List of shopping malls converted to outdoor format

This is a list of shopping malls that have been converted to an outdoor format; i.e. shopping centers that were once enclosed malls and have been "demalled" and are now open to the elements.

United States
Alabama
* Eastwood Mall: Birmingham
* Springdale Mall: Mobile

Arizona
*Flagstaff Mall: Flagstaff (expansion)

California
* Anaheim Plaza: Anaheim
* Bella Terra: Huntington Beach (converted from Huntington Beach Mall)
* The Block at Orange: Orange (converted from The City Shopping Center)
* County East Mall: Antioch (open mall converted to indoor mall circa late 1980s)
* Cupertino Square: Cupertino (partial conversion)
* Del Amo Fashion Center: Torrance (partially converted)
* Eastland Center: West Covina (converted from Eastland Center Mall)
* El Cerrito Plaza: El Cerrito (converted from El Cerrito Plaza Shopping Center)
* The Esplanade: Oxnard (converted from Esplanade Mall)
* Estudillo Center: San Leandro (partially covered; converted from covered plaza to strip mall)
* Eureka Mall: Eureka (converted from indoor mall to strip mall)
* Fallbrook Mall: West Hills
* Florin Towne Centre: Sacramento (converted from Florin Mall; opens 2008)
* Long Beach City Place: Long Beach (converted from Long Beach Plaza)
* Paseo Colorado: Pasadena (converted from Plaza Pasadena)
* Riverside Plaza: Riverside
* Sherman Oaks Galleria: Sherman Oaks
* Westgate Center: San Leandro
* Whittwood Town Center: Whittier (converted from Whittwood Mall)

Colorado
* Belmar: Lakewood (converted from Villa Italia Mall)
* The Gardens on Havana: Aurora (conversion from Buckingham Square in planning)
* The Streets at Southglenn: Centennial (conversion from Southglenn Mall under construction)
* Boulder: 29th Street Mall (converted from Crossroads Mall)

Connecticut
* Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center: Waterbury (built on the site of the Naugatuck Valley Mall)
* Simsbury Commons: Simsbury (converted from The Farmington Valley Mall)

Florida
* Clearwater Mall: Clearwater
* Colonial Plaza: Orlando
* Crossroads Mall: Clearwater
* East Lake Square Mall: TampaConverted to an office park
* Gateway Mall: Jacksonville
* Gulfgate Mall: Sarasota
* Martin Square Mall: Stuart
* Pompano Fashion Square Mall: Pompano Beach
* Roosevelt Mall: Jacksonville
* Winter Park Mall: Winter Park
* The Shoppes at Park Place: Pinellas Park, FL

Georgia
* Avondale Mall: Decatur (a Super Wal-Mart and condo development is currently being built in its place)
* Cobb Center Mall: Smyrna
* Riverbend Mall: Rome
* Roswell Mall: Roswell

Illinois
* Orland Park Place: Orland Park
* The Shoppes at College Hills: Normal (converted from College Hills Mall)
* Streets of Woodfield: Schaumburg (converted from One Schaumburg Place)
* Randhurst Mall: Mount Prospect (not yet converted, but plans are underway, and construction will occur within the next two years)

Indiana
* River Falls Mall: Clarksville
* Erskine Village: South Bend (converted from Scottsdale Mall)
* Merchant's Square: Carmel (converted from the Carmel Mall in 1996)
* Boulevard Mall: Crawfordsville

Iowa
* Duck Creek Plaza: Bettendorf

Kentucky
* Crestview Hills Town Center: Crestview Hills (converted from Crestview Hills Mall)
* : Louisville (converted from Louisville Galleria)

Maine
* Maine Mall: South Portland, Maine
* Bangor Mall: Bangor, Maine
* Auburn Mall: Auburn, Maine
Maryland
* Chatham Mall: Ellicott City
* Golden Ring Mall: Baltimore
* Harundale Mall : Glen Burnie
* Hunt Valley Mall: Hunt Valley
* Jumpers Hole Mall: Pasadena
* Parole Plaza: Annapolis
* Severna Park Mall: Severna Park
* Tollgate Mall: Bel Air
* Towson Place: Towson
* Westview Mall: Catonsville

Massachusetts
* Assembly Square Mall: Somerville
* Cloverleaf Mall: Natick
* Dedham Mall: Dedham
* Framingham Mall: Framingham
* The Loop: Methuen (converted from Methuen Mall)
* Mountain Farms Mall: Hadley
* Shamrock Mall: Sharon
* Fairfield Mall: Chicopee

Michigan
* Brighton Mall: Brighton
* Cherryland Center: Traverse City (originally Cherryland Mall 1977-2000)
* Frandor: Lansing (converted from enclosed Frandoor Mall, itself originally a strip mall.)
* Maple Hill Pavilion, Kalamazoo, originally Maple Hill Mall, converted in 2004.
* Downtown Muskegon, Muskegon (The reconversion of the old Muskegon Mall back into the main street through Downtown Muskegon)
* The Village at Rochester Hills: Rochester Hills (converted from Meadowbrook Village Mall)
* Tel-Twelve Mall: Southfield
* Winchester Center: Rochester Hills (converted from Winchester Mall)
* Wonderland Village: Livonia (converted from the enclosed Wonderland Mall, itself originally an outdoor mall called Wonderland Center.)

