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'''Loehmann's Village''' was an outdoor mall-type shopping center located at [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Montgomery Highway]] and [[Lorna Road]] in [[Riverchase]]. Designed by [[Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio|Giattina Fisher Aycock]] and anchored by [[Loehmann's]] department store, it opened on [[September 24]], [[1979]].
'''Loehmann's Village''' was an outdoor mall-type shopping center located at [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Montgomery Highway]] and [[Lorna Road]] in [[Riverchase]]. The $9 million project was developed by [[Johnson Rast & Hays]] on a 24.5-acre site.
 
Designed by [[Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio|Crawford, Giattina & Mitchel]] and anchored by [[Loehmann's]] department store, it opened on [[September 24]], [[1979]].


The shopping center was renovated as an outward-facing lifestyle center, called [[Riverchase Village Shopping Center]], in the 1990s.
The shopping center was renovated as an outward-facing lifestyle center, called [[Riverchase Village Shopping Center]], in the 1990s.
Service Merchandise was one of the original Loehmann's Village tenants. Its 52,000 square-foot store was the first Alabama location for the Nashville-based chain. After it closed in 2002, the building was demolished and a new building was constructed where Best Buy is currently located.


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==Tenants==
* 100: [[Loehmann's]] women's clothes (1979–1983)
* 101: [[Brandino Brass]] brass furnishings & accessories (1983)
* 102: [[Bentley Carpets]] (1983)
* 103: [[The Holly Tree]] gifts (1983)
* 104:
* 105: [[Paperbacks II]] books (1983)
* 106: [[Dial Finance Co.]] (1983)
* 107: [[Trend Setters]] hair salon (1983)
** 107A: [[Smokey Joe's Cafe]] (1983)
* 108: [[Calico Corners]] fabrics (1983)
* 109: [[Riverchase Health Club]] (1983)
* 110: [[Maternity Wearhouse Outlet]] (1983)
* 111:
* 118: [[Allstar Athletic House]] sporting goods (1983)
* 120: [[The Hut Stuff]] gifts (1983)
* 121: [[Johnson-Rast & Hays]] real estate (1979–1983)
* 122: [[Little Originals]] children's clothes (1983)
* 123: [[Pip Printing]] while-you-wait printing (1983)
* 124: [[Continental Florist]] (1983)
* 201: [[Baskin Robbins]] ice cream (1983)
* 202: [[The Wallpaper Place]] (1983)
* 203: [[Aladdin's Castle]] amusement center (1983)
* 204: [[Mister Gatti's Pizza]] (1983)
* 205:
* 206: [[Ann's Hallmark Shop]] greeting cards (1983)
* 207: [[The Framin' Shoppe]] picture frames (1983)
* 208:
* 209: [[Norris Jewelers]] (1983)
* 301: [[Hong Kong Oriental Restaurant]] (1983)
* 302: [[Village Lighter Lamps]] (1983)
* 303: [[B. Dalton Bookseller]] (1983)
* 304:
* 306:
* 307: [[Rainbows]] gifts (1983)
* 308: [[Alabama Outdoors]] sporting goods (1983)
* 310:
* 401: [[Images II]] photography (1983)
* 402: [[Fox Photo]] photo developing (1983)
* 403:
* 404: [[Shoe Factory]] (1983)
* 405:
* 406:
* 407: [[Andrea's Shoes 'n Things]] (1983)
* 408:
* 409: [[Command Performance]] hair styling (1983)
* 500: [[Service Merchandise]] catalog-showroom retailer (1979–2002)
* [[T. P. Crockmeier's]] (1979–)
==References==
* "Loehmann's, Service Merchandise first occupants listed for new mall." (undated, unidentified newspaper clipping)
* {{SD-1983}}
* McClurg, Kelly (January 4, 2002) "Service Merchandise to close Birmingham stores" {{BBJ}}
[[Category:Loehmann's Village]]
[[Category:Loehmann's Village]]
[[Category:1979 buildings]]
[[Category:1979 buildings]]
[[Category:Giattina Fisher Aycock buildings]]
[[Category:Giattina Fisher Aycock buildings]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 November 2022

Not to be confused with Loveman Village.

Loehmann's Village was an outdoor mall-type shopping center located at Montgomery Highway and Lorna Road in Riverchase. The $9 million project was developed by Johnson Rast & Hays on a 24.5-acre site.

Designed by Crawford, Giattina & Mitchel and anchored by Loehmann's department store, it opened on September 24, 1979.

The shopping center was renovated as an outward-facing lifestyle center, called Riverchase Village Shopping Center, in the 1990s.

Service Merchandise was one of the original Loehmann's Village tenants. Its 52,000 square-foot store was the first Alabama location for the Nashville-based chain. After it closed in 2002, the building was demolished and a new building was constructed where Best Buy is currently located.

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Tenants

References

  • "Loehmann's, Service Merchandise first occupants listed for new mall." (undated, unidentified newspaper clipping)
  • 1983 Birmingham Suburban (Jefferson County, AL) Directory (1983) R. L. Polk & Co.
  • McClurg, Kelly (January 4, 2002) "Service Merchandise to close Birmingham stores" Birmingham Business Journal
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