Global InformationPrien Lake Mall information
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| Location | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°12′01″N 93°13′35″W / 30.20027°N 93.22643°W |
| Opening date | 13 April 1972[1] |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 86 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 (8 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 848,263 square feet (78,806.2 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Dillard's and former Sears) |
| Website | www |
Prien Lake Mall is an enclosed, regional shopping mall in Lake Charles, Louisiana which serves 344,268 people.[2] It is located on West Prien Lake Road and is highly visible from Interstate 210. The Mall is named after Prien Lake, which is one of the lakes in the city of Lake Charles. When it opened in 1972[3] with 35 stores,[4] many retailers from downtown Lake Charles relocated to the mall leading to urban blight in the downtown area.[5] The anchor store on opening was Montgomery Ward.[6] The mall was extended with a new wing opening in 1998,[7] increasing floorspace to 800,000 sq. ft. including a new food court and Sears store,[8] which closed in 2018.[9] In 2001 an Educational Resource Centre was approved for opening in the mall with federal funding from the US Department of Education's Community Technology Centers Program.[10] It provides adult education and English classes.[11] In that same year, Houston-based Foley's came to the mall with a new store built, only to rebrand as Macy's five years later. Macy's only lasted at the mall for a year until it closed in early 2008. By 2009, Kohl's replaced the former Macy's building. The anchor stores are Dillard's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Kohl's, JCPenney, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and Cinemark Theatres.
The mall has been owned by Simon Property Group since its construction.[12]
Retailers include Aéropostale, Bath & Body Works, American Eagle, and Buckle. Cinemark Theatre provides stadium seating and uses digital technology.[2]
- ^ "Prien Lake Mall opens today in Lake Charles". The Eunice News. 13 April 1972. p. 7.
- ^ a b c "Do Business at Prien Lake Mall, a Simon Property". business.simon.com.
- ^ Moniz, Matthew (July 2018). "Guide to the Muller's Department Store Collection" (PDF). Archives and Special Collections Department, Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University. p. 3.
- ^ Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined Shopping Center Age, vol. 45, Lebhar-Friedman, 1971, p. E-175
- ^ Jessica Hutchings (2015). Lake Charles. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 8, 15, 19. ISBN 9781467113281.
- ^ Chain Store Age, Executives Edition Combined Shopping Center Age, vol. 47, Lebhar-Friedman, 1971, p. E-68
- ^ "PHOTOS: See what the Prien Lake Mall looked like in the 1980s". KPLC. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Geoffrey Richards (1 Jan 1999). "Retails Seeking To Bridge Retail Court". Wealth Management. National Real Estate Investor. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Sears department store, Sears Auto Center in Lake Charles closing". KPLC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Calcasieu Parish School Board minutes of 16 October 2001 Meeting
- ^ Pam Dixon (22 May 2006). "Second chance at a high school diploma". KPLCTV. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Simon Property Group Inc". getfilings.com. 2001. p. 19. Retrieved 3 February 2024.