# Towne Mall Galleria

Middletown, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-77b51c8531` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/middletown-towne-mall-galleria/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-77b51c8531.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-77b51c8531.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-77b51c8531

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | former mall property | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1977 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 58 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Towne Mall at its opening on February 9, 1977.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_Mall_Galleria
- **after_notes**: “the former Towne Mall Galleria property” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_Mall_Galleria
- **status**: “The former mall is slated for demolition as part of a redevelopment project.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_Mall_Galleria
- **strategy**: “In 2024, the City of Middletown, Ohio purchased the former Towne Mall Galleria property for future redevelopment planning.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_Mall_Galleria

## Anchors

Sears, Elder-Beerman, McAlpin's (now Dillard's)

## Parties

- City of Middletown, Ohio — owner (from text) (2024–)

## Timeline

- 1977: Opened as Towne Mall
- 2018: Sears closed
- 2024: City purchased property for future redevelopment planning
- 2024: Former mall slated for demolition as part of redevelopment project

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

Towne Mall Galleria was a 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) shopping Mall in Middletown, Ohio. It had 3 anchor stores, Elder-Beerman, McAlpin's, and Sears. The mall was opened in 1977.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Towne Mall Galleria, Middletown, OH." Record m-77b51c8531, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/middletown-towne-mall-galleria/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_middletowntownemallgalleria,
  title = {Towne Mall Galleria, Middletown, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/middletown-towne-mall-galleria/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-77b51c8531, 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.