Northgate Mall (Hixson)
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Northgate Mall is an enclosed shopping mall
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 the Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

 suburb of Hixson
Hixson, Tennessee
Hixson is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a northern suburb of Chattanooga and is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

. Opened on March 15, 1972, it was the second mall built in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was the northside competition to Eastgate Mall
Eastgate Mall (Chattanooga)
Eastgate Mall is an enclosed, mixed-use facility in Chattanooga, TN.-History:Eastgate was developed by Independent Enterprises, a precursor of today's CBL & Associates. The open-air shopping venue was built on the site of a former drive-in theater, which was owned by Independent Enterprises .The...

.

A new movie theater opened in 2005. A new food court was proposed to go in where Book Gallery is located, but it was never built.

Current

  • Carmike Cinemas
    Carmike Cinemas
    Carmike Cinemas Inc. is a motion picture exhibitor headquartered in Columbus, Georgia in the United States of America. As of December 31, 2010 it operates or has an interest in 239 theaters with 2,236 screens in 35 states, making it the fourth largest theatre company in the United States.Carmike...

  • 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...

     (90,496 sq. ft.) (Originally Miller's, then Hess's, then Proffitt's)
  • Belk Home Store
    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...

     (22,700 sq. ft.)
  • The Book Gallery (13,863 sq. ft.)
  • JC Penney (158,771 sq. ft.) (Original anchor)
  • Piccadilly Cafeterias
    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...

  • Ross Dress for Less
    Ross Dress For Less
    Ross Stores, Inc. , is a chain of American off-price department stores headquartered in Pleasanton, California, operating under the name Ross Dress for Less. It is the third largest off-price retailer in the United States, behind T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, both of which are owned by TJX Companies.As...

     (Coming soon)
  • Sears
    Sears Holdings Corporation
    Sears Holdings Corporation is a retail conglomerate formed in 2005 by the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, with Kmart Holdings Corporation, of Troy, Michigan...

    (153,000 sq. ft.) (Original anchor)

Deadly crash at Sears

On April 13, 2009, a woman was killed after her car crashed into the Sears building.

The woman entered the Northgate Mall entrance from Highway 153. The vehicle jumped a curb and sped toward Sears, where it crashed into the southwest corner of the building. The crash left a 3 x 4 foot hole in the wall of the shoe storage area of the department store.

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