tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98799872024-03-13T12:16:36.472-04:00LiveMallsmall and department store photography bordering on the obsessive.Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comBlogger545125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-37450109848227747572014-07-08T00:00:00.000-04:002015-02-17T03:00:20.982-05:00LiveMalls salutes Tysons Corner Center; McLean, Virginia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>LiveMalls</strong> is honored to present an article from the 1968 edition of <em>Display World</em> magazine that described the process and ideas behind the design of the iconic but recently retired.Belk and Leggett logos. <br />
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A friend of LiveMalls, Dave Aldrich, from the incomparable retail blog, <a href="http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pleasant Family Shopping</a>, found this and sent it to me. It is truly a great addition to the blog and our <a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2004/12/belk-archive.html" target="_blank">Belk Archive</a>. Many thanks to Dave, and I hope that everyone will enjoy the read.Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-66349241115204988592011-12-25T20:33:00.001-05:002011-12-26T00:34:22.122-05:00Christmas at Valley View Mall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend of LiveMalls has provided us with a series of photos of vintage Christmas scenes from Valley View Mall in Roanoke, Virginia. The photos were taken during the 1980s and 1990s, and give a definitive example of holiday display during the era.Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-21126077016189295372011-12-24T17:48:00.002-05:002011-12-25T20:35:00.951-05:00Merry Christmas from LiveMalls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Yowell-Duckworth Building was built in 1913 as a department store. It eventually became home to the Downtown Orlando branch of the Charlotte, NC-based J.B. Ivey & Company department store chain. This store was closed on January 30, 1976.
Ivey's was taken over by Dillard's in 1990.<br />
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<a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2004/12/iveys-archive.html"><span><span style="color: #99aadd;">Visit The Ivey's Archive</span></span></a>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-81019212070516134122011-10-02T22:03:00.000-04:002011-10-02T22:03:37.462-04:00Even more Belk blasts from the past...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1937. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1937. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1939. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1940. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1942. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1945. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Pattern Room, Print advertisement, 1946. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1947. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1948. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1949. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina.Print advertisement, 1953. (Pat Richardson)</span>
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<br />Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-44792131789719464292011-10-01T22:24:00.001-04:002011-10-01T22:24:13.559-04:00Efird's, revisited<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1937. (courtesy Pat Richardson)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1938. (courtesy Pat Richardson)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1953. (courtesy Pat Richardson)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1956. (courtesy Pat Richardson)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1956. (courtesy Pat Richardson)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1942. (courtesy Pat Richardson)</span>
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<a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2008/03/efirds-charlotte-north-caroilina.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Efird's, Charlotte, North Carolina</span></a>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-65916651162630928342011-09-12T20:43:00.003-04:002011-09-12T21:09:27.941-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqX4Tj8ko6o/Tm6ozXI3BMI/AAAAAAAAClg/oHzclj8i3jI/s1600/SouthPark-c-1990.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqX4Tj8ko6o/Tm6ozXI3BMI/AAAAAAAAClg/oHzclj8i3jI/s400/SouthPark-c-1990.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651640182734521538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">SouthPark; Charlotte, North Carolina. Morrison Boulevard facade, showing part of the Thalhimers(left) and Sears (right) facades. Photo taken from the Park Hotel, circa 1990. (Courtesy cantnot, via the North Carolina Room at the Charlotte Public Library)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MnQR0TRGETk/Tm6ozDGX23I/AAAAAAAAClY/jcNXqiqtR6w/s1600/SouthPark-%2528Sears-%2526-Morrison.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MnQR0TRGETk/Tm6ozDGX23I/AAAAAAAAClY/jcNXqiqtR6w/s400/SouthPark-%2528Sears-%2526-Morrison.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651640177355381618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">SouthPark; Charlotte, North Carolina. Morrison Boulevard entrance, showing part of the Sears (right) facades. Photo taken August 7, 2002.