tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post2682257507223826183..comments2024-03-26T21:06:08.519-07:00Comments on Sky City: Retail History: Innsbruck Mall/Tunnel Road Shopping Center: Asheville, NC (Updated and Corrected 3/13/17)J.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04208881715255029485noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-42719198274212203652019-03-20T08:52:25.966-07:002019-03-20T08:52:25.966-07:00The original and first Ingles was right down the r...The original and first Ingles was right down the road from Juicy Lucy's is on Hendersonville Road, where Patton Avenue Pet Company-South is located. That entire strip mall area was the Ingles.Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-25077780944023050702017-01-25T20:25:33.799-08:002017-01-25T20:25:33.799-08:00The DMV has moved out in the last year or so.The DMV has moved out in the last year or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-48240755238181172822016-11-22T05:57:31.010-08:002016-11-22T05:57:31.010-08:00I moved up here in the late 90s and It seems at so...I moved up here in the late 90s and It seems at some point the Bavarian Cellar was called something else. It served Indian, German, and French cuisine and was run by an Indian guy named Vijay. IT was somehow related to the Flying Frog Cafe downtown. Both restaurants were really good and I miss them both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-5538543492538962242015-08-10T15:43:55.706-07:002015-08-10T15:43:55.706-07:00Innsbruck Mall opened as "Tunnel Road Shoppin...Innsbruck Mall opened as "Tunnel Road Shopping Center" in the early to mid 60's. My uncle, Perry Alexander built it. Mason's was the largest store at the time, and Brendle's opened in it's place. There was NOT an anchor store that was demolished - that was the Terrace Theater - a movie theater. There was never a J.C. Penney store there. whitemont lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247055225106530095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-6886189453157399552014-12-12T04:34:01.038-08:002014-12-12T04:34:01.038-08:00As the niece of the builder/owner of Tunnel Road S...As the niece of the builder/owner of Tunnel Road Shopping Center, I can tell you this is accurate. The first "department" store was Mason's - later Brendle's. Builder/owner was Perry Alexander.whitemont lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247055225106530095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-57310470785507659892014-06-26T19:13:06.588-07:002014-06-26T19:13:06.588-07:00Hooray! Someone finally got it right about the ea...Hooray! Someone finally got it right about the early stores. Thank you Anonymous Sept 3, 2013. Some of you got it right about businesses that opened later as the early ones faded out. The Mason's did become Brendle's, but there has never been an Ivey's, Penny's, Montgomery Ward, Sky City, or other major retailer other than Masons/Brendles. The mall, or mini-mall as we called it, has struggled since the late 70s, shortly after the Asheville Mall opened. So the stores at Innsbruck have had many incarnations. The movie theater was the free-standing, slightly odd shaped building to the left and around the corner of Office Depot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227949678644792584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-75605936941368806372014-02-02T08:32:15.823-08:002014-02-02T08:32:15.823-08:00The Ingle's at Innsbruck Mall was store # 7. ...The Ingle's at Innsbruck Mall was store # 7. Ingle's # 1 no longer exists, but Ingle's #2 is still open in Asheville at the corner of Patton Ave. and Leicester Hwy. # 3 is on Merrimon Ave. # 4 is further down Tunnel Rd. in Oteen, across from the VA Hospital. # 5 is on Haywood Road in west Asheville. # 6 is out of town, in Thomasville NC. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546033510426761874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-55400673040434007832013-11-25T01:57:14.981-08:002013-11-25T01:57:14.981-08:00I worked at Mason's from the opening in 1965 u...I worked at Mason's from the opening in 1965 until it closed in 1975. It was the only department store in the shopping center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-5329604144964173512013-11-20T20:44:34.918-08:002013-11-20T20:44:34.918-08:00Funny that you said it was scary, I vaguely rememb...Funny that you said it was scary, I vaguely remember going to a haunted house in Innsbruck mall sometime in the first half of the 80's. Earlier than that there was a Spa Lady upstairs, too. 1984 and 1985, there was a bar downstairs that used to have live rock bands.