Altamonte Mall facts for kids
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Entrance to Altamonte Mall, July 2017
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| Location | Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°40′01″N 81°22′40″W / 28.666996°N 81.3777479°W |
| Opening date | January 1, 1974 |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Homart Development Company |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 130 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,150,000 square feet (107,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 5,700 |
| Public transit access |   1, 436N |
Altamonte Mall is a very large shopping mall located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA. This city is a suburb of Orlando. The mall has many popular stores like JCPenney, Dillard's, and Macy's. It also has a huge 18-screen AMC Theatres movie theater.
You can find famous specialty stores here too, such as Apple Store, Volcom, Cotton On, Sephora, and White House Black Market. Altamonte Mall is the biggest enclosed mall in Seminole County. It's also the third largest mall in the Central Florida area.
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History of Altamonte Mall
Altamonte Mall first opened its doors on January 1, 1974. When it first opened, it had several big department stores. These included Robinson's of Florida, Burdines, and Sears. It also had a Jordan Marsh store.
Over the years, some of these original stores changed names or were replaced. For example, Robinson's of Florida became Maison Blanche. Then, Maison Blanche became Gayfers in 1992. Finally, Dillard's took over the Gayfers store in 1998. So, Dillard's is now in the spot where Robinson's used to be!
Another original store, Jordan Marsh, closed in 1991. A year later, JCPenney opened in that space.
Burdines, another original store, joined with Macy's in 2003. By 2005, it was simply known as Macy's.
In 2015, the Sears store at Altamonte Mall became part of a new company called Seritage Growth Properties. Later, on June 28, 2018, it was announced that the Sears store would close. The old Sears building is now being redeveloped for new stores and hotels.
Main Stores Today
These are the main department stores you can find at Altamonte Mall right now:
- Dillard's (This store used to be Robinson's, then Maison Blanche, then Gayfers.)
- JCPenney (This store used to be Jordan Marsh.)
- Macy's (This store used to be Burdines.)
Stores That Used to Be Here
Here are some of the stores that were once at Altamonte Mall:
- Robinson's (Closed in 1987, became Maison Blanche.)
- Maison Blanche (Closed in 1992, became Gayfers.)
- Gayfers (Closed in 1998, became Dillard's.)
- Jordan Marsh (Closed in 1991, became JCPenney.)
- Burdines (Closed in 2005, became Macy's.)
- Sears (Closed in 2018.)
Other Popular Stores
Besides the main department stores, Altamonte Mall also has other popular stores, sometimes called "junior anchors":
- Forever 21
- H&M
