It’s nice that malls have websites now, we can go on archive.org and look at their websites. For example, here is Patrick Henry Mall (Newport News, VA)’s tenant list in 2001 (around the time my family and I started to frequent the mall more):
Most of these stores are still at the mall though:
I totally forgot to post these when I took them back in December. They’re of Patrick Henry Mall’s (Newport News, VA) new renovations:
I understand the new fireplace in the Patrick Henry Mall’s new foodcourt (“You understand the fireplace? koo-koo!” [/Franklin Sherman]). That’s great.
What I don’t understand is the HUGE candlesticks! Why?!?
I was too scared to take a pic in the new mall wing (that’s not finished yet), so I took them through the doors.
They finally covered up the old movie theater marquee at Patrick Henry Mall.
The movie theater probably closed in the mall in the late 1990’s. I think an old Navy is there now? I think the movie marquee was also the Mall’s entrance sign.
This is the new Borders. I wasn’t too impressed with it.
The new Borders (in the former Dillards Mens/Kids building)
Here is a picture of the store while it was being built.
Here’s a pic when it was just a skelton of the former Dillard’s mens and children’s department.
Patrick Henry Mall’s renovation is coming along swimmingly:
{I took these in September}
{That’s the entrance I usually use}
Here’s a pic I took in June of the renovatons the old Dillard’s Mens and Children’s Department:
![Former Dillards Mens and Kids department. (moved and gutted 2005) [Patrick Henry Mall, Newport News, VA]](http://static.flickr.com/9/17259599_f00a8dfc0a_m.jpg)
Here’s a really bad pic I took in August of one of the entrances:
The mall is halfway to a new look as well as a new mix of stores and restaurants.
BY PATRICK LYNCH
247-4534
August 25 2005
NEWPORT NEWS — The $25 million overhaul of Patrick Henry Mall has rounded the midway point, as construction crews are working in double shifts to add several new anchor stores and give the old mall a new look inside and out.
Mall officials are aiming for a November grand reopening but opened the door to the mall’s construction zone Wednesday for a peek at the space that will house Border’s bookstore, Dick’s Sporting Goods, a Red Robin restaurant and more.
The changes are an attempt to remake Patrick Henry Mall and secure the 18-year-old mall’s place as the destination shopping center in the corridor from Denbigh to Oyster Point.
“We’re an ’80s mall right now,” said mall general manager Roger W. Brown, who has worked as Patrick Henry’s only manager since it opened in 1987. “If you don’t do this you’re going to be behind the eight-ball. We couldn’t stay like we were with everything else coming in. We’re outdated.”
Though none are as large as the mall, new shopping opportunities continue to open along Jefferson Avenue, from Jefferson Commons, anchored by Kohl’s, to the small stores at Port Warwick and City Center at Oyster Point and the planned mixed-use community Patrick Henry Marketplace.
Patrick Henry Mall has been one of the best-performing properties for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, the publicly traded company that owns the mall. Patrick Henry earns more in terms of dollars per square feet than any mall owned by the company, Brown said.
But with the added competition and nearly two-decade old decor, the reinvestment in the mall is intended to spark more interest in the property.
The addition of new anchor stores “reaffirms us as a destination mall,” said Moffat Welsh, regional marketing director for PREIT.
PREIT’s market data also predicts income growth of 27 percent for the area by 2009, and the company would like to be in a position to capture some of the disposable income, Welsh said.
The construction at the mall, which started in May, will add space and new exterior details like a fountain, arches, towers and brick; and new interior detailing such as wood-like millwork, ornate lighting and more luxurious seating areas.
Drivers on Interstate 64 will see a revamped north face of the mall. A mix of towers, arches, awnings and flags will sharply differ from the previous flat facade.
The food court seating will center around a large fireplace. “Soft seating” areas with carpet and couches will mark four courtyards.
Workers have already vaulted ceilings throughout the mall to provide a more airy space.
New and larger skylights - some already have been installed - allow more natural light to flood the mall’s long corridors. A central courtyard near what is now the entrance next to Ruby Tuesday’s will feature two large skylights and access to Border’s and Dick’s.
Stores such as American Eagle and new addition New York & Co. - a women’s fashion store - also will be positioned there.
