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Augusta Mall is an upscale two level super-regional shopping mall located in Augusta, Georgia. It opened on August 3, 1978, one week after the now-defunct Regency Mall. It is one of the largest malls in the state of Georgia, and it is the largest mall in the Augusta metro area. Augusta Mall has six anchors: Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Barnes & Noble. The mall features many higher-end tenants, some of which cannot be found outside of Atlanta. Some stores inside the mall include Apple, Teavana, Banana Republic, a multi level H&M, Ann Taylor, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Coach, Pandora, Sephora, Michael Kors, White House/Black Market, Williams-Sonoma, and a two level dual gender Forever 21. ==History== Augusta Mall had about 90 retail spaces when it first opened, anchored by two department stores: Rich's and Davison's. Many of the mall's design features were borrowed from other successful malls in Rouse Company's portfolio. The space frame ceiling is a replica of The Mall in Columbia, Governor's Square Mall, Tampa Bay Center and Hulen Mall while the center fountain and elevator was taken from Beachwood Place, which opened the same month as Augusta. Also in 1978 was the opening of close retail rival Regency Mall. Many references to either mall will often mention the other. A summary of this history is effectively described in a Greater Augusta Area proposal to revitalize the now-defunct Regency Mall: :''The same year Regency Mall was built Augusta Mall was constructed only 3 miles away. In the late 1980’s household growth trends shifted towards the northwest and closer to the Augusta Mall. As these trends continued, population and traffic dropped in the Regency Mall area.'' In addition to the demographic shifts to the malls’ surrounding areas, Augusta Mall also fared better than its rival by continually expanding and renovating. Since its opening, the mall has undergone five major expansions, and several smaller renovations. The first of these began in 1987, when the mall added a 132,000-square-foot expansion for an additional anchore store J. C. Penney.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=General Growth Properties )〕 In 1990, Augusta Mall underwent its second expansion, when Sears decided to join as the fourth anchor, in a 157,000-square-foot department store. The $32 million renovation project also updated the interior of the mall, and expanded the number of retail spaces from about 100 to more than 130. For the next several years after this, much of Augusta’s retail growth would continue to shift to the northwest towards Augusta Mall. By 1998, when the third expansion was announced, Augusta Mall had become the region’s prime shopping area. J. B. White closed its store at Regency Mall and relocated to Augusta Mall to become its fifth anchor store. With all the retail traffic becoming more concentrated, congestion became a problem on Wrightsboro Road and Interstate 520 - the main freeway connecting the mall. The city funded a $231,000 project for expanded lanes, as well as road improvements and new exit ramps to the mall. In 2002, Regency Mall was officially closed to the public, and boarded up. In the same year, Augusta Mall continued to upgrade their infrastructure, including: storm drain maintenance, a new parking lot, and other interior work.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Beam’s Contracting )〕 Macy’s closed down during this time, and its lower level was converted into a furniture store. In 2006, “The Augusta Promenade”, a lifestyle center addition to the mall was announced. Construction of the development started in the summer of 2006, with the grand opening on November 8, 2007.〔 It brought many upscale stores and restaurants new to the area - many that were new to Georgia outside of Atlanta. Some of these include Williams-Sonoma, (The Walking Company ), Sephora, The Buckle, and P. F. Chang's China Bistro. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Augusta Mall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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