tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post4066736339575125238..comments2024-03-12T06:05:52.460-07:00Comments on Sky City: Retail History: Lakeshore Mall: Gainesville, GAJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04208881715255029485noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-81952323529354923182019-01-23T19:50:25.695-08:002019-01-23T19:50:25.695-08:00As of January 2019, the Sears is set to be closed ...As of January 2019, the Sears is set to be closed down in a couple months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-13957574415302100142018-12-31T12:40:10.653-08:002018-12-31T12:40:10.653-08:00Sears is closing here. Also, I miss the Big '...Sears is closing here. Also, I miss the Big 'B'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-56723889752485786032018-12-30T17:54:41.558-08:002018-12-30T17:54:41.558-08:00At what point (and why) did Sears become separate ...At what point (and why) did Sears become separate from the rest of the mall? I can remember walking all the way from Belks, through JC Penney, through to Sears. If the blog covered this, I missed it. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591747484259037082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-82105784896363872872017-03-30T15:23:14.513-07:002017-03-30T15:23:14.513-07:00The mall was recently purchase by at auction by an...The mall was recently purchase by at auction by another firm for $6.8M. They said its a good redevelopment opportunity but who knows what will happen. I feel like after they demolish half of the mall just to bring in Dicks Sporting good was a big blow and with Sears in danger of closing its stores, I wonder how the mall would survive that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-30435143947703901432017-01-15T00:48:59.662-08:002017-01-15T00:48:59.662-08:00Thanks for mentioning Duff's Smorgasbord. I ha...Thanks for mentioning Duff's Smorgasbord. I had forgotten its name and when I searched "smorgasbord Gainesville Ga", I was led to your post. By the way, there is still a Dipper Dan's at Greenbriar Shopping Center in Dahlonega. They sell more hamburgers and hotdogs than ice cream, but it is a favorite eatery, especially among locals. BobbyBoomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455347120747669203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-22544154741332581552016-06-12T20:41:19.828-07:002016-06-12T20:41:19.828-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500025494763372926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-90107920814647852372016-05-12T13:07:30.365-07:002016-05-12T13:07:30.365-07:00Yes, the grocery store was a Winn Dixie. I used to...Yes, the grocery store was a Winn Dixie. I used to stop there with my grandparents when I was very little. People think I'm crazy when I mention there was a Winn Dixie in the same parking lot as the mall (but I thought I remembered it being where Sears is now rather than where Ruby Tuesday's was). Winn Dixie moved across the street to that long strip mall sometime in the 80s. I think it's a gym now. (Not the strip mall with Lancaster Music, but the one at the corner John W. Morrow Pkwy. and Pearl Nix.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-84665305005364228512016-04-16T11:12:05.130-07:002016-04-16T11:12:05.130-07:00I'm almost positive it was a sushi place. Not ...I'm almost positive it was a sushi place. Not Morrison's. I grew up in Gainesville in the early 70s so I remember. And Rose's was never there. Yall are thinking of Ross. I just want them to bring back the walmart.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-10601619250602195622015-10-12T13:19:49.497-07:002015-10-12T13:19:49.497-07:00The grocery store was a Winn Dixie and my Mom work...The grocery store was a Winn Dixie and my Mom worker there part time. I agree, the name of the health club that was Lanier Spa and I do remember Gray Sellers. Where the Ruby Tuesday's was located was the former home of Knicker's, who moved down the hill to the new (then) development on Washington Street. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-61002168964679495462015-05-05T21:37:35.907-07:002015-05-05T21:37:35.907-07:00The gym of which you speak was in the old grocery ...The gym of which you speak was in the old grocery store location, and was called Lanier Spa. It was owned by Gray Sellers, and was Gainesville's first full-service health club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-47163731143139690662015-05-04T12:22:23.494-07:002015-05-04T12:22:23.494-07:00It was Gainesville's second health club, calle...It was Gainesville's second health club, called Lanier Spa. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-8407976961384295672013-03-04T07:09:56.060-08:002013-03-04T07:09:56.060-08:00Question: Back in the 70's or early 80's t...Question: Back in the 70's or early 80's there was a GYM located on the back side of Lakeshore Mall near the Bowling Ally (Lakeshore Lanes).. Can anyone remember the NAME of that Gym/Fitness Center??Bimbo Briscoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072441619916586399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-17913088743290147832012-10-24T08:24:02.840-07:002012-10-24T08:24:02.840-07:00They are going to start to build a Dicks Sporting ...They are going to start to build a Dicks Sporting Good that will be finished by fall 2013. They are completely getting rid of the part of the mall between JC Pennys and Sears. Dicks and JC Pennys won't be connected from the inside either. From what I understand they won't be keeping/moving the food court, but a lot of the stores on that side will be moved to the other side where Belks is. I'm also not sure if they are going to be keeping the Carousel. It's disappointing to me that the newest owners won't try and put more stores in that are popular. I hope their plans to add stores doesn't stop after Dick's Sporting Goods goes in. As someone that has been going to mall since a child, I find that the mall started going down when they closed more than half the food court (There are only 3 food places currently) and the $2 theater. Perhaps it will help the mall some, but personally it won't change my shopping habits there and they are getting rid of my favorite gyro place, American Deli. I hope it helps the mall, but getting rid of more isn't the way to go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-20242115899385862902011-12-17T09:40:32.917-08:002011-12-17T09:40:32.917-08:00Ok , to clear things up .. The Ruby Tuesdays was l...Ok , to clear things up .. The Ruby Tuesdays was located next to the Belks side of the mall kinda in the center . Before it was Ruby Tuesdays it was a restaurant named Knickers . Originally it was a grocery store , it was an A&P . The Morrisons was further down next to where Sears is and where the carousel is . After it was Morrisons it became a Picadilly (I think ) . You're right , the only thing bringing any non-ethnic customers to this mall is the Anchor stores , everything in the middle or core of the mall is targeted for the Hispanic population primarily . There is no toy store , no movie theater , no music store (yes the sound shop finally closed) etc etc , but there are like two or three dollar stores ??? The food court is extremely lacking unless you want to eat from places that you've never seen or heard of . Saying all this , Lakeshore Mall holds many cherished memories for me as well as countless others , and it is nice to know its still there even though I rarely shop there anymore . The fact is .. It's our fault ... That's right it's our own faults it has become what it has . The owners are going to cater to the ones who spend money there & we don't anymore .