Auburn Mall (Maine)

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Auburn Mall
Auburn Mall (Maine)
Location Auburn, Maine, U.S.
Coordinates 44°07′20″N70°13′45″W / 44.122269°N 70.229131°W / 44.122269; -70.229131
Address550 Center Street
Opening dateAugust 7, 1979 (1979-08-07)
DeveloperEquity Property and Development
OwnerGeorge Schott
No. of stores and services50
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Website http://www.auburnmall.com/
Auburn Mall entrance Auburn Mall (1979).jpg
Auburn Mall entrance

Auburn Mall is a shopping mall in Auburn, Maine, United States. Opened in 1979, it features JCPenney as its anchor store. The mall also includes offices for TD Bank, N.A. George Schott is the mall's owner.

History

Auburn Mall opened in 1979. Its original anchor stores were J. C. Penney and Porteous. [1] In 1990, Equity announced plans to expand the mall with a new wing and a Sears as a third anchor store. This would have replaced an existing Sears in Lewiston. [2]

Porteous closed at the mall in 2002. [3] Express and Gap closed at the mall in 2003 and 2004, respectively. [4]

George Schott bought the mall from Equity Property and Development in 2005. [5] Steve & Barry's opened in the former Porteous space in December 2007, but closed in September 2008. [6] The space became offices for TD Banknorth (now TD Bank, N.A.) in 2009. [7]

Borders closed at the mall in 2011 and was converted to Books-A-Million. [8] In 2019, a Quebecois restaurant opened in the former Papa Gino's. [9]

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References

  1. "Reader asks about mall's original stores". The Sun Journal. January 26, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. "Auburn Mall to go ahead with planned expansion". Bangor Daily News. November 30, 1990. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  3. "Porteous to close store at Auburn Mall in July". Bangor Daily News. May 31, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. "Gap leaving Auburn Mall". The Sun Journal. March 31, 2004. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. "Auburn Mall sold". The Sun Journal. December 2, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  6. "Steve & Barry's to close". The Sun Journal. September 3, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  7. "Bank to open Maine call center with 300 new jobs". Bangor Daily News. June 15, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  8. "Former Borders stores to open as Books-A-Million in November". Bangor Daily News. October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  9. "Quebecois-style restaurant coming to Auburn Mall". The Sun Journal. August 1, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.