Photo galleries: Richmond's shopping malls — dead and alive
Shopping malls can be places where the community still gathers or places that no longer exist, except in photographs that can trigger fond memories.
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The second in our series of photo galleries of Richmond's "dead malls" focuses on Azalea Mall, which opened in 1963, closed in 1996 and was de…
Cloverleaf Mall in Chesterfield, which opened in 1972, closed in 2008 and was demolished in 2011.
Willow Lawn has undergone a series of transformations over its nearly 60-year life that has brought it almost full-circle to the way it was wh…
After 40 years of operation that included two major renovations, Regency Square, which opened in 1975, is getting new owners.
The mall's value kept falling sharply in the months before the sale.
Richmond is full of malls that faded in the face of new competition. Now the sites of those dead malls are seeking new life through redevelopment.
Eastgate Town Center is about a year behind its original schedule, but the targeted opening date for the project — fall 2016 — is now much firmer.
Regency Square has been under new ownership since February, and the owners have been mulling what might be the best way to update the image of…
As Regency Square celebrates its 40th anniversary, the mall’s new owners are looking ahead at the decades to come. Artist renderings show an e…
The owner of Stony Point Fashion Park plans a $50 million redevelopment of the South Richmond mall, the company is announcing today.
Once dominated by department stores, an increasing number of shopping centers are losing traditional anchor tenants such as Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Sears.
Regency Square owners are proposing rows of shops along Quioccasin Road and at the corner of North Parham and Holly Hill roads as part of rede…
The new owner of Virginia Center Commons visited the mall for the first time last week and got an earful from tenants who said the mall needs,…
Azalea Mall: Thalhimer's opens, 1963
Shoppers got an early look at the Thalhimers in Azalea Mall on May 2, 1963. The store opened the next day.