# Cole Shopping Center

Cheyenne, WY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4827c9a3a3` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wy/cheyenne-cole-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4827c9a3a3.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4827c9a3a3.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-4827c9a3a3

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Blue Federal Credit Union headquarters and Blue Diamond Center retail center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1954 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2019 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Frank Maurice Cole | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Blue Federal Credit Union | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Cole Shopping Center opened in 1954.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Shopping_Center
- **original_developer**: “Frank Maurice Cole bought the land that would eventually be occupied by Safeway as well as many smaller-format businesses that made up Cole Shopping Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Shopping_Center
- **after_notes**: “it was demolished for Blue Federal Credit Union's world headquarters and the Blue Diamond Center retail center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Shopping_Center
- **status**: “it was demolished for Blue Federal Credit Union's world headquarters and the Blue Diamond Center retail center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Shopping_Center
- **strategy**: “it was demolished for Blue Federal Credit Union's world headquarters and the Blue Diamond Center retail center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Shopping_Center

## Anchors

Safeway

## Parties

- Frank Maurice Cole — owner (from text)
- Safeway — owner (from text) (2014–)
- Blue Federal Credit Union — owner (from text) (2018–)

## Timeline

- 1954: Cole Shopping Center opened
- 1976: Restaurant built north of new Safeway building
- 2010: Cole Square Cinemas closed
- 2016: Safeway at Cole Shopping Center closed
- 2016: RadioShack closed
- 2018: Blue Federal Credit Union announces headquarters plan
- 2019: Demolition begins
- 2019: Groundbreaking for world headquarters
- 2019: Demolition completed

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

The Cole Shopping Center was a shopping plaza in the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Located just east of Converse Avenue and between E Pershing Blvd and Chestnut Dr, the plaza occupied over 350,000 square feet of land. Frank Maurice Cole bought the land that would eventually be occupied by Safeway as well as many smaller-format businesses that made up Cole Shopping Center. The plaza was easily recognized by its neon sign. In the end, after several years of being mostly abandoned, it was demolished for Blue Federal Credit Union's world headquarters and the Blue Diamond Center retail center.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cole Shopping Center, Cheyenne, WY." Record m-4827c9a3a3, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wy/cheyenne-cole-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_cheyennecoleshoppingcenter,
  title = {Cole Shopping Center, Cheyenne, WY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wy/cheyenne-cole-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4827c9a3a3, 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.