Ohio Valley Mall

Ohio Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Richland Township, Ohio, outside St. Clairsville. It was opened in 1978 and was developed by the Youngstown, Ohio-based Cafaro Company, who continue to own and manage it. The mall's anchor tenants are AMC Theatres, Boscov's, Dunham's Sports, Five Below, Marshalls, Michaels, Osaka Steak House, Tilt Studio, Ulta Beauty, and a VA clinic. The mall contains 52 stores and services. There are 2 vacant anchor tenants that were once Macy's and Sears and there is 1 anchor tenant under redevelopment that was once Garfield's Restaurant & Pub.

Ohio Valley Mall
Exterior view of Ohio Valley Mall, July 2013
LocationRichland Township, Ohio, United States
Coordinates40°04′07″N 80°52′05″W
Opening date1978
DeveloperCafaro Company
OwnerCafaro Company
No. of stores and services79 (52 open, 26 vacant, 1 under redevelopment)
No. of anchor tenants13 (10 open, 2 vacant, 1 under redevelopment)
Total retail floor area1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 (2 in Boscov's)
Websiteohiovalleymall.net

History

The Ohio Valley Mall opened in October 1978. The mall's original anchor tenants were JCPenney, Kaufmann's, L.S. Good, Montgomery Ward, and Sears. Also in October 1978, Ponderosa Steakhouse, RadioShack, Rite Aid, Waldenbooks, and York Steak House opened. Bonanza Steakhouse opened on the mall perimeter in 1980. In March 1982, L.S. Good closed and Stone & Thomas opened in the former L.S. Good in the summer of 1982.

Montgomery Ward closed in April 1983 and Kmart opened in the former Montgomery Ward in November 1983. In 1986, Toys "R" Us opened on the other side of Mall Road. Carmike Cinemas opened in 1987. In 1988, Ponderosa Steakhouse closed. Payless Shoesource opened in 1989.

In the mid 1990s, York Steak House and Rite Aid closed. Stone & Thomas moved to a larger location within the mall in 1996. In 1998, Stone & Thomas was converted to Elder-Beerman due to the latter purchasing the former for $38 million. Subsequently, the space previously occupied by Stone & Thomas was converted to Burlington Coat Factory. The former York Steak House and the former Rite Aid were renovated in 1999 to add a new Old Navy store.

Subsequently, Old Navy opened in both the former York Steak House and the former Rite Aid. Also in 1999, Garfield's Restaurant & Pub opened. Cracker Barrel opened on the other side of Mall Road in March 2001. In 2002, Burlington Coat Factory closed and Steve & Barry's opened in the former Burlington Coat Factory in 2004. Kaufmann's became Macy's in 2006 due to the latter acquiring the former.

In 2007, JCPenney moved to Triadelphia, West Virginia.[2] Steve & Barry's closed in late 2008 due to bankruptcy, while Levin Furniture opened in the former JCPenney in 2009. In the summer of 2009, Bonanza Steakhouse closed. Crafts 2000 opened in the former Steve & Barry's in 2010.[3] A year prior, in 2009, Old Navy moved to Triadelphia, West Virginia, and Waldenbooks closed in 2010 due to bankruptcy.[3]

H. H. Gregg opened on the mall perimeter in 2011. In 2012, the Cafaro Company announced plans to renovate the mall's interior and add a new anchor store.[3] The Ohio Valley Mall is home to one of two last remaining Sam Goody stores in the country.[4] Levin Furniture closed in February 2013.[3] Subsequently, it was announced that Boscov's would open in the former Levin Furniture.[5]

On April 4, 2013, it was announced that MC Sports would open in the former Old Navy. MC Sports opened in the former Old Navy on August 6, 2013.[6] In October 2013, Boscov's opened in the former Levin Furniture.[7] Crafts 2000 closed in 2014 and Pat Catan's opened in the former Crafts 2000 in 2015. In September 2015, Ulta Beauty opened in the space across from MC Sports.

Kmart and Elder-Beerman closed in March 2017. Also in March 2017, Carmike Cinemas became AMC Theatres due to the latter acquiring the former. MC Sports closed in April 2017 due to bankruptcy. Also in April 2017, the former Elder-Beerman was subdivided. RadioShack and H. H. Gregg closed in 2017 due to bankruptcy, while the former MC Sports was used by Spirit Halloween.

In September 2017, Marshalls opened in a portion of the former Elder-Beerman. Levin Furniture and Mattress opened in the former H. H. Gregg in October 2017. In April 2018, Tilt Studio, a 25,000 square foot arcade with 100+ arcade and video games, 2-level laser tag, mini bowling, Himalaya Ride, black light golf, J.P. Pepperoni Snack Bar, and party rooms, opened in another portion of the former Elder-Beerman. The two remaining portions of the former Elder-Beerman are currently vacant. Toys "R" Us closed on June 30, 2018, due to bankruptcy.

In 2018, the former Toys "R" Us was used by Spirit Halloween. The former MC Sports was subdivided in January 2019. In March 2019, it was announced that Chick-fil-A would open on the mall perimeter by late 2019, while half of the former Kmart was demolished, and the majority of the other half of the former Kmart was renovated to add a new Dunham's Sports store and a new Five Below store, along with the construction of a new 4-story, 113-room Hampton by Hilton hotel in the space next to Dunham's Sports. The remaining portion of the former Kmart is currently vacant. The former Ponderosa Steakhouse was walled off in March 2019 to advertise for Hampton by Hilton.

In April 2019, a VA clinic opened in a portion of the former MC Sports. It was announced on April 24, 2019, that Sears would be closing on July 7, 2019. In June 2019, Pat Catan's closed due to Michaels purchasing the former in 2016 for $150 million, and subsequent announcement of the latter closing or converting the remaining Pat Catan's into Michaels. Payless Shoesource closed in June 2019 due to bankruptcy. On June 10, 2019, Oil and Gas Safety Supply opened in the former Toys "R" Us.

The former Sears was used by Spirit Halloween in 2019, 2020, and 2021. On August 25, 2019, Michaels opened in the former Pat Catan's. Dunham's Sports opened in a portion of the former Kmart on November 1, 2019. On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 125 stores nationwide. Macy's closed in March 2020.[8]

Also in March 2020, Levin Furniture and Mattress closed due to bankruptcy, while Chick-fil-A opened on the mall perimeter. Five Below opened in another portion of the former Kmart in June 2020. In October 2020, Ferguson's House of Furniture opened in the former Levin Furniture and Mattress. The former Sears was used as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from February to May 2021. On April 14, 2021, Hampton by Hilton opened in the space next to Dunham's Sports.

Garfield's Restaurant & Pub closed in August 2021. Subsequently, it was announced that Coaches Burger Bar would open in the former Garfield's Restaurant & Pub. From November 2021 to January 2022, the former Sears was used by Hickory Farms. Target announced plans in April 2022 to open a store in St. Clairsville in 2023. On June 1, 2022, Coaches Burger Bar will open in the former Garfield's Restaurant & Pub.

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