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Previously on LiveMalls</strong><br /><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2006/06/southpark-circa-1990.html">SouthPark, circa 1990</a><br /></span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-42601853034147154512011-04-14T10:46:00.003-04:002011-04-14T21:58:49.349-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B7ynuSoCzgM/TacJUtDIrrI/AAAAAAAACkI/vhBAQSs8CYM/s1600/belkadwilmington1985.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595451313325911730" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 236px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B7ynuSoCzgM/TacJUtDIrrI/AAAAAAAACkI/vhBAQSs8CYM/s400/belkadwilmington1985.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk-Beery, Wilmington, North Carolina. Billboard, 1985. (cantnot via New Hanover Public Library)</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BfDVFnDZfPc/TacJUTh2j1I/AAAAAAAACkA/arvkLcHKS00/s1600/belkbeery2wilmingtonnc_nhcp_1979l.jpg"><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595451306475425618" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 186px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BfDVFnDZfPc/TacJUTh2j1I/AAAAAAAACkA/arvkLcHKS00/s400/belkbeery2wilmingtonnc_nhcp_1979l.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk-Beery, Independence Mall, Wilmington, North Carolina. Exterior entrance, 1979. (cantnot via New Hanover Public Library)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9xaJJLus85U/TacJUPHSt4I/AAAAAAAACj4/vWNFUeWAerQ/s1600/belkbeerywilmington1_newhanovercountypublib_1979.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595451305290282882" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 268px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9xaJJLus85U/TacJUPHSt4I/AAAAAAAACj4/vWNFUeWAerQ/s400/belkbeerywilmington1_newhanovercountypublib_1979.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk-Beery, Independence Mall, Wilmington, North Carolina. Mall entrance, 1979. (cantnot via New Hanover Public Library)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Previously on LiveMalls</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2006/11/belk-independence-mall-wilmington-north.html">Belk, Independence Mall, Wilmington, North Carolina</a></span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-21872441926560786482011-03-22T00:38:00.009-04:002011-03-22T01:21:42.181-04:00former Macy's and Stern's (now Queens Place Mall); Elmhurst, Queens, New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3NOxBC7AOiQ/TYgs-Po9LVI/AAAAAAAACjc/FSEyV8s_nz4/s1600/197845_193570854008618_104119396287098_554910_7039741_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3NOxBC7AOiQ/TYgs-Po9LVI/AAAAAAAACjc/FSEyV8s_nz4/s400/197845_193570854008618_104119396287098_554910_7039741_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586764785614925138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">former Macy's and Stern's (now Queens Place Mall); Elmhurst, Queens, New York. Building under construction with the home of Ms. Mary Sondek in the foreground, circa 1965. (Life magazine, via Lou C.)</span><br /><br />The above photo submitted by <span style="font-weight: bold;">LiveMalls</span> contributor Lou C. tells an interesting story.<br /><br />In the early 1960s, the R.H. Macy Company began planning a new store in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York, near the Long Island Expressway. The building was originally planned as a traditional rectangular construction designed to replace several blocks of residences. However, the owner of the corner property, Mary Sondek, staunchly refused to sell what had been her childhood home.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.plover.com/tech/spite-house.html">Specifically</a>, she reportedly refused to sell a 7×15-foot back corner of her lot to Macy's for $200,000 because she wanted her dog to have a place to play. As a result, the department store was reconfigured as a circle (with a small cut out of one side) overshadowing the tiny brown shingled house, where Ms. Sondek, a mother of six, continued to live until her death. <span style="font-size:100%;">Her home, that she fought so tenaciously to preserve, was soon leveled and a strip mall was squeezed into the site so close to Macy’s that the two are almost touching. </span><br /><br />Despite the divot, the store was still considered the world's largest round retail building. <span style="font-size:100%;">Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed a circular, three-level building that echoed the futuristic pavilions of the 1964-65 World’s Fair just one mile away in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Behind the 142-yard diameter Macy’s rotunda were two circular parking ramps that gave access to the parking garage that ringed the entire structure allowing shoppers to park close to any department in the store. In front of the coliseum-like building was a smaller, circular First National City Bank which, with the parking ramps, gave the appearance of moons orbiting a planet. </span><br /><br />Macy's no longer has a department store at this building, though there is a still a Macy's Furniture Gallery here. In 1995, it was converted to Stern's and later closed by Federated Department Stores. The building now contains the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_Place_Mall">Queens Place Mall</a>; and Macy's has a location at the nearby <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_Center">Queens Center</a>.