Among them, DeSoto Square Mall in Bradenton that closed in 2021 after serving the community since 1973. The culprits? Big box stores like Walmart and Target, the Great Recession and online shopping.

Since the early 1900s, Manatee County residents have shown love to various theaters and entertainment venues. From the Olympia Theater in Palmetto and the Wallace Theater in Bradenton, which ...

It’s been a year since CRJ Bradenton LLC bought the DeSoto Square Mall property at 303 301 Blvd. W. for $25.7 million. From the outside looking in, it doesn’t appear that much has changed.

Jones, Jones' daughter and CRJ, Bradenton treasurer Lynn Golden said on a Tuesday phone call. Trajectory of a mall's life: DeSoto Square Mall, once the ‘place to be’ in Manatee, fades to ...

Another notable example is the DeSoto Square Mall in Bradenton, which operated under inattentive owners for years until it finally closed in April 2021. But I do think it's sad that in the 10 or so ...

A JCPenney store, similar to this one in California, was one of the original anchors of DeSoto Square Mall when it opened in 1973. [ AP ] BRADENTON — As a teenager in the mid-1980s, Iris ...

DeSoto Square Mall's demise was caused by changing retail trends, negligent ownership and strong competition. Skip to main content 24/7 Help For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

Besides DeSoto Square, the Sarasota-Bradenton area had Sarasota Square Mall, which opened in 1977 nearly 30 miles away at U.S. 41 and Beneva Road, and South Gate Shopping Plaza, at U.S. 41 and ...

As important as it was to Bradenton, however, the DeSoto Square Mall eventually struggled. From the day it opened in 1973 until the early 21st century when things started to really go downhill ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The DeSoto Square Mall is officially being auctioned off after the mall owners declared bankruptcy last month. The auction -- listed on Crexi -- started on Tuesday and ...

Their first purchase, in 2012, was the DeSoto Square Mall in Bradenton, Florida. They sold it in 2016 for US$25.5 million to ML Estate Holdings, which sued two years later, contending the property ...

Longtime customers returned to the DeSoto Square Mall on Friday to take one last stroll around what once was Bradenton’s retail gem. Only four shops remained open on the mall’s final day. The mall’s ...