Bainbridge Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Decatur County, Georgia. The mall is anchored by Belk.
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| Location | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°54′11″N 84°33′21″W / 30.90306°N 84.55583°W |
| Opening date | August 16th, 1973 |
| Developer | Jim Wilson of Colonial Properties |
| Owner | In-Rel Properties |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 junior anchors) |
| Total retail floor area | 143,322 sq ft (13,315.0 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
History
editBainbridge Mall was opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 16th, 1973, by then governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter.[2] The mall would be located on the corner of East Shotwell and Wheat Streets, and opened with roughly 140,000 square feet.[3] Opening anchor was Belk-Simpson with junior anchors TG&Y, Elliot Drug, and Piggly Wiggly Supermarket.[3] The total opening store count was 21.[2] The mall was developed by Montgomery based firm Colonial Properties, headed by Jim Wilson.[2]
The groundbreaking of a triple screen theater adjacent to the mall happened on August 7th, 1978. Expected opening date was November of that year.[4]
Goody's (store), which had been open at the mall since October of 1992, would close in 2009 following the company's bankruptcy.[5]
On October 21, 2013, Belk completed a renovation of their 45,000 square foot store, costing a total of $1.2 million dollars. Improvements were made in the fitting rooms, and the overall store layout. Customers commented that the store felt "much larger," although it remained the same size.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Property For Lease Bainbridge Mall" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Gov. Carter Opens Mall". Tallahassee Democrat. August 17, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Mall in Bainbridge To Open in Early 1973". Tallahassee Democrat. January 30, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Theater work to begin". Tallahassee Democrat. July 27, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Heard, Carol (January 8, 2009). "Goody's store closing". The Post-Searchlight. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Iamon, Carolyn (October 21, 2013). "Belks shows off their recent remodel with grand opening". The Post Searchlight. Retrieved December 9, 2023.