Century Plaza was an enclosed shopping mall in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Opened in 1975, the mall originally included four anchor stores and more than one hundred tenants, but lost three of those anchors (JCPenney, Belk and Rich's-Macy's) in the mid-2000s. In May 2009, the mall was completely closed as Sears and the rest of the stores in the mall closed. The mall was managed by General Growth Properties of Chicago, Illinois at the time of its closure. It was demolished in 2020,[3] to be replaced by a 200,000 square-foot Amazon logistics facility.[4]
Century Plaza
Century Plaza, showing former Sears (left) and Rich's stores in 2012.
Rich's was dual-branded as Rich's-Macy's in 2003 when Macy's acquired the Rich's chain. The Rich's-Macy's store at Century Plaza, however, closed after only one year in operation and was never rechristened as "Macy's".[5] A Piccadilly Cafeteria in the mall also closed that same year.
When plans were announced to demolish Eastwood Mall across the street in 2004, two of the mall's tenants (Books-A-Million and Parisian) had announced preliminary plans to relocate to Century Plaza, with the latter taking over the McRae's space.[6] McRae's was eventually converted to Belk in 2006 when the chain was acquired, but closed later that same year. JCPenney also closed in 2006, and many inline tenants began to close as well. In February 2009, it was announced that Sears, the last remaining anchor, would close its store by May 31.[7][8]
Century Plaza closed at the end of business on May 31, 2009. At the time of its closing, fewer than 40 stores, including Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Finish Line and RadioShack remained open in the mall.[9] General Growth Properties announced that Sears would remain open through June 14 to complete the liquidation of the store.[10]
In December 2017, the Howard Hughes Corporation sold the mall for $3 million to Lumpkin Development, a real estate company based in Pelham, Alabama. Lumpkin said that the Sears store would be converted into a self-storage facility, and that the rest of the mall was available for rent.[11]
As of November 12, 2020, the mall has begun demolition for the Amazon last mile delivery center.[13]
Referencesedit
^"Shop for the tried, make it new Engel Realty has a lasting recipe: Buy a good value, add more". The Business Journals. April 26, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^"Century Plaza remembered: Vintage photos of demolished Birmingham mall". January 6, 2021.
^"Birmingham takes steps on 2 big economic projects, 600 jobs projected". July 21, 2020.
^Nicholson, Gilbert (January 16, 2004). "Rich's-Macy's at Century Plaza to close". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
^Nicholson, Gilbert (February 27, 2004). "Are Eastwood retailers targeting Century Plaza?". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
^Cooper, Lauren B. (February 27, 2009). "Sears in Century Plaza to close". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
^"Birmingham mall to lose its final anchor store". The Anniston Star. March 1, 2009. p. 11. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^. Century Plaza official website. Archived from the original on November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
^Kent, Dawn (June 1, 2009). "Birmingham's Century Plaza Mall shuttered; Sears remains open 2 more weeks for liquidation sale". The Birmingham News. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
^Edgemon, Erin (January 30, 2018). "Birmingham's Century Plaza sells for $3 million". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^"BBJ: Amazon a potential new client for the old Century Plaza". wbrc.com. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Demolition begins at Birmingham's Century Plaza". al. November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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This article is about the shopping mall in Birmingham Alabama For other uses see Century Plaza disambiguation Century Plaza was an enclosed shopping mall in Birmingham Alabama United States Opened in 1975 the mall originally included four anchor stores and more than one hundred tenants but lost three of those anchors JCPenney Belk and Rich s Macy s in the mid 2000s In May 2009 the mall was completely closed as Sears and the rest of the stores in the mall closed The mall was managed by General Growth Properties of Chicago Illinois at the time of