Morgantown Mall
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| Morgantown Mall | |
| Mall facts and statistics | |
|---|---|
| Location | Morgantown, West Virginia, United State of America |
| Opening date | September 15, 1991 |
| Owner | Glimcher Reality Trust |
| No. of stores and services | 85 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 558,107 square feet |
| Parking | 2,998 spaces |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | Morgantown Mall |
Contents |
[edit] Overview
The Morgantown Mall is located in the city of Westover northwest of the city of Morgantown's central business district along Interstate 79. The mall sits atop a plateau and is the newest mall within North-Central West Virginia. The road adjacent to the mall sees an average of 35,000 vehicles a day with that number increasing each month.
[edit] Retailers
The mall includes major department stores and junior department stores. Sears is located in the north corner, Elder Beerman in the west, JC Penney in the west as well. The mall also features Steve & Barry's. The Morgantown Commons above the mall, also owned by Glimcher and detached from the mall, opened the newest retailer — Gabriel Brothers — in fall 2006.
[edit] Minor attraction
[edit] Kids Play Area
In 2003 the mall decided to remove the fountain that beautified its center court area and replaced it with the ever popular children's play area where kids can have a chance to play and a place for parents to relax while their children run around the scenes of a bear, tree, and log. Many parents and kids can be seen sitting in this area during peak mall hours.
[edit] History
The Morgantown Mall first opened its doors to the public in 1991 as a newer mall alternative to the Mountaineer Mall located across town above Greenbag Road. Due to the demand for space and modern appeal many anchors of the Mountaineer Mall abandoned the mall and began a move to the Morgantown Mall. Only Elder Beerman operates two stores in Morgantown, with one as a primary store, while the other operates as sort of an outlet version of the store, albeit still offering its latest styles.
[edit] Anchors
- Belk (86,479 sq. ft.)
- Carmike Cinemas (29,759 sq. ft.)
- Elder-Beerman (71,032 sq. ft.)
- JCPenney (85,771 sq. ft.)
- Sears (85,704 sq. ft.)
