# Madison Square Mall

Huntsville, AL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-996e55b256` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/al/huntsville-madison-square-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-996e55b256.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-996e55b256.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-996e55b256

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | MidCity's first official phase opened with Topgolf and a preview center/entertainment venue called The Camp at MidCity. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1984 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2017 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 100.0 | reported · web research agent |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1112430 | reported · web research agent |
| Owner of record | Mid City Owner LLC | reported · Wikipedia |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “until its closure in 2017.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MidCity_District
- **after_notes**: “MidCity's first official phase opened with Topgolf and a preview center/entertainment venue called The Camp at MidCity.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MidCity_District
- **status**: “until its closure in 2017.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MidCity_District
- **strategy**: “MidCity District is a mixed-use retail development center currently being built on the land formerly used for Madison Square Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MidCity_District
- **enclosed**: “It was also the oldest extant enclosed shopping mall in the city until its closure in 2017.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, Castner Knott, Parisian, Pizitz

## Timeline

- 1984: Opened (Wikidata)
- 2017: Closure of Madison Square Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

MidCity District is a mixed-use retail development center currently being built in Huntsville, Alabama on the corner of University Drive and Research Park Boulevard (SR-255) on the land formerly used for Madison Square Mall. Madison Square Mall was the largest mall in the city; it encompassed over 929,993 sq ft (86,399.2 m2). It was also the oldest extant enclosed shopping mall in the city until its closure in 2017. It is expected to be completed in 2032. MidCity's first official phase opened with Topgolf and a preview center/entertainment venue called The Camp at MidCity.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MidCity_District

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MidCity_District
- found by hermes-web — https://www.mallsandoutlets.com/malls/madison-square-mall-huntsville-al-mall
- found by hermes-web — https://bestattractions.org/usa/alabama/madison-square-mall-in-huntsville/

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Madison Square Mall, Huntsville, AL." Record m-996e55b256, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/al/huntsville-madison-square-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_huntsvillemadisonsquaremall,
  title = {Madison Square Mall, Huntsville, AL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/al/huntsville-madison-square-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-996e55b256, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.