South County Center
 South County Center in 2012 | |
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| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°30′22″N 90°19′54″W / 38.50619°N 90.33153°WCoordinates: 38°30′22″N 90°19′54″W / 38.50619°N 90.33153°W |
| Address | 18 South County Center Way |
| Opening date | October 17, 1963[1] |
| Developer | May Centers, Inc. |
| Management | CBL & Associates, Inc. |
| Owner | CBL & Associates, Inc. |
| No. of stores and services | 130+[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,038,832 sq ft (96,510.7 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 in original wing, 2 with partial third floor in new wing (3 in former Sears) |
| Website | shopsouthcountycenter |
South County Center is a shopping mall located in Mehlville, Missouri, at the intersection between Interstate 55, Interstate 255, and U.S. Route 50. It opened on October 17, 1963 and was designed by Victor Gruen. it included a dome-roofed Famous-Barr, which became Macy's in 2006, a National Supermarket occupying the basement floor, which closed in 1973, and later JCPenney as anchors. Stix, Baer & Fuller, (which became Dillard's in 1984), was added in 1973 along with a new wing of stores. A Sears, a food court, and additional mall stores were added in 2001. In 2004, Several stores and restaurants were added that could be accessed from outside the mall including Qdoba, Applebee's (closed in 2015; replaced by DXL in 2016), Noodle's and Company, and Border's ( closed in 2011; replaced by Vintage Stock in 2012). The anchor stores are Macy's, Round 1 Entertainment, Dillard's, JCPenney, DXL Men's Apparel, and Vintage Stock.
In 1990, the mall was purchased by The Westfield Group, which retained ownership until 2007. CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. bought South County Center and three other Westfield malls as part of their expansion into the St. Louis area.[2]
The Sears location in the mall closed in September 2018. [3]
In May 2019, Japanese entertainment venue chain Round One Entertainment announced that a Round One venue will open in the currently vacant Sears store in 2020. The venue will be the chain's first in the Greater St. Louis area, and the first in Missouri. [4][5] However In January of 2021 these plans were cancelled and the building plans were scrapped.
Anchors[]
Current[]
Former[]
- Famous-Barr (1963-2006) (now Macy's)
- National Supermarkets (1963-1973)
- Stix, Baer and Fuller (1973-1984) (now Dillard's)
- Sears (2001-2018) (to be replaced by Round One Entertainment in 2020)
Junior anchors[]
Current[]
- Qdoba (2004-present)
- Destination XL (2016-present)
- Noodles and Company (2004-present)
- Lachfield Music (2004-present)
- Vintage Stock (2012-present)
Former[]
- Applebee's (2004-2015) (now Destination XL)
- Pope's Seven Kitchens Restaurant (1969-1991) (then Kids R Us, Borders (2004-2011) (now Vintage Stock)
References[]
- ^ a b c "South County Center". CBL & Associates, Inc. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Hopfinger, Jennifer (March 2008). "GOES WITH THE TERRITORY". International Council of Shopping Centers.
- ^ "Sears closing two St. Louis area stores as retailer's sales plunge".
- ^ "Bowling complex planned for South County Center". 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Round1 signs on at two CBL malls". Chain Store Age. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
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