Interactive Research Timeline Last researched April 20, 2026

Monroeville Mall History

From visible construction in 1968 to the April 8, 2026 redevelopment watch state, this page pulls verified milestones, film history, anchor changes, renovations, and photo credits into one living timeline built to keep expanding.

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2013

This logo was commissioned and used after the construction of "The District" in June 2005 and used all the way until today.

2013 Renovations Fan Culture

Cinemark opens in the former original Penney footprint

The old JCPenney box is redeveloped into a modern theater complex, adding an entertainment anchor where a department store once stood.

History

The District at Monroeville Mall streetscape photograph. — **The District streetscape**Credit: Design 3 Architecture, 2004-2005

CBL's 2012 annual report points directly to the plan and expected opening window, and by late 2013 the new theater had become the best-known proof that Monroeville Mall was willing to repurpose large-format space rather than preserve legacy layouts intact.

Photograph of a Monroeville Mall entrance in 2010. — **Mall entrance, October 2010**Credit: Avicennasis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, 2010

Key Historical Facts

Creates the entertainment anchor the current mall still leans on.
Turns one of the classic department-store footprints into a completely different use class.
Signals a retail-to-experience strategy that would continue into later plans.