Oxmoor Center
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Oxmoor Center is a Louisville, Kentucky
shopping mall
located at 7900 Shelbyville Road in eastern Louisville.
Opened in 1971 on the opposing side of the Watterson Expressway
from Mall St. Matthews
, the mall originally had Shillito's
and Stewart Dry Goods
as its anchor store
s. In the December 1986 the mall opened a new wing over the Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek
to include a Sears
store that relocated from 4121 Shelbyville Road. The land the mall was built on is a part of Oxmoor Farm
and, due to the land being inherited as a trust which stipulated that it not be sold for a certain number of years, was leased to the mall. The deed restriction has since expired which led to the development of Oxmoor Woods subdivision, but the mall does not own the land it sits upon and remains a leaseholder.
Oxmoor Center once had Putters Park on the upper deck, along with the Split Cinemas. Both are now closed.
Lazarus replaced Shillito's in 1987, and the Famous Blue Boar Cafeteria closed in 1995 along with Rax.
In 1991, a major reconstruction on the center of the mall was completed. This opened the upper deck, removing the closed Farrell's Ice Cream shoppe, and making a large food court.
Then, in 1998, the front of Oxmoor was remodeled, and Dick's Sporting Goods was added as the front store anchor.
The mall currently has over 960000 square feet (89,186.9 m²) and includes the anchor stores of Macy's
, Sears, Von Maur
, and Dick's Sporting Goods
. The mall is currently owned by the Chicago
company General Growth Properties
.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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...
located at 7900 Shelbyville Road in eastern Louisville.
Opened in 1971 on the opposing side of the Watterson Expressway
Interstate 264 (Kentucky)
The Henry Watterson Expressway, also known as the Georgia Davis Powers/Shawnee Expressway west of US 31W, is one of two Interstate Highways in the United States designated as Interstate 264 . It is 22.93 miles in length, and runs an open circle around central Louisville, Kentucky...
from Mall St. Matthews
Mall St. Matthews
Mall St. Matthews is a Louisville, Kentucky shopping mall located at 5000 Shelbyville Road in the eastern suburb of St. Matthews.Opened in 1962 and originally named The Mall, it was the first enclosed suburban shopping mall in the state of Kentucky. Located next to the Watterson Expressway, the...
, the mall originally had Shillito's
John Shillito Company
John Shillito & Co. was Cincinnati's first department store. It was founded by John Shillito and William McLaughlin in 1832 as "McLaughlin & Shillito", but their partnership soon broke up. In 1857, Shillito, now operating on his own, built a store on Fourth Street, designed by James W. McLaughlin...
and Stewart Dry Goods
Stewart Dry Goods
The Stewart Dry Goods company of Louisville, Kentucky, commonly referred to as Stewart's, consisted of seven department stores in Kentucky and Indiana. It was a division of Associated Dry Goods in New York City....
as its anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s. In the December 1986 the mall opened a new wing over the Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek
Beargrass Creek
Beargrass Creek is the name given to several forks of a creek in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The Beargrass Creek watershed is the largest in the county, draining over ....
to include a Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
store that relocated from 4121 Shelbyville Road. The land the mall was built on is a part of Oxmoor Farm
Oxmoor Farm
-External links:*Oxmoor Farm is the location of the Food literacy project. They are a non-profit education agency partnering with a working farm to teach the Louisville community about the processes and products of organic and local agriculture...
and, due to the land being inherited as a trust which stipulated that it not be sold for a certain number of years, was leased to the mall. The deed restriction has since expired which led to the development of Oxmoor Woods subdivision, but the mall does not own the land it sits upon and remains a leaseholder.
Oxmoor Center once had Putters Park on the upper deck, along with the Split Cinemas. Both are now closed.
Lazarus replaced Shillito's in 1987, and the Famous Blue Boar Cafeteria closed in 1995 along with Rax.
In 1991, a major reconstruction on the center of the mall was completed. This opened the upper deck, removing the closed Farrell's Ice Cream shoppe, and making a large food court.
Then, in 1998, the front of Oxmoor was remodeled, and Dick's Sporting Goods was added as the front store anchor.
The mall currently has over 960000 square feet (89,186.9 m²) and includes the anchor stores of Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
, Sears, Von Maur
Von Maur
Von Maur is an mid-range specialty department store chain with stores located in the Midwestern United States and newly expansion stores in the Southern United States. The chain, based in Davenport, Iowa, sells mid-priced brand-name apparel, accessories, cosmetics, gifts, jewelry and shoes. As of...
, and Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. , or Dick's, is a Fortune 500 American corporation in the sporting goods and retail industries.The company's headquarters are on the grounds of Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick's has 451 stores in 42 states as of...
. The mall is currently owned by the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
company General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the United States. It is based in Chicago, Illinois at 110 North Wacker Drive, a historic building designed by architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White...
.
More on Oxmoor Center in the 1970s
The Shillito's store, at the mall's east end, was three stories, and included a small restaurant on the third floor. The mall featured a Stewart's department store at the west end. A Yudofsky Furriers store was adjacent to Stewart's (the last store before Stewart's on the south side). The atrium had a large circular fountain. Mezzanine tenants included Farrell's, Something To Do, Athlete's Foot, and movie theaters. Other mall tenants included Lerner's (women's clothing), a tobacco shop (with a wooden Indian statue), a candle store, a small store selling imported gifts called Far East, and Thom McAn Shoes.Anchors, Majors, & Upscale
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- Von MaurVon MaurVon Maur is an mid-range specialty department store chain with stores located in the Midwestern United States and newly expansion stores in the Southern United States. The chain, based in Davenport, Iowa, sells mid-priced brand-name apparel, accessories, cosmetics, gifts, jewelry and shoes. As of...
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