Florida Mall Site Plan
Dublin Core
Title
Florida Mall Site Plan
Alternative Title
Florida Mall Site Plan
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Shopping malls--United States
Retail industry
Description
This report provides detail on the Florida Mall's site development plans. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
Source
Original typed flyer: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1985
Date Submitted
180 KB
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original typed flyer.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
1-page flyer
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Crawford, Selwyn. "Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. bristles at even the slightest….'" The Orlando Sentinel, June 15, 1986. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-06-15/business/0230120196_1_DeBartolo-shopping-malls-mall-in-south.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page flyer
Collection
Citation
“Florida Mall Site Plan,” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7014.