# Brighton Mall

Brighton, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4e8ad4f701` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/brighton-brighton-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4e8ad4f701.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4e8ad4f701.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-4e8ad4f701

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | a power centre with retail anchors including Marshalls, Michaels, Aldi, PetSmart, Jo-Ann Etc., Best Buy, Gardner-White Furniture, and a Halo Burger restaurant | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1970 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 1996 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “Anchor stores for the property are Marshalls, Michaels, Aldi, PetSmart, Jo-Ann Etc., Best Buy, and Gardner-White Furniture.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Mall
- **status**: “Brighton Mall is a shopping mall located in Brighton, Michigan, United States.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Mall
- **strategy**: “the center was re-developed in 1996 as a power centre, retaining the name Brighton Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Mall

## Anchors

Marshalls, Best Buy, PetSmart, Michaels, Aldi, Jo-Ann Etc., Gardner-White Furniture

## Timeline

- 1970: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1971: Opened as enclosed mall
- 1972: Movie theater opened behind mall
- 1993: Plans announced to convert mall to strip mall
- 1995: Conversion completed; A&P demolished and built Farmer Jack
- 2002: Movie theater relocated; old theaters replaced with Best Buy and PetSmart
- 2004: Marshalls replaced Farmer Jack after its closure
- 2006: Kmart converted to Sears Essentials
- 2012: Sears Essentials (former Kmart) closed
- 2014: Halo Burger opened at mall

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

Brighton Mall is a shopping mall located in Brighton, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1971 as an enclosed shopping mall, the center was re-developed in 1996 as a power centre, retaining the name Brighton Mall. Anchor stores for the property are Marshalls, Michaels, Aldi, PetSmart, Jo-Ann Etc., Best Buy, and Gardner-White Furniture.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Brighton Mall, Brighton, MI." Record m-4e8ad4f701, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/brighton-brighton-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_brightonbrightonmall,
  title = {Brighton Mall, Brighton, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/brighton-brighton-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4e8ad4f701, 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.