# Lockport Mall

South Lockport, NY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7955e807bb` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/south-lockport-lockport-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7955e807bb.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7955e807bb.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7955e807bb

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart supercenter | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1971 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2006 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2015 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 340000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 5 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Redeveloper | Walmart | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed in 2006 except for the Bon-Ton department store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockport_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Construction of the Walmart has repeatedly been halted due to seagulls nesting on the site. In October 2013, construction finally continued on the site, and it opened in 2015” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockport_Mall
- **status**: “The mall's demolition began in April 2011.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockport_Mall
- **strategy**: “Plans were first announced in 2003 to demolish everything but the Bon-Ton building and replace the mall structure with a Walmart supercenter.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockport_Mall

## Anchors

The Sample, The Bon-Ton, Montgomery Ward, Family Bargain Center

## Parties

- General Growth Properties — owner (from text) (1978–)

## Timeline

- 1971: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1971: Opened
- 1971: Original tenants listed
- 1978: Acquired by General Growth Properties
- 2003: Walmart supercenter plans announced
- 2006: Mall closed (except Bon-Ton)
- 2011: Demolition began
- 2015: Walmart supercenter opened

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

Lockport Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in South Lockport, New York located on Transit Road. It opened in 1971 and included three anchor stores as well as a movie theater. The mall closed in 2006 except for the Bon-Ton department store. First announced in 2007, plans for a Walmart supercenter would displace the rest of the former mall building. The mall's demolition began in April 2011.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lockport Mall, South Lockport, NY." Record m-7955e807bb, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/south-lockport-lockport-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_southlockportlockportmall,
  title = {Lockport Mall, South Lockport, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/south-lockport-lockport-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7955e807bb, 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.