Minnesota
* Minnehaha Mall:Minneapolis
* Signal Hills: West St. Paul
* Silver Lake Village: St. Anthony Village (converted from Apache Plaza)
* T.J. Maxx and More Plaza: Rochester (converted from Barclay Square)
* Terrace Mall: Robbinsdale,Minnesota

Missouri
* Bannister Mall: Kansas City (not torn down yet, but it closed for good in May 2007, and will soon be demolished for a yet-to-be-determined use)
* Mark Twain Mall: St. Charles
* Overland Plaza: Overland

North Carolina
*Carolina Circle Mall: Greensboro
*North Hills Mall: Raleigh
*Outer Banks Mall: Nags Head
*South Hills Mall (partially converted): Durham

New Hampshire
*The Crossings At Fox Run: Newington (converted from the Newington Mall)

New Jersey
*Manalapan Mall: Manalapan
*Seaview Square Mall: Ocean Township
*Saddle Brook Mall: Saddle Brook

New York
*Camillus Mall: Camillus
*Champlain Centre South: Plattsburgh
*Cortlandville Mall: Cortlandville
*Fairmount Fair: Syracuse
*Fayetteville Mall: Fayetteville
*Mohawk Mall: Schenectady
*Northern Lights Mall:North Syracuse,New York
*Northway Mall: Albany
*Saratoga Mall: Saratoga Springs
*Riverside Mall: Utica
*Seneca Mall: Liverpool
*Thruway Mall : Cheektowaga (was originally constructed as an outdoor plaza but was enclosed in 1976. The mall was demolished and re-opened as a plaza in 2000.)

North Carolina
*South Square Mall:Durham, North Carolina

Ohio
*Anderson Town Center: Cincinnati (converted from Beechmont Mall)
*Canton Centre Mall (formerly Mellett Mall): Canton (partial de-malling of east wing)
*Landmark Town Center: Trotwood (under construction, converted from Salem Mall)
*Severance Town Center: Cleveland Heights
*Westgate Mall: Fairview Park

Pennsylvania
* Bucks County Mall: Feasterville Borough
* Camp Hill Mall: Camp Hill
* Cedarbrook Mall: Cheltenham Township
* Kimberton Mall: Phoenixville
* Lebanon Plaza: North Cornwall Township
* Pittston Commons: Pittston
* Richland Mall: Johnstown
* Village Square Mall: Bethel Park
* West Side Mall: Edwardsville, Pennsylvania
* Woodhaven Mall: Andalusia
* Greengate Mall: Greensburg

Rhode Island
* Lincoln Mall: Lincoln (A small portion of the indoor mall remains as a way of accessing the multiplex behind the mall)
South Carolina
* Ashley Landing: Charleston (converted from Ashley Plaza Mall)
* Woodhill Mall: Columbia

Tennessee
* Kingsport Mall: Kingsport Converted to East Stone Commons

Texas
* Galvez Mall: Galveston (article on the 1996 closure of Galvez Mall)
* Richardson Square Mall: Richardson
* Manor East Mall: Bryan
* Gulfgate Center: Houston
* Northline Mall: Houston
* Town & Country Mall: Houston

Utah
*Cottonwood Mall: Holladay - demolition to begin 2008, with completion of outdoor mall in 2010 [http://www.desnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_state/@state.env?CQ_SESSION_KEYYXVCVRBJMYJD&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT9&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES]

Vermont
* Rutland Mall: Rutland

Virginia
* Cloverleaf Mall: Richmond
* Coliseum Mall: Hampton
* Seven Corners Center: Seven Corners

Washington
* Lakewood Mall: Lakewood
* South Sound Center: Lacey

Wisconsin
* Washington Square Mall: Germantown
* Manchester Mall (County Faire Mall): Grafton (Converted to an enclosed strip / plaza)
* Paradise Pavillion: West Bend (Conversion from the former enclosed Washington Mall (1979-1988) later Paradise Mall (1988-1998) )
* Westfair Mall: West Bend (Converted into several large stores)

Canada
Alberta
* College Mall: Lethbridge (converted from College Value Mall)
* Mayfield Common : Edmonton (converted from Centennial Mall)

British Columbia
*Brooks Landing: Nanaimo (converted from Northbrook Mall)
*: Vancouver

Nova Scotia
* Dartmouth Shopping Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ontario
* Brookdale Mall: Cornwall
* Don Mills Centre: Toronto
* The Kingston Centre: Kingston
* Meadowvale Town Centre: Mississauga
* South Common Mall: Mississauga
* Elmvale Shopping Centre Ottawa

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