Edgewater Mall
 Aerial view of Edgewater Mall and anchor stores in 2013 | |
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| Location | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°23′24″N 88°59′17″W / 30.390°N 88.988°W |
| Address | 2600 Beach Boulevard |
| Opening date | 1963 |
| Developer | Holcomb & Milner[1] |
| Owner | Jim Wilson & Associates |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 843,652 square feet (78,000 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Belk and Dillards, 4 in Parking Garage) |
| Public transit access |  CTA |
Edgewater Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Opened in 1963, its anchor stores are Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Premiere Cinemas.
History
[edit]The mall was built in 1963[3][4] as Edgewater Plaza. Among its first tenants were Godchaux's, Gayfers, and J. J. Newberry. In the early 1970s, the mall was expanded with a new wing ending at Sears. The addition of this wing required the demolition of the Edgewater Gulf Hotel.[5] Sears opened in July 1972.[6] J. J. Newberry closed in 1979 and became JCPenney the same year.[7] McCrory Stores operated a dime store in the mall until 1996.[8]
A year later, the mall underwent a major expansion and renovation program that included the addition of McRae's (now Belk) as an anchor,[9] along with the expansion of the JCPenney and Sears stores. A second story was added to the Sears store,[6] while the JCPenney store was expanded into a space previously occupied by a Jitney Jungle supermarket.[7] The Gayfers chain was sold to Dillard's in 1998.[10]
The mall was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Sears was the first store to reopen after the hurricane.[11] Dillard's, which suffered the most damage from the hurricane, was rebuilt and did not reopen until 2008.[12]
In June 2017, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close in September 2017, dropping the number of anchors from 4 to 3.[13] In November 2018, Premiere Cinemas opened in the former Sears location.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mississippi". CSA Super Markets. 37. Lebhar-Friedman: 42. 1961.
- ^ "Lease Plan" (PDF). Jim Wilson & Associates. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "Edgewater Mall". Jim Wilson & Associates. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "Edgewater Mall's 50th birthday brings hope for many more". WLOX. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "EDGEWATER MALL: A TOWN OF ITS OWN". Sun Herald. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ a b "SEARS TO GROW WITH 2ND FLOOR". Sun Herald. 12 July 1997. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ a b "JC PENNEY PLANS EXPANSION AT EDGEWATER MORE SPACE TO MEAN MORE GOODS". Sun Herald. 6 September 1996. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "CHESTERFIELD'S TAPS COAST RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN IN EDGEWATER". Sun Herald. 26 February 2000. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "EDGEWATER TO UNVEIL NEW LOOK, MERCHANTS MCRAE'S JOINS LINEUP". Sun Herald. 5 August 1997. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ Monti, Lisa (5 August 1999). "Dillard's Still Lives with Gayfers Name in Biloxi, Miss., Area". Tribune Business News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "First Store Re-Opens At Edgewater Mall". WLOX. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "Dillard's to reopen in mall next year, Extensive damage will take time to fix". Sun Herald. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ Muller, Wesley (June 6, 2017). "Sears is closing its doors at Edgewater Mall". Sun Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Perez, Mary (November 28, 2018). "New movie theater is opening this week in Biloxi mall and the first shows are free". Sun Herald. Retrieved 2020-01-11.