its closure It was demolished in 2020 3 to be replaced by a 200 000 square foot Amazon logistics facility 4 Century PlazaCentury Plaza showing former Sears left and Rich s stores in 2012 LocationBirmingham Alabama United StatesCoordinates33 31 58 N 86 43 27 W 33 53278 N 86 72417 W 33 53278 86 72417Opening date1975Closing dateMay 31 2009DeveloperEngel Realty 1 OwnerLumpkin DevelopmentNo of anchor tenants4Total retail floor area750 000 square feet 70 000 m2 GLA 2 No of floors2 Contents 1 History 2 Anchor stores 3 Mall closing 4 References 5 External linksHistory editCentury Plaza opened in 1975 on the eastern side of Birmingham Alabama on U S Route 78 Crestwood Blvd near Interstate 20 across from the existing Eastwood Mall The mall s original anchor stores included Sears which opened in 1974 Rich s Loveman s of Alabama and JCPenney Loveman s later was replaced by Pizitz which in turn became McRae s in 1987 Rich s was dual branded as Rich s Macy s in 2003 when Macy s acquired the Rich s chain The Rich s Macy s store at Century Plaza however closed after only one year in operation and was never rechristened as Macy s 5 A Piccadilly Cafeteria in the mall also closed that same year When plans were announced to demolish Eastwood Mall across the street in 2004 two of the mall s tenants Books A Million and Parisian had announced preliminary plans to relocate to Century Plaza with the latter taking over the McRae s space 6 McRae s was eventually converted to Belk in 2006 when the chain was acquired but closed later that same year JCPenney also closed in 2006 and many inline tenants began to close as well In February 2009 it was announced that Sears the last remaining anchor would close its store by May 31 7 8 Anchor stores editNorth Anchor JC Penney 1975 2006 East Anchor Loveman s 1975 1980 Pizitz 1980 1987 McRaes 1987 2006 Belk 2006 2006 South Anchor Rich s 1975 2004 West Anchor Sears 1974 2009 Mall closing editCentury Plaza closed at the end of business on May 31 2009 At the time of its closing fewer than 40 stores including Foot Locker Champs Sports Finish Line and RadioShack remained open in the mall 9 General Growth Properties announced that Sears would remain open through June 14 to complete the liquidation of the store 10 In December 2017 the Howard Hughes Corporation sold the mall for 3 million to Lumpkin Development a real estate company based in Pelham Alabama Lumpkin said that the Sears store would be converted into a self storage facility and that the rest of the mall was available for rent 11 In May 2020 it was reported that the site was being considered for development as a last mile delivery center by Amazon 12 As of November 12 2020 the mall has begun demolition for the Amazon last mile delivery center 13 References edit Shop for the tried make it new Engel Realty has a lasting recipe Buy a good value add more The Business Journals April 26 2004 Retrieved January 10 2020 Century Plaza International Council of Shopping Centers Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved May 23 2009 Century Plaza remembered Vintage photos of demolished Birmingham mall January 6 2021 Birmingham takes steps on 2 big economic projects 600 jobs projected July 21 2020 Nicholson Gilbert January 16 2004 Rich s Macy s at Century Plaza to close Birmingham Business Journal Retrieved May 23 2009 Nicholson Gilbert February 27 2004 Are Eastwood retailers targeting Century Plaza Birmingham Business Journal Retrieved May 23 2009 Cooper Lauren B February 27 2009 Sears in Century Plaza to close Birmingham Business Journal Retrieved May 23 2009 Birmingham mall to lose its final anchor store The Anniston Star March 1 2009 p 11 Retrieved December 22 2020 Store directory Century Plaza official website Archived from the original on November 3 2006 Retrieved June 1 2009 Kent Dawn June 1 2009 Birmingham s Century Plaza Mall shuttered Sears remains open 2 more weeks for liquidation sale The Birmingham News Retrieved June 1 2009 Edgemon Erin January 30 2018 Birmingham s Century Plaza sells for 3 million The Birmingham News Retrieved February 26 2018 BBJ Amazon a potential new client for the old Century Plaza wbrc com May 8 2020 Retrieved May 9 2020 Demolition begins at Birmingham s Century Plaza al November 12 2020 Retrieved December 22 2020 External links editCentury Plaza archived website from 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Century Plaza amp oldid 1151916417, 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