Blue Mountain Mall

Blue Mountain Mall
Location Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Address 1631 West Rose Street, Walla Walla, WA
Opening date 1989[1]
Owner Zelman Development (2013)
No. of stores and services 18+
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 337,869 sq ft
No. of floors 1

Blue Mountain Mall is a dead mall located in Walla Walla, Washington. It opened in 1989, and was considered the primary retail destination for Walla Walla and the surrounding area. [1] The name of the mall comes from the surrounding Blue Mountains. It features a Shopko store as an anchor, with three anchors previously occupied by Sears, Troutman's Emporium (opened 1992[2] in a former Fred Meyer), and Gottschalks (originally J. C. Penney).

It is situated on 49 acres and has 1,800 parking spaces. In addition to the mall site there is also another 21 acres adjacent ready for future growth.[1]

The mall was considered a dead mall in the 2000s as its inline tenants closed, although three of the anchors were still in operation as late as 2007.[3]

By 2012, the mall was bankrupt and closed, and sold on the courthouse steps on September 17 to OREO Corp for $4 Million in back taxes. [4]

In late 2013, news reports circulated that the entire property had been purchased by a large mall property development group and would be renovated in time for the holiday shopping season of 2014.[5] A later report issued in September 2014 suggested that work would start sometime in 2015, with an opening date set for sometime in 2016. The report also said a new name had been selected for the mall - the Walla Walla Town Center.[6]

On May 4th, 2016, 647 goats were released on the property to tame the out of control weeds and brush.

Currently, the property serves the community as a wildlife preserve.

One murder (September 6, 2011) has been reported on the property since the closing of most of the stores.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meyer Properties". Meyer Properties. 2000. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Troutman's sets Nov. opening for 30th unit". Daily News Record. 14 October 1992. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ↑ http://whitmanpioneer.com/news/2007/10/04/blue-mountain-mall-remains-on-market-interest-in-sale-grows/
  4. ↑ "Former mall in Walla Walla sold for $4 million". union-bulletin.com. September 17, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ Watson, Frances (Dec 24, 2013). "Blue Mountain Mall coming back". www.keprtv.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ Edinger, Shane (September 4, 2014). "JUST ASK SHANE: Update on Walla Walla's Blue Mountain Mall". http://www.khq.com/. Retrieved December 29, 2014. External link in |website= (help)

Coordinates: 46°03′21″N 118°22′11″W / 46.0559°N 118.3696°W / 46.0559; -118.3696

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