Columbia Place Mall

[StevenRocks]

Deadmalls.com has a lot of inaccuracies. It's a decent barometer of mall culture, but you have to take what's on there with a grain of salt.

Edited November 7, 2006 by StevenRocks

[803metlife]

I was at Lims this weekend and Columbia Place Mall was crowded. It's definetly inaccurate!!

[krazeeboi]

I guess a mall is considered "dead" if it's "too urban" (which is codeword for a majority Black customer base).

[DigitalSky]

Not the best sign, but there's one in Concord Mills mall. Two different animals, I know, but I just thought I'd mention that.

Caseinpoint: eastland mall

[Captain Worley]

I guess a mall is considered "dead" if it's "too urban" (which is codeword for a majority Black customer base).

HAHA You might have a point there.

IIRC, Columbia Mall did go through a pretty serious decline before the remodel.

[BrasilnSC]

I did all my Christmas shopping at Columbia Place last year. It was a walk in the park and I didn't have to deal with the madness of Harbison during the holidays!

Edited November 7, 2006 by BrasilnSC

[xyhamiltonboi]

Note: The only urban stores in Columbia Place that have permanent leases are

MAN ALIVE

d.e.m.o

Lim's

Underground Station

FOOTACTION USA

The rest are space fillers until they really get what they want in the mall. Where is Eastland's permanent tenants are mostly urban.

[Captain Worley]

I did all my Christmas shopping at Columbia Place last year. It was a walk in the park and I didn't have to deal with the madness of Harbison during the holidays!

That's what I've done for the past couple of years. I hate going to Harbison or Northeast Columbia. Waaaaay too crowded.

[Temeteron]

That's what I've done for the past couple of years. I hate going to Harbison or Northeast Columbia. Waaaaay too crowded.

Who shops in COlumbia? I rather drive up an hour on I-77

[TheSuperPope]

Wow, that probably wasn't a smart comment to make on here...

But anyway, personally, I don't think that shopping in Columbia is really that bad Tem. Harbison and Northeast satisfy my needs very nicely. But then again, the name brand for me doesn't have to be something extremely expensive for me

[BrasilnSC]

Who shops in COlumbia? I rather drive up an hour on I-77

I'll keep my business in this city, it suits me just fine.

[krazeeboi]

Most people have better things to do with $288 then to splurge on a pair of jeans they found at SouthPark, Tem--especially when you're in the real world, paying your own bills and not having mommy and daddy do everything for you.

[803metlife]

Who shops in COlumbia? I rather drive up an hour on I-77

Who shops in Charlotte when you can drive to Atlanta.ATlanta cleary has more to offer than Charlotte has when it comes to shopping.

Edited November 8, 2006 by 803metlife

[StevenRocks]

I guess a mall is considered "dead" if it's "too urban" (which is codeword for a majority Black customer base).

Yep.

[TheCarolinaKing]

Shopping in Columbia, the basics ...Shopping in Charlotte, higher grade basics ...Shopping in Atlanta, Stuff (not necessarilly expensive) that are popular through out the nation. ..Shopping in Florida, (my personal favorite) the fly and flashy!

[Captain Worley]

Fly and Flashy?? LOL! You can get away with a lot more if you don't attract attention to yourself.

Run silent, run deep.

One of the things I liked about Columbia mall is the glass kiosks that are set up around Christmas. My wife really likes the colored glass animals, but that kiosk wasn't set up there last year. Any thoughts (besides One Eared Cow) on stores that sell these?

[803metlife]

Shopping in Columbia, the basics ...Shopping in Charlotte, higher grade basics ...Shopping in Atlanta, Stuff (not necessarilly expensive) that are popular through out the nation. ..Shopping in Florida, (my personal favorite) the fly and flashy!

I can agree, Atlanta has everything I need. But shopping in Miami(miyayo) you can definetly get a higher fashion such as Giani Versace, Prada, etc.

[Temeteron]

Most people have better things to do with $288 then to splurge on a pair of jeans they found at SouthPark, Tem--especially when you're in the real world, paying your own bills and not having mommy and daddy do everything for you.

Excuse me? who said my parents pay for things? Charlotte has more variety....and if Atlanta was closer trust me i would

[TheCarolinaKing]

Fly and Flashy?? LOL! You can get away with a lot more if you don't attract attention to yourself.

Run silent, run deep.

One of the things I liked about Columbia mall is the glass kiosks that are set up around Christmas. My wife really likes the colored glass animals, but that kiosk wasn't set up there last year. Any thoughts (besides One Eared Cow) on stores that sell these?

The Fly and Flashy gets me the attention that allows me to have something to get away with. And if you know what you are doing you don'tahve to worry about getting caught!

[Charleston native]

I guess a mall is considered "dead" if it's "too urban" (which is codeword for a majority Black customer base).

I think "dead" may reference that to an extent, but the real definition comes from lack of significant retail traffic, lack of energy, and lack of a revenue draw for mall-type stores. If you compare Cola Place and Columbiana, you see two different worlds: Columbiana is vibrant with alot of foot traffic and revenue while Cola Place has a few people in it with very few stores obtaining adequate business.

The fact that there have been a few shootings there doesn't help, either.

[krazeeboi]

^Could it also be the obvious: Columbiana is in a fast-growing part of the metro, while Columbia Mall is in a declining older part of town? But even then, given that fact, Columbia Mall still gets decent traffic (from what I've seen). Just because it's not as successful as Columbiana doesn't mean it's "dead."

[Mr.Marc]

From my experience the foot traffic in Columbiana and Columbia Place look to be about the same. The only difference seems to be the type of people that shop in each mall. All of this is from my first person perspective though, so take what you will from it.

[Captain Worley]

Columbia Mall does still get decent traffic. I prefer it over Columbiana because I absolutely hate the traffic nightmare that is Harbison BLVD.

[krazeeboi]

Yes, and it is about to get especially bad this time of year.

[Spartan]

Harbison @ Christmas time = bad. I avoided it at all costs when I lived in Cola.