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{{short description|Shopping mall in Louisville, KY, US}}
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{{Infobox shopping mall
{{Infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = Mall St. Matthews
| name = Mall St. Matthews
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| image = - Mall St Matthews Louisville, KY (26669139171).jpg
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| caption = Exterior view of Mall St. Matthews, April 2016
| location =[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| location = [[St. Matthews, Kentucky]], United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|38.24647|N|85.62379|W|source:placeopedia|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates =
| address =5000 Shelbyville Road
| address = 5000 Shelbyville Road
| opening_date =1962<ref name = GGP_MSM/>
| opening_date = {{start date and age|1962|3|21}}<ref name = MSM/>
| closing_date =
| closing_date =
| developer =[[The Rouse Company]]
| developer = [[The Rouse Company]]
| manager =[[General Growth Properties]]
| manager = [[Brookfield Properties]]
| owner =[[General Growth Properties]]
| owner = Brookfield Properties
| architect =
| architect =
| number_of_stores = 130<ref name = GGP_MSM/>
| number_of_stores = 130<ref name = MSM/>
| number_of_anchors = 3<ref name = GGP_MSM/>
| number_of_anchors = 3<ref name = MSM/>
| floor_area = {{Convert|1,017,000|sqft|0|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<ref name = GGP_MSM/>
| floor_area = {{Convert|1,017,000|sqft|0|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<ref name = MSM/>
| parking = 4526<ref name = GGP_MSM/>
| parking = 4526<ref name = MSM/>
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[Transit Authority of River City|TARC]]
| floors = 1<ref name = GGP_MSM/>
| floors = 1 plus upper level access to Dave & Buster's (2 in Dillard's Men and JCPenney, 3 in Dillard's Women)<ref name = MSM/>
| website = [http://www.mallstmatthews.com/ www.mallstmatthews.com]
| website = {{URL|mallstmatthews.com}}
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[[Image:Mallstmatthews.jpg|thumb|250px|Main sign for Mall St. Matthews on Shelbyville Road]]
[[Image:Mallstmatthews.jpg|thumb|250px|Main sign for Mall St. Matthews on Shelbyville Road, before renovations began.]]
'''Mall St. Matthews''' is a [[Louisville, Kentucky]] [[shopping mall]] located at 5000 Shelbyville Road ([[US 60 (KY)|US 60]]) in the eastern suburb of [[St. Matthews, Kentucky|St. Matthews]].
'''Mall St. Matthews''', formerly known as '''The Mall''', is a [[shopping mall]] located near [[Louisville, Kentucky]] at 5000 Shelbyville Road ([[US 60 (KY)|US 60]]) in the eastern suburb of [[St. Matthews, Kentucky|St. Matthews]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:JCPenney - Mall St Matthews Louisville, KY (26131600443).jpg|thumb|Interior view of Mall St. Matthews, showing entrance to JCPenney, April 2016]]
Developed by the Rouse Company and opened in 1962 and originally named The Mall, it was the first enclosed suburban shopping mall in the state of [[Kentucky]].<ref name = "Kleber"/><ref name="Dominé2010"/> Located next to the [[Interstate 264 (Kentucky)|Watterson Expressway]], the mall had [[Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company|A & P]], [[Kaufman-Straus]], and [[Rose's]] as its [[anchor store]]s. The [[J. C. Penney|JCPenney]] department was added in a later mall expansion in the 1960s. The mall's features included a children's play area (including some turtle characters to climb on) near Rose's (which is now a food court), an oversize chess set near Kaufman-Straus, and numerous fountains. The name of the mall was changed to The Mall in St. Matthews as other malls were built, but the mall gradually declined with stores moving to newer malls. In the late 1980s the mall name was simplified to Mall St. Matthews and remodeled to include a food court in the early 1990s,
Originally named simply "The Mall", the facility was the first enclosed suburban shopping mall in the state of [[Kentucky]].<ref name = "Kleber"/><ref name="Dominé2010"/> It was developed by the Rouse Company and opened on March 21, 1962.<ref name = "Kleber"/><ref>{{cite news |title=the Mall opens today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40200175/the-courier-journal/ |access-date=October 18, 2021 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |date=March 21, 1962}}</ref> Located next to the [[Interstate 264 (Kentucky)|Watterson Expressway]], the mall had [[Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company|A & P]], [[Kaufman-Straus]], and [[Roses (store)|Rose's]] as its [[anchor store]]s. The [[J. C. Penney|JCPenney]] anchor store was added in a later mall expansion in the 1960s. The mall's features included a children's play area (including some turtle characters to climb on) near Rose's (which is now a food court), an oversize chess set near Kaufman-Straus, and numerous fountains. The name of the mall was changed to The Mall in St. Matthews as other malls were built, but the mall gradually declined with stores moving to newer malls. In the late 1980s, the mall name was simplified to Mall St. Matthews and remodeled to include a food court in the early 1990s,
[[The Limited]]/[[Express (clothing retailer)|Express]], a wing dedicated to [[Limited Brands]] was added, and expanded the former Kaufman-Straus store (which had become both a [[Stewart Dry Goods]] and [[L. S. Ayres]] before closing) to accommodate a [[Bacon's]] department store which relocated from its freestanding location at 3937 Shelbyville Road. As more retail stores wanted to move to the mall after these changes, a new wing was built which resulted in the re-routing of Sherburn Lane to the west of the new wing.
[[The Limited]]/[[Express (clothing retailer)|Express]], a wing dedicated to [[Limited Brands]] was added, and expanded the former Kaufman-Straus store (which had become both a [[Stewart Dry Goods]] and [[L. S. Ayres]] before closing) to accommodate a [[Bacon's]] department store which relocated from its freestanding location at 3937 Shelbyville Road. As more retail stores wanted to move to the mall after these changes, a new wing was built which resulted in the re-routing of Sherburn Lane to the west of the new wing.


