DeBartolo Announces Plans for the Florida Mall
Dublin Core
Title
DeBartolo Announces Plans for the Florida Mall
Alternative Title
DeBartolo Plans for Florida Mall
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Shopping malls--United States
Retail industry
Description
This press release provides full insight into the design ideas that went into the development of the Florida Mall, as well as the companies future initiatives in the region. The Florida 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 5-page typed press release: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1985-02-15
Date Submitted
805 KB
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5-page typed press release.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
application/pdf
Medium
5-page typed press release
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics 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
5-page typed press release
Collection
Citation
“DeBartolo Announces Plans for the Florida Mall,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7016.