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Rio Mall
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The Rio Mall was a former small, one-story enclosed mall in Rio Grande, New Jersey. It was the only mall on the Cape May Peninsula. It opened in 1973. History The Rio Mall opened in 1973 with two anchors, W.T. Grant and A&P. It also included a movie theater and about 15 other small stores. Because it was the areas only close mall, as not many malls were close-by, it was very successful. Most of the stores were locally-owned, with the exception of a few, like DEB. In 1976, the Grants chain closed their stores. The space was then filled with Kmart. Pretty soon, new stores started opening near the mall, driving away customers. Reynolds, a small department store in the mall, moved down the street. Eventually, the mall began to turn into a Dead mall. The mall itself was closed down, with the exception of Kmart and the theater, which both expanded in part of the old mall area. A&P became Staples, which became Save-A-Lot groceries. Some other stores opened up in the spaces facing the parking lot, like Rent-A-Center. However, part of the mall's hallway is left open, with no doors, but vacant. 
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