# Buckingham Square

Aurora, CO · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-dc5e6298f3` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/aurora-buckingham-square/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dc5e6298f3.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dc5e6298f3.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-dc5e6298f3

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The Gardens on Havana lifestyle center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1971 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2009 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Built in 1971 as Buckingham Square” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gardens_on_Havana
- **after_notes**: “The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gardens_on_Havana
- **status**: “The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gardens_on_Havana
- **strategy**: “it was redeveloped and reopened in 2009 as a lifestyle center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gardens_on_Havana

## Anchors

Kohl's, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods

## Timeline

- 1971: Built as Buckingham Square
- 1990: Decline in tenancy leading to closure of most stores
- 2007: Demolished
- 2009: Redeveloped and reopened as a lifestyle center

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

The Gardens on Havana is a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado, United States. Built in 1971 as Buckingham Square, the mall underwent a decline in tenancy throughout the 1990s which resulted in the closure of most stores. Demolished between 2007 and 2008, it was redeveloped and reopened in 2009 as a lifestyle center. Major tenants include Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Kohl's.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gardens_on_Havana

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Buckingham Square, Aurora, CO." Record m-dc5e6298f3, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/aurora-buckingham-square/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_aurorabuckinghamsquare,
  title = {Buckingham Square, Aurora, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/aurora-buckingham-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-dc5e6298f3, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.