Columbia Center (Kennewick, Washington)

Columbia Center
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Columbia Center in Kennewick, Washington
LocationKennewick, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°13′33.77″N 119°13′37.44″W / 46.2260472°N 119.2270667°W / 46.2260472; -119.2270667
Opened1969
DeveloperAllied Stores[1]
OwnerSimon Property Group
Stores122
Floor area795,305 sq ft (73,886.3 m2)[2]
Floors1 (2 in main Macy's and JCPenney)
Websitewww.simon.com/mall/columbia-center

Columbia Center is a shopping mall located in northwestern Kennewick, Washington, owned by Simon Property Group. It is the largest mall in southeastern Washington, with two Macy's stores (both formerly The Bon Marché) and JCPenney as its anchors.[3] A Dave & Buster’s is planned to open at the mall.[4] It opened in 1969,[5] and has undergone two major renovations. In 1988, the expansion opened anchors Sears[6] and Lamonts (later Gottschalks, The Bon Marché Men's and Children's, now Macy's Men's and Children's).[7] The second in 1997 on the site of a former Pay 'n Save, brought Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, plus a renovated eight-screen Regal Cinemas (Columbia Center 8), which closed in July 2018, and was demolished for a Dick's Sporting Goods that opened in Fall 2019.[8]

On December 28, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 80 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2019.[9]

After Sears closed, JoAnn Fabrics, a fabric and craft retailer, remodeled the space and opened a store inside the former Sears. In 2023, JoAnn Fabrics relocated outside the mall and closed in 2025 due to bankruptcy. In 2026, Dave & Buster's announced that they would be opening one of their arcades and restaurants on the site of the former JoAnn Fabrics and Sears. Plans involve demolishing the existing building to build a new 29,000 square foot (2694.2 m²) building on site.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Shop center said miracle". Spokane Chronicle. October 15, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ Reserved., Simon Property Group, L.P. and/or Its Affiliates (NYSE: SPG), © Copyright 1999-2016. All Rights. "Do Business at Columbia Center, a Simon Property". Business.simon.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Simon Malls: More Choices: Columbia Center Gift Cards". March 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 9, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Now, Dan Hanson, Apple Valley News (April 27, 2026). "Dave & Buster's targets former Sears space at Columbia Center Mall in Kennewick". AppleValleyNewsNow.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Findlay, John M.; Hevly, Bruce (2011). "The Atomic City of the West: Richland and the Tri-Cities". Atomic Frontier Days: Hanford and the American West. Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-295-80298-5. LCCN 2011004808. OCLC 820530076. Kennewick also grew by becoming the leading retailer of the Tri-Cities with the completion of the Columbia Center shopping mall in 1969.
  6. ↑ "Sears Kennewick Store". Sears.
  7. ↑ "Macy's Men's/Children's - Columbia Center". Flickr. September 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Regal Columbia Center 8". cinematreasures.org.
  9. ↑ Thomas, Lauren (December 28, 2018). "Sears is closing 80 more stores in March, faces possible liquidation". CNBC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Game on: Dave & Buster's planning Tri-Cities location | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business". www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.


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