DeSoto Square Mall closing on Friday DeSoto Square Mall closing (Source: WWSB) By ABC7 Staff | April 29, 2021 at 10:56 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 6:11 AM
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee Countyâs longtime and well-known shopping mall is closing its doors on Friday, April 30.
DeSoto Square Mall, located in the 300 block of 301 Boulevard in Bradenton, opened in 1973. DeSoto Square Mall (Source: WWSB)
The nearly 50-year-old mall has struggled with keeping stores and shoppers. On Thursday, a note announcing its closure was taped to the entrance doors. DeSoto Square Mall closing (Source: WWSB)
Longtime residents say they are sad to see it go.