# Driver's Village

Cicero, NY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-94e53d9424` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/cicero-driver-s-village/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-94e53d9424.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-94e53d9424.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-94e53d9424

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | entertainment, office, other, retail | none |
| What is there now | an auto mall, known as Driver's Village. ... converted into showrooms and service centers for 16 auto brands. Retail is still present in Driver's Village which includes a cafe, a catering company, a children's party location, as well as real estate, insurance, financial and tax service offices. Aspen Athletic Club and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame are also located there. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1996 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Winmar Company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Roger Burdick | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Caldor, Hills, Burlington Coat Factory, Sears, Chappell's, Dey Brothers, Steinbach, Addis & Company

## Parties

- Roger Burdick — developer (2000–)

## Timeline

- 1976: Penn-Can Mall opened
- 1976: Opened
- 1996: Penn-Can Mall closed
- 1996: Closed
- 2000: Roger Burdick purchased the mall
- 2000: Reopened as Driver's Village
- 2000: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2002: Ames store converted to used car showroom

## Deals and debt

- 2000 sale:  Roger Burdick   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver%27s_Village

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

Driver's Village is an auto row in Cicero, New York, near Syracuse, New York, United States. It is housed in a former shopping mall which was known as Penn-Can Mall. Opened on March 28, 1976, Penn-Can Mall was the first enclosed mall on the north end of Syracuse, and the fourth mall to be built in the entire metropolitan area. It was constructed by the Winmar Company of Seattle, Washington, and had room for 86 stores. At the mall's inception, only 28 stores were open, but the other spaces quickly followed, followed by even more during an expansion in 1986, putting the mall's store count to 121. Anchor stores of the mall included Hills, Sears, and Chappell's.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver%27s_Village

## Sources

- Driver's Village — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver%27s_Village

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Driver's Village, Cicero, NY." Record n-94e53d9424, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/cicero-driver-s-village/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_cicerodriversvillage,
  title = {Driver's Village, Cicero, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/cicero-driver-s-village/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-94e53d9424, 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.