Valley River Center
Valley River Center is a super-regional-class shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. It is the largest shopping center between Portland and Sacramento. The mall features over 90 local and national stores and restaurants. Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, and Regal Cinemas with a vacant anchor last occupied by Gottschalks.[4]
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| Location | Eugene, Oregon 44.069604°N 123.106956°W |
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| Opening date | August 4, 1969 [1] |
| Management | The Macerich Company |
| Owner | The Macerich Company |
| No. of stores and services | 90 [2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 835,000 sq ft (77,600 m2)[3] |
| No. of floors | 1 + mezzanine |
| Website | valleyrivercenter |
Located on the banks of the Willamette River, the mall is easily accessible by bike and walking paths. Also located near the mall is the Valley River Inn. In 2006, The Macerich Company, the firm managing the property, purchased the property from the previous owner, Grosvenor.[5] On March 12, 2019 it was announced that Round One Entertainment would be opening an amusement center in the former Gottschalks anchor building sometime in late 2019.[6]
In popular culture
In 1979, parts of the movie How to Beat the High Co$t of Living were filmed here.
See also
References
- "Malls of America - Vintage photos of lost Shopping Malls of the '50s, '60s & '70s". Mallsofamerica.blogspot.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Valley River Center | Directory". Valleyrivercenter.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- Colton, Sandra (May 19, 2000). "Entice family, visitors with nearby shopping". Oregon Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- Mosley, Joe (January 13, 2006). "Eugene mall goes for $187.5 million". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- "Amusement center with bowling alley coming to Valley River Center; Forever 21 to expand". Nbc16.com. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.