Gateway Town Center (commonly called Gateway Mall or Gateway) is an indoor/outdoor

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located in the

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neighborhood of Brentwood, just off

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(exit 355 and 356) at Golfair Boulevard and Norwood Avenue. Developed in the 1950s, it has 34 stores, and is anchored by Winn Dixie, Burlington and

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. The mall originally consisted of a strip center with Food Fair, G. C. Murphy, J. C. Penney, Winn Dixie, and W. T. Grant (later May-Cohen's). A 1967 expansion added the enclosed mall, anchored by a new J. C. Penney store and Jefferson Ward, later Zayre.

History and Recent Activity

On October 28, 2019 Publix announced they would close the Gateway store leaving the center without an anchor. On November 26 Winn Dixie was approved into the Publix spot (Publix had not moved and Closed on December 28, 2019.) On February 12, 2020 Winn Dixie reopened in the former Publix store.https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/winn-dixie-announces-opening-date-at-gateway-town-center/77-5de65797-92bc-4474-bf6e-43644f5e916e

Notes and references

External links

Gateway Town Center website
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