Bellis Fair Mall

Bellis Fair

Location	Bellingham, Washington
Coordinates	48°47′09″N 122°29′26″W / 48.78580°N 122.49067°WCoordinates: 48°47′09″N 122°29′26″W / 48.78580°N 122.49067°W
Address	1 Bellis Fair Parkway
Opening date	1988
Developer	General Growth Properties
Owner	General Growth Properties
No. of anchor tenants	5
Total retail floor area	773,000 square feet (72,000 m^2)[1]
No. of floors	1
Website	www.bellisfair.com

Bellis Fair is an enclosed shopping mall in Bellingham, Washington. Opened in 1988, it features JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Sports Authority, and Target. It is managed by General Growth Properties.

History

Before Bellis Fair was developed, plans were made to build a shopping mall in downtown Bellingham. Upon Bellis Fair's opening in 1988, Sears, JCPenney, and The Bon Marché all relocated from downtown Bellingham;^[2] Mervyn's and Target also anchored the mall. In 1990, a Nordstrom Place Two store was added, having also relocated from downtown Bellingham.^[3] The Nordstrom Place Two store was later converted to Nordstrom Rack in 1994, before closing in 1999^[4] and becoming an auxiliary store for The Bon Marché. Also in 1999, Old Navy was added.^[5]

Both Bon Marché stores became Bon-Macy's in 2003 and Macy's in 2005. After Mervyn's closed its stores in the Pacific Northwest in 2006, many of the locations were sold to Kohl's, including the Bellis Fair store.^[6] Sears closed in January 2013 and became Sports Authority the same year.^[7]

References

1. "Bellis Fair". General Growth Properties. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. Gallagher, Dave (26 November 2006). "Failed downtown mall plan paved way for Bellis Fair; Many retailers left downtown for Meridian St.". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
3. "Nordstrom To Open Store At Bellis Fair". The Seattle Times. 6 February 1990. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
4. "Reunion scheduled for former Nordstrom employees". The Bellingham Herald. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
5. "Gap widens to make room for kids' clothes". The Bellingham Herald. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
6. "Kohl's buys Mervyns site, advertises for employees". The Bellingham Herald. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
7. Gallagher, Dave (27 July 2013). "Sports Authority gets ready for Aug. 2 opening at Bellis Fair". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2013.