsville's largest shopping center until Madison Square Mall
Madison Square Mall
Madison Square Mall is Huntsville, Alabama's largest enclosed shopping center, encompassing over . It is also now the oldest extant enclosed shopping mall in the city. Anchored by JCPenney, Dillard's Outlet, Sears, and Belk, the mall is located on the corner of University Dr. Madison Square Mall is...
opened in 1984.
Plans began in 1998 to redevelop the location. The mall was already losing stores, and, in 2001, the Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward is an online retailer that carries the same name as the former American department store chain, founded as the world's #1 mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward, and which went out of business in 2001...
chain closed all of its retail stores, costing the shopping complex one of its three anchors.
The demolition of Parkway City Mall and 2002 construction of Parkway Place were completed in stages so as to allow the greatest possible open time for Piccadilly Cafeteria
Piccadilly Cafeterias
Piccadilly Cafeterias is a chain of cafeteria-style restaurants found primarily in the Southern United States.The company began with a single cafeteria in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1944, founded by T.H. Hamilton. Today, the chain operates 130 locations in 15 states.The company expanded in 1998 when...
, one of the major remaining businesses at the time of the demolition. In January 2007, an expansion to the mall began, enlarging the anchor spot used by Parisian as it transitioned into a Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
store. Parisian was then renamed Belk on September 12, 2007.