Malls · Illinois

Alton Square Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedAlton, IL

Opened 1978.

Status nowClosedEsri 2014 layer

Site size638,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus

Walkability9.7 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

JCPenney

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Macy's

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Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked

This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/209441499081408 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://www.shopaltonsquare.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High heat wave risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Relatively High; tornado, heat wave, earthquake, hail, winter weather, cold wave, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this

High tornado risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.4% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +67% census-acs · all sites with this

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Now

Status	ClosedEsri 2014 layer

Site context

FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	6: ALTON SQUARE MALL; MACYS; PENNEY OPCO LLC 0466; ROBERTS MOTORS INC; SEARS 2021EPA FRS
Census tract 17119402701	6,572 people, 553 per sq mi; median household income $79,665; median gross rent $818; 32% renters; 7.1% vacant units; 0.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 9.7 of 20; 35 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.96; 52,139 jobs within 45 min by car; 25% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Madison County (IL), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 52 in 2–4, 314 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.48; socioeconomic 0.31; housing and transport 0.76; 25% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 2 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Alton Square Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.94, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 14,347 m², 6.3595170974731445 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.shopaltonsquare.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023	population -11% (7,361 → 6,572); median income +67% ($47,751 → $79,665); renters 26% → 32%; median home value +36% ($113,500 → $154,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 90.1); expected annual loss $3.3M; high: tornado, heat wave, earthquake, hail, winter weather, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	736 establishments (-11%); 12,652 jobs (+0%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $197,597 (+5% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $1,196/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	396 (2000 = 100); +9.7% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +66% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	15,751 vehicles a day on HOMER M ADAMS PKWY (principal arterial, 5 lanes); 740 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Alton Square Mall opened in 1978 as a 638,000‑square‑foot mall with a peak of 84 stores. The record shows no further events after opening, and the site is currently listed as closed. The exact date and cause of closure are not provided.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The mall is listed as closed; the record does not specify an owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

No redevelopment plans or policy tools documented in the record
No zoning changes or entitlement actions noted
Open question: what caused the mall to close
Open question: who currently owns or controls the site

For a developer

Site size: 638,000 sq ft GLA
Control: not specified in the record
Entitlement stage: not specified
Constraints: none listed in the record (no flood, transit, or environmental data)
Market signals: none listed in the record (no tract data)

What we do not know yet

Closure date unknown
Cause of closure unknown
Current owner or controlling entity unknown
Any environmental, flood, or transit constraints unknown
Verified status is 'draft' and opp_score may be model‑extracted and unreviewed

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

PHOTO SPOTLIGHT: Changes continue at Alton … riverbender.com
Alton Square Mall- (Alton, IL) triptothemall.blogspot.com
Alton Square Mall | Enjoy Illinois enjoyillinois.com
The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Alton ... drloihjournal.blogspot.com
Alton Square Mall, Alton IL | Scrolller scrolller.com

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closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
638,000 sq ft GLA (large site)

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History and original facts

Opened	1978Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area	638,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak	84Esri 2014 layer
Anchors	Macy's, JCPenney, Sears
Address	Alton Square Mall Dr. & Homer Adams Pkwy. (Rt
County	Madison
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

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Timeline

1978 Opened

Sources

Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Alton Square Mall, Alton, IL." Record m-d47f43183f, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/alton-alton-square-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).