Dalton Mall

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Dalton Mall
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Main entrance of Dalton Mall in 2023
Dalton Mall
Location Dalton, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates 34°45′32″N84°56′00″W / 34.75883°N 84.93336°W / 34.75883; -84.93336
Address816 Walnut Square Blvd
Opening dateJuly 23, 1980 [1]
Developer CBL & Associates Properties, Inc
ManagementHull Property Group
Owner Hull Property Group
No. of stores and services25
No. of anchor tenants 3 (2 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area 449,239 square feet (41,735.7 m2) [1]
No. of floors1
Parking2,535 spaces
Website daltonmall.com

Dalton Mall, formerly known as Walnut Square Mall is an indoor shopping center located in Dalton, Georgia

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History

Construction and grand opening

Originally named Walnut Square Mall, the indoor shopping center was designed and built by CBL Properties. Located on the former "Patterson Horse Racing Arena", CBL and Associates conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on the property in 1979 to construct Dalton's first enclosed shopping center. The mall opened with the anchors Sears and Belk, with Loveman's (a Chattanooga-based department store) opening later on August 20, 1980. During the five day period July 23 -27 1980, CBL celebrated their grand opening of the mall with guest appearances from Steve Gipson and Fubar the Robot.

Tenants

In addition to senior anchors Sears and Belk, property managers signed Revco and Martin Triple Theater as junior anchors. Loveman's (a Chattanooga-based department store) joined the list of senior anchors on August 20, 1980. The opening of another senior anchor, JCPenney was delayed until spring 1982, due to an existing lease at Bryman's Plaza. Their footprint at Walnut Square Mall, when they moved to that location was 68,000 sq ft (6,300 m2). It is said that CBL intended on bringing Miller's Department Store as the mall's fifth and final anchor, but it fell through. For the next 10 years, Chick-Fil-A and Peanut Shack would straddle a bare blank wall.

In 1990, Walnut Square Mall underwent a renovation which included a new facade, tile flooring in the courts, and a new color scheme. Many inline stores also underwent renovations at that time. In an effort to promote the new renovations, in November 1990 the mall celebrated a 10-year anniversary grand re-opening. This coincided with the construction of the Goody's Family Clothing pad. In 1992, Goody's opened in the long vacant space between Chick-Fil-A and Peanut Shack. Goody's remained as an anchor until 2009 when the company filed for bankruptcy, which resulted in the closing of many of its stores. [2] In 2010, The Rush Fitness Complex leased and renovated the former Goody's pad. In 2014, Rush Fitness was acquired by Gold's Gym. Gold's closed in 2019. [3] Fitness 1440 took over the space in early 2020.

Martin Triple Theater was operated by the Leon Hurst family throughout its tenure at the mall. In 1993, Carmike Cinemas closed the Plaza Five Theater across the street (also managed by Dale Hurst, the son of Leon Hurst), and expanded the former Martin Triple into a nine-screen complex with the latest up-to-date technology. Carmike Cinemas 9 would become Georgia's largest inline cinema at the time. [4] Dale Hurst and his family conducted many promotions for new movies that are still memorable today.

Decline

Dale Hurst was promoted to corporate in 2007, and Carmike Cinemas 9 closed following the opening of the new Carmike 12 behind the mall. [5] The inline cinema space was converted to mall storage, and eventually fell into a dilapidated state. Other tenants suffered a similar fate. In 2015, JCPenney closed their location at the mall. [6] RadioShack and Deb soon followed, declaring bankruptcy and closing.

Loveman's was acquired by Proffitt's in 1986, and Belk acquired Proffitt's in 2008, using that store as their Home and Children department. In 2015, Belk shuttered the former Loveman's location.

In 2017, Sears announced closures which included its location at Walnut Square. Only the auto center remained open. [7] Sears closed the auto center in November 2017 and moved all equipment to their Hamilton Place Mall location in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jo-Ann Crafts (a junior anchor) also shuttered, leaving the Sears end nearly vacant. In 2019, a new discount store named Gimme-A-Five leased the former Loveman's location.

New owner, rebranding and renovation

In 2016, CBL and Associates sold the mall property to Hull Property Group (Georgia-based company). [8]

Hull rebranded the shopping center, changing the name to Dalton Mall. The mall underwent extensive renovations, including updating the facades, changing the paint scheme, laying carpet flooring throughout and covering vacant storefronts with murals that depict the local heritage. In 2018, over 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2) of mall building was demolished which included demolishing JCPenney, Carmike Cinemas 9 and the Sears wing. Today the mall is anchored by Belk, Fitness 1440 and Gimme-A-Five. Current out parcels include AMC 12 and shuttered Ryan's Buffet as well as Logan's Roadhouse. Shoe Dept Encore serves as a junior anchor. As of 2020 stores that have opened with the mall in 1980 and remain today are Belk, Zales, Time Out by Pac-Man, Great American Cookies, GNC, Claire's and Chick-Fil-A. As of September of 2020, it was announced that a chain called "The Juicy Seafood" will be leasing the long vacant Ryan's Buffet building and will soon be taking tenancy but a date of opening has yet to be announced.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Goody's moving to sell stores, March timeline for liquidation". The Daily Citizen. January 7, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ Inc, Slamdot (July 30, 2014). "The Rush Fitness Complex to be Acquired by Gold's Gym". Goldman Partners Realty.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "Cinemas to expand complex at mall". Walker County Messenger. February 3, 1993. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ Pare, Mike (July 24, 2007). "Carmike building 12-screen theater". Chattanooga Times-Free Press. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ "JCPenney Store Closures Announced January 7, 2015" (PDF). media.bizj.us. January 7, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
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