Blue Ridge Mall
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| Blue Ridge Mall | |
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| Location | I-70 & Sterling Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64130 |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 2005 |
| Demolished | Fall 2005 |
| Owner | MBS Mall Investor-98 LLC |
| Operator | MBS Mall Investor-98, LLC |
| Tenants | JCPenney |
| Capacity | 63-acre site |
Blue Ridge Mall is completely demolished now. Blue Ridge Crossing, a new shopping center on the site, is a redevelopment plan that includes Wal-Mart's first "high-efficiency" store, which opened January 19, 2007.
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[edit] History
Blue Ridge Mall was one of the first malls built and being located in Kansas City, Missouri, on I-70 & Sterling Avenue at Exit 10. The location surrounds the area from 40 Highway to 43rd Street on the North/South and Sterling Avenue to Blue Ridge Boulevard on the West/East. It sits on the site of Blue Ridge Crossing and is about one mile from the Truman Sports Complex at Exit 9. It opened in 1958 as an open-air mall, then, became an indoor mall in the 1970s and has recently been replaced by a new shopping center.
[edit] Anchors
- Montgomery Ward – (closed 2000)
- JCPenney – (closed 2001)
- The Jones Store Co. – (closed 2003)
[edit] Competition
- Bannister Mall – (Closed)
- Independence Center – opened in 1974
[edit] References
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