The future is uncertain for Charleston Town Center Mall, but many believe the area still has a lot to offer. The Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau promotes the mall, and WCHS TV reported that Tim Brady, president and CEO of the Convention and Visitors Bureau has confidence the area can rebound after store closures. Town Center mall opened in 1983 and cost $100 million and had more than 130 tenants at its peak. Now three out of four anchor stores are gone and at one point the mall went into receivership and now is for sale.
The Kanawha County Public Library and the WV Music Hall of Fame moved in. WCHS TV asked people on Facebook what they would like to see, and some said an ice rink, Olympic size pool, an outdoor mall like Easton in Columbus, indoor amusement park and an aquatic center. What happens next will depend largely on who buys it.