History
Huntington Mall opened in 1981, on a site several miles east of Huntington, just off Interstate 64.
At the time, it included JCPenney, Lazarus, Stone & Thomas, and Sears as its anchor stores. When the mall's Foot Locker store opened, tennis player Bobby Riggs made an appearance at the mall, challenging mall employees to a game of tennis. Phar-Mor, a discount pharmacy chain, was later added to the mall as its fifth anchor in 1990.
Stone & Thomas was converted to Elder-Beerman in 1998 when the chain was acquired. A year later, Borders Books & Music opened its first West Virginia store at the mall. Old Navy, Steve & Barry's and local chain Dawahares were later added to the mall as well. After Phar-Mor closed in 2002, it became the second Dick's Sporting Goods in the state.
In mid-2008, it was announced that Cinemark would open a new movie theater at the mall, replacing the vacated six-screen complex and an adjacent cafeteria. This new theater opened in early 2009. Later in 2008, Steve & Barry's closed, along with all of the other Steve & Barry's stores in West Virginia.
Borders Books closed in 2011, due to the company's bankruptcy. Books-A-Million later replaced it.
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