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The interstates 79, 279, 579, 76/70 & 376 don’t really connect the way most interstates should. lack of law inforcement to make it simple. Taylor could not be reached for comment. Looks like Simon wants the mall to fail. The Gardens Mall opened in 1988 and the PB Mall thrived another decade beyond it. The first floor seems to be doing well but the second floor is often quiet and a step down from the first floor. You want to keep the crime away, not attract it. As I said above, the Palm Beach Mall is an example, Crystal River Mall is an example, the Boynton Beach Mall came close to becoming an example of this. It’s a great spot with tremendous potential,” she said. So I do not agree with the person who said the area is contracting. Contact her at alexandra_clough@pbpost.com.”. I believe ground has already been broken. In 1992, it became Lerner New York, and in 1995, it became New York & Co., which it still is. JCPenney has also begun to disassociate themselves with the mall. It’s never pathetic to be bummed over something you love dying a slow and painful death. A Luxembourg-based firm quietly has engineered a deal to buy the building and land formerly occupied by Dillard’s department store. but also the Palm Beach Mall location. Meanwhile, there’s been only one full-price traditional shopping mall built in the U.S. since 2006, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. Very, very eerie feeling to see it so open. As of now those rumors are just that. It seems to be going downhill fast and if they dont take care of the problom then there will be only 2 or 3 places open in a few months. d) Do you think this mall has been affected by the mega Aventura Mall (7th largest in USA)? Was this a hero-to-zero mall or did it always have a community center feel? City Place. The future of Cloverleaf Mall is clear. I was aware of nearly everything this article mentioned thanks to my perrents who are astute shoppers & taught me all these tricks of the trade. Crime and the perception of the type of shopper the Palm Beach Mall began receiving, plus the success of new malls in suburban Wellington (west), to the north in Palm Beach Gardens and Jensen Beach, and just to the south in Boynton Beach and Boca Raton, killed the Palm Beach Mall. I remember the days when Grocery stores and Electronics stores used to swap buildings with ease and almost no remodels were done. Dillards was only there since 2000, Lord and Taylor was there as well, between Dillards and JCPenney. It is now called the Original/Old Wellington Mall. Future home owner near PB MallApril 22nd, 2009 at 1:51 am. that was about eight years ago for me. Use some of that wasted parking space and construct a new multi-story luxury condos with direct access to the mall. Find more than 109 outlet stores locations and information about opening hours and directions to Palm Beach Outlets. Hopefully, next time I have the occasion to be there, the little coffee shop will be open. Debbi Reply:November 22nd, 2009 at 5:19 pm. @Debbi,Glad to see a post from you, sorry I didn’t see it until now. As an example, look at City Place before it was built, vs when it opened, vs today. Then again, I’m one of the few people who like the architecture of Monmouth Mall, LOL. Most stores I go into always have a few customers at least browsing. Historically, they have always taken up Woolworth’s but the one on Clematis is going to become a smokes bar. i heard there were less than 20 stores in the mall now, and only a couple of national shops like foot locker left. i counted a total of 53 stores open (including the food court) and 13 kiosks (all but two of those are east of dillards). It was on an upswing when I left. Michael DeLemma, owner of Animal House, a pet supply and specialty food store in Fort Lauderdale, agrees. WNBC TV last night had a story on gun running in New York. And a general rule of thumb, he said, is that the brands or retailers with fewer outlet stores tend to have the best deals. And the center with Pei Wei and Fresh Market just past the Wellington Green Mall on Forest Hill BLVD had so many of its stores close since my last visit. She estimates that only about a quarter of her store’s merchandise, which is first sorted at a central warehouse for all outlet stores, comes from full-line department stores. Their demographics is very similar to that that would shop at Footlocker. they closed club top!!!!! Benetton, an Italian clothing retailer, got its start in 1965 and still has about 5,000 locations worldwide -- but it isn't the American shopping mall staple that it was in the 1980s and 1990s. My