The Gadsden Mall is a regional 502,591-square-foot (46,692.2 m2) shopping mall on U.S. Route 411 (Rainbow Drive) in Gadsden, Alabama. Located at the interchange of Interstate 759 and U.S. Route 411, it is in the southern section of the city. It is anchored by Belk.
History[]
The site of the mall was historically knowns as the flats near Barrel Springs.
Site preparation for the mall, the first mall in Etowah County, began in September 1972, and construction started in March 1973. Developed by Colonial Properties, the mall opened on July 31, 1974. Sears and Belk Hudson opened as anchors at the mall, leaving their downtown locations, as did some other downtown merchants.
JCPenney had a store in the mall from 1991-2001, and returned in 2008 in a new anchor location created as part of a remodeling of the mall. On March 17, 2017, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 31, 2017.
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide which left Belk as the only anchor left. A Food City supermarket was built on the old Sears site and opened January 24, 2024.
Roy Moore[]
In November 2017, the mall became a subject of many news reports regarding U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore who used to frequent the mall in the early 1980s and would approach teenage females for dates, leading to locals claiming that Moore had been "banned" from the mall though no formal ban has been proven.
Tenants[]
- The Alley
- American Deli
- American Eagle
- Arch Eyebrows
- Balloons by Lynn
- Bargain Bins
- Bath & Body Works
- Belk
- Beyond Gloire
- Black Light Mini Golf
- Boho Gypsy
- Books-A-Million
- Cellairis
- Cellular Solutions
- Chick-fil-A
- Chongwah Express
- CitiTrends
- Claire's
- Diamonds Collection
- Food City
- Folk AF
- Gadson Men's Fashion
- Great American Cookies
- The Hair Boutique
- Hibbett Sports
- it's fashion
- Japan Cajun Grill
- Jewels and Gold
- Jimmy Jaz
- Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
- Mall Nutrition
- Martin's
- Maurices
- Nail Studio
- Out Cold Children's Fashion
- Perfume Connection
- Planet Fitness
- Player One Games
- Premiere Cinemas
- Rainbow
- rue21
- Seventh Dimension
- Shoe Department Encore
- Spartan Wrestling
- Spencer Gifts
- Sports Mania
- TLD Clothing
- Todino's Plaza
- Touched by Pizzaz
- Tre Ragazzi's
- Wine Down Spa
