Tanglewood Mall is a
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
in southwest
Roanoke County,
Virginia
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, United States. It originally opened for business March 28, 1973. The mall is currently managed by Urban Retail Properties.
Tanglewood Mall is located at the intersection of US 220 and Route 419. The
Roy L. Weber Expressway's southern terminus is the exit with 419.
History
Planning for Tanglewood Mall began in 1969, and construction commenced in 1971. When the mall opened in 1973, the original anchor stores were
J. C. Penney, Leggett (now
Belk
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina, with nearly 300 locations in 16 states. Belk stores and Belk.com offer apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, ...
),
Woolco
Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time. At its ...
,
Miller & Rhoads
Miller & Rhoads was a Virginia-based department store chain. Throughout its 105-year lifespan, the store played an active role in the Richmond, Virginia community, along with its friendly cross-street rival Thalhimers. The Richmond flagship locat ...
, and
G.C. Murphy. The mall's interior contained dark
parquetry
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Parquet patterns are often entirely geometrical and angular—squares, triangles, lozenges—but may contain curves. T ...
floors, tinted glass, modern lighting, and three large fountains. A convenience center opened adjacent to the mall in 1975, featuring
Kroger
The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company that operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries) supermarkets and multi-department stores throughout the United States.
Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincin ...
and
General Cinema
General Cinema Corporation, also known as General Cinema, GCC, or General Cinema Theatres, was a chain of movie theaters in the United States. At its peak, the company operated about 1,500 screens, some of which were among the first cinemas certi ...
.
G.C. Murphy left Tanglewood Mall in 1979. Following this departure, its upper level was reconfigured into a
food court
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. The lower level became small shop space, with the former Murphy's escalator added to the mall common area.
Woolco closed its Tanglewood location in 1983, and the space was renovated to create a
Brendle's
Brendle's was a chain of catalog showrooms based in Elkin, North Carolina, USA. Its showrooms carried jewelry, toys, sporting goods, and electronics. At its peak in 1990, Brendle's operated 58 showrooms in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, ...
catalog showroom, along with
T. J. Maxx and additional small shop space. Another notable feature of the mall was the French Quarter, which was designed to look like a French village, with boutiques including a gourmet market and restaurant, DJ's Brasserie.
The interior was renovated in 1985 following the opening of
Valley View Mall, which swept away much of the 1970s-style decorative details, replacing them with softer colors and
Mediterranean
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tile, as well as a passenger elevator.
Miller & Rhoads closed in 1989, with its space being subdivided among smaller stores.
Goody's Family Clothing was added in 1995 in the former French Quarter space, and
Stein Mart joined the same year.
In 1998, a 10-screen outparcel cinema opened. In 2005 the mall added a satellite of a Roanoke Science museum, entitled "Baby Dinosaurs at the Mall".
On March 17, 2017, J. C. Penney announced that they were closing their Tanglewood Mall location. The store closed on July 31, 2017.
Carilion Clinic announced that they were going to lease the J. C. Penney Space on September 26, 2019, Construction started several days later. They said it would be a Carilion Children's Clinic. They opened on October 6.
A.C. Moore opened in February 2006 in a section of previous storefronts, ahead of the proposed construction schedule of Renovations from 2005 to 2007. In March 2019, they announced that they were closing their Tanglewood Mall location. The store closed later in April.
Michaels
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bought the A.C.Moore space a few days after A.C. Moore closed.
On August 12, 2020, it was announced that Stein Mart would close this location as the chain is closing all locations.
Renovations (2005-2007)
The mall began renovations and construction in 2005, a process that continued until 2007. According to mall marketing manager Rebecca Spaid, the mall was reconfigured to make space for several new tenants, as well as refreshing the appearance of the mall's interior and exterior.
T. J. Maxx renovated the former Brendle's space and relocated in April. Home Goods Fused with T. J. Maxx in 2018. Nearby in-line space was also converted to two more junior anchors, one of which was
Staples.
The third "box", the only one that opened into the mall corridor, was vacant until Stein Mart moved in. In 2013, Furniture Warehouse moved into the former original Stein Mart location.
Steve and Barry's opened in October 2006, occupying approximately on the second level, which includes the second level of the former T.J. Maxx space and the virtually empty food court, as well as several storefronts. The few tenants that had remained in the food court, including
Chick-Fil-A
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, have since re-located within the mall. On 18 September 2006, Chick-fil-A held its grand-reopening in a new location on the upper level, after a soft reopening on 16 September.
Kroger, an outparcel, finished renovating its interior and exterior; its new front was meant to "better highlight the company's selection of fresh foods."
["Chick-Fil-A re-opens at Tanglewood Mall", Tanglewood Mall press release, 18 September 2006.] The renovations were also in anticipation of a
Ukrops
Ukrop's is an American company that operates a central bakery and kitchen producing baked goods and prepared meals. Its baked goods are marketed under Good Meadow and Ukrop's brand. In 1976 Ukrop's bought Dot's Pastry Shop, a well-known bakery in ...
opening in 2007 a short distance away.
Mall marketing manager Rebecca Spaid commented, "''Here We GROW Again'' is our theme for 2006 as construction gives Tanglewood Mall a facelift. With the addition of new tenants coupled with the relocation of popular tenants, we sport a fresh look and better opportunities to serve our customers."
Despite the opening of
Cheeburger Cheeburger, Tanglewood still features many vacancies, such as the newly vacated Goody's and Steve & Barry's. Together, the two stores occupied most of the upper level. The Goody's store became a branch of
Miller-Motte Technical College
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in 2010 until 2021.
Renovations (2021)
On January 15, 2021 a new Kroger gas station opened near Kroger and
Firestone garage.
On February 24, 2021
Panda Express
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,
Jersey Mikes,
Aspen Dental
Aspen Dental Management, Inc. (ADMI) is an American dental support organization (DSO), a dental practice management corporation that provides business support and administrative services in the US. Its headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois.
Hist ...
,
Blaze Pizza
Blaze Pizza is a Pasadena, California-based fast-casual dining restaurant chain that serves pizza. Founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels, Blaze Pizza was modeled after Chipotle's made-to-order approach to serving custom ...
and
Chipotle
A chipotle (, ; ), or ''chilpotle'', is a smoking (food), smoke-dried ripe jalapeño chili pepper used for seasoning. It is a chili used primarily in Mexican cuisine, Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisines, such as Tex-Mex cuisine, Tex-Mex and So ...
announced they would be going into the Tanglewood Mall space in front of
Carilion Clinic, construction started in March.
On August 25, 2021, they announced they
Chili's
Chili's Grill & Bar is an American casual dining restaurant chain. The company was founded by Larry Lavine in Texas in 1975 and is currently owned and operated by Brinker International.
History
Chili's first location, a converted postal statio ...
and
Popeyes
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will also go in the Tanglewood Mall space, They will go in front of T.J. Maxx and Staples and Beside
Panera Bread
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The company operates as Saint Louis ...
. Construction starts at 2022. Also,
Burlington
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opened that same year in the former Stein Mart space.
References
External links
Official site Steven Swain's commentary on the previous decline of Tanglewood
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