White Mountain Mall
 White Mountain Mall | |
| Location | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°34′53″N 109°15′50″W / 41.58139°N 109.26389°W |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Developer | Price Development Corporation |
| Management | Alturas Capital Partners |
| Owner | Alturas Capital Partners |
| Architect | Don Johnson |
| Stores | 40 |
| 8 | |
| Floor area | 330,000 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
Public transit | STAR Transit |
| Website | http://www.whitemountainmall.com |
White Mountain Mall is a shopping mall located in Rock Springs, Wyoming owned and is managed by Alturas Capital Partners. It is one of only three enclosed malls in the entire state of Wyoming.
The mall is located near Interstate 80/U.S. Route 30/191, and features over 40 stores.[1] The anchor stores are Star Stadium 11 + ARQ, Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply, Ross Dress for Less, Shoe Dept. Encore, TJ Maxx, Petco, and Dunham's Sports.
History
Planning and Opening
Plans for White Mountain Mall were first announced by Price Development Corporation of Salt Lake City in 1977, with Charles Petersen, also of Salt Lake City serving as architect. The mall was set to be 270,000 square feet (25,000 m2), while the cost of the development would be $10 million, and have an anticipated opening date of December 1977. JCPenney, Ernst Home Center, and Woolworth would serve as the malls anchors.[2]
White Mountain Mall was developed by Price Development Corporation and opened in 1978. It was the first enclosed shopping mall in the state of Wyoming. The mall opened with the aforementioned tenants, as well as the state of Wyoming’s first Herberger's.[3][4][5]
Ernst's space was later a Walmart, and then Flaming Gorge Harley-Davidson. Now it is a Ross Dress for Less[6]
2010s
In September 2011, the mall flooded due to a water pipe bursting. The mall closed until the pipe burst was fixed.[7]
In January 2016, JCPenney announced its store will be closing its doors in Spring 2016. Both TJ Maxx and Petco now occupy the space the former JCPenney.
In April 2018, it was announced that Herberger's would also be closing, as parent company The Bon-Ton Stores was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.
2020s
In June 2021, work started on the former Herberger's space to be converted into a Dunham’s Sports store. It opened in October 2021, being its first location in the state of Wyoming.[8]
In December 2023, Brookfield Properties sold the mall to Idaho based Alturas Capital Partners.[9]
In May 2025, the mall’s Joann Fabrics permanently closed due to the company going bankrupt.[10]
References
- ↑ "Portfolio". Alturas Capital Partners.
- ↑ "Casper Star-Tribune 02 Oct 1977, page 23". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Penney's to open in Wyoming mall". Deseret News. March 29, 1978. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Casper Star-Tribune 16 Jan 1977, page 17". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Construction begins on Rock Springs Mall". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 23, 1977. pp. B5. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ↑ "The Replacements". nreionline.com. October 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Most stores reopen after pipe floods mall". The Rocket-Miner. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Only Herberger store in Wyoming has about three months to liquidate stock".
- ↑ "Idaho-based investor acquired White Mountain Mall". RocketMiner.com.
- ↑ Hernandez, Joe. "The fabric giant Joann will close all of its stores by May". NPR.