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[DigitalSky]

Yay or Nay for the Outdoor Village.. or will it be coming in the future after the mall is built?

[norm21499]

Nay, its too small, in the middle of a parking lot. It is not a real village either because it will all just be more retail.

[uptownliving]

It will be built after the mall is completed. That is the current plan.

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monsoon, on Dec 10 2004, 04:45 PM, said:

There are plans now to build a super Target next to the Mall according to the Charlotte Weekly newspaper.

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There is a rumor that the new Target that opens in 2005 in Monroe on 74 will be a Super Target.  I hope not.

[DigitalSky]

Wow... Super Target

Well, look at Raleigh.  I'm glad we're NOT at where they are with their pace on Super Targets and Super Wal-Marts... Its just an infest.  I think they have 4 or 5 Super Targets in the Triangle and maybe more super Wal-Marts.  Charlotte has less and i'm glad that we're staying with Regular Targets (except Moresville)... but wow yeah 2 new possible Super Targets on top of the midtown Target.

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cantnot, on Dec 10 2004, 06:04 PM, said:

Wow... Super Target

Well, look at Raleigh.  I'm glad we're NOT at where they are with their pace on Super Targets and Super Wal-Marts... Its just an infest.  I think they have 4 or 5 Super Targets in the Triangle and maybe more super Wal-Marts.  Charlotte has less and i'm glad that we're staying with Regular Targets (except Moresville)... but wow yeah 2 new possible Super Targets on top of the midtown Target.

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Just what the city needs, more shopping malls.  

[QC704]

At least it isnt Super WalMart....Super Target is much, much, much nicer.

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[DigitalSky]

monsoon, on Dec 11 2004, 04:01 PM, said:

This mall is at Exit 18.   

At Exit 36 you have a Super Target & a Super Walmart.   I don't like either one as they both look like this.   This part of Charlotte certainly does not need more development of this type.   Thank goodness Huntersville zoning takes over just a couple of miles away and it gets much better for a small section of the county.     

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LOL @ Walmart_vomits for the picture name  

I guess this is what its gonna be looking like on Mt-Holly Huntersville at Brookshire pretty soon... is that one open yet?

[DigitalSky]

Name changes lengthen W.T. Harris by 1.5 miles
The Charlotte Observer/Diane Whitacre

W.T. Harris Boulevard has grown 1.5 miles longer without the help of earthmovers or asphalt-paving machines.

The city renamed Vance Road and the eastern portion of Reames Road to W.T. Harris.

It's a move that runs counter to Charlotte's tradition of major roads changing their names two or three times in a span of a few miles.

The biggest name with a new address will be Northlake Mall, now under construction northwest of Interstate 77 on what once was Reames Road.

"It just made sense to do it now," said Doreen Szymanski, customer service director for Charlotte Department of Transportation. The mall, slated to open this fall, is expected to bring major growth to northwest Mecklenburg.

But the area is still largely rural, so the city had to change the address of only 10 houses.

The southern portion of Reames Road, south of W.T. Harris, will continue to carry the Reames name.

With its new extension, W.T. Harris is one of Charlotte's longest roads, covering about 18 miles, from Mount Holly-Huntersville Road to Independence Boulevard.

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Mall construction is ahead of schedule
News14.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The new Northlake Mall is set to open Sept. 15, but officials say it is ahead of schedule.

Nearly 2,500 construction workers are building the one million square foot mall that will house a Dillards, Hecht's, Belk and a 14-screen theater.

Once it opens, Northlake will employ 2,000 people. Officials plan to hold a job fair and begin hiring in the early part of the summer.

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Dec 30, 2004 Ariel photo:

Edited by uptownliving, 24 January 2005 - 08:52 AM.

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uptownliving, on Jan 24 2005, 08:52 AM, said:

Dec 30, 2004 Ariel photo:

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is that a cat-scan image of a malignant deposit?

[DigitalSky]

sorry the photo was too big

you can see the big version of that photo at www.shopnorthlake.com

Edited by cantnot, 25 January 2005 - 11:42 AM.

[StevenRocks]

My hope is that Northlake is going to be a great place to shop with distinctive architecture and a connection to the community.  My fear is that it's going to be like Triangle Town Center: a big pile of derivative mallness that doesn't connect to anything.

I also hope the department stores change up their exterior store designs.  Dillard's and Hecht's already had identical store designs going up at each location; now Belk is in 'instant-replay' mode, too.

[DigitalSky]

i drove by there today on Harris, and they sure do seem to be ahead of schedule.  The Belk has the same architecture as Belk Triagnle Town and Southpoint do... and Dillard's has it's arches.. so that means so far it looks pretty generic in terms of dept stores.  They're still working on Hecht's and Dick's exteriors too.  I hope to take pics in the near future...

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cantnot, on Mar 5 2005, 09:44 PM, said:

The Belk has the same architecture as Belk Triagnle Town and Southpoint do... and Dillard's has it's arches.. so that means so far it looks pretty generic in terms of dept stores.  They're still working on Hecht's and Dick's exteriors too.  I hope to take pics in the near future...

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Hecht's and Dick's will probably recycle too.  Belk attempted to do the Triagnle Town/Southpoint design at SouthPark, but got shot down (thankfully).

None of those designs are in Charlotte right now, but mall fans know these guys aren't trying very hard.

Still looking forward to the new mall, though

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uptownliving, on May 25 2004, 12:26 PM, said:

Charlotte has 2 A&F stores already...not sure why they put in closest loaction of Hickory.

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I'm sure they didn't want to say:

"Hey there is another A&F at SouthPark or Carolina Place, why don't you drive there?"  Most Charlotteans are not going to drive to Hickory to go to a mall.