Eastern Hills Mall
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| Eastern Hills Mall | |
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| Location | Williamsville, New York |
| Opening date | 1971 |
| No. of stores and services | 92 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Eastern Hills Mall, which opened in 1971, is a shopping mall located at the west border of the Town of Clarence in Erie County, New York, USA. The mall lies on Transit Road (NYS Route 78), which divides Clarence from the Town of Amherst. The mall is north of the junction of NY-78 with NY-5, Main Street.
The name "Eastern Hills" refers to the very low hills that contribute to a slightly higher elevation than the bordering areas.
Eastern Hills Mall is part of a long commercial strip on Transit Road.
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[edit] Configuration
The mall consists of two long wings (north and south) and two short wings (east and west) with a "major" department store at the end of each wing. A food court is located near the end of the long south wing. There is an extensive parking lot around the entire central complex, and a few commercial establishments are located in this area away from the main building.
[edit] History
One of the original big malls in the suburban Buffalo area, this mall suffered a decline during the 90s due to the general depopulation of the area and competition with newer and bigger malls in the region.
Since 2004, significant renovations have been made and new tenants such as Orvis, Dave & Buster and Brooks Brothers have been added.
After the "October Surprise" snow storm of 2006, much of the rear parking lot was used as an assembly area for the many utility trucks and crews sent to the area to repair extensive damage to electric power infrastructure.
[edit] Anchors
[edit] Current
- The Bon-Ton (151,208 sq. ft.)
- Dave & Busters (40,000 sq. ft.)
- JCPenney (152,360 sq. ft.)
- Macy's (129,824 sq. ft.)
- Orvis (17,967 sq. ft.)
- Sears (154,814 sq. ft.)
[edit] Former
- AM&A's (1971-1995): Now Bon-Ton
- Burlington Coat Factory (2001-2004): now Dave & Busters
- Hengerer's (1971-1981): later Sibley's
- Jenss (1971-2000): later Burlington Coat Factory
- Kaufmann's (1990-2006): now Macy's
- Sibley's (1981-1990): later Kaufmann's
- Woolworth (1971-1993): later Waccamaw Home Decor
- Waccamaw Corp Home Decor (1995-1998)