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sources: </span>Life magazine, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://blog.plover.com/tech/spite-house.html">The Universe of Discourse</a>, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Wikipedia, <a href="http://www.hollisny.com/macy.htm"> HollisNY.com</a></span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-16964998546707803912011-03-19T20:00:00.005-04:002011-03-19T20:29:24.340-04:00USA Shopping Malls, Summer 1990<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sE23f0YqRlI/TYVHD9F3eRI/AAAAAAAACjU/Oddx7MIGSvU/s1600/Mall-15-520x344.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sE23f0YqRlI/TYVHD9F3eRI/AAAAAAAACjU/Oddx7MIGSvU/s400/Mall-15-520x344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585949046087317778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(c) Michael Galinksy</span><br /><br />Taken nearly 21 years ago, this <a href="http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/03/usa-shopping-malls-summer-1990/">series of photos</a> by Michael Galinksy capture a typical day at the mall as a moment in history at various locations across America, including Smith Haven Mall in<span style="" id="search"> Lake Grove (Long Island), New York</span> I think you'll like them. <a href="http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/03/usa-shopping-malls-summer-1990/">Click here for more</a>.Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-9052424830826581812011-02-27T21:26:00.002-05:002011-02-27T21:50:43.634-05:00Goodbye JCPenney (logo)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jp1dWAAP0BI/TWsKiF583NI/AAAAAAAACjM/Cp1AYJOeDvg/s1600/Goodbye%2BJCPenney.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jp1dWAAP0BI/TWsKiF583NI/AAAAAAAACjM/Cp1AYJOeDvg/s400/Goodbye%2BJCPenney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578564144245562578" border="0" /></a>One of the most recognizable wordmarks of the 20th century is going away soon in a bid to attract younger shoppers. Retail giant JCPenney is rolling out a <a href="http://www.jcpenney.net/about/jcpmedia/corporatenews/articles/JCPenney_Transformation_Takes_Shape_with_Bold_New_Logo,186.aspx">new logo</a> in an attempt to rebrand themselves as a modern retailer.<br /><br />The logo pictured above was designed by Massimo Vignelli and Jay Doblin's company Unimark and first appeared in late 1971. It was an attempt to craft a more contemporary, upmarket image for Penney stores, and also an homage to company founder James Cash Penney, who died shortly after the initial roll-out of the logo. The JCPenney logo was part of a comprehensive corporate identity program that in 1974 won an IDSA Special Award for the Advancement of Design<br /><br />According to poster Bill B, at <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/a_penney_for_your_thoughts.php" rel="nofollow">Brand New</a>: <br /><br /><i>"the 'simple' Helvetica logotype was really the visual expression of a new philosophy that (Jay) Doblin had brought to the company. It had been called Penney’s, and Doblin rightly thought that implied cheap. He respected the founders' ideas and wanted to restore the name of the person who started the company to prominence. The logo would be the founders' 'signature' on everything the company did. and therefore it was not to be showy. It was a simple face and used discreetly — usually on the bottom and not big. There was not just one signature. Helvetica bold, medium, regular and light could be used depending on the situation. Regular was used most often and for signs, but light was used often for women’s apparel and bold was used in hardware. The identity system was meant to be the expression of a philosophy of doing business, and Jay was a fervent believer that design could accomplish such things."</i><br /><br />Though it took almost 15 years to do so, the JCPenney logo eventually replaced a circa-1963 logo, affectionately known as <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/penneys/">Funky P</a>, on all company materials and stores. For the last ten years, the logo has been featured in a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/3960892102/">red square</a>.Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-89543841321646169322011-02-01T23:26:00.005-05:002011-02-02T09:41:58.580-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjfrO2N6RI/AAAAAAAACiw/Toq9Nh_iTpk/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568946873056487698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjfrO2N6RI/AAAAAAAACiw/Toq9Nh_iTpk/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-005.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Exterior view. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjfrB8xOWI/AAAAAAAACio/oAf-Mnzkm6Q/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568946869594306914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjfrB8xOWI/AAAAAAAACio/oAf-Mnzkm6Q/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-006.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Exterior view. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjeun7nfuI/AAAAAAAACig/w8VgVwAOM5w/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945831818002146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjeun7nfuI/AAAAAAAACig/w8VgVwAOM5w/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-007.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Exterior view. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUlqm0eFqYI/AAAAAAAACi4/8UiZCT-1hQs/s1600/5257821447_c3698a2c8a_z.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569099629372746114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUlqm0eFqYI/AAAAAAAACi4/8UiZCT-