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Since 2004, the mall has been owned by [[Ershig Properties]], which is based in [[Henderson, Kentucky]].<ref name=Silveranniv/><ref>http://www.ershigproperties.com</ref> |
Since 2004, the mall has been owned by [[Ershig Properties]], which is based in [[Henderson, Kentucky]].<ref name=Silveranniv/><ref>http://www.ershigproperties.com</ref> |
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On June 4, 2020, it was announced that [[JCPenney]] will be closing around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. After [[JCPenney]] closes, [[Belk]] and [[Roses (store)|Roses]] will be the only remaining anchor stores left. |
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==Literacy programs== |
==Literacy programs== |
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| Location | Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°37′09″N 83°42′22″W / 36.6193°N 83.7060°W |
| Address | 905 North 12th Street |
| Opening date | October 1983 [1] |
| Owner | Ershig Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 26+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (2 open, 1 vacant by around October 2020) |
| Total retail floor area | 317,426 square feet (29,489.8 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | shopmiddlesboromall |
Middlesboro Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Middlesboro, Kentucky, on U.S. Route 25E. It includes over 26 stores and services. Anchor stores are Belk, JCPenney and Roses and a cinema owned by AMC Theatres.
History
The mall is part of a retail business concentration that developed along U.S. 25E beginning in the late 1960s. It opened in October 1983 [1][2] with Belk, JCPenney, Kmart and an array of specialty merchants. The mall's first owner was David Hocker and Associates.[3] The mall is an important retail center for a large rural area in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and nearby Tennessee.[2]
Sears joined the mall in June 1987 with a 16,500-square-foot (1,530 m2) store, then added another 5,283 square feet (490.8 m2) in 1989. Kmart closed on June 1, 2002. Steve & Barry's opened in place of Kmart in 2006 but closed in 2009 following bankruptcy in the midst of the economic downturn. [4] Roses opened to fill the Kmart store in 2010.[5] Sears left in November 2012 and opened a new store north of the Mall on U.S. Route 25E.
Since 2004, the mall has been owned by Ershig Properties, which is based in Henderson, Kentucky.[3][6]
On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney will be closing around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. After JCPenney closes, Belk and Roses will be the only remaining anchor stores left.
Literacy programs
Middlesboro Mall has a history of supporting community literacy programs. The mall's use as a site for adult literacy classes was cited in a 1993 academic paper as an example of the function of shopping malls as "public spaces" for their communities.[7] The Children's Reading Foundation of Appalachia-KY has used the facility for Read Across America events and local events such as Malloween, Books with Santa, and a back-to-school fashion show. In 2013, the mall management announced that, after observing the importance of these activities for the community, it was donating space in the mall to house offices of the Children's Reading Foundation.[8]
References
- ^ a b http://www.shopmiddlesboromall.com/#!about
- ^ a b Clark, Thomas D. (1992). Middlesborough (Middlesboro). pp. 634–635. ISBN 0813128838.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|encyclopedia=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Former Kmart/Steve & Barry's, Middlesboro, KY (Now Rose's) - a photo on Flickriver".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ershigproperties.com
- ^ Goss, Jon (March 1993). "The "Magic of the Mall": An Analysis of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Contemporary Retail Built Environment". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 83 (1): 18–47. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1993.tb01921.x. JSTOR 2569414.
- ^ Cunningham, Reina P. (June 2013). "Middlesboro Mall donates office to CRF". The Middlesboro Daily News.[permanent dead link]
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