Opening date 1965 Management WP Glimcher No. of stores and services 160 Phone +1 239-939-5464 | Developer George Sanders Owner WP Glimcher Opened 1965 Number of stores and services 160 | |
Address 4125 S Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–9PMSaturday10AM–9PMSunday11:30AM–6PMMonday10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PMFriday10AM–9PM Similar Gulf Coast Town Center, Coastland Center, Port Charlotte Town Ce, Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Waterside Shops Profiles | ||
Shopping inside edison mall in fort myers florida
Edison Mall is an enclosed, super-regional shopping mall in Fort Myers, Florida. The mall opened in 1965, and has been expanded many times since. Owned by WP Glimcher, the mall is anchored by J.C. Penney and Sears, as well as two Macy's stores and a Dillard's. The mall also includes more than 160 stores and a lifestyle center section. The mall itself is situated on just one floor, but all of the anchor stores (with the exception of Sears) have two floors.
Contents
Edison mall shots fired
History
George Sanders developed the Edison Mall, which opened in 1965 on U.S. Route 41 at Colonial Boulevard on the south side of Fort Myers. At the time, US 41 was only two lanes wide, and the only other businesses near the mall were a Publix supermarket and a drive-in theater, which later became the site of a Kmart store, and is now a Floor & Decor. The mall's development led to more commercial development south of downtown Fort Myers.
Upon its opening, the Edison Mall was the first mall in the United States to feature rival chains J.C. Penney and Sears as its anchor stores. Prior to the malls opening, J.C. Penney and Sears operated stores in downtown Fort Myers in the Langford Building and Heitman Building respectively. Maas Brothers also opened in 1965 as a third anchor, which was its first store to be located in a shopping mall.
George Sanders sold the mall to Aster Realty in 1979. The same year, the mall was expanded with a new wing and the addition of Burdines. Another expansion added J. W. Robinson's in 1985, whose Florida locations were acquired by Maison Blanche in 1987. Maison Blanche then sold its store and six others in Florida to Dillard's in 1991. Also in 1991, Maas Brothers was acquired by Burdines. Burdines moved its women's clothing into the former Maas Brothers building which was heavily renovated, while retaining men's clothing and home goods at the original location. A 1998 renovation to Edison Mall added skylights in the center court.
Along with the rest of the Burdines chain, the two locations at Edison Mall were renamed Burdine's-Macy's in 2003, dropping the Burdine's name two years later. In 2005, Simon announced a further renovation of the mall, which would add an outdoor lifestyle center wing and renovate the interior.