Regency Mall debuts in South Augusta
In late July, traffic built along Gordon Highway toward Deans Bridge Road. Regency Mall opened July 27, 1978, with ground-level entry on two levels. Shoppers entered from both sides, and the parking areas filled.
Regency Mall opened as Augusta’s first enclosed shopping mall and, with about 800,000 square feet of space, was one of Georgia’s larger enclosed malls at the time.
The mall was planned with 139 stores. About 70 were open on the first day. More than 40,000 visitors came on opening day, and the early crowd established the mall as a major regional draw from the start…