Governor's Square Mall

For the mall in Tallahassee, Florida, see Governor's Square.
Governor's Square Mall
Entrance to Governor's Square Mall, July 2022
Map
LocationClarksville, Tennessee, United States
Address2801 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard
Opening dateOctober 29, 1986
DeveloperCBL & Associates Properties/Cafaro Company
ManagementCafaro Company
OwnerCafaro Company
No. of stores and services100+
No. of anchor tenants7 (6 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area805,000 sq ft (74,800 m2)
No. of floors1

Governor's Square Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States, serving the Clarksville metropolitan area. It is owned by the Cafaro Company. Its anchor stores are Burlington, Dick's Sporting Goods, Ross Dress For Less, JCPenney, Belk, Old Navy, and Dillard's. The mall contains over 100 stores and restaurants across 805,000 sq ft (74,800 m2) of space.

History

Plans for the mall were announced by the Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Company in 1985, with an estimated construction cost of $40 million.[1][2] Governor's Square Mall opened in October 1986, with a total cost of $50 million.[3] At the time of its opening, the area around Exit 4 on Interstate 24 was largely undeveloped.[4] The mall is now the center of the retail and commercial district for the Clarksville area. By August 1987, the mall had 66 tenants, with JCPenney, Sears, and Snyder's as the three anchor stores.[5] Occupancy at the mall reached 92 percent by 1990, with a total of 98 stores.[6]

In 1994, Dillard's announced plans to open a store at the Governor's Square Mall.[7] An original anchor Snyder's (later Hess's[8]) was split between Borders Books & Music[9] and Goody's Family Clothing. After Goody's closed, it became Dick's Sporting Goods.[10] A food court was also added.[11] Borders closed in 2011 and became Ross Dress for Less in 2013.[12]

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide.[13] Burlington opened a store at the former Sears location in September 2021.[14]

References

  1. ^ Lynch, Harold (February 19, 1985). "Indiana Firm Agrees To Place Store In New Mall". The Leaf-Chronicle. Gannett. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Lynch, Harold (August 24, 1989). "Governor's Square Mall Opens Community Room". The Leaf-Chronicle. Gannett. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Lynch, Harold (January 28, 1990). "City's Two Rivers Mall Regroups". The Leaf-Chronicle. Gannett. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mall opening just the beginning of Exit 4 area". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ^ "A Special Place To Be". The Leaf-Chronicle. Gannett. August 16, 1987. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Governor's Square Mall Booming". The Leaf-Chronicle. Gannett. June 29, 1990. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Dillard's". The Leaf-Chronicle. Gannett. September 28, 1994. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Directory of Major Malls. MJJTM Publications Corporation. 1992. ISSN 0732-5983. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. ^ Chain Store Age. Lebhar-Friedman, Incorporated. 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Blockchain-Hero: Educates About Cryptocurrencies". 15 February 2018.
  11. ^ "New food court coming to mall". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ^ Settle, Jimmy (25 January 2013). "Ross Dress for Less coming to Governor's Square Mall in Clarksville". The Leaf Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA Today.
  14. ^ "Burlington Store opens at Governors Square Mall former Sears location". Clarksville Now. September 17, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

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