Heritage Mall
Shopping center in Albany, Oregon, United States
Heritage Mall is a shopping center in Albany, Oregon, United States. Anchored by Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress For Less, and Target, the 406,500-square-foot (37,770 m2) mall opened in 1988. Located near the junction of Interstate 5 and U.S. Route 20, the mall sits on 33 acres (13 ha) and is the largest in the Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon metropolitan area.
History
A groundbreaking ceremony has held in August 1987 and the shopping center was expected to cost $21.5 million to construct. There was a competing proposal to build a regional shopping center in nearby Corvallis that was later abandoned by its developer. The mall opened on November 2, 1988, with 28 permanent tenants and seven temporary tenants for the Christmas shopping season.
The mall started with three anchor stores and plans for 60 to 70 other stores. Troutman's Emporium and J. C. Penney were announced as the first anchors to sign-up for the center in August 1987, with Target later becoming the third anchor. Emporium was to occupy a 44,000-square-foot (4,100 m2) space, while the J. C. Penney store was 34,000 square feet (3,200 m2). Robacor Associates and Roebbelen Land Company of California developed Heritage Mall.
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