Newgate Mall
Newgate Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Ogden, Utah. Opened in 1981, it features Burlington, Dillard's, and a Cinemark movie theater. It is managed by The Woodmont Company.
| Location | Ogden, Utah, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°11′44″N 111°58′55″W / 41.19554°N 111.98194°W |
| Address | 3651 Wall Avenue |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Developer | Homart Development Company |
| Management | The Woodmont Company |
| No. of stores and services | 70+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 725,148 square feet (67,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
History edit
Homart Development Company built Newgate Mall in 1981. Its original anchor stores were Sears and Mervyn's. Sears had operated a store on the site prior to the mall opening, but moved to a new location upon construction of the mall while selling their previous location to Mervyn's.[2] The mall was built by Homart Development Company, then a shopping mall development company owned by Sears.[3]
Among its tenants was the first Chick-fil-A in Utah.[4] Phar-Mor was added in February 1992,[5] but closed only seven months later.[6]
In 1994, Dillard's opened its second Utah store at the mall.[7] Between then and 1995, over 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of retail space was added, including Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant, Bath & Body Works, Express, Inc., Famous Footwear, B. Dalton, and Applebee's.[8] Another new tenant in this timespan was a larger location for Quilted Bear, a consignment shop that had previously occupied a smaller store within.[9]
A year later, the former Phar-Mor became the first Oshman's in Utah.[10] The store became Gart Sports in 2001,[11] Sports Authority in 2006, and DownEast Home & Clothing in 2016.[12] A 14 screen Cinemark "Tinseltown USA" movie theater was opened in 1998 to replace the mall's aging 4 screen cinema.[13] Although Newgate Mall initially struggled with high vacancy, the mall's occupancy was boosted in the 2000s, particularly after Ogden City Mall (now The Junction) closed.[14] Mervyn's closed in 2008 and in 2013 became Burlington Coat Factory which now goes by just Burlington.[15] Sears closed in April 2018.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Mall information". General Growth Properties. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Mervyn's a Newgate anchor store". Lakeside Review. October 21, 1981. pp. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Improving existing facilities proved wise". Lakeside Review. October 21, 1981. pp. 9D. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "South Jordan's First Chick-fil-A Restaurant Opening May 22". Market Wired. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "PHAR-MOR WILL OPEN 2 STORES WEDNESDAY". Deseret News. 28 February 1992. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "PHAR-MOR INC. WILL CLOSE ITS 3 UTAH STORES". Deseret News. 19 September 1992. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Dillard's to open new store at expanded Newgate Mall". Deseret News. 20 January 1994. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Newgate Mall making room for variety with additional 100,000 square feet". Deseret News. 16 February 1995. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "NEW TENANT AT NEWGATE MALL; QUILTED BEAR CHANGES LOCALE". Deseret News. 2 July 1995. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Briefly". The Salt Lake Tribune. 13 July 1996. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Knudson, Max (23 February 2001). "Gart plans to buy key competitor". Deseret News. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Newgate Mall :: 36th St. & Wall Ave. Ogden, UT 84405". www.newgatemall.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.[dead link]
- ^ Arave, Lynn (2 March 1998). "14-screen theater to open in Ogden". Deseret News. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Newgate Mall Prospers Amid Neighbor's Slow Demise". The Salt Lake Tribune. 6 August 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "New Store Opening in Old Mervyn's at Newgate". US Utah. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Newgate Mall Sears store closing in early April". Standard-Examiner. January 4, 2018.