Southland Mall - Memphis, TN - A mall near Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee

The Southland Mall found in South Memphis, Tennessee's Whitehaven neighborhood was built during 1966. It was the Mid-South's first enclosed mall. The Southland Mall is located at 1215 Southland Mall which is five minutes away from Graceland to the south. The mall is also just a few minutes away from the Memphis International Airport.

Urban Retail Properties manages the one story mall which is owned by Southland Mall Shopping Center LLC. In 2004 B.V. Belk Jr. purchased the mall and had extensive renovations done to the property during 2005. The goal of the restoration was to put Southland Mall back in a position of being one of the most shopped at retail facilities in the Whitehaven area.

The anchors of the Southland Mall are Macy's and Sears and there are over sixty other restaurants and shops in the facility in addition to these major department stores. The mall is open seven days a week from ten in the morning until nine at night on Monday through Friday. On Sunday the mall doesn't open until one in the afternoon and closes early at six in the evening. The restaurants and stores in the mall may have hours that vary from those of the mall itself, each one should be contacted to confirm.

The Southland Mall strives to make patrons as comfortable as possible. Throughout the mall patrons will find telephones, a water fountain, ATMs and public restrooms. There is also a security office located in the mall; in addition the facilities are handicapped accessible.

Getting to the Southland Mall is simple. If you are traveling from the Memphis International Airport simply follow Airways Boulevard to Shelby Drive. Follow Shelby Drive west to Elvis Presley Boulevard. The mall will be on your left. The facility is close to both the interstate and Union Avenue. It can also be reached from mid-town, follow Interstate 55 South to Elvis Presley Boulevard. The Southland Mall will be on the left.

The Southland Mall is located twenty minutes from Tunica Casinos. The mall is also near cities in eastern Arkansas, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee. Piccadilly, IHOP, Cookie Bakery, American Deli, South Wok and Valentino's Pizza are all among the restaurants found in Southland Mall.

The celebration of the Southland Mall's fortieth anniversary in 2006 included the release of forty balloons into the air as a symbol of the forty years that the mall had been in business. On the 26th of August the same year at eight in the morning the 40 years walk/stroll began. Appreciation to the walkers for Southland Mall was shown with free Cokes and T-shirts.

The Southland Mall's fortieth anniversary week began with Memphis Soul Revue giving a live performance. There were also gift certificate drawings for Mr. Golman's, City Gear, Piccadilly and Silver Time. With all that the Southland Mall has to offer and the improvements that were made during the renovations after the purchase by B.V. Belk Jr. anyone in the area of Whitehurst or Memphis, Tennessee should make it a point to visit the mall.