{{Short description|Shopping mall in Zanesville, Ohio}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox shopping mall | name = Colony Square Mall | image = | image_width = | caption = | location = Zanesville, Ohio, United States | coordinates = {{coord|39.987914|-82.027307|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | address = 3575 Maple Avenue | opening_date = March 18, 1981 | closing_date = | developer = General Growth Corporation | manager = Urban Retail Properties, LLC | owner = Time Equities, Inc. | architect = | number_of_stores = 70 | number_of_anchors = 8 (7 open, 1 vacant) | floor_area = {{cvt|610,000|sqft}} | floors = 1 (2 in Cinemark) | website = {{URL|colonysquaremall.com}} | belowstyle = | footnotes = }}
'''Colony Square Mall''' is an enclosed shopping mall in Zanesville, Ohio. Opened in 1981, the anchor stores are Cinemark Theatres, Dunham's Sports, Planet Fitness, TJ Maxx, Five Below, Jo-Ann Fabrics, and JCPenney. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once Elder-Beerman. It is owned by Time Equities, Inc.
==History== Colony Square Mall opened on March 18, 1981 with 40 stores. Anchors at the time included JCPenney and Sears.<ref>{{cite news |title=Colony Mall Is Showcase |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder/111272604/ |access-date=27 October 2025 |work=The Times Recorder |date=24 February 1982 |pages=20}}</ref> Expansions would later add Elder Beerman in 1985 and Lazarus in 1987. <ref>{{cite news |title=Fair Play Pizza Theater Zanesville |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-fair-play-pizza-theat/176181644/ |access-date=27 October 2025 |work=The Times Recorder |date=10 June 1984 |pages=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aug 14, 1987, page 11 - The Times Recorder at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/285978517/?match=1&terms=Lazarus%20Grand%20Opening%20Colony%20Square |access-date=27 October 2025 |work=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
On July 20, 1995, Lowe's Home Improvement opened in the mall's surrounding area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61608357/lowes-builds-up-for-store-opening/|title=Lowe's builds up for store opening|publisher=The Times Recorder}}</ref> Then in 2006, Sam's Club opened to the public nearby.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61608028/new-sams-club-store-gives-back-through/|title=New Sam's Club store gives back through Good Works|publisher=The Times Recorder}}</ref>
Lazarus, an original anchor, closed in 2002.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2DRIAAAAYAAJ&q=%22colony+square%22+%22zanesville%22|title=Chain Store Age|date=2002-01-01|publisher=Lebhar-Friedman, Incorporated|language=en}}</ref> Three years later, the former building was torn down for a movie theater.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130624202628/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/zanesvilletimesrecorder/access/1785867191.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+12,+2005&author=CASEY+S+RACE&pub=Times+Recorder&desc=Larger+cinema+coming+to+mall&pqatl=google Larger cinema coming to mall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Old Navy closed in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whiznews.com/content/news/local/2008/12/29/old-navy-closing-in-zanesville |title=Old Navy closing in Zanesville |access-date=2013-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611082311/https://www.whiznews.com/content/news/local/2008/12/29/old-navy-closing-in-zanesville |archive-date=2015-06-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Anchor store Sears closed in 2013 <ref>[http://www.whiznews.com/content/news/local/2012/10/25/sears-closing-at-colony-square-mall Sears Closing At Colony Square Mall | WHIZ News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the space was converted to Dunham's Sports.<ref>[http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20130302/NEWS01/302270005/Dunham-s-Sports-expanding-Colony-Square-Mall Dunham's Sports expanding Colony Square Mall] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130624202709/http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20130302/NEWS01/302270005/Dunham-s-Sports-expanding-Colony-Square-Mall |date=2013-06-24 }}</ref> In January 2017 it was announced the mall had been purchased by Time Equities Inc. of New York City $31.5 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whiznews.com/2017/01/new-york-firm-buy-colony-square-mall/|title=New York firm buys Colony Square Mall|date=2017-01-12|work=WHIZ News|access-date=2017-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref> New leases included TJ Maxx, Shoe Carnival, and Planet Fitness.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|colonysquaremall.com}} *[http://www.urbanretail.com/propertyPages.aspx?propertyid=63 Urban Retail property page]
{{Shopping malls in Ohio}}
Category:Shopping malls in Ohio Category:Shopping malls established in 1981 Category:Buildings and structures in Zanesville, Ohio Category:Shopping malls developed by GGP Inc.