Eastgate Mall is a
shopping mall located in
Glen Este, Ohio
Glen Este is an unincorporated area of Union Township, in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
History
Glen Este, Ohio is named for early resident David K. Este, who owned a farm near the intersection of Glen Este-Withamsville Road and the ra ...
, in the suburbs of
Cincinnati, Ohio. The mall contains over 15 stores. The anchor stores are
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is an upscale American department store chain with approximately 282 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, the largest number of stores are located in Texas with 57 and Florida with 42. The ...
,
Kohl's, and
JCPenney. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once
Sears.
Wells Fargo owns and manages the mall (As of July 2022). In 1988 Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman made a public appearance upon the release of the hit film Rain Man.
History
Jacobs Visconsi & Jacobs developed Eastgate Mall. Construction began in 1974, with
J. C. Penney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Girl ...
and
Sears confirmed as anchor stores. At opening day, the mall featured these two stores, along with 90 other tenants and space for two additional department stores.
McAlpin's opened to the public in 1992. It would be renamed Dillard's in 1998.
On August 4, 1995,
Kohl's would officially open as the mall's fourth anchor store.
In March 2015, Dillard's was transformed into a clearance center and the number of floors was reduced to just one.
On August 31, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location as a part of a plan to close 85 stores nationwide. The store closed on December 15, 2019.
On July 30, 2021 it was announced that Kroger bought the former Sears location at Eastgate Mall, it's still unclear what has been decided what Kroger could do with the former Sears.
Gallery
File:CincinnatiEastgateMall2.JPG, Dillard's Clearance
File:CincinnatiEastgateMall3.JPG, JCPenney
File:CincinnatiEastgateMall4.JPG, Kohl's
File:CincinnatiEastgateMall5.JPG, Sears (closed on December 15, 2019)
References
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External links
Official Site
Shopping malls established in 1980
Buildings and structures in Clermont County, Ohio
Shopping malls in Ohio
CBL Properties
Tourist attractions in Clermont County, Ohio
1980 establishments in Ohio
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