tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post2492527026694460958..comments2024-03-26T21:06:08.519-07:00Comments on Sky City: Retail History: Tri-City Mall: Forest City, NCJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04208881715255029485noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-43788219383259681982021-01-06T04:36:40.778-08:002021-01-06T04:36:40.778-08:00Looking from Belk's inner entrance, to the lef...Looking from Belk's inner entrance, to the left was A.V. Wray's.<br />I worked there as assistant Manager from about '82-'84.<br />to the right was Hallmark, then a shoe store, Frazier's Shoe, a guy who's first name was Craig was the manager. Then, further past Frazier's going away from Belk was The Junction, a clothing store, mostly for women if I remember correctly. The Junction was where The Cafe at the Mall went later. At the front entrance to the left was originally "Little Moo" a dairy queen type restaurant. My best friend worked there and the manager was Liz. To the right of the entrance was an Eckerd's Drug store with a fountain along the front of the building. Looking from Rose's inner entrance toward Belk, to the left was a women's clothing store "Sidney's" The woman who would become my wife worked there when we met.<br />Harris-Teeter was in the mall. The major anchors were Belk, Roses, Harris-Teeter and Eckerd's.<br />The A-Frame restaurant was Village Pizza, then Papa's Pizza.Mitch Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236405601944765891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-79259422812934544112019-01-01T18:45:57.746-08:002019-01-01T18:45:57.746-08:00Harris Teeter used to be up there, too, beside Qui...Harris Teeter used to be up there, too, beside Quincy's Steakhouse. They were separate from the mall, over on the Belk side. I think Harris Teeter is an Ollie's now and I can't recall what Quincy's became. It became a few different things. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245979802301616644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-80915498014371524632017-08-10T20:02:32.021-07:002017-08-10T20:02:32.021-07:00that's a dead mall now, alsothat's a dead mall now, alsoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795467273736399800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-36674982862028105552017-05-22T21:59:36.463-07:002017-05-22T21:59:36.463-07:00I would love to see the original mall photos. If y...I would love to see the original mall photos. If you ever get this shoot me an email hmhenderson1989@gmail.comHmhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366401007118168597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-68359529546280076612017-05-21T12:41:01.671-07:002017-05-21T12:41:01.671-07:00The Sears store was just a catalog store. My grand...The Sears store was just a catalog store. My grandmother retired from there many years ago.C Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-5326134067332529412017-05-21T12:38:48.476-07:002017-05-21T12:38:48.476-07:00Yes! Village Inn Pizza! Great places to eat when I...Yes! Village Inn Pizza! Great places to eat when I was in high school over 30 years ago. C Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-49557762713558010452017-05-21T05:08:08.760-07:002017-05-21T05:08:08.760-07:00It was a pizzareaIt was a pizzareaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-40546945657223280472017-05-20T20:53:17.279-07:002017-05-20T20:53:17.279-07:00I used to go here all the time as a teenager in th...I used to go here all the time as a teenager in the 70s. It was THE HAPPENING place. I haven't lived there since '75; so sad to see and hear about it's dilapidated state. It was a very vibrant and fun place to hang out back in it's heyday. I spent many weekends in the Pizza Village parking lot, "hanging out" with friends. And the movie theater was where I saw all those classic early 70s films - Love Story, Billy Jack, Walking Tall. Man, the memories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-81527966593644209942017-05-20T18:49:16.775-07:002017-05-20T18:49:16.775-07:00Yes! Was trying to remember the name of the pizza ...Yes! Was trying to remember the name of the pizza place - used to eat there a lot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-43891949714553306882017-05-20T15:58:42.021-07:002017-05-20T15:58:42.021-07:00It was actually called Papa's Pizza ParlorIt was actually called Papa's Pizza ParlorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-9664105878904234312017-05-20T13:52:53.573-07:002017-05-20T13:52:53.573-07:00I compare every Chinese to that place and have nev...I compare every Chinese to that place and have never found any to compare. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-67140629619725338882017-05-20T10:06:04.628-07:002017-05-20T10:06:04.628-07:00The " Mall " is a exzample of what the l...The " Mall " is a exzample of what the locals call " Small town friendly"<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-45919239619695573022017-05-20T08:52:32.873-07:002017-05-20T08:52:32.873-07:00The store you suggested to be an old IHOP actually...The store you suggested to be an old IHOP actually opened as a Pizza restaurant. It was quite nice in the beginning. Young people enjoyed eating pizza and then walking over to the "rocking chair' cinema.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-22868267103340670432017-05-20T07:41:45.677-07:002017-05-20T07:41:45.677-07:00The Hallmark store was the first store to the righ...The Hallmark store was the first store to the right coming from Belks into the mall. There was a music store on the same side farther down where we bought vinyl and later cassettes. On the opposite side with JC Penney, there was once a flavored popcorn store (Popcorn Plus, maybe?). <br /><br />That Belks was the only place we had to buy decent back-to-school clothes, suits, and wedding presents. They had a gift wrap counter (you could always tell at baby showers etc who had bought nice gifts from Belks by the silver or white gift wrap), and the salesmen in the men's department would actually take measurements. <br /><br />The Carmike Cinema 4 did indeed show Karate Kid in its first run. I was there! Saturday matinees (Little Mermaid!) were a favorite activity with my girl friends, and Friday nights in middle school we met up with our crushes there and held hands while the high school kids cruised around the loop. The theater sold Astropop suckers, which I don't think they even make anymore. <br /><br />Grew up there in the 80's to mid 90's, but these things made it feel like the 50's or 60's. megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528692687871772827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-49564179288324992032017-05-20T06:07:23.093-07:002017-05-20T06:07:23.093-07:00Connie Abrams owned the Christian Book Store. My M...Connie Abrams owned the Christian Book Store. My Mother worked there with her there for Several years. It was and still could be a Great Place. It still could be updated and Life brought back. Jobs and a great place to shop. WalMart doesn't have to be the Only Place to shop. In fact...I wish there were some different choices. How about "Ross"? Some different places to go at night. Nice Places. Such a shame to see this go down. