planomateo
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And an Amazon center will be going there. Damn times have changed.
Yup, they closely watch sales of products on their site to decide when to make it as an Amazon basic product. Effectively removing the 3rd party from selling the product.
Went there a lot as a kid.
I'm not sure how much longer University Mall in Tuscaloosa is going to survive...
Went there a lot as a kid.
I'm not sure how much longer University Mall in Tuscaloosa is going to survive...
Went there a lot as a kid.
I'm not sure how much longer University Mall in Tuscaloosa is going to survive...
Same here. Remember the Circuit City across the street near the O'Charley's?
Hell, we used to go look at Christmas lights grab some Krispy Kreme across the street or go bowling at the lanes just down the road from Eastwood.
That was the place to be, even a few years after the Galleria opened. Here's a video about Century Plaza one of my high school friends posted about Century Plaza last year. Talk about a trip down Nostalgia Lane!
At the 5:05 mark, the only semblance I knew of Chick Fil A until...Geez! Years later. Across from it sat the legendary Camelot Records. Man! The money we plopped down in that store!
As a teen, we'd drive up from Chelsea to cruise Eastwood Mall, and get Krispy Kreme. For a country boy, I was in a different world.
Demographic shifts hastened the demise of some of these properties, before online shopping was a thing. The consolidation of department stores was a big factor, particularly the old line local stores of Parisian, Pizitz, Loveman's, and Rich's from Atlanta. Losing an anchor is tough to overcome, and losing a locally-based chain makes it worse. I most regret Parisian going away, great products and service, and it smarts worse because crappy Belk took its place.
I've always been interested in watching the shift of commerce in Montgomery from Eastern Blvd (Montgomery Mall and a big box development nearby) was dramatic, to the cannibalization of Taylor Road's retail explosion. Eastwood Mall and Century Plaza much the same, although Bham has experienced real growth compared to Montgomery. If the mall is in an affluent area, such as Brookwood, then it's doing okay. The Summit has sucked traffic from many places, of course. I haven't followed the Galleria for some time, it seems the only time it gets a mention is when there's a shooting.