Rhode Island Mall
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Rhode Island Mall is a now largely defunct enclosed shopping mall that was once a major regional retail center in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | shopping mall ⓘ |
| anchorTenant |
Filene’s
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JCPenney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Warwick, Rhode Island
ⓘ
Defunct shopping malls in the United States ⓘ Shopping malls in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineCause |
changing retail patterns
ⓘ
competition from Warwick Mall ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| developer | Homart Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Filene’sConversion | converted to Macy’s before closure ⓘ |
| floorArea | over 500,000 square feet at peak ⓘ |
| formerRole | major regional retail center ⓘ |
| interiorStatus | largely closed to the public ⓘ |
| JCPenneyClosure | 1990s ⓘ |
| location | Warwick, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRenovation | 1980s expansion and enclosure ⓘ |
| nameChange | renamed Rhode Island Mall in the 1980s ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility | Warwick Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first enclosed malls in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| originalName | Midland Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | owned by various real estate investment firms ⓘ |
| parkingType | surface parking ⓘ |
| peakEra |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| proximityToHighway | near Interstate 95 ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | served by local bus routes ⓘ |
| redevelopmentType | big-box retail conversion ⓘ |
| regionalSignificance | served Providence metropolitan area ⓘ |
| SearsClosure | 2017 ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| status | largely defunct ⓘ |
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