Valley River Center

Valley River Center

Location	Eugene, Oregon 44°04′11″N 123°06′25″W / 44.069604°N 123.106956°W / 44.069604; -123.106956Coordinates: 44°04′11″N 123°06′25″W / 44.069604°N 123.106956°W / 44.069604; -123.106956
Opening date	August 4, 1969 [1]
Management	The Macerich Company
Owner	The Macerich Company
No. of stores and services	130 [2]
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	835,000 ft² mall [3]
No. of floors	2 Main Level & Mezzanine Level
Website	http://www.valleyrivercenter.com

Valley River Center is a super-regional-class shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. It is the largest shopping center between the Portland and San Francisco area with over 130 local and national stores and restaurants.^[4]

Located on the banks of the Willamette River, the mall is easily accessible by bike and walking paths. Also located near the mall is the Valley River Inn.

In 2006, The Macerich Company, the firm managing the property, purchased the property from the previous owner, Grosvenor.^[5]

Anchors

• J. C. Penney (206,365 ft²; opened Winter 1970)
• Macy's (181,127 ft²; opened Summer 1969 as Meier & Frank, renamed 2006)
• Regal Cinemas (88,014 ft²; opened Spring, 2007)
• Sports Authority (52,000 ft²; opened 2007)

Former anchors

• Meier & Frank (1969-2006)
• Roos-Atkins (1969-197?)
• Troutman's Emporium (197?-2003) (now Charlotte Russe, Hollister Co. and The Gap)
• Montgomery Ward (1975-2001) (demolished for Regal Cinemas in 2005)
• Lipmans (1975-1979)
• Frederick and Nelson (1979-1987)
• The Crescent (1987-1988)
• Lamonts (1988-1996)
• Copeland Sports (1997-2006)
• Sports Authority (2007–present)
• The Bon Marché (1990-2003)
• Bon-Macy's (2003-2005)
• Macy's (2005-2006)
• Gottschalks (2006-2009)

In popular culture

In 1979 parts of the movie How to Beat the High Co$t of Living were filmed here.

See also

• List of shopping malls in Oregon

References

External links

• Valley River Center - Official website