Georgia Square Mall

Georgia Square Mall

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Location	Athens, Georgia, USA
Opening date	February 11, 1981
Owner	Hendon Properties
No. of stores and services	100+
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	673,138 sq ft (62,536.6 m2).
No. of floors	2
Parking	3,807
Website	Georgia Square Mall

Georgia Square Mall, located in Athens, Georgia, is a super-regional shopping mall in northeastern Georgia whose clientele includes students attending University of Georgia, a major university in the state and the nation's oldest public university (founded in 1785).

History

Opened in 1981, this two-level mall was originally noted for its retro design features including the foil-copper look used on the mall entrance to Belk. This was also one of the largest more rural malls in the country in the era it was built. Along with Belk, the mall opened with other anchors Davison's, Sears and JCPenney. The anchors to the mall had originally been in Downtown Athens and relocated when it opened.

In 2007, the mall began a renovation to the exterior entrances in the rear as well as an updated look on the interior. However, even with 2 overhauls, the mall is much like it was when it opened. The mall also has never lost an anchor. The only anchor change was in the name of Davison's. Davison's was converted to Macy's in 1986, Rich's in 1998, Rich's-Macy's in 2003 and back to Macy's in 2005.

Anchors

Current

• Belk (127,381 sq ft.)
• JCPenney (97,550 sq ft.)
• Macy's (115,623 sq ft.) (former Davison's)
• Sears (91,000 sq ft.)

Former

• Davison's (115,623 sq ft.) (Became Macy's in 1986, then Rich's in 1998, then Rich's-Macy's in 2003, then Macy's in 2005.)

External links

• Georgia Square Mall (official site)
• Sky City: Georgia Square Mall