River Falls Mall
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River Falls Mall is a shopping center in Clarksville, Indiana
, on Lewis and Clark Parkway (formerly State Road 131). From its opening in 1990 until 2006, the center was an enclosed mall, with 762000 square feet (70,792.1 m²) of gross leasable area
. It originally comprised multiple entertainment venues and retail. After losing the majority of its tenants, River Falls Mall was redeveloped in 2006 as a power center, comprising Dick's Sporting Goods
, Old Time Pottery
and Bass Pro Shops
, which supplanted most of the enclosed mall proper. The property is owned and managed by General Growth Properties
of Chicago.
and comprising 762000 square feet (70,792.1 m²) of retail space. It included Wal-Mart
and Bacon's
as its anchor store
s, as well as several entertainment venues, such as miniature golf
and bumper car
s. Dick's Sporting Goods
and Toys "R" Us also operated within the mall.
Bass Pro Shops
entered negotiations with Chicago-based mall owner General Growth Properties
in 2002 to open a store at the mall. Negotiations were completed and construction on the Bass Pro Shops store was started in early 2004. Dillard's closed its store around this time, returning all of its departments to the Green Tree Mall location, as had been the case before the River Falls store opened. Soon afterward, the movie theater closed, and Wal-Mart moved out of the mall to a new Supercenter. Dick's Sporting Goods then moved out of the middle of the mall and into the former Wal-Mart. In 2005, Bass Pro Shops opened, displacing most of the mall itself. Toys "R" Us, the former Dillard's, and the former Wal-Mart were all left standing, and Dick's moved into the former Wal-Mart space after its old store was demolished
Since the opening of Bass Pro Shops, the mall has been "de-malled", and turned into a power center consisting of big box stores. Recent openings include Old Time Pottery
and Louisville Athletic Club, both of which displaced portions of the former Wal-Mart wing. A movie theater, Great Escape River Falls 12, opened in November 2006. Bigg's, a supermarket
in the mall's parking lot, closed its 78500 sq ft (7,292.9 m²). store in August 2006.
Clarksville, Indiana
Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,724 at the 2010 census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783 and is the oldest American town in the Northwest...
, on Lewis and Clark Parkway (formerly State Road 131). From its opening in 1990 until 2006, the center was an enclosed mall, with 762000 square feet (70,792.1 m²) of gross leasable area
Gross leasable area
Gross leasable area in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented...
. It originally comprised multiple entertainment venues and retail. After losing the majority of its tenants, River Falls Mall was redeveloped in 2006 as a power center, comprising 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...
, Old Time Pottery
Old Time Pottery
Old Time Pottery is a expansive discount home décor retailer based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. As of August 2010, it had 30 stores, including seven in Florida, three in Tennessee, four in Ohio and Alabama, one in Georgia two in Indiana, three in North Carolina, two in South Carolina, two in...
and Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops is a privately held retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise. Bass Pro Shops is known for a large selection of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor gear.-History:The owner, John L...
, which supplanted most of the enclosed mall proper. The property is owned and managed by 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...
of Chicago.
History
River Falls Mall opened in 1990, across from the existing Green Tree MallGreen Tree Mall
Green Tree Mall is a shopping mall located in Clarksville, Indiana, a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky. The mall is located off of I-65 about four miles north of downtown Louisville. It has a total area of . It was named for a large boundary tree of considerable age that once stood at the location...
and comprising 762000 square feet (70,792.1 m²) of retail space. It included Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
and Bacon's
Bacon's
Bacon's was a chain of department stores based in Louisville, Kentucky.Jeremiah Bacon opened a store called Bacon's Dry Goods in 1845 on Market Street near Hancock Street. In 1876 he moved into a structure four times larger than the original. In 1901, Bacon's opened a location on Fourth and Market...
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, as well as several entertainment venues, such as miniature golf
Miniature golf
Miniature golf, or minigolf, is a miniature version of the sport of golf. While the international sports organization World Minigolf Sport Federation prefers to use the name "minigolf", the general public in different countries has also many other names for the game: miniature golf, mini-golf,...
and bumper car
Bumper car
Bumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator...
s. 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...
and Toys "R" Us also operated within the mall.
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops is a privately held retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise. Bass Pro Shops is known for a large selection of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor gear.-History:The owner, John L...
entered negotiations with Chicago-based mall owner 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...
in 2002 to open a store at the mall. Negotiations were completed and construction on the Bass Pro Shops store was started in early 2004. Dillard's closed its store around this time, returning all of its departments to the Green Tree Mall location, as had been the case before the River Falls store opened. Soon afterward, the movie theater closed, and Wal-Mart moved out of the mall to a new Supercenter. Dick's Sporting Goods then moved out of the middle of the mall and into the former Wal-Mart. In 2005, Bass Pro Shops opened, displacing most of the mall itself. Toys "R" Us, the former Dillard's, and the former Wal-Mart were all left standing, and Dick's moved into the former Wal-Mart space after its old store was demolished
Since the opening of Bass Pro Shops, the mall has been "de-malled", and turned into a power center consisting of big box stores. Recent openings include Old Time Pottery
Old Time Pottery
Old Time Pottery is a expansive discount home décor retailer based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. As of August 2010, it had 30 stores, including seven in Florida, three in Tennessee, four in Ohio and Alabama, one in Georgia two in Indiana, three in North Carolina, two in South Carolina, two in...
and Louisville Athletic Club, both of which displaced portions of the former Wal-Mart wing. A movie theater, Great Escape River Falls 12, opened in November 2006. Bigg's, a supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
in the mall's parking lot, closed its 78500 sq ft (7,292.9 m²). store in August 2006.