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Structure
Articles about individual malls, especially defunct ones, should take a look primarily at the mall's history. Most reasonable people would not build a retail center like a shopping mall intending for it to fail. Thus the guiding question on these kinds of articles is, "What brought this facility to the state it is in today?"

A few points worth including when writing or refining an article on a shopping mall if sources can be found:
 * Planning - What was there before? Why did the design take on the attributes it did?
 * Construction - How long did it take to build? Any problems?
 * Opening - What was the grand opening like?
 * Ownership - Who owned/owns it? Were there any changes in ownership?
 * Stores - What stores were in the mall when it opened? What about later years? What anchor or other noteworthy stores are in the mall now? See WikiProject Shopping Centers/Anchors and tenants for more details.
 * Renovations - Was the mall ever renovated? When?  How many times was it renovated?  What was changed?  Does a source state why the mall was renovated?

If the mall is a dead mall, the following may also be taken into consideration:
 * Decline - What factors caused stores to leave the mall? Was it a single event, or a series of events?  Was the cause local (e.g. crime in the area, better shopping elsewhere in the town), or outside the local area (e.g. corporate decisions to close stores, especially when an anchor store is closed).
 * Closure - When did the mall close (if applicable)? What caused the plug to finally be pulled on this mall?  Which stores were the last to leave?  Did any stores remain open after the mall itself closed?
 * Disposition - What happened to the mall following its closure? Was it demolished?  What replaced it?  Does it remain standing and abandoned?  Was the mall converted for other non-retail uses?

Ideally, such information should be listed in chronological order.

The Pavilion at Port Orange
The Pavilion at Port Orange is an open-air shopping center located in Port Orange, Florida, just south of Daytona Beach. Anchored by Belk department store, The Pavilion features food, entertainment and shopping for the entire family. The Pavilion offers great shopping from local boutiques to national retailers, such as Ulta, Party City, Petco, Marshalls/HomeGoods, Michael’s and David's Bridal. After a day of shopping, enjoy dinner at one of our restaurants and a movie at one of Hollywood Theaters 14-screens.

Transport
VOTRAN bus route 12 serves the Pavilion Monday to Saturday during daylight hours (except those days that fall on Holidays), approximately 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Votran does not offer service to the mall on Sunday, Holidays, or at night.

News Links

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 * CBL and Benchmark to Develop 550,000-SF Lifestyle Center CoStar Group - October 24, 2007
 * CBL Malls to Launch New CBL Select Gift Card Reuters - Oct 1, 2009
 * Pavilion of Port Orange open for business NSB News - 2010
 * CBL And Benchmark Celebrate Grand Opening Of The Pavilion At Port Orange In Port Orange, FL The Street - October 3, 2010


 * Port Orange Party City moving Daytona Beach News-Journal - Dec. 15, 2011

Volusia Mall
Volusia Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is the largest retail shopping center in the Volusia-Flagler market. Opened October 15, 1974, the mall comprises more than 120 stores on one level, as well as a food court. Anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's, Sears and three Dillard's locations. The mall is owned and managed by CBL & Associates Properties.

History
Volusia Mall opened in 1974 at a 93 acre site on U.S. Highway 92, adjacent to I-95 and U.S. 1. It was originally built with 4 anchors; Ivey's, May-Cohens, Sears and JCPenney. Ivey's opened with the mall, in October 1974. May-Cohens came inline in December. Sears was the next to open, in February 1975, followed by JCPenney, in August 1975. All of the anchors except JCPenney were built as two-level stores.

The first expansion of Volusia Mall was completed in March 1982, when two-level Burdines and Belk Lindsey stores were added to the existing structure.

Maison Blanche acquired the May-Cohen's / May Florida chain in June 1988. The store was branded as a Gayfers in early 1992, when the Maison Blanche chain was acquired by Fairfield, Ohio-based Mercantile Stores. Ivey's was the first anchor to be converted to Dillard's, doing so in June 1990. Belk Lindsey's location at the mall became a second Dillard's in November 1996. The mall gained its third Dillard's in 1998 when the Gayfers chain (along with Mercantile Stores) was acquired by the Little Rock retailer. Burdines was dual-branded as Burdines-Macy's in 2003, dropping the Burdines name in 2005.

Original tenants in Volusia Mall included a Walgreens pharmacy and a tri-screen movie theater. After Walgreens relocated outside the mall, its space was converted to another mall entrance, while the theater became a storefront church. Center court housed a large fountain and wishing well a couple hundred feet in size. The structure featured multiple geysers as well as a jogging path and was also used to stage special events. This feature was downsized in 1997.

Volusia Mall is the largest mall in the Daytona Beach area.

Transport
VOTRAN routes 10,11,18,19 and 60 serve the Mall Monday to Saturday during daylight hours(except those days that fall on Holidays), Votran Night Service Route 10 serves the mall at night Monday to Saturday with a limited schedule on Sundays and most Holidays.

Research Links

 * Volusia Mall Developer Debartolo Reshaping America Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Sep 8, 1973
 * Volusia Mall Opens Tuesday; Wide Impact Predicted Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Oct 10, 1974
 * 28 Volusia Mall Stores Open Today‎ Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Oct 14, 1974


 * 5 Year Old Volusia Mall Still Growing Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal - Sep 29, 1979


 * Volusia Mall Astir With Store Openings Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Feb 26, 1982


 * Volusia Mall Sale Pending; Chicago Firm Is Interested Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Jan 5, 1983
 * Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant Set July 16 At Volusia Mall Orlando Sentinel - June 26, 1985
 * Volusia Mall Evacuated Because Of Burdines Fire Orlando Sentinel - Dec 5, 1997


 * Antique Cars Park At Mall Orlando Sentinel - October 17, 2003


 * CBL & Associates buys Volusia Mall Orlando Business Journal - Mar 15, 2004


 * Palin brings auto-racing flavor to Daytona speech Orlando Sentinel - February 15, 2010