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06059842153457239599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-90741589800315335902013-11-20T14:53:50.668-08:002013-11-20T14:53:50.668-08:00There was never a Penny's store at this mall. ...There was never a Penny's store at this mall. No Ivey's either.<br /><br />My aunt and uncle owned Dunwody Jewelers up in the main mall.<br /><br />I really hope that someone can make something out of this space again. It was the place to shop until the Asheville Mall opened.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575948278557927612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-90026139491815513492013-09-03T21:08:22.105-07:002013-09-03T21:08:22.105-07:00Lived in Asheville my entire life. The 5th picture...Lived in Asheville my entire life. The 5th picture down, the brick store used to be Sherman's Sports in the 90's. Even when I was a kid in the early 80's this mall was dead. The biggest thing to happen to it was the Brendles store beside it. I used to go there all the time when I was little and ride the escalators up and down. (They are pretty long). They had the one and only NC tag office in there for the longest time until they opened some other ones. Also, there was a suit/alterations shop up there and a Christian bookstore. They recently opened a large furniture store in it too, but they have already closed. The outside of this mall used to exactly look like a Bavarian lodge and for some reason, around 2002 they decided to completely redo the whole outside. Why they did this I don't know because every thing inside stayed the same. Even the advertisements on the hallway displays are the same as when I was a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-79519882470874894222013-07-27T18:24:23.040-07:002013-07-27T18:24:23.040-07:00In 1969, when Asheville was named an All-American ...In 1969, when Asheville was named an All-American City, the Tunnel Road Shopping Center & Mall (which became Innsbruck Mall in the 1970s) took out an ad in the local paper to congratulate the city. The ad listed all of the stores at that time:<br />Bailey's Cafeteria, Bark 'n' Purr Pet Shop, Bar-T Saddle & Bridle Shop, Bavarian Cellar, Carpet Sop, Country Cobbler Shoes, Dunham's Music House, Creative Yarns, Dad 'n' Lad Shop, Dunwody Jewelers, Eckard's Drugs, Ed Dyer's Record and Tape Center, Elaine Powers Figure Salon, Empress Beauty Salon, Fabric Barn, Firestone ire & Rubber, Hourglass Cleaners, Giuseppe's, L&M Barber Shop, Luther Appliance Mart, McDonald's, Mack's Variety, Mason's, Moseley Shoe Service, Munford Store, Northwestern Bank, Pride 'N' Joy, Royce Shoes, Snack Shack, Sun Finance, Sunshine Laundry, Family Hobby Center, The Gift Barn, Terrace Theatre, Tru-Fitt Fashions, Wash & Wax, Webster Clothes, and Winn-DixieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-34350280681839639162013-03-21T18:06:06.335-07:002013-03-21T18:06:06.335-07:00Cooper Travel was upstairs near the tag office in ...Cooper Travel was upstairs near the tag office in the '80's. I remember the bridal shop, the craft store, Eckerd's, Brendles, and the clock repair shop upstairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-29682689960414703362012-11-20T16:31:17.279-08:002012-11-20T16:31:17.279-08:00In the late 60's one of the stores to the righ...In the late 60's one of the stores to the right of the elevators was a pet store. I thought there was also a movie theater there. I don't remember Mason's being in this area. They must have moved out in the mid to late 60's. I was thinking Skycity or Roses? My Dad worked at Firestone way back then. That is why we had all of the Firestone Christmas albums and the Firestone Vacuum cleaner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539710687616384997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-49798981369084731102012-11-08T19:05:39.032-08:002012-11-08T19:05:39.032-08:00the restaurant was called bavarian cellar the rest...the restaurant was called bavarian cellar the restaurant on the other side beside ball photo was called gieceppes it had colored plastic windows it had teen nite then became the study hall for teenagers a place for teens to hangout had foose ball dance floor and all then it became night gallery my momwas the cook for both places