Gateway Town Center (commonly called Gateway Mall or Gateway) is an indoor/outdoor shopping center located in the Jacksonville, Florida neighborhood of Brentwood, just off Interstate 95 (exit 355 and 356) at Golfair Boulevard and Norwood Avenue. Developed in the 1950s,[2] it has 34 stores, and is anchored by Winn Dixie, Burlington and Roses.[3]

Gateway Town Center
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LocationJacksonville, Florida, United States
Coordinates30°21′53″N 81°40′04″W / 30.364786°N 81.667874°W / 30.364786; -81.667874
Address5000-7 Norwood Ave
Opening date1959
ManagementGateway Retail Center LLC
OwnerGator Investments
No. of stores and services34
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor area700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
ParkingSurrounding sectional; free
Websitegatewaytownctr.com

The mall originally consisted of a strip center with Food Fair, G. C. Murphy, J. C. Penney, Winn Dixie, and W. T. Grant (later May-Cohen's). A 1967 expansion added the enclosed mall, anchored by a new J. C. Penney store and Jefferson Ward, later Zayre.

History and Recent Activity

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On October 28th 2019 Publix announced they would close the Gateway store leaving the center without an anchor. On November 26th Winn Dixie was approved into the Publix spot (Publix had not moved and Closed on December 28th 2019.)[4][5]On February 12th 2020 Winn Dixie reopened in the former Publix store.[6]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Gateway Town Center, Retail". Development Details. Gator Investments. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Exploring the Northside: Gateway Mall Photo Tour". Metrojacksonville.com. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2017-jul-the-rise-and-decline-of-gateway-mall
  4. ^ https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/gateway-town-center-city-officials-trying-publixs-brentwood-location-open/77-9009f0f2-5995-4bd5-9546-935f46489625
  5. ^ https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/life/food/winn-dixie-moving-into-publixs-spot-in-gateway-shopping-center/77-8363b420-adb3-470c-b4b6-cdbfdeb074bd
  6. ^ https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/winn-dixie-announces-opening-date-at-gateway-town-center/77-5de65797-92bc-4474-bf6e-43644f5e916e
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