The mall expanded again in 1995 with a new wing and the addition of Dillard's, and in 1997 [[Lord & Taylor]] followed suit. In 1998 the Bacon's chain was merged into Dillard's, and the former Bacon's location became the Dillard's Men's, Children's & Home store. In 2000 Nordstrom tentatively agreed to build a store, but withdrew in 2001 before a concrete agreement was reached with Rouse. Lord & Taylor closed their store in early 2004, a portion being occupied by regional junior department store [[Dawahares]] until early 2007. The mall took out 2 fountains in 2007, one in the food court area and the other in front of [[Kay Jewelers]] and [[Starbucks]]. Floor tiles replaced the fountains along with new tables and seating.
The mall formerly had a [[Chuck E. Cheese's|Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre]] which operated from 1984 until December 1991. The Pizza Time Theatre at the mall was incredibly popular, and caused decreased business for the other Pizza Time Theatre in Louisville on Preston Highway. The mall expanded again in 1995 with a new wing and the addition of Dillard's, and in 1997 [[Lord & Taylor]] followed suit. In 1998 the Bacon's chain was merged into Dillard's, and the former Bacon's location became the Dillard's Men's, Children's & Home store. In 2000 Nordstrom tentatively agreed to build a store, but withdrew in 2001 before a final contract was signed with Rouse. Lord & Taylor closed their store in early 2004, a portion being occupied by regional junior department store [[Dawahares]] until early 2007. The mall took out 2 fountains in 2007, one in the food court area and the other in front of [[Kay Jewelers]] and [[Starbucks]]. Floor tiles replaced the fountains along with new tables and seating.


The mall currently has over {{convert|1100000|sqft|m2}} and includes the anchor stores of JCPenney and separate [[Dillard's]] locations for Women (in the 1995 Dillard's building) and Men's, Children's & Home (in the former Lord & Taylor building). The Dillard's Men's & Home store relocated to the former Lord & Taylor building in late 2007, and Dillard's then turned over the former Bacon's store to the mall owner, potentially for redevelopment.
The mall currently has over {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2}} and includes the anchor stores of JCPenney and separate [[Dillard's]] locations for Women (in the 1995 Dillard's building) and Men's, Children's & Home (in the former Lord & Taylor building). The Dillard's Men's & Home store relocated to the former Lord & Taylor building in late 2007, and Dillard's then turned over the former Bacon's store to the mall owner, potentially for redevelopment.


