Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1970-2006 facade (photo by cantnot)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1970-2006 facade (photo by RiverwoodCLT)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Morrison Boulevard facade, August 8, 2002.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Rear facade, August 8, 2002.
Dillard's (former Ivey's), SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. View of footers being poured for building, 1969. (photo by Pat Richardson)
SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Aerial view of Ivey's, 1976. (Pat Richardson)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, proposed new facade (Architecture+)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1970-2006 facade under renovation (photo by RiverwoodCLT)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1970-2006 facade under renovation (photo by DaAchiever)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1970-2006 facade under renovation (photo by RiverwoodCLT)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, New barrel vault for entrance under conmstruction (photo by RiverwoodCLT)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. New Morrison Boulevard facade under construction, 11/12/2006. (photo by cantnot)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. New Morrison Boulevard facade under construction, 11/12/2006. (photo by cantnot)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. New Morrison Boulevard facade under construction, 11/11/2006. (photo by Pat Richardson)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. New Sharon Road facade under construction, 11/11/2006. (photo by Pat Richardson)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Morrison Boulevard facade, March 14, 2009.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Second floor Sharon Road entrance, March 14, 2009.
Dillard's (former Ivey's), SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Ivey's readies for opening, January 1970. (photo by Pat Richardson)
Dillard's (former Ivey's), SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Mannequins waiting to be placed, January 1970. (photo by Pat Richardson)
Dillard's (former Ivey's), SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Better Sportswear department, 1970. (photo by Pat Richardson)
Dillard's (former Ivey's), SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Juniors department, 1970. (photo by Pat Richardson)
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, Mall entrance. Photographed with camera phone 9/16/2005.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, Cosmetics & Fragrances department. Photographed with camera phone 9/16/2005.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, Fashion Jewelry department. Photographed with camera phone 9/16/2005.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, Men's Fragrances department. Photographed with camera phone 9/16/2005.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, former Men's Fragrances department. Photographed with camera phone 3/25/2006.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, Men's Nautica sportswear department. Photographed with camera phone 9/16/2005.
Dillard's, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina, Men's Furnishings department. Photographed with camera phone 3/25/2006.
SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. "Sold" tag for vacuum cleaner purchased at Ivey's SouthPark in 1987. (Pat Richardson)
SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Receipt for vacuum cleaner purchased at Ivey's SouthPark in 1987. (Pat Richardson)Receipts pictured are used by permission of the purchaser and have been reduced in size and altered to mask personal information.
This is without a doubt one of the ugliest structures ever built! It was originally opened as J.B. Ivey's department store before being sold to Dillard's. Dillard's remodeled the inside but never updated the very unsightly exterior.
ReplyDeleteI disagree w/ anonymous. Dillard's (Ivey's) SouthPark was without a doubt one of the most beautiful department stores ever built.
ReplyDeleteIt's more striking than beautiful, but agree with your disagreement :-)
ReplyDeleteI disagree with your disagreement and cant_not said's disagreement. HA HA! Perhaps "unique" would have been a better word to describe Dillard's 1970's exterior. Dillard's must have agreed that it was unsightly though considering that they're completely remodeling the exterior. It's just dated. :-)
ReplyDeleteUnsightly and dated, if you wait long enough, becomes retro and cool in no time. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI really miss the unique architecture of the exteriors of department stores from years past. Everything now is just so generic.
ReplyDeleteIt's definately a different world in department store retail than it was a generation or two ago. Stores designed like this Dillard's used to be can't pass muster these days beacuse repliacting it ten times over would be rather expensive.
ReplyDeleteIt's a real shame this remarkably modernist exterior had to give way to the canned, columned, dry-vit covered, bland Dillard's box. Yuck.
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree!
ReplyDeleteThe original modernist architecture of SouthPark was patterned after North Park Center in Dallas TX - the Ivey's building included. The architecture of North Park is one of the most hailed and awarded in the retail world.
ReplyDeleteI wish care could have been taken to preserve SouthPark's modernist exterior, but it was not to be.
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