Albany Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Albany, Georgia. Opened in 1976, it features Belk, JCPenney, Dillard's, Old Navy, and Books-A-Million as its anchor stores. It is managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group.
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| Location | Albany, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°37′03″N 84°13′00″W / 31.61750°N 84.21667°W |
| Address | 2601 Dawson Road |
| Opening date | August 4, 1976 |
| Developer | Aronov Realty |
| Management | Spinoso Real Estate Group |
| No. of stores and services | 75 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 (5 open, 1 vacant, now demolished) |
| Total retail floor area | 871,956 square feet (81,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | albany-mall |
History
editThe mall opened on August 4, 1976, originally featuring Gayfers (now Dillard's), Belk, Rosenberg's, and Sears as its anchor stores. Aronov Realty received approval in 1987 for a new wing featuring a new anchor store, JCPenney. This store replaced a nearby location at Midtown Shopping Center.[2] The store opened in 1988.[3] Also that year, the Belk store was renovated.[4] Rosenberg's closed in 1990 and became Mansour's a year later.[5]
Old Navy joined the mall in 2000,[6] and Mansour's closed a year later.[7] In April 2004, Books-A-Million relocated into the former Mansour's space,[8] replacing a nearby store on Old Dawson Road.[9] JCPenney was renovated in 2011.[3] Sears closed in 2017.[10] The former Sears anchor store was demolished in 2021.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Flyer" (PDF). Aronov Realty. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Carter, Danny (5 June 1987). "Planners approve Penney's mall addition". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b Carter, Danny (2 April 2011). "Penney making changes". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Belk here undergoes remodeling". The Albany Herald. 23 March 1988. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Shepard, Mike (8 May 1991). "Mansour's opening store at Albany Mall". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Mall to get hot retailer". The Albany Herald. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Carter, Danny (17 October 2001). "Mansour's expected to leave mall". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Books-A-Million to move to mall". The Albany Herald. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Bookstore relocates to mall". WALB. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Sears in Albany closing; Albany Kmart not on closure list".