Location St. Joseph, Missouri Developer Sherman Dreiseszun No. of stores and services 50+ Opened 1965 Number of stores and services 50 | Opening date 1965 Owner MD Management No. of anchor tenants 4 Phone +1 816-279-5667 Number of anchor tenants 4 | |
Address 3702 Frederick Ave, St Joseph, MO 64506, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–9PMFriday10AM–9PMSaturday10AM–9PMSunday12–5PMMonday10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PM Similar Krug Park, Zona Rosa, Independence Center, Metro North Mall, Capital Mall Profiles | ||
East hills malls gets new owner
East Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in St. Joseph, Missouri, US. Opened in 1965, the mall currently features J.C. Penney (104,180 sq. ft.), Dillard's, Gordmans, and Sears (78,459 sq. ft.) as its anchor stores.
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East hills mall makes a comeback
History
East Hills Mall was built by Sherman Dreiseszun in 1965 as one of the first malls in the Midwestern United States. Original tenants included Montgomery Ward, J. C. Penney, Safeway Inc., Katz Drug, Woolworth's, and Hirsch Brothers department store. The mall was expanded in 1988, and Dillard's and Sears were added then.
Throughout the 1990s East Hills lost many tenants, including Woolworth's, Sunglass Hut, A&W, and Osco Drug (formerly Katz Drug). Montgomery Ward closed in 2001, when that retail chain declared bankruptcy. By 2005 a locally owned furniture retailer located in that space, and later closed. From 2005 to 2008, Gadzooks, Famous Footwear, Waldenbooks, Lerner New York, Lane Bryant, f.y.e., and Coach House Gifts (a Hallmark retailer) were other tenants to leave East Hills. The mall was renovated extensively throughout 2008 and 2009 with the addition of a food court, and in 2011 Gordmans opened in the former Montgomery Ward space. From 2012 on many other new tenants were announced and opened, including Christopher & Banks, Charlotte Russe, Justice, and Victoria's Secret. Off Broadway Shoes (in precisely the former location of Osco Drug), Charming Charlie, The Children's Place, and Spencer Gifts were also new tenants recruited to East Hills.
In 2014, East Hills Mall gained unexpected attention for a back-to-school ad that went viral on the Internet. Later in 2015, Party City opened on the north side of the mall next to J. C. Penney.