# Barstow Mall

Barstow, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-dbf9b78307` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/barstow-barstow-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dbf9b78307.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dbf9b78307.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-dbf9b78307

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2010 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 144600 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Ernest Hahn | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **gla_sqft**: “The mall, previously delayed due to financial issues, began construction in March 1976, and was planned to have 144,600 sq ft of space including both anchors and 40 interior tenants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Ernest Hahn was the mall's developer.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow_Mall
- **status**: “In August 2010, renovations began on the mall at the Sears end for conversion to office space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow_Mall
- **strategy**: “In August 2010, renovations began on the mall at the Sears end for conversion to office space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow_Mall
- **renovation_years**: “In August 2010, renovations began on the mall at the Sears end for conversion to office space.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Sears, Kmart

## Timeline

- 1975: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Construction began
- 1976: Sears store opened
- 1976: Grand opening
- 1992: Kmart closed
- 1993: Sears closed
- 2003: Big Lots closed
- 2010: Renovations began for office conversion

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Barstow Mall is a small shopping mall in Barstow, California. It was formerly anchored by Kmart and Sears.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for gla_sqft — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Barstow Mall, Barstow, CA." Record m-dbf9b78307, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/barstow-barstow-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_barstowbarstowmall,
  title = {Barstow Mall, Barstow, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/barstow-barstow-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-dbf9b78307, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.