# Harding Mall

Nashville, TN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-043a982a02` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-harding-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-043a982a02.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-043a982a02.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-043a982a02

## 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 Supercenter | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2005 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2007 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 264000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Harding Mall Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Walmart | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed at the end of March 2005, with plans for a Walmart Supercenter on the site announced by June.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall
- **gla_sqft**: “Plans called to renovate the existing 264,000 sq ft and adding an additional 90,000 sq ft.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Raymond C Sanders, president of Harding Mall Associates and Harding Mall Corp.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall
- **after_notes**: “the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition began on July 5, 2005, and the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall
- **strategy**: “Demolition began on July 5, 2005, and the new Walmart Supercenter opened on January 19, 2007.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall

## Anchors

G. C. Murphy, A&P, Castner Knott, Walgreens, F. W. Woolworth

## Parties

- Harding Mall Associates — owner (from text) (1966–1988)
- David E Miller and Robert R Brown — owner (from text) (1988–2005)

## Timeline

- 1962: Mall announced as 200,000 sq ft, $2.5 million venture.
- 1963: Ground broken for the mall.
- 1966: Mall opened (built).
- 1967: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1969: Capri Theatre opened.
- 1988: New owners purchased mall for $9.85 million; renovation announced.
- 1990: New 6-screen Carmike Cinemas opened.
- 1998: Castner Knott converted to Dillard's.
- 2000: Carmike Cinemas closed.
- 2005: Mall closed at end of March.
- 2005: Demolition began.

## Deals and debt

- 1988 sale: 9850000.0 David E Miller and Robert R Brown ← Harding Mall Associates  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_Mall

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

Harding Mall was a shopping mall located in suburban Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was southeast of downtown at the corner of Nolensville Pike US 31A/US 41A and Harding Place in the Paragon Mills neighborhood. Built in 1966, it was demolished in 2005 for a Walmart. Harding Mall is notable for being the first enclosed shopping mall in the state of Tennessee.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Harding Mall, Nashville, TN." Record m-043a982a02, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-harding-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_nashvillehardingmall,
  title = {Harding Mall, Nashville, TN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tn/nashville-harding-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-043a982a02, 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.