# Gainesville Mall

Gainesville, FL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-da2cc45366` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/gainesville-gainesville-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-da2cc45366.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-da2cc45366.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-da2cc45366

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Lowe's | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1993 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “When the mall opened in 1968, it has two anchors: Sears on the south side, and Tampa-based Maas Brothers on the north side.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville_Mall
- **year_closed**: “The Gainesville Mall closed permanently in 1993 after years of decline and was initially replaced with a Kmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The Kmart was demolished in 2004 and replaced by a Lowe's that opened in 2006 and still resides there.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville_Mall
- **status**: “The Gainesville Mall closed permanently in 1993 after years of decline and was initially replaced with a Kmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville_Mall

## Anchors

Sears, Maas Brothers

## Timeline

- 1968: Opened as first enclosed shopping mall in Gainesville
- 1993: Closed permanently and replaced with Kmart
- 2004: Kmart demolished
- 2006: Lowe's opened on site

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

The Gainesville Mall was the first enclosed shopping mall in Gainesville, Florida. It was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of NW 13th Street and NW 23rd Avenue and operated from Fall 1968 to 1993.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Gainesville Mall, Gainesville, FL." Record m-da2cc45366, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/gainesville-gainesville-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_gainesvillegainesvillemall,
  title = {Gainesville Mall, Gainesville, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/gainesville-gainesville-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-da2cc45366, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.