During the mid-1980s, a number of significant changes took place. Montgomery Ward vacated its space in 1985 as part of a corporate restructuring move made by the company. That space would eventually be filled by Ivey's (later Dillard's) a year later. It was during this time that the mall received its only interior upgrade.
Big Star closed its store in 1988 after being bought out by Harris Teeter, only to have the space filled by an Office Depot. Montaldo's vacated the mall in the late 1980s to a new location down the road in Chapel Hill. The movie theater closed in 1994 when a new cineplex operated by Carmike Cinemas opened less than a mile away.
Life after the malledit
After Belk and J.C. Penney relocated to Southpoint, Dillard's tried to hang in as the lone anchor, even though the mall itself was dying from the massive defections brought on by Southpoint's arrival. The mall closed in September 2002 after Dillard's shut down, only six months after Southpoint opened.
The mall was eventually razed in 2004 to make way for a big box retail hub that includes a SuperTarget, Sam's Club, Ross Dress for Less, and Petco. The lone remnants of the mall's former life an Office Depot and Firestone have since remained open and have been integrated into the newly built development, which retains the "South Square" name. Other tenants on site include Carolina Ale House and Discount Tire Company. A planned Applebee's restaurant for the site has been on hold after the one located across the street closed in 2006 due to under-performing sales at that location. [2]
Referencesedit
^South Square Mall Struggles To Stay In Business :: WRAL.com
^WRAL (13 August 2002). "South Square Mall Struggles To Stay In Business :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
External linksedit
Deadmalls.com write up on the mall
April 12, 2024
south, square, mall, defunct, shopping, mall, that, located, durham, north, carolina, united, states, locationdurham, north, carolina, coordinates35, 96611, 95750, 96611, 95750opening, date1975closing, date2002no, stores, services90no, anchor, tenants3, floors. South Square Mall is a defunct shopping mall that was located in Durham North Carolina United States South Square MallLocationDurham North Carolina U S Coordinates35 57 58 N 78 57 27 W 35 96611 N 78 95750 W 35 96611 78 95750Opening date1975Closing date2002No of stores and services90No of anchor tenants3 1 No of floors2 Contents 1 History 2 Life after the mall 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOpened in 1975 and closed in 2002 due to competition from the newly opened Streets at Southpoint mall its original anchors were Belk Leggett later renamed Hudson Belk J C Penney and Montgomery Ward Other stores located there included Piccadilly Cafeterias Miller amp Rhoads Montaldo s a high end women s fashion boutique a Big Star Supermarket Central Carolina Bank and Trust now Truist and a four screen movie theater In addition South Square had a food court located off to the side on the second level making it the first mall in the Triangle area with one Crabtree Valley Mall despite opening in 1972 did not get a food court until 1984 During the mid 1980s a number of significant changes took place Montgomery Ward vacated its space in 1985 as part of a corporate restructuring move made by the company That space would eventually be filled by Ivey s later Dillard s a year later It was during this time that the mall received its only interior upgrade Big Star closed its store in 1988 after being bought out by Harris Teeter only to have the space filled by an Office Depot Montaldo s vacated the mall in the late 1980s to a new location down the road in Chapel Hill The movie theater closed in 1994 when a new cineplex operated by Carmike Cinemas opened less than a mile away Life after the mall editAfter Belk and J C Penney relocated to Southpoint Dillard s tried to hang in as the lone anchor even though the mall itself was dying from the massive defections brought on by Southpoint s arrival The mall closed in September 2002 after Dillard s shut down only six months after Southpoint opened The mall was eventually razed in 2004 to make way for a big box retail hub that includes a SuperTarget Sam s Club Ross Dress for Less and Petco The lone remnants of the mall s former life an Office Depot and Firestone have since remained open and have been integrated into the newly built development which retains the South Square name Other tenants on site include Carolina Ale House and Discount Tire Company A planned Applebee s restaurant for the site has been on hold after the one located across the street closed in 2006 due to under performing sales at that location 2 References edit South Square Mall Struggles To Stay In Business WRAL com WRAL 13 August 2002 South Square Mall Struggles To Stay In Business WRAL com WRAL com Retrieved 2016 03 27 External links editDeadmalls com write up on the mall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Square Mall amp oldid 1212192706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
