Normandale Shopping Center
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| Location | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°20′30″N 86°18′36″W / 32.3417°N 86.3099°WCoordinates: 32°20′30″N 86°18′36″W / 32.3417°N 86.3099°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Address | Norman Bridge Road |
| Opening date | September 10, 1954 |
| Closing date | 2018 |
| Developer | Aronov Realty |
| Architect | Sherlock, Smith & Adams; Albert L. Williams; Copeland, Novak & Associates |
| No. of stores and services | 29 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Total retail floor area | 186,000 sq ft (17,300 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in JCPenney) |
| Parking | Surface parking |
Normandale Shopping Center, also known as Normandale Center and later Normandale Mall, was a shopping center in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It opened in 1954 on Norman Bridge Road and has been described as Alabama's first major shopping plaza.[1]
History
Ground was broken for Normandale Center on December 20, 1952. The shopping center was developed by Aronov Realty and designed by Sherlock, Smith & Adams, Albert L. Williams, and Copeland, Novak & Associates. Its official dedication took place on September 10, 1954.[1]
The original center contained approximately 186,000 sq ft (17,300 m2) of leasable space and 29 stores. Loveman's of Alabama opened a suburban branch at Normandale when the center opened in 1954.[1][2]
The center later expanded and was advertised as one of the largest shopping centers in Alabama. By the 1970s, Normandale faced competition from newer enclosed malls in Montgomery, including Eastdale Mall, which opened in 1977. A renovation took place around 1980–1981, and the property was later promoted as Normandale Mall.[3][4]
Loveman's closed in the early 1980s after its parent company entered bankruptcy, contributing to the center's decline.[4] The property was later damaged by a tornado in 1995, after which parts of the center remained in limited use or were redeveloped.[3]
In 2018, local television station WAKA reported that demolition had begun on a portion of the old Normandale Mall site as part of redevelopment efforts.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Normandale Shopping Center". Abandoned Alabama. August 14, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Loveman's of Alabama". BhamWiki. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mall Hall of Fame: Normandale Shopping City". Mall Hall of Fame. September 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Normandale Shopping Center: Montgomery, AL". Sky City: Southern Retail Then and Now. July 18, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Future of Old Normandale Mall". WAKA. August 15, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
External links
- Normandale Shopping Center at Abandoned Alabama
- Normandale Shopping Center at Sky City
- WAKA report on the old Normandale Mall site
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