Ohio Valley Mall

Ohio Valley Mall
Exterior view of Ohio Valley Mall, July 2013
Location St. Clairsville, Ohio
Coordinates 40°04′07″N 80°52′05″W / 40.06865°N 80.867922°W / 40.06865; -80.867922Coordinates: 40°04′07″N 80°52′05″W / 40.06865°N 80.867922°W / 40.06865; -80.867922
Opening date 1978
Developer Cafaro Company
Owner Cafaro Company
No. of stores and services 100
No. of anchor tenants 6 (5 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area 1.2 million square feet[1]
No. of floors 1 (2 in Boscov's)
Website

Ohio Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in St. Clairsville, Ohio. It was opened in 1978 and was developed by the Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Company, who still own and operate it. The mall is anchored by Boscov's, Macy's, Marshalls, Pat Catan's, and Sears.

History

The mall's original anchors were Montgomery Ward, Kaufmann's, J. C. Penney, Sears, and L.S. Good. Montgomery Ward closed and became Kmart in 1983.[2] The L.S.Good space later became Stone & Thomas, then Burlington Coat Factory, then Steve & Barry's,[3] which closed in 2008.[4] Stone & Thomas moved to a larger location within the mall, and later the company was sold to Elder-Beerman in the mid-1990s. Kaufmann's became Macy's in 2006. J.C. Penney moved to Triadelphia, West Virginia in 2007.[5] It was replaced by Levin Furniture, while Crafts 2000 replaced the Steve & Barry's.[2] Old Navy and Waldenbooks were among the stores that left the mall in 2009 and 2010.[6] In 2012, Cafaro announced plans to renovate the mall's interior and add a new anchor store.[2]

Levin Furniture closed in 2012.[7] In early 2013, it was confirmed that the space would be converted to Boscov's.[8] It is the first and currently only Boscov's in Ohio.[9] MC Sports also opened in the mall during 2013.[10] Kmart and Elder Beerman closed in March 2017. MC Sports closed in April 2017 due to bankruptcy. Marshalls opened in September 2017 and took over half of the former Elder-Beerman. The other half was converted in April 2018 into Tilt Studio, a 25,000 square foot arcade with 100+ arcade and video games, bumper cars, 2-level laser tag, mini bowling, himalaya ride, black light golf, J.P. Pepperoni restaurant, and party rooms.

References

  1. ↑ http://cafarocompany.com/website/ohiovalleymall.aspx
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/565307/Ohio-Valley-Mall-To-Get-Facelift.html?nav=515
  3. ↑ http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/507642.html
  4. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17193878.html
  5. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1275724871.html
  6. ↑ http://theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/533023.html
  7. ↑ http://theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/579705/Mall-Looking-to-Fill-Void-Left-by-Levin.html?nav=510
  8. ↑ http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/544604/Mall-welcomes-Boscov-s.html
  9. ↑ http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/581034/Boscov-s-Coming-to-Ohio-Valley-Mall.html?nav=515
  10. ↑ http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/mc-sports-open-ohio-valley-mall
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