Valley Mall (Harrisonburg)
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Valley Mall is a shopping mall
in Harrisonburg, Virginia
, owned by Simon Property Group and serving the Central Shenandoah Valley
area of Virginia
. It currently features more than 50 stores, with JCPenney, Belk
, and Target
serving as anchor store
s.
JCPenney was an original anchor store, along with Watson's (later Peebles
), and Leggett (now Belk). A food court
, called "Cafe Commons", and a Wal-Mart
store were added to the eastern end of the mall in 1991.
shopping center left the Valley Mall with a large amount of vacant space. This space remained vacant through 2003 and 2004. In early 2005, the former Wal-Mart, as well as the food court, were demolished to make way for new retail tenants. Target
, Old Navy
, and rue21
were constructed on the site in an outdoor format, with the enclosed mall reconfigured to end at the former food court entrance.
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 Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
, owned by Simon Property Group and serving the Central Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
area of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It currently features more than 50 stores, with JCPenney, 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...
, and Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
serving as 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.
JCPenney was an original anchor store, along with Watson's (later Peebles
Peebles (store)
Peebles is a department store chain in the eastern and upper-midwestern United States. It is owned by Stage Stores, which also operates under the Bealls, Palais Royal and Stage banners...
), and Leggett (now Belk). A food court
Food court
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
, called "Cafe Commons", and a 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...
store were added to the eastern end of the mall in 1991.
Redevelopment
In 2003, Wal-Mart's relocation to the new Harrisonburg CrossingHarrisonburg Crossing
Harrisonburg Crossing is an outdoor shopping center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. It was built on the site of an old factory, Dunham-Bush. Containing stores such as Wal-Mart, Bed Bath & Beyond and Home Depot it has become a major point of commercial traffic, as well as a shortcut from...
shopping center left the Valley Mall with a large amount of vacant space. This space remained vacant through 2003 and 2004. In early 2005, the former Wal-Mart, as well as the food court, were demolished to make way for new retail tenants. Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
, Old Navy
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...
, and rue21
Rue21
Formerly known as Pennsylvania Fashions Inc., rue21 Inc., headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, is a specialty discount retailer of young men and women’s casual apparel and accessories. On November 13, 2009, rue21 announced its initial public offering. The company trades on the NASDAQ under...
were constructed on the site in an outdoor format, with the enclosed mall reconfigured to end at the former food court entrance.