Sherwood Plaza

Sherwood Plaza is a strip mall situated in Hall County, Georgia. Currently, there is one vacant anchor space, formerly occupied by Food Lion.
== History ==
Sherwood Plaza, Gainesville, GA, opened its doors in 1966 as the largest shopping center in the area, spanning from the east to the north of the county. The anchors included Sears, Belk-Gallant, Roses, and Centennial A&P, with Eckerd Drugs serving as a junior anchor. Sears was the inaugural store to open in 1965. Gallant-Belk initially maintained its downtown store but eventually joined the shopping center. In 1970, Roses and A&P relocated to Lakeshore Plaza (now Lakeshore Mall). Although Belk opened a second store at Lakeshore, operations continued at Sherwood Plaza until its closure in the 1970s.
Sherwood Plaza remained a major retail hub in Gainesville until the 70s when Lakeshore Plaza opened. However, an even more significant blow to the plaza's fortunes occurred with the closing of Sears in 1987.
Sears remained at Sherwood Plaza until 1987 when an expansion occurred at Lakeshore, introducing a new Sears, a food court, and a movie theater. This expansion left Sherwood Plaza nearly empty. In the 90s, a renovation revitalized the area, welcoming Food Lion. The original Sears and A&P structures were demolished and replaced by a freestanding Eckerd Drugs, which was later rebranded as Rite Aid.
In 2016, Food Lion closed, and Rite Aid followed suit in 2018. Rite Aid was later replaced, with Dollar Tree taking over the space in 2020.
In 2019, the Northeast Georgia Health System repurposed the former Food Lion location for storage purposes.
Category:Former Sears-anchored Properties
Category:Former Belk-anchored Properties
Category:Former Roses-anchored Properties
Category:Former A&P-anchored Properties
Category:Strip Malls
Category:Former Eckerd-anchored Properties
Category:Shopping Centers
Category:Shopping Centers in Georgia
Category:Former Rite Aid-anchored Properties
Category:Former Food Lion-anchored Properties
Category:Dollar Tree-anchored Properties