Eastridge Mall (Gastonia)
Eastridge Mall, formerly known (2002-2013) as Westfield Shoppingtown Eastridge (or Westfield Eastridge), is a regional shopping mall located in Gastonia, North Carolina, and is 19 miles (31 km) west of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened in 1976, it is located off Interstate 85 at exit 20, N. New Hope Road (North Carolina Highway 279), and the mall houses around 70 stores.
As part of the mall's sale, the mall reverted to its former name, Eastridge Mall.
Anchors
Matthews Belk
Matthews Belk is an original anchor tenant of this mall. While the other anchor stores relocated during the late-1990s renovations, Matthews Belk anchor remained in place but underwent extensive interior renovation.
JCPenney
JCPenney is an original anchor tenant of this mall, although the store is no longer in its original location. In 1997, a new 104,000 sq ft (9,660 m2) JCPenney store was built on the northwest side of the mall and the old location was demolished.
Dillard's
The third anchor store when the mall opened in 1976 was an Ivey's department store. In May 1990, the entire Ivey's chain was acquired by Dillard's which promptly rebranded the Eastridge store with the Dillard's name. A new 202,000 sq ft (18,800 m2) Dillard's location was constructed on the former JCPenney site in 1998.