On February 21, 2012, [[Forever 21]] moved into the vacated Dillard's/Bacon's store.<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/print-edition/2011/02/11/forever-21-opens-in-former-dillards.html</ref>
On February 21, 2012, [[Forever 21]] moved into the vacated Dillard's/Bacon's store.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/print-edition/2011/02/11/forever-21-opens-in-former-dillards.html|title=Forever 21 opens in former Dillard's space at Mall St. Matthews|date=Feb 11, 2011|author=Stephanie Clouser|publisher=bizjournals.com}}</ref>


The mall is currently owned by the [[Chicago]] company [[General Growth Properties]] (GGP), which also owns [[Oxmoor Center]] on the other side of the Watterson Expressway. Its major stores include a [[Dillard's]] store divided into two sub-stores, [[JCPenney]], and [[Forever 21]]. A 10-screen [[Cinemark]] multiplex that opened in May 2013 is physically attached to the mall, but is separately owned and has no access to the rest of the mall.
The mall is currently owned by [[Brookfield Properties]], which also owns [[Oxmoor Center]] on the other side of the Watterson Expressway. Its major stores include a [[Dillard's]] store divided into two sub-stores and [[JCPenney]]. A 10-screen [[Cinemark]] multiplex that opened on May 16, 2013, is physically attached to the mall, but is separately owned and has no pedestrian access to the rest of the mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2013/05/new-cinemark-theater-at-mall-st.html|title=Cinemark Mall St. Matthews and XD prepares for grand opening}}</ref>


On December 26, 2015 a disturbance occurred at the mall involving as many as 2,000 people – mostly teenagers – some of whom were fighting each other and shoving or pushing mall customers, and the mall was closed early in response to the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/27/no-arrests-made-mall-st-matthews-incident/77942526/|title=No arrests made in Mall St. Matthews incident|publisher=[[Courier-Journal]]|date=2015-12-27|author=Loosemore, Bailey}}</ref> Following the incident, GGP had a temporary policy requiring visitors between ages 10 and 17 to be accompanied by someone at least 21 years old after 4 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/30852891/mall-st-matthews-oxmoor-announce-temporary-policy-changes |title=Mall St. Matthews, Oxmoor Center announce temporary policy changes |first=Josh |last=Breslow |publisher=[[WDRB]] |location=Louisville, KY |date=December 31, 2015 |accessdate=June 6, 2016}}</ref>
On December 26, 2015, a disturbance occurred at the mall involving as many as 2,000 people – mostly teenagers – some of whom were fighting each other and shoving or pushing mall customers, and the mall was closed early in response to the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/27/no-arrests-made-mall-st-matthews-incident/77942526/|title=No arrests made in Mall St. Matthews incident|publisher=[[Courier-Journal]]|date=2015-12-27|author=Loosemore, Bailey}}</ref> Following the incident, the mall had a temporary policy requiring visitors between ages 10 and 17 to be accompanied by someone at least 21 years old after 4 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/30852891/mall-st-matthews-oxmoor-announce-temporary-policy-changes |title=Mall St. Matthews, Oxmoor Center announce temporary policy changes |first=Josh |last=Breslow |publisher=[[WDRB]] |location=Louisville, KY |date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref>


On August 10, 2017, it was announced that the mall's food court will be getting a major renovation which will include new floor tiles and furniture, removal of the railing and elevated platform seating, new furnishings, upgrades to a nearby restroom, downsizing Forever 21, to 30,000 square feet only on part of the first floor which was announced on June 6, a [[Dave & Buster's]] on the second floor of the Forever 21 building also announced on June 6 which is scheduled to open in 2018, and a third tenant on the remainder of the first floor of the Forever 21 building which is currently unannounced. The mall may even get a partial upper level with stairs, elevators, and escalators. The renovations will be complete by November 6.
On August 10, 2017, it was announced that the mall's food court will be getting a major renovation which will include new floor tiles and furniture, removal of the railing and elevated platform seating, new furnishings, upgrades to a nearby restroom, downsizing Forever 21, to 30,000 square feet only on part of the first floor which was announced on June 6, a [[Dave & Buster's]] on the second floor of the Forever 21 building also announced on June 6 which opened in 2018, and an [[Ulta Beauty]] on the remainder of the first floor of the Forever 21 building. On April 23, 2021, a shoe and clothing store named Zappos Unboxed opened that was the first of its kind and is owned by the online retail company [[Zappos]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 20, 2021|title=Zappos Unboxed plans grand opening Friday at Mall St. Matthews|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/business/zappos-unboxed-plans-grand-opening-friday-at-mall-st-matthews/article_5bb9bd50-a1e9-11eb-b903-4fae145be5bf.html|access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>