grandfather lived in North Miami Beach for years & he lived near one of those smallish malls that bit the dust in the 80s. JCPenney fled to Chesterfield. A bit OT: Legacy Place, which I reported upthread as doing well, has had some major closures as of late. Personally, I think that if people were scared away from Cloverleaf because oif those murders, they weren’t paying attention to what was going on around them. The gun rules have been somewhat tightened in Virginia but that has still left many guns on the streets of Richmond. Thom McAn is now a brand of shoes sold in Kmart and Sears stores, but it was once a retail chain and had hundreds of retail stores by the 1990s. Maybe a killer deal on rent? P.S. The Norton Museum of Art is a fabulous venue for art shows and also features a café and unique gift shop. Families have become ‘lean’ in their spending habits. I love the Jordan Marsh cart that still sits in the mall even though that store closed in 1992. http://clikhear.palmbeachpost.com/2013/south-florida/palm-beach-county/the-palm-beach-mall-a-last-look-at-what-remains-before-the-fall/. “That was a stretch for it to be successful at best,” he said. Somebody way upthread was wondering about the strip mall at 10th Ave. and Congress in Lake Worth. I hear Ikea will move in. Bill: Target is building their Super location across from the mall, on the spot of their old store, which is now demolished. By 1992, Melville announced 350 of the 730 McAn outlets would close. crime (and the perception of it) killed this mall, but the media didn’t help to save it though. I used to go there with extended family, and eat at a great Italian restaurant. Besides, the 500 block is more low-key than the flash-and-glitter of a couple blocks down. Maybe Simon is just mean. An enchanting resort destination in Palm Beach, Florida with European sophistication and inimitable style and grace, Worth Avenue is one of the most beautiful shopping venues in the country. Our money’s on Virginia Center Commons, and one of your mentions — Stony Point. I should have added that particular Publix also does good business, despite being fairly cramped. I could still see them calling that the Palm Beach Mall. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and started liquidation sales. That site was formerly occupied by Village Green Movies, a six-srceen multiplex. With that in mind, the number of open places in the food court has been cut in half since my last visit. A bit more leaning toward the “urban” clientele, true, but that’s kept to a minimum. Maybe because I was there after 9:00pm? actually, there are quite a few stores between the center of the mall and sears (although it’s seen better times). I think it had to do mostly with power and energy consumption as well as maintenance. I used to catch a bite at the Sbarro’s a lot, and remember getting a pair of sunglasses fixed at the optical store located right next to it. The retail area of Gulfstream Park opened in February 2010, after long delayed construction plans. I have been sick and can’t drive to get there! Probably. Boynton Beach Mall: I’ve been there quite a few times recently and it seems to be doing just as well as it has always done. A Little history of the Sears in White Plains New York. on another note, i see gnc and gamestop staying until the mall shuts down, they (and a few other stores) are usually the last to leave a mall. Hecht’s finally closed in 2003. Let me try to give you a little insight on what’s been going on in the commercial real estate sector for a few years now. I was wondering if anyone knows of the name of a cookie shop that use to be in the entrance of the mall, back in 1996 0r 1997. By the WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. Browse by state to find photos, histories and discussion about shopping centers throughout the U.S. and Canada., read our coverage of dead malls (the reason most people visit us) or learn why we created Labelscar. (Simon’s is kinda crappy) In all this wont be the mighty Palm Beach Mall, but i a smaller shopping mall with some big box retailers. “I don’t know the motivation, but I want to assume the best.”. By that time, the women's clothing retailer, which was founded in 1939 and was previously Barbara Moss, had 70 stores nationwide. It’s a shame about this mall. It also lists locations of their other stores at the time: Update: The Palm Beach Mall is nearing the end of its life and will likely be closing soon. That leaves the mall with only two anchors, how long to the remaining two decide to pull out? Debbi Reply:January 23rd, 2010 at 5:24 pm. 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