Plantation Towne Mall

The Plantation Towne Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, which was destroyed by a fire on September 6, 1996. The shopping mall originally opened in 1968 as an open-air shopping plaza with a Publix Supermarket on its west end, and a Rite Aid Drug Store (vacant space during the fire) and movie theater (called Towne Theatre, but later Art Towne Twin until closing) on its east. In 1971, the center was enclosed by a metal roof, while original roofing was not removed. By 1991, the mall had undergone both interior and exterior renovations, converting the vacant theater space into offices, and cladding the exterior in stucco with mansard mall entryways.

One of the major reasons why the fire was able to spread so quickly, and had been so difficult to extinguish was because flames were able to seep in between the roofs.^[1] In addition to this, the mall wasn't equipped with a sprinkler system.

The shopping mall was rebuilt as Plantation Towne Square, a strip mall anchored by a new Publix store.

References

↑ Casey, David. "PLANTATION, FLORIDA, TOWNE MALL FIRE", Fire Engineering, 1997-04-27. Retrieved on 2009-08-01.

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Coordinates: 26°07′15″N 80°14′22″W / 26.120966°N 80.239414°W / 26.120966; -80.239414

Shopping malls in Broward County, Florida

Conventional, enclosed	Broward Mall Coral Square The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale Pembroke Lakes Mall Sawgrass Mills

Lifestyle centers, open-air malls	The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Las Olas Shops The Oasis at Sawgrass Mills Pompano Citi Centre The Promenade at Coconut Creek Seminole Paradise Oakwood Plaza

Defunct	The Fashion Mall at Plantation Hollywood Fashion Center Lakes Mall Las Olas Riverfront Plantation Towne Mall

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