Great collection of ads! Do malls even have moonlight sales anymore? Hardly ever. Extended hours are pretty much around the holidays these days. Wow, I'm kinda surprised at the prices back then, the washer at Sears was over $300 30+ years a…
That's a very interesting history. Guess it proves that consolidation in department stores is not a new thing!Great photo, also. I'm amazed how many Liggett Rexall stores turn up in old photos like this. Liggett was one of the very largest
I've always loved how big the TV frame is compared to the actual TV. Does anyone remember their local mall having a TV lounge-area similar to this? It seems like in Charlotte that Eastland Mall had a similar set-up. Anyone recognize the sto…
I like the first picture because Santa was basically hanging out with nothing to do. When I saw him I thought it was possibly a week or so too early for him to be there (I always thought he stayed out of site until the Thanksgiving parade).…
In the late 80's-early 90's SouthPark started to do trick-or-treating in the mall. I think it was in response to keeping kids safe. They would play eerie music over the mall's PA and all the stores would give out candy. The cool thing was t…
Instant city, just add people? Seems out of place in suburbia, or is that just the artist's rendering?Looks like a traffic nightmare. A cul-de-sac in a high-density development? Wonder how they'll keep the resident's visitors from parking a…
What a walk down memory lane. My memories of SOUTHPARK begin shortly before the grand opening of Thalhimer's. Thalhimer's being my first job in Charlotte. (the "Big City" in comparison to Franklin NC where I spent school years.)I am trying
Thom McAn..... just when you thought it was safe to go back to the mall. I always wondered, as a kid, "Is he a real guy?" From what I can tell, there really was a Thom McAn. I think he'd be a little disappointed about his products these day…
1986-2002An updated, larger fountain covered in white marble, surrounded by oak ceilings, green foliage and large clerestory windows. Photo dates from 1995 Image courtesy SouthPark, via an old mall directory 2002-presentA smaller fountain c…
Nice photos of days gone past.Got a kick out of the "Arthurs" menu. Wine was 50cents/glass and a Heineken draft was 85cents/glass.It's kinda sad that all across America, the local/regional department stores are pretty much a thing of the pa…
Your posts on the history of Belk are very interesting. Do they still operate a store in the downtown Charlotte area, or am I right in interpreting through your posts on Belk that they closed their downtown Charlotte store in the late 1980s…