Built in 1976 by Homart Development Company, the mall originally featured Sears, Shillito's, Pogue's, and JCPenney as its four anchor stores.

Florence Mall opened in 1976 on a site along Interstate 75 just south of Kentucky Route 18.

The two-story mall was constructed by Homart Development Company, the real estate division of Sears.

[6] While JCPenney remained the same throughout the mall's history, the other three anchor stores changed as chains were acquired, merged or closed.

[7] In 2003, the mall was acquired by General Growth Properties in partnership with the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois.

But when the city was informed that this commercial advertisement was illegal as the mall did not yet exist, Florence's then-mayor C.M.