Albany Mall

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.

Albany Mall
LocationAlbany, Georgia
Coordinates31°37′03″N 84°13′00″W
Address2601 Dawson Road
Opening dateAugust 4, 1976
DeveloperAronov Realty
ManagementSpinoso Real Estate Group
No. of stores and services75
No. of anchor tenants6 (5 open, 1 vacant, now demolished)
Total retail floor area871,956 square feet (81,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Websitealbany-mall.com

History

The 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.

List of anchor stores
Name Year
opened		 Year
closed		 Notes
Belk 1976 —
Books-A-Million 2004 — Replaced Mansour's.
Dillard's 1998 — Replaced Gayfers.
Gayfers 1976 1998
JCPenney 1988 —
Mansour's 1991 2001 Replaced Rosenberg's.
Old Navy 2000 —
Rosenberg's 1976 1990
Sears 1976 2017 Demolished in 2021.

References
  1. "Flyer" (PDF). Aronov Realty. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. Carter, Danny (5 June 1987). "Planners approve Penney's mall addition". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  3. Carter, Danny (2 April 2011). "Penney making changes". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. "Belk here undergoes remodeling". The Albany Herald. 23 March 1988. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. Shepard, Mike (8 May 1991). "Mansour's opening store at Albany Mall". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. "Mall to get hot retailer". The Albany Herald. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  7. Carter, Danny (17 October 2001). "Mansour's expected to leave mall". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. "Books-A-Million to move to mall". The Albany Herald. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  9. "Bookstore relocates to mall". WALB. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  10. "Sears in Albany closing; Albany Kmart not on closure list".
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