SouthPark Mall

[NC0775]

Has anybody heard anything new about the Dillard's at Southpark? I remember reading in the Observer last year that they were thinking about a parking deck and 40,000 square foot expansion as part of a total remodel and that the specifics were being worked out with the mall owners. There was also something about making it more attractive from Morrison boulevard by putting in windows.

The deck appears to be under construction, but I went through the store the other day and nothing was happening. They need to do something - it really looks awful compared to the other department stores at that mall.

[skysdalimit]

Yes they are eventually going to renovate it and are constructing the parking deck right now I believe, but I don't have specific dates for you.

[StevenRocks]

I'm anxious to see what the updated Dillard's will look like. I really love the old exterior and certain parts of the '80s remodel inside. I realize the need for expanison and change (especially inside) but don't want to se it turned into another generic store.

[DigitalSky]

I'm anxious to see what the updated Dillard's will look like.  I really love the old exterior and certain parts of the '80s remodel inside.  I realize the need for expanison and change (especially inside) but don't want to se it turned into another generic store.

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It would be sick if they turned it into another generic Dillard's. If they were to do that, I'd prefer they not remodel it at all.

[DigitalSky]

This is what the Neiman-Marcus entrance at SouthPark will probably look like, with the conical dome right there in front of it. This one is from Mall of Millenia in Orlando.

[dubone]

lol. nice to see we are getting something unique .

[atlrvr]

I'd prefer the Hugo Boss store in front of it like at Lenox.

[StevenRocks]

I'd prefer the Hugo Boss store in front of it like at Lenox.

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With the way things have been going at SouthPark, a Hugo Boss store wouldn't suprise me at all.

[Neo]

A couple of Southpark pics I took today:

Also, I apparently don't pay much attention when I go to Southpark because I have never seen this building:

[peaceloveunderstanding]

i have never seen that building either. Interesting because its quite large.

[uptownliving]

That building has been there for about 5 years. From that angle you got the thin side of the tower. Maybe this angle of the building will look more familiar.

Photo courtesy of cantnot.

[peaceloveunderstanding]

it looks much more familiar from that angle.

[Neo]

[teshadoh]

I guess Woolworths isn't open anymore?

[atlrvr]

^ugh....I had to listen some dredlocked hair girl go on a 20 minute diatribe recently about how SouthPark has lost its identity due to the closing of Woolworths...... I say they have this new place for her....it's called Wal-Mart, she'll love it. All the low-cost crap you could ever hope to buy and horde away sold by 40 year old making minimum wage who would rather stab you in the eye than say "have a nice day".

[dubone]

um... i guess your saying woolworth didn't have the same level of merchandise and customer service as neimans?

[Miesian Corners]

um... i guess your saying woolworth didn't have the same level of merchandise and customer service as neimans?

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No, but they had a damn good restaurant called the Hamilton House. Kind of like Morrisons Cafeteria, only less refined.

[teshadoh]

^ugh....I had to listen some dredlocked hair girl go on a 20 minute diatribe recently about how SouthPark has lost its identity due to the closing of Woolworths......  I say they have this new place for her....it's called Wal-Mart, she'll love it.

Haha - that is priceless. Oh for shame Charlotte - the true soul of South Park Mall has been lost!

But I do miss the convinience of Woolworths though (downtown Atlanta & downtown Rock Hill). But in another decade we'll be lamenting the loss of Sears...

[DigitalSky]

Well I do miss Sears and I can remember Woolworth's... I grew up with those stores bing at SouthPark though so it's more sentimental. I remember we'd park in the underground all the time and ride the escalator up and Woolworth's would be right there. Times, however, have changed...

[StevenRocks]

I agree with cantnot. Everything about retail is in a continuum. SouthPark is typical of this. If Woolworth's and Sears still made sense at that location, they'd still be there. But they don't. The real estate is more valuable than than what those stores were willing to pay for it, and high-end stores are willing to ante up more for the space. That's not "losing the soul of the mall." That's just business.

It would be nice to freeze SouthPark, or Uptown, or what have you, in time to relive our favorite memories. I for one would love to have the Belk facade with the chandeliers back, and the Barclay, and Ivey's, Thalhimers, The Intimate Bokshop, and so many other things. But I love Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus and Toll House and so much about the new SouthPark that I think it's a decent trade-off.

[DigitalSky]

I found that in the archives hehe

Interesting that Eastland and Carolina Place are also on the map.

[StevenRocks]

I found that in the archives hehe

Interesting that Eastland and Carolina Place are also on the map.

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At one point Eastland, SouthPark and Carolina Place were fairly friendly competitors in somwhat equal demographic areas. Of course, at the time, Belk still owned half of SouthPark and Carolina Place and Eastland was owned by Henry Faison's company. Now it's three out of town developers and dramtically different demographics. Oh well...

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By the way, McCormick & Schmick

Edited April 28, 2005 by StevenRocks

[blueize74]

Glad to see that Southpark is getting a face-lift - looking good!

[Raintree21]

Is SouthPark Overbooked?

For many book lovers, the rise and fall of bookstores in their community makes for an absorbing drama. Today, in Charlotte, the plot thickens.

At 9 a.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers is to open a 29,000 square-foot store at SouthPark mall, around the corner from a Borders bookstore, across the street from a Barnes & Noble and a fairly short drive from Park Road Books, the Media Play on South Boulevard and a new Books-A-Million at Cotswold Village Shops shopping center.

[dubone]

sometime a few months ago we had a whole discussion about how all the bookstores in charlotte seem to be within a few miles of southpark mall. It is a bad sign... are they the only people that read books, or just the only people that pay for books?