==Anchors==
==References==
*[[Dillard's|Dillards Men]] (2 floors)
*[[Dillard's|Dillards Women]] (3 floors)
*[[JCPenney]] (2 floors)

== References ==
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{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ggp.com/properties/mall-properties/mall-st-matthews
| url = https://www.brookfieldpropertiesretail.com/properties/property-details/mall-st-matthews.html
| title = GGP. Properties & Leasing. Mall St. Matthews
| title = Leasing. Mall St. Matthews
| publisher = [[General Growth Properties, Inc.]]
| publisher = [[Brookfield Properties]]
| quote = Mall St. Matthews [has] 30 stores not found elsewhere in the market,
| accessdate = 2014-03-08
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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| isbn = 0-8131-2890-0
| isbn = 0-8131-2890-0
| page = 817
| page = 817
| accessdate = 2014-03-08
| access-date = 2014-03-08
| year = 2001
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


<ref name="Dominé2010">
<ref name="Dominé2010">
{{cite book
{{cite book
| author = David Dominé
| author = David Dominé
| title = Insiders' Guide® to Louisville
| title = Insiders' Guide to Louisville
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y7IP9e6y4PEC&pg=PA127
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y7IP9e6y4PEC&pg=PA127
| date = 2010-05-18
| date = 2010-05-18
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| page = 127
| page = 127
| quote = ...today, it is still one of the most popular shopping centers in the Louisville area, although traffic in that part of town can get frustrating (by Louisville standards, at least) during peak hours.
| quote = ...today, it is still one of the most popular shopping centers in the Louisville area, although traffic in that part of town can get frustrating (by Louisville standards, at least) during peak hours.
| accessdate = 2014-03-08
| access-date = 2014-03-08
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

}}
}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mallstmatthews.com/ Official Site]
*[http://www.mallstmatthews.com/ Mall St. Matthews Official web site]


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Mall St. Matthews
Exterior view of Mall St. Matthews, April 2016
Map
LocationSt. Matthews, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates38°14′47″N 85°37′26″W / 38.24647°N 85.62379°W / 38.24647; -85.62379
Address5000 Shelbyville Road
Opening dateMarch 21, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-03-21)[1]
DeveloperThe Rouse Company
ManagementBrookfield Properties
OwnerBrookfield Properties
No. of stores and services130[1]
No. of anchor tenants3[1]
Total retail floor area1,017,000 sq ft (94,482 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 plus upper level access to Dave & Buster's (2 in Dillard's Men and JCPenney, 3 in Dillard's Women)[1]
Parking4526[1]
Public transit accessBus interchange TARC
Websitemallstmatthews.com
Main sign for Mall St. Matthews on Shelbyville Road, before renovations began.

Mall St. Matthews, formerly known as The Mall, is a shopping mall located near Louisville, Kentucky at 5000 Shelbyville Road (US 60) in the eastern suburb of St. Matthews.

History

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Interior view of Mall St. Matthews, showing entrance to JCPenney, April 2016

Originally named simply "The Mall", the facility was the first enclosed suburban shopping mall in the state of Kentucky.[2][3] It was developed by the Rouse Company and opened on March 21, 1962.[2][4] Located next to the Watterson Expressway, the mall had A & P, Kaufman-Straus, and Rose's as its anchor stores. The JCPenney anchor store was added in a later mall expansion in the 1960s. The mall's features included a children's play area (including some turtle characters to climb on) near Rose's (which is now a food court), an oversize chess set near Kaufman-Straus, and numerous fountains. The name of the mall was changed to The Mall in St. Matthews as other malls were built, but the mall gradually declined with stores moving to newer malls. In the late 1980s, the mall name was simplified to Mall St. Matthews and remodeled to include a food court in the early 1990s, The Limited/Express, a wing dedicated to Limited Brands was added, and expanded the former Kaufman-Straus store (which had become both a Stewart Dry Goods and L. S. Ayres before closing) to accommodate a Bacon's department store which relocated from its freestanding location at 3937 Shelbyville Road. As more retail stores wanted to move to the mall after these changes, a new wing was built which resulted in the re-routing of Sherburn Lane to the west of the new wing.

