St. Louis Galleria
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The St. Louis Galleria (or Saint Louis Galleria) is a shopping mall in the St. Louis suburb of Richmond Heights. The mall is owned and operated by General Growth Properties. Originally the site of the Westroads Shopping Center anchored by Stix Baer & Fuller, in 1984 the property was sold to Hycel Properties which demolished the old strip center and built the Saint Louis Galleria. Dillard's, which had acquired the old Stix chain, expanded the existing location at the same time, while retailer Mark Shale opend a major store. In 1991 Famous-Barr (now Macy's) and Lord & Taylor (closed June 2006) joined the Galleria.
The Galleria is where the first Build-A-Bear opened in 1997. Eddie Bauer opened its first Eddie Bauer Home store at the Galleria in 1991.
The St. Louis Galleria hosts the flagship St. Louis stores of Gap Inc, Urban Outfitters, Jimmy'z, Janie and Jack, and many other stores, including one of the metropolitan area's two Apple Stores. The shopping center also has an independent movie theater with six screens. The below-ground food court was renovated just in time for the holiday season of 2005; however, controversy exists over the fact that all local and regional restaurants were removed in favor of generic chain restaurants. The Galleria Food Court now offers far less selection than before.
It is rumored that Nordstrom is planning to open a store in the former Lord & Taylor space; however, no information on this has been made public.
