Auburn Mall (Maine) facts for kids
| Location | Auburn, Maine, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°07′20″N 70°13′45″W / 44.122269°N 70.229131°W |
| Address | 550 Center Street |
| Opening date | August 7, 1979 |
| Developer | Equity Property and Development |
| Owner | George Schott |
| No. of stores and services | 50 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Total retail floor area | 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Auburn Mall is a shopping mall located in Auburn, Maine, United States. It first opened its doors in 1979. Today, its main store is JCPenney. The mall also has offices for TD Bank, N.A.. George Schott is the current owner of the mall.
History
How Auburn Mall Started
Auburn Mall welcomed its first shoppers in 1979. When it first opened, it had two big main stores: J. C. Penney and Porteous. In 1990, the company that owned the mall at the time, Equity, planned to make it even bigger. They wanted to add a new section and bring in Sears as a third main store. This new Sears would have replaced an older Sears store in Lewiston.
Changes Over Time
Over the years, some stores at the mall changed. Porteous, one of the original main stores, closed down in 2002. Then, Express closed in 2003, and Gap closed in 2004.
In 2005, George Schott bought the mall from Equity Property and Development. A store called Steve & Barry's opened in the old Porteous space in December 2007. However, it closed less than a year later in September 2008. In 2009, that space became offices for TD Banknorth, which is now known as TD Bank, N.A..
Waldenbooks, a bookstore, closed in 2011. It was then changed into a Books-A-Million store. In 2019, a restaurant from Quebec opened in the spot where Papa Gino's used to be.