The mall formerly had a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre which operated from 1984 until December 1991. The Pizza Time Theatre at the mall was incredibly popular, and caused decreased business for the other Pizza Time Theatre in Louisville on Preston Highway. The mall expanded again in 1995 with a new wing and the addition of Dillard's, and in 1997 Lord & Taylor followed suit. In 1998 the Bacon's chain was merged into Dillard's, and the former Bacon's location became the Dillard's Men's, Children's & Home store. In 2000 Nordstrom tentatively agreed to build a store, but withdrew in 2001 before a final contract was signed with Rouse. Lord & Taylor closed their store in early 2004, a portion being occupied by regional junior department store Dawahares until early 2007. The mall took out 2 fountains in 2007, one in the food court area and the other in front of Kay Jewelers and Starbucks. Floor tiles replaced the fountains along with new tables and seating.

The mall currently has over 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) and includes the anchor stores of JCPenney and separate Dillard's locations for Women (in the 1995 Dillard's building) and Men's, Children's & Home (in the former Lord & Taylor building). The Dillard's Men's & Home store relocated to the former Lord & Taylor building in late 2007, and Dillard's then turned over the former Bacon's store to the mall owner, potentially for redevelopment.

On February 21, 2012, Forever 21 moved into the vacated Dillard's/Bacon's store.[5]

The mall is currently owned by Brookfield Properties, which also owns Oxmoor Center on the other side of the Watterson Expressway. Its major stores include a Dillard's store divided into two sub-stores and JCPenney. A 10-screen Cinemark multiplex that opened on May 16, 2013, is physically attached to the mall, but is separately owned and has no pedestrian access to the rest of the mall.[6]

On December 26, 2015, a disturbance occurred at the mall involving as many as 2,000 people – mostly teenagers – some of whom were fighting each other and shoving or pushing mall customers, and the mall was closed early in response to the incident.[7] Following the incident, the mall had a temporary policy requiring visitors between ages 10 and 17 to be accompanied by someone at least 21 years old after 4 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.[8]

On August 10, 2017, it was announced that the mall's food court will be getting a major renovation which will include new floor tiles and furniture, removal of the railing and elevated platform seating, new furnishings, upgrades to a nearby restroom, downsizing Forever 21, to 30,000 square feet only on part of the first floor which was announced on June 6, a Dave & Buster's on the second floor of the Forever 21 building also announced on June 6 which opened in 2018, and an Ulta Beauty on the remainder of the first floor of the Forever 21 building. On April 23, 2021, a shoe and clothing store named Zappos Unboxed opened that was the first of its kind and is owned by the online retail company Zappos.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Leasing. Mall St. Matthews". Brookfield Properties.
  2. ^ a b John E. Kleber (2001). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 817. ISBN 0-8131-2890-0. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  3. ^ David Dominé (2010-05-18). Insiders' Guide to Louisville. Globe Pequot. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7627-6339-9. Retrieved 2014-03-08. ...today, it is still one of the most popular shopping centers in the Louisville area, although traffic in that part of town can get frustrating (by Louisville standards, at least) during peak hours.
  4. ^ "the Mall opens today". The Courier-Journal. Gannett. March 21, 1962. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Stephanie Clouser (Feb 11, 2011). "Forever 21 opens in former Dillard's space at Mall St. Matthews". bizjournals.com.
  6. ^ "Cinemark Mall St. Matthews and XD prepares for grand opening".
  7. ^ Loosemore, Bailey (2015-12-27). "No arrests made in Mall St. Matthews incident". Courier-Journal.
  8. ^ Breslow, Josh (December 31, 2015). "Mall St. Matthews, Oxmoor Center announce temporary policy changes". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Zappos Unboxed plans grand opening Friday at Mall St. Matthews". April 20, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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