# Riverbend Mall

Rome, GA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-0fb7ad06f5` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ga/rome-riverbend-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-0fb7ad06f5.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-0fb7ad06f5.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-0fb7ad06f5

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, healthcare | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The site was redeveloped as a strip mall with a Kroger grocery store, a Barnes & Noble, Ross Dress For Less, and a new Coosa Medical Group building on the south side of the former site. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2002 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Ledbetter family | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It was open from 1975 to 2002.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_Mall
- **year_closed**: “The mall was closed and demolished in 2002.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_Mall
- **original_developer**: “The mall was built by the Ledbetter family, local developers that continue to own the property it sits on today.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The site was redeveloped as a strip mall with a Kroger grocery store, a Barnes & Noble, Ross Dress For Less, and a new Coosa Medical Group building on the south side of the former site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_Mall
- **status**: “The mall was closed and demolished in 2002.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_Mall
- **strategy**: “The site was redeveloped as a strip mall with a Kroger grocery store, a Barnes & Noble, Ross Dress For Less, and a new Coosa Medical Group building on the south side of the former site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverbend_Mall

## Anchors

J. C. Penney, Belk Rhodes, Miller Brothers

## Parties

- Ledbetter family — owner (from text) (1975–)

## Timeline

- 1975: Opened
- 1990: Flooding
- 2002: Closed and demolished

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

Riverbend Mall was a shopping mall located in Rome, Georgia. It was open from 1975 to 2002, when it was demolished and replaced with a strip mall. The mall was built by the Ledbetter family, local developers that continue to own the property it sits on today.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Riverbend Mall, Rome, GA." Record m-0fb7ad06f5, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ga/rome-riverbend-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_romeriverbendmall,
  title = {Riverbend Mall, Rome, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ga/rome-riverbend-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-0fb7ad06f5, 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.