Lakeshore Mall
Entrance to Lakeshore Mall, April 2015
LocationGainesville, Georgia, United States
Coordinates34°17′37″N 83°50′39″W / 34.2937°N 83.8443°W / 34.2937; -83.8443
Address150 Pearl Nix Parkway
Opening date1970
DeveloperLakeshore Plaza Enterprises, inc
OwnerBranch Lake Accosiates LLC
No. of stores and services50+
No. of anchor tenants5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Websitehttps://www.lakeshoremallga.com/

`Lakeshore Mall is an regional enclosed shopping mall located in Hall County, Georgia. The mall is anchored by two Belk stores, a Dick's Sporting Goods, and a Krazy Dealz in the former JCPenney.

History

Ground was broken on May 11, 1968 for the then named Lakeshore Plaza, which would be the largest mall at the time outside of the metro-Atlanta area.[1] Developer of the property would be a group of Gainesville investors operating under the name Lakeshore Plaza Enterprises, inc, and the total estimated cost was 3 million dollars.[1] Anchors planned at the time would be a 110,000 square foot JCPenney, and a 24,000 square foot Roses. Both of these anchor stores had a planned expansion to be performed in the future.[1]

An expansion in 1987 added a new wing on the opposite side of JCPenney, which included a Sears, a food court, and a movie theater.[2] Also, the Roses store became a second Belk. In 1998, the mall was sold to Colonial Properties,[3] and again in 2010 to Garrison Investment Group.[4]

When the Hollywood 15 opened, Lakeshore continued to show first-run films as Georgia Theatre Company took over operations after Storey folded. Lakeshore became a 99-cent theater after 2000 and closed in September 2007. It was subsequently boarded up and demolished in 2013. The theater was located in the food court of the mall.

Dick's Sporting Goods would open a 50,000 square foot location at Lakeshore Mall, occupying an area in the demolished inline mall space and food court between JCPenney and Sears. Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held on the evening of October 1, 2013.[5]

The mall was purchased by Stockbridge Enterprises, an investment group based near Detroit, Michigan in April of 2017.[6]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide. The store will close in March 2019.[7]

On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney will be closing around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lakeshore Plaza Complex Started". The Atlanta Journal. May 12, 1968. p. 50. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "AJC.com Archive Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
  3. ↑ "A mall's life - gainesvilletimes.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Lakeshore Mall has new owner | AccessWDUN.com". Accessnorthga.com. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  5. ↑ Sharec, Carly (October 2, 2013). "Dick's Sporting Goods at Lakeshore Mall is now open for business". Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Detroit-area company now owns Lakeshore Mall". www.gainesvilletimes.com.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Lauren (2018-12-28). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  8. ↑ Gill, Jeff (June 5, 2020). "J.C. Penney at Lakeshore Mall is closing permanently". Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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