The nonprofit Directions for Youth and Familes is still raising money to break ground on a new community center for the Eastland Mall area ... Saunders said the Crittenton Center has served 88 ...

See us, hear us, we need those same resources,” Saunders said. Now, ... A big focus currently is what will become of the old Eastland Mall, as work is underway to tear it down.

Eastland Mall — the area's first fully enclosed mall when it opened in 1968 — has closed its doors after a 54-year run in Columbus. The mall was set to close at the end of the year, but, in a ...

One major feature of the 280-page plan is redeveloping the desolate Eastland Mall site. Community leaders have said that's key to transforming the area. The plan suggests building affordable and ...

By Feb. 28, the court order requires Eastland Mall owners to obtain all necessary permits, and the first phase of demolition is scheduled to be completed by May 31.

What's ahead for Eastland? The future of the Eastland site remains unclear. In June 2023, the city approved an $849,600 contract with the Columbus landscape architectural and urban design company ...

The first phase of Eastland Mall's demolition must be completed by May 31, according to an agreement between the city and the owner of the mall.

The 54-year-old mall was Columbus’ first to be enclosed. It was a shopping haven with anchor stores Sears, JCPenney, Lazarus, and then Macy’s, until competition with other malls and Easton Town Center ...

Mall occupancy has been in decline for years and took a big hit with the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, more Eastland tenants have packed up to leave in response to the June announcement that ...

The "Eastland for Everyone" plan includes ... "We have been waiting for this for 15 years,” said Felicia Saunders, ... A big focus currently is what will become of the old Eastland Mall, ...

By Feb. 28, the court order requires Eastland Mall owners to obtain all necessary permits, and the first phase of demolition is scheduled to be completed by May 31.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eastland Mall is closing its doors after 54 years in business, city officials confirmed to 10TV Thursday. The shopping mall on Hamilton Road was home to more than 50 retailers ...