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-78290025732142319232011-08-14T18:05:17.027-07:002011-08-14T18:05:17.027-07:00It could have been Food Giant, Big Apple or Coloni...It could have been Food Giant, Big Apple or Colonial Stores.J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04208881715255029485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-28901478275139796682011-08-13T11:34:59.622-07:002011-08-13T11:34:59.622-07:00There was a grocery store where Ruby Tuesday's...There was a grocery store where Ruby Tuesday's used to be, don't remember the name of it. Some one said Food Lion but I don't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-71437805436686497612010-03-01T06:42:16.456-08:002010-03-01T06:42:16.456-08:00Ruby Tuesdays and Morrison co-existed back the the...Ruby Tuesdays and Morrison co-existed back the the late-80's to early-90's. Unless one of them moved and the other took over the other's old location, they never occupied the same space. Ruby Tuesday was in the old section of the mall near the optometrists (sorta near where the Books a Million is now). Morrisons was over by Sears near the carousel. Both were in the corridors opening out into Pearl Nix but on either side of Penny's.<br /><br />If the mall doesn't survive then it won't be for a lack of trying. Colonial now owns the property and they have no problem spending money renovating older shopping centers. They did wonders for the Beechwood shopping center in Athens, bringing in a TJ Maxx/Home Goods, Borders, and a few higher end smaller merchants like a sushi shop and Coldwater Creek since taking over there. Colonial is actively keeping Lakeshore as up to date as possible. But despite being in Gainesville quite a bit, I have to admit I rarely go there myself anymore.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469645009950587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-23885905588301179782009-07-06T17:59:22.087-07:002009-07-06T17:59:22.087-07:00It was indeed Morrison's before it was Ruby Tu...It was indeed Morrison's before it was Ruby Tuesday's. The only time I ever ate there was once with my grandmother. I had veal parmesan and it was pretty decent. <br><br>I was a very frequent visitor to the mall in the 1980's and 1990's when I was a kid/teenager. I shopped at Rose's more times than I can count!<br><br>There also used to be a really great ice cream shop at the mall called Dipper Dan's. It had these beautiful chrome chairs with red vinyl seats, and in the back they had an area just for kids with very small chairs just like the adult versions. My two favorite flavors were Butterscotch Marble and German Chocolate Crunch. I could never decide between the two, so my grandmother would get Butterscotch and my grandfather would get German Chocolate, and they would each give me a taste of theirs no matter which I chose. Those were some beautiful memories.<br><br>I hate the way the mall has changed. I haven't been able to bear going back in the last 10 years except for a couple of times to visit Books-a-Million, but I entered through the bookstore entrance and didn't even enter the rest of the mall. I just can't bear it.<br><br>As for the food court, it's NOTHING like it used to be when I look at the picture you posted. You say there is a lack of chain restaurants there, but that's not the way it was a decade ago. When I was last going regularly there was a Chick Fil A, a Sbarro (they had great pizza my friends and I used to LOVE), and some other chains that I can't remember right now.<br><br>Gainesville is slowly being destroyed bit by bit. It's absolutely heartbreaking.<br><br>They've torn down absolutely everything I loved in Gainesville from my childhood. Almost every single location I ever went to as a child is gone. Rose's, Dipper Dan's, Duff's Restaurant (it used to have a rotating buffet!)... so many things just... gone. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-67341824756228669922009-06-02T01:48:39.680-07:002009-06-02T01:48:39.680-07:00"The author is guessing the Ruby Tuesday orig..."The author is guessing the Ruby Tuesday originally started as a Morrison's Cafeteria...both once owned by Shoney's."<br><br>I grew up in Gainesville and actually worked at the Rose's in Lakeshore Mall when I was in high school. This was before the expansion that brought Sear's over from the other side of town.<br><br>The space where the Ruby Tuesday was located used to be a local Ruby Tuesday-esque type restaurant. The name escapes me at the moment, though.Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090863015580284204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-58868780791036545982009-05-04T18:48:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:48:00.000-07:00Never mind. I see you already have a piece on Geor...Never mind. I see you already have a piece on Georgia Square Mall. Lol my bad.Kevin Hicksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-23061757008359374612009-05-04T18:42:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:42:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for posting this. I thought the mal...Thanks so much for posting this. I thought the mall a bit of a retail relic and oddity. And thanks for the history. I got info coming up on the Athens scene next. Within the next week, I'll send you some information on the faded Perimeter Square in Athens and the Georgia Square Mall itself over here.Kevin Hicksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-77485634908107292202009-04-29T07:21:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:21:00.000-07:00I drove up to Gainesville once exploring around wo...I drove up to Gainesville once exploring around wondering if they had a mall, but never encountered one on the routes I used. Thanks for posting about it!chris21718http://chris21718.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-91961891772990698442009-04-28T14:38:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:38:00.000-07:00I am up and down 985/365 all the time and never kn...I am up and down 985/365 all the time and never knew there was a mall in that area. <br><br>They might improve things if they merely had some road signs out on the highway.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03262841100894885285noreply@blogger.com