the kitchen was between them you could walk out the back at the loading dock underneath and up a hallway to get to the kitchen and then to gieceppes it was crazy how this place is set up <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-61094817574692812632012-11-08T18:48:40.857-08:002012-11-08T18:48:40.857-08:00i have lived in asheville nc all my life im 48 yrs...i have lived in asheville nc all my life im 48 yrs old and the big lots store was originally a masons dept store never pennys. my mother worked at the bavarian cellar the entrance is around by the ingles it went down like in a basement itwas a german restaurant.and gecippes was around where ball photo is and eckerds was where annas linens is and there was a hallmark where the furniture place is and upstairs there was a pet store to the left down the short hall a bueaty salon a shoe store and bridal shop lots of stores up there too many to remember Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-11446453081834908532012-08-09T12:15:59.431-07:002012-08-09T12:15:59.431-07:00I paid a brief visit to Innsbruck this past week w...I paid a brief visit to Innsbruck this past week when I was in Asheville. The Ingles in your photographs has been completely whitewalled off so you can't see the interior from the mall entrance and the storefront is gone. The To Ingles sign is still there. Wonder if they signed a tenant to take over that space and that's why it's being redeveloped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-28387792775571710132012-07-26T14:15:53.323-07:002012-07-26T14:15:53.323-07:00I remember Christmas shopping with my dad at the B...I remember Christmas shopping with my dad at the Brendals. I was probably no more than 9 years old, so no later than 91. There was a craft store and photography repair place with outside entrances on the bottom. The top inside was scary to me then, cause it was like a ghost mall. I want to say there was an entrance into the ingles directly from the mall. As long as I lived with my dad (til 2000) we would go to the tag office there cause the line was much shorter.Sew, Scrap, Makehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076688938506266923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-46077288760228423302012-04-12T20:07:28.124-07:002012-04-12T20:07:28.124-07:00Found an interesting article from last year in Ash...Found an interesting article from last year in Asheville's indy weekly regarding Innsbruck, complete with a short video — http://www.mountainx.com/article/4113/Innsbruck-Mall-Take-an-Xpress-tour-and-give-us-your-thoughtsmcduffienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-10219650264254102082012-03-04T07:59:46.233-08:002012-03-04T07:59:46.233-08:00MASONS was the first anchor store. It went out of...MASONS was the first anchor store. It went out of business and Brendles took over the spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-18324311341371436432011-12-12T13:07:07.123-08:002011-12-12T13:07:07.123-08:00The Highlander was across the street from what is ...The Highlander was across the street from what is now Fresh Market. And the club beneath what is now Stein Mart was called The Cosmic Ballroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-90159760513752985202011-08-12T21:48:20.355-07:002011-08-12T21:48:20.355-07:00Northland Shopping, or FreshMarket,was the perfect...Northland Shopping, or FreshMarket,was the perfect place to park to go across to the Disco place across street. Drawing a blank. Not Doc's Rock shop. Hey, over the Mexican below Steinmart you could see the lettering for the Disco that used to be there. <br />Behing Innsbrook Mall, the theatre was funky retro and you could cut up that side street from Kennilworth to get to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-13222448450558756462011-08-12T21:43:59.189-07:002011-08-12T21:43:59.189-07:00Babes Maloy Drive In just outside the tunnel, and ...Babes Maloy Drive In just outside the tunnel, and Dunkin Doughnuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-24589099034687002952011-08-12T21:42:06.703-07:002011-08-12T21:42:06.703-07:00Remember the bridal store at innsbrook?Remember the bridal store at innsbrook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-18387023481078114382011-07-23T18:07:30.357-07:002011-07-23T18:07:30.357-07:00I THINK THE OLD INGLES SHOULD BECOME A FOOD COURTI THINK THE OLD INGLES SHOULD BECOME A FOOD COURTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com