Edison Mall
| Location | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Address | 4125 S Cleveland Ave. |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Developer | George Sanders |
| Management | WP Glimcher |
| Owner | WP Glimcher |
| No. of stores and services | 160 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,051,000 square feet |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Coordinates: 26°36′07″N 81°52′08″W / 26.601881°N 81.868972°W
Edison Mall is an enclosed, super-regional shopping mall in Fort Myers, Florida. The mall opened in 1965, and has been expanded many times since. Owned by WP Glimcher, the mall is anchored by J.C. Penney and Sears, as well as two Macy's stores and a Dillard's. The mall also includes more than 160 stores and a lifestyle center section. The mall itself is situated on just one floor, but all of the anchor stores (with the exception of Sears) have two floors.
George Sanders developed the Edison Mall, which opened in 1965 on U.S. Route 41 at Colonial Boulevard on the south side of Fort Myers. At the time, US 41 was only two lanes wide, and the only other businesses near the mall were a Publix supermarket and a drive-in theater, (which later became the site of a Kmart store, and is now a Floor & Decor). The mall's opening led to more commercial development south of downtown Fort Myers.
Upon its opening, the Edison Mall featured rival chains J.C. Penney and Sears as its anchor stores, making it the first mall in the United States to include both stores in the same mall. Both J.C. Penney and Sears stores were relocated from previous stores in downtown Fort Myers. J.C. Penney's previous store downtown was located in the Langford Building, and Sears' downtown store was located across the street in the Heitman Building. The Edison Mall also notably included a Woolworth's five-and-dime store.
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