Eastdale Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall located in

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. It opened on August 3, 1977. As of 2010, it was in size. The anchor stores are At Home,

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, and

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History

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was an original anchor to the mall. It closed in 1983 and became

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was added to the mall in 2005, relocating from a store at Montgomery Mall. Both of the Belk locations were previously occupied by Parisian until 2007; the larger of the two was built as Pizitz, then operated as

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from 1987 to 1998.

was previously a Gayfers until 1998. Sears closed in 2016. At Home opened in the former Sears in 2017. The mall's movie theater closed in March 2013, but reopened sometime in 2021 and continues to show movies to this day. Later that same year, a

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in the mall.

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* Shopping malls in Alabama Buildings and structures in Montgomery, Alabama Tourist attractions in Montgomery, Alabama Shopping malls established in 1977 Namdar Realty Group {{MontgomeryAL-stub