# Camillus Plaza

Camillus, NY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-1f5ecdc233` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/camillus-camillus-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1f5ecdc233.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1f5ecdc233.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-1f5ecdc233

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, healthcare | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1964 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2003 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Camillus Plaza opened in 1964 as a strip mall on the site of a former Kallet drive-in theater.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_Plaza
- **year_closed**: “In 2003, the entire mall was torn down, except for Bon-Ton, the newly constructed freestanding Applebee's (now split between Adelita's Cocina and Starbucks), the P&C Supermarket (now Tops), the attached Eckerd (now Rite Aid), and the vacant former Kmart building.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_Plaza
- **after_notes**: “Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_Plaza
- **status**: “Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_Plaza
- **strategy**: “A new plaza, called ''Camillus Commons'', was constructed on the site of the old mall, construction began in late 2004.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_Plaza

## Anchors

JCPenney, A&P (later Great American), P&C, E.W. Edwards, Witherill's, WT Grant, Goldberg's Furniture, Anderson Little

## Timeline

- 1964: Camillus Plaza opened as a strip mall
- 1981: Enclosed mall section opened with two-screen theatre and Kmart
- 1984: Most of strip mall enclosed; renamed Camillus Mall
- 1987: Sears added large store; Silo expanded; four movie screens added
- 1990: Decline began as Carousel Center opened nearby
- 1994: Hess's closed and became Chappell's (later Bon-Ton)
- 2001: Sears and JCPenney closed; only small stores and cinema remained
- 2003: Entire mall torn down except for several outbuildings
- 2004: Construction of Camillus Commons began
- 2006: Lowe's and Walmart Supercenter opened in new plaza

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

Camillus Plaza and now known as Camillus Commons, was a shopping mall in Camillus, New York.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Camillus Plaza, Camillus, NY." Record m-1f5ecdc233, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/camillus-camillus-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_camilluscamillusplaza,
  title = {Camillus Plaza, Camillus, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/camillus-camillus-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-1f5ecdc233, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.