[1] As with the other two "directional" Jacobs malls in Columbus, Eastland's original anchors included J. C. Penney, Sears, and Lazarus.

[4] Although Eastland itself was a single-story mall, all three of its original anchor stores were constructed with two stories of retail space.

With the closure and subsequent demolition of Northland in 2002, Eastland became the oldest shopping mall in the Columbus metro area.

[9][10] Ever since the old Lazarus building closed down and was left vacant in 2006, the mall, and Hamilton Road corridor, began a steady decline, despite being a major shopping center up until the mid-2010s.

Conditions at the mall declined drastically in its final years of operation, resulting in several health and safety code violations.

[16] In the court case held in June 2022, Eastland Mall LLC property manager Nihal Weerasinghe had admitted to various maintenance issues, including up to 1,200 potholes in the parking lot.

The City of Columbus began soliciting proposals to redevelop the Eastland area on March 3, 2023.