# Conestoga Mall

Grand Island, NE · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8fc99b34cf` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ne/grand-island-conestoga-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8fc99b34cf.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8fc99b34cf.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8fc99b34cf

## 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 | outdoor shopping mall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1974 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 612539 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 71 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Redeveloper | Woodsonia Real Estate | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “Conestoga Marketplace is an outdoor shopping mall in Grand Island, Nebraska.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_Marketplace
- **status**: “The current mall opened in May 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_Marketplace
- **strategy**: “The mall was redeveloped in 2023 by its current owner, Woodsonia Real Estate.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_Marketplace

## Anchors

Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Younkers, Target, Best Buy

## Parties

- Woodsonia Real Estate — owner (from text) (2023–)

## Timeline

- 1974: Opened
- 1974: Originally opened as Conestoga Mall (enclosed shopping mall)
- 2023: Redeveloped by Woodsonia Real Estate
- 2024: Current mall opened (outdoor shopping mall)

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

Conestoga Marketplace is an outdoor shopping mall in Grand Island, Nebraska. The current mall opened in May 2024. The mall was originally opened in 1974 as Conestoga Mall, an enclosed shopping mall. The mall was redeveloped in 2023 by its current owner, Woodsonia Real Estate. The mall's anchors are Target and Best Buy.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_Marketplace
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Conestoga Mall, Grand Island, NE." Record m-8fc99b34cf, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ne/grand-island-conestoga-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_grandislandconestogamall,
  title = {Conestoga Mall, Grand Island, NE},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ne/grand-island-conestoga-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8fc99b34cf, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.