Maine Mall
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| Location | South Portland, Maine |
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| Opening date | 1971 |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 140+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1/(2) |
The Maine Mall, built in 1971, is an enclosed shopping mall located in South Portland, Maine, a suburb of Portland. At 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2), it is the largest shopping mall in the state of Maine, and the largest in northern New England. Anchored by Bon Ton, Best Buy, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears, the mall features over 140 tenants, a food court and several ancillary restaurant/retail pad sites.
Porteous, a department store chain based in Portland, Maine arrived in 1983 as part of a major mall expansion which doubled the mall's size. This expansion also brought in JCPenney, as well as the first Filene's in the state of Maine.
In 1994 the Mall underwent a $6.5 million renovation; this renovation added a food court, as well as Lechmere and a larger Dream Machine (a video game and pinball machine arcade).
Porteous closed in 1996 and was replaced with a two-level structure, containing a Filene's Home Store on the lower level, with Sports Authority on the upper level. Jordan Marsh was acquired by Federated Department Stores in 1996; as a result, the former Jordan Marsh at Maine Mall became Macy's.
In 1997, Woolworth and Lechmere both closed; within a year, they were replaced by Linens 'n Things and Best Buy, respectively.
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