Florida Mall Total Development Plan, 1979
Dublin Core
Title
Florida Mall Total Development Plan, 1979
Alternative Title
Florida Mall Development Plan
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Shopping malls-- United States
Description
An architectural development plan showing the Florida Mall, along with the surrounding parcels of real estate, drawn in 1979. 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. This report gives an overview of the Florida Mall's perspective place in the Central Florida retail market.
Source
Original 37.5 x 27 inch architectural drawing, February 13, 1979: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
1979-02-13
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 37.5 x 27 inch architectural drawing, February 13, 1979.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
1.29 MB
Medium
37.5 x 27 inch architectural drawing
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and J. C. P. Realty, Inc.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Simon Property Group, Inc. 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.
Collection
Citation
“Florida Mall Total Development Plan, 1979,” RICHES, accessed December 6, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7467.