| Location | 3300 Broadway Eureka, California |
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| Opening date | 1988 |
| Management | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 76 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | Bayshore Mall |
The Bayshore Mall is an indoor shopping mall located in Eureka, California. It is named for its close proximity to Humboldt Bay. The large shopping facility is the only major mall located on the coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area, securing Eureka as the trading center for the entire far North Coast.
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The mall was built in 1988 as demand for shopping grew in the North Coast Region of California. The original anchors were Mervyn's on the south end, Gottschalks on the west end, JCPenney on the east end, and Sears on the north end. Currently, Sears is the only original anchor still at the mall. In the early 2000s, JCPenney downsized into an outlet store, then left the mall altogether. Bed, Bath, and Beyond, along with Borders Books, came in soon after and split the anchor space. Then, in late 2008, Mervyn's filed for Chapter 11 Bankrupty, and in turn, closed their Eureka store in December of that year. In July 2009, Gottschalks, which had also filed for Chapter 11 Bankrupty in April, closed, leaving just one anchor space filled. Kohl's officially opened up their new store at the old Mervyn's location on September 27, 2009. The Gottschalks space is still vacant.
Currently, the Bayshore mall has over 70 stores, making it the largest shopping complex for over 200 miles. Anchor stores are Sears and Kohl's. Other major stores include Ross, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Borders Books, Petco, and Pier 1 Imports. The Movies, a branch of a local cinema entertainment company with other sites scattered over the region, closed January 2010.
On January 9, 2010, a 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Eureka, about 27 miles out at sea, at 4:27 PM. The mall suffered some of the most damage of all buildings in Eureka.[1] An eyewitness reported that as the shaking was going, people were screaming and running down the main corridor of the mall as pieces of the ceiling and light fixtures were falling from above. The mall also suffered much damage to windows of the indoor boutiques. Also, tiles from the flooring were popping out of place as the quake continued. The mall manager stated that the mall would remain closed until deemed safe for business. The entire mall reopened January 12 after inspections determined it to be safe and minor repairs were completed. Kohl's (recently remodeled from Mervyn's) was the only store not subject to closure.[2]