Brown, Welsh and marketing director Steven Givens are planning two grand re-openings, one for November this year - when most work should be completed - and one for the first quarter of 2006, when all the work should be done.
Copyright © 2005, Daily Press
I took a photo of the big article my local paper; The Daily Press did about Hecht’s turning into Macy’s within the next year. Hopefully this week I will go by Coliseum [Hampton, VA] and Patrick Henry [Newport News, VA] malls and take pics of Hecht’sbefore they get turned into Macy’s.
The Hecht’s in the photo is the one at Patrick Henry.
I’m not upset about Hecht’s being turned into Macy’s. I think I’ve only shopped in Hecht’s once in my entire life and that was in 2001 to get this cookware set for my half sister; Lisa. I will pop into Macy’s when the namechange happens to see what it is like though.
I do hope that Macy’s does bring new life into Coliseum Mall in Hampton. The mall has fallen on hard times. Half the food court is gone, the Dillards that merged with the Patrick Henry Dillards has been closed for 3 years, and Burlington Coat Factory only took up half of the old Wards. But I am worried that Macy’s may never come, though. The Hect’s wing of Coliseum is deadder than dead. It’s been since Thalheimers closed in the late 1980’s.
Set to start this month, the $25 million project will attempt to reflect the region’s colonial roots.
BY NOVELDA SOMMERS (Daily Press)
247-4767
Published April 3, 2005
NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News is shedding its 1980s image for a new style that will attempt to evoke the region’s colonial beginnings.
A $25 million renovation set to start this month will include a remodeled food court with a super-sized fireplace, hearth and mantle like you might see in a Colonial Williamsburg home, only more dramatic, with an 8-foot-wide mantle.
Early American-style sconces will grace pillars encased in rich, dark woods. New skylights will bathe the area in natural light, and cushy seats will invite shoppers to linger. Large chandeliers will have the look of giant colonial-era lanterns.
Still trying to place the ambiance? Think Williamsburg’s Merchants Square storefronts meet Norfolk’s MacArthur Center Mall.
“It will be a complete renovation: new floors, lighting, ceiling, restrooms,” said Michael Fenchak, mall asset manager. “We’re taking a 1980s mall to a current state-of-the-art property.”
The makeover comes as the region’s shoppers have more modern mall choices if they’re willing to drive about 80 miles. The region’s newest malls - Richmond’s Short Pump Town Center and Stony Point Fashion Center - were built in 2003. Short Pump departed from the traditional mall design with open-air shopping designed around a courtyard, and Stony Point’s high-end stores are grouped around two outdoor plazas.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust bought Patrick Henry in 2003 with the intention of updating it, said Cheryl Dougherty, vice president of marketing.
“It is one of the top performing assets in our portfolio,” Dougherty said. “We feel there’s still an upside in taking it to another level.”
Create Architecture Planning & Design, of New York City, is creating the mall’s look. The building contractors who will complete most of the work have not yet been chosen, mall officials said.
The mall is adding a new section that will include a Dick’s Sporting Goods store, a major national bookstore and a restaurant. Fenchak said he could not disclose the names of the bookstore and restaurant because the deals are not yet signed.
Dillard’s department store recently consolidated its two Patrick Henry stores, and where the empty store currently sits will be a number of small retailers forming a corridor leading to the new anchor stores, Fenchak said, adding that mall officials are not ready to announce the names of the stores.
Construction is expected to take place in three phases, with the bookstore and restaurant set to open before Christmas.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is scheduled to open in March 2006. The Pittsburgh-based sporting goods chain has 234 stores after its acquisition of competitor Galyan’s in July. The new store will sit between the mall and Interstate 64.
Dick’s stores are set up as a series of areas it calls “shops,” selling footwear, golf equipment, fitness and exercise gear and clothing.
According to its Web site, it carries brand names including Nike, Adidas, The North Face, Callaway, Taylor Made, and a store brand called Adirondack Trading Co.
The chain has stores at Lynnhaven Mall and Town Center in Virginia Beach, plus one at Short Pump.
