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Regency Square Mall (Jacksonville)

shopping mall in Florida, United States

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ7308022 ↗
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Regency Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in the Arlington area of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Opened in 1967 and once one of the most successful malls in the country, the mall at its height had five anchor stores, Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, and Sears. The mall closed in June 2025 and today has two anchors- Dillard's Clearance Center and Impact Church, which are both separately owned and remain open. It is now currently owned by Blackwater Development LLC.

History

Early years

Regency Square was constructed at a cost of $12 million by Regency Centers, on what had been sand dunes. It opened on March 2, 1967, with two anchor stores (JCPenney and May Cohens), along with an inline location of regional department store chain Ivey's. The mall also included a Woolworth dime store as a junior anchor, as well as a cafeteria-style Piccadilly restaurant. In out parcels, the single-screen (later twinned) Regency Cinema opened on the northeast corner of the property, and Annie Tiques bar and restaurant opened on the southwest corner.

According to an Urban Land Institute study published by the Florida Times-Union in 1979, it was one of the most profitable retail centers in the nation, with yearly average sales of $156/ft2 versus a national average of $88/ft2. To give back to the community, the mall operators turned over thousands of dollars in coins from their decorative fountains to charities. All types of social events, from art, shows to science fairs to horticultural exhibits were held there.

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