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-45469768572602007222017-01-18T14:14:54.963-08:002017-01-18T14:14:54.963-08:00I am so glad people do remember the old places use...I am so glad people do remember the old places use to love to go to them all shopping!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-41080077002607443852017-01-08T03:34:03.179-08:002017-01-08T03:34:03.179-08:00Then remove the highest and lowest consumption poi...Then remove the highest and lowest consumption points. Of the remaining consumption numbers, <a href="http://forestcityjohorsingapore.com/" rel="nofollow">forest city</a><br />jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-28342932737135047712016-06-23T11:26:42.655-07:002016-06-23T11:26:42.655-07:00The triangle building was Village Pizza, then Papa...The triangle building was Village Pizza, then Papa's Pizza Parlor, then Home Video, then Fireside Books. I have photos of this mall from when it was first built (interior and exterior photos). ebaysellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666100112644551127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-48108633540908393662016-03-31T20:41:25.222-07:002016-03-31T20:41:25.222-07:00The original jewelry store was The Jewel Box, I go...The original jewelry store was The Jewel Box, I got my class ring there in 1977. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-57037244989775820762016-03-31T20:37:20.087-07:002016-03-31T20:37:20.087-07:00The fireside books used to be a pizza place when I...The fireside books used to be a pizza place when I was a teenager in the 70's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-81131543357165253162016-03-03T11:57:13.152-08:002016-03-03T11:57:13.152-08:00Yes. The bookstore used to be Village Inn Pizza. ...Yes. The bookstore used to be Village Inn Pizza. I used to go there all the time with my grandmother. The cinema only had one theater originally in the 70's. A second was added next to the original and then in the eighties two smaller ones to make four total theaters. It's the only theater in the county so no competition. Also not much business so no money to make improvements. I remember when the J.C. Penny was the grocery store. There was something there between the time the grocery store closed and Penny's came along. The Eckerd Drug at one time did have a café. I worked there in the summers when I was home from college. Moores department store was originally on Main Street in Rutherfordton. That was actually my first job in high school. Wal-Mart had an original location down the highway further but when they super-sized they built the new store next to the mall. In the 70's and 80's, when I was growing up, this was the only place to go unless you shopped at the really old places on the Main streets downtown from the 50's. It was really all we had. There used to be a clothing store just outside of Roses. My friends and I shopped there all the time because before we had Goodys and Wal-Mart there just wasn't anywhere to buy cute clothes except Belk. The record store was called Music City Records and it moved to Main Street in Forest City. I do remember the A.V. Rays,the Sears store, the DMV, the Shoe Show, and the Hallmark store. I also remember when the Quincys was there as well as the Lowe's Home Improvement. I had completely forgotten about the fountain. I used to love it as a child. You brought back so many memories. Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-55807282792128437202015-11-28T14:58:53.867-08:002015-11-28T14:58:53.867-08:00I think that eventually the lack of upkeep on the ...I think that eventually the lack of upkeep on the Mall proper will ultimately cause its demise. The owners seem to do absolutely nothing about the parking lots or the inside.luvthemallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785138087859582924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-10758719627588103572015-11-25T11:14:55.496-08:002015-11-25T11:14:55.496-08:00China Restaurant was there at the front of the mid...China Restaurant was there at the front of the middle section from the late 80s to the early 00s. My in-laws owned it and I worked there after I married. Of the couple who owned it, the wife passed away in January 2013, and the husband lives with our family in Raleigh now. But as a native Rutherford County girl, I wish you could have seen this mall in the 80s. A. Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461571149437568776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-34296012021679792622015-01-23T05:27:05.933-08:002015-01-23T05:27:05.933-08:00The mall opened August, 1971. I remember this beca...The mall opened August, 1971. I remember this because my mother and I went there on my 18th birthday, August 25. If this wasn't the actual grand opening date, it was during the grand opening. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226975122410046859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-30279228865382335072014-12-26T22:14:26.378-08:002014-12-26T22:14:26.378-08:00Belk is still committed to Tri-City Mall, because ...Belk is still committed to Tri-City Mall, because they own their building...no rent. They've renovated it several times over the years. <br /><br />The glass doors were added at the same time the stucco renovation was done. The doors were added to reduce vandalism at night when the mall was closed. In the 1980s, teenagers would "cruise the mall"...a 100 cars or so, just driving around the mall in circles. This was when gas was cheap and before Al Gore invented the internet. <br /><br />I worked at one of the stores in the mall for a few years in the early 1990s. At that time, most of the spaces were rented except for the old Eckerd Drugs on the front of the mall. This was a sore spot for us, as we felt it was bad for business to have a big space on the front side of the mall that was empty. The roof in the old Eckerd building leaked terribly. the owners would not fix it up without a tenant and no tenant would rent it in the current condition. They did allow us to store some overflow stock in there, though, which was nice, since we had virtually no stock room space. <br /><br />Once the Christian Bookstore moved out of the mall (into a much larger space for less rent than the mall was charging), they finally fixed up the Eckerd Drug space and took in the Christian Bookstore space so that Moore's could move in. <br /><br />The furniture store that was there when you made these photos in 2010 has now relocated up the road into an old Wal-mart building. Roses and Belk are still there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com