-end-
I’ve been by Patrick Henry hundreds of times, and I have to agree that it does need renovating. The mall has no “theme” at all. It’s just mostly … white walls? The mall is doing really well, though. But I am a little anxious, because it seems that a lot of malls die after their renovation. I mean Newmarket North (Hampton, VA–I wrote a feature for this mall for deadmalls.com, and then I accidenty deleted the damn thing off my computer. I’m in the process of writing it again for this blog) had a renovation in 1990, and by 1992 half of the mall was closed.
The mall is adding a new section that will include a Dick’s Sporting Goods store, a major national bookstore and a restaurant.
Ohhh man, that might suck. There’s a really nice Barnes and Noble that has been in the area since the mid 1990’s and I really hope it doesn’t kill business.
I’m going to try my best to get down there this week and take “before” pics.
Set to start this month, the $25 million project will attempt to reflect the region’s colonial roots.
BY NOVELDA SOMMERS (Daily Press)
247-4767
Published April 3, 2005
NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News is shedding its 1980s image for a new style that will attempt to evoke the region’s colonial beginnings.
A $25 million renovation set to start this month will include a remodeled food court with a super-sized fireplace, hearth and mantle like you might see in a Colonial Williamsburg home, only more dramatic, with an 8-foot-wide mantle.
Early American-style sconces will grace pillars encased in rich, dark woods. New skylights will bathe the area in natural light, and cushy seats will invite shoppers to linger. Large chandeliers will have the look of giant colonial-era lanterns.
Still trying to place the ambiance? Think Williamsburg’s Merchants Square storefronts meet Norfolk’s MacArthur Center Mall.
“It will be a complete renovation: new floors, lighting, ceiling, restrooms,” said Michael Fenchak, mall asset manager. “We’re taking a 1980s mall to a current state-of-the-art property.”
The makeover comes as the region’s shoppers have more modern mall choices if they’re willing to drive about 80 miles. The region’s newest malls - Richmond’s Short Pump Town Center and Stony Point Fashion Center - were built in 2003. Short Pump departed from the traditional mall design with open-air shopping designed around a courtyard, and Stony Point’s high-end stores are grouped around two outdoor plazas.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust bought Patrick Henry in 2003 with the intention of updating it, said Cheryl Dougherty, vice president of marketing.
“It is one of the top performing assets in our portfolio,” Dougherty said. “We feel there’s still an upside in taking it to another level.”
Create Architecture Planning & Design, of New York City, is creating the mall’s look. The building contractors who will complete most of the work have not yet been chosen, mall officials said.
The mall is adding a new section that will include a Dick’s Sporting Goods store, a major national bookstore and a restaurant. Fenchak said he could not disclose the names of the bookstore and restaurant because the deals are not yet signed.
Dillard’s department store recently consolidated its two Patrick Henry stores, and where the empty store currently sits will be a number of small retailers forming a corridor leading to the new anchor stores, Fenchak said, adding that mall officials are not ready to announce the names of the stores.
Construction is expected to take place in three phases, with the bookstore and restaurant set to open before Christmas.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is scheduled to open in March 2006. The Pittsburgh-based sporting goods chain has 234 stores after its acquisition of competitor Galyan’s in July. The new store will sit between the mall and Interstate 64.
Dick’s stores are set up as a series of areas it calls “shops,” selling footwear, golf equipment, fitness and exercise gear and clothing.
According to its Web site, it carries brand names including Nike, Adidas, The North Face, Callaway, Taylor Made, and a store brand called Adirondack Trading Co.
The chain has stores at Lynnhaven Mall and Town Center in Virginia Beach, plus one at Short Pump.
-end-
I’ve been by Patrick Henry hundreds of times, and I have to agree that it does need renovating. The mall has no “theme” at all. It’s just mostly … white walls? The mall is doing really well, though. But I am a little anxious, because it seems that a lot of malls die after their renovation. I mean Newmarket North (Hampton, VA–I wrote a feature for this mall for deadmalls.com, and then I accidenty deleted the damn thing off my computer. I’m in the process of writing it again for this blog) had a renovation in 1990, and by 1992 half of the mall was closed.
The mall is adding a new section that will include a Dick’s Sporting Goods store, a major national bookstore and a restaurant.
Ohhh man, that might suck. There’s a really nice Barnes and Noble that has been in the area since the mid 1990’s and I really hope it doesn’t kill business.
I’m going to try my best to get down there this week and take “before” pics.
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