# Bashford Manor Mall

Louisville, KY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-77627f95a8` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ky/louisville-bashford-manor-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart and Lowe's were built on the previous footprint of the mall and were completed in 2005 and 2006, respectively. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1973 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2003 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 85 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall officially closed permanently in mid-2003.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashford_Manor_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Walmart and Lowe's were built on the previous footprint of the mall and were completed in 2005 and 2006, respectively.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashford_Manor_Mall
- **status**: “It was closed and demolished in 2003.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashford_Manor_Mall
- **strategy**: “Walmart and Lowe's were built on the previous footprint of the mall and were completed in 2005 and 2006, respectively.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashford_Manor_Mall

## Anchors

Ayr-Way, Bacon's, Ben Snyder's

## Parties

- Rubloff Developments of Detroit — owner (from text) (1999–2003)

## Timeline

- 1973: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1973: opened
- 1981: Ayr-Way rebranded to Target
- 1987: Ben Snyder's became Hess's
- 1995: Hess's became Home Store for Bacon's
- 1998: Bacon's acquired by Dillard's
- 1999: purchased by Rubloff Developments
- 2001: renovation began
- 2002: Target relocated, strip of stores added
- 2003: mall closed
- 2003: demolition commenced

## Deals and debt

- 1999 sale:  Rubloff Developments of Detroit   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashford_Manor_Mall

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

Bashford Manor Mall was a 560,000-square-foot (52,000 m2) enclosed mall in Louisville, Kentucky which opened in 1973 and once had about 85 stores, including Ayr-Way, Bacon's, and Ben Snyder's. It was closed and demolished in 2003.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashford_Manor_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bashford Manor Mall, Louisville, KY." Record m-77627f95a8, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ky/louisville-bashford-manor-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_louisvillebashfordmanormall,
  title = {Bashford Manor Mall, Louisville, KY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ky/louisville-bashford-manor-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-77627f95a8, 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.