# Avondale Mall

DeKalb County, GA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-45c51eb6f0` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ga/dekalb-county-avondale-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-45c51eb6f0.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-45c51eb6f0.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-45c51eb6f0

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart Supercenter, condominiums, and commercial outlets | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1964 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2001 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2008 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Macy's | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Wal Mart Real Estate Business | reported · Wikipedia |
| Planning notes | The former mall was replaced with a Walmart Supercenter, as well as space for condominiums and commercial outlets. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “closed in 2001” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Macy's developed the mall” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The former mall was replaced with a Walmart Supercenter, as well as space for condominiums and commercial outlets.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition of the mall began in February 2007. The last two walls of the old Sears came down on March 21, 2007.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Mall
- **strategy**: “The former mall was replaced with a Walmart Supercenter, as well as space for condominiums and commercial outlets.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Mall

## Anchors

Sears, Davison's

## Parties

- Cadillac Fairview and Scott Hudgens Co. — owner (from text) (1983–)

## Timeline

- 1964: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1964: Opened
- 1983: Purchased by Cadillac Fairview and Scott Hudgens Co.
- 1984: Davison's anchor store left
- 1995: Sears anchor store left
- 2001: Mall closed
- 2007: Demolition began
- 2008: Walmart Supercenter opened

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

Avondale Mall, originally Columbia Mall, was an enclosed mall in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, with a Decatur mailing address. The mall's original name came from its location at the intersection of Columbia and Memorial Drives near Avondale Estates. It opened in 1964, closed in 2001, and was demolished in 2007. A Walmart Supercenter opened on the site in 2008.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Avondale Mall, DeKalb County, GA." Record m-45c51eb6f0, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ga/dekalb-county-avondale-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_dekalbcountyavondalemall,
  title = {Avondale Mall, DeKalb County, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ga/dekalb-county-avondale-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-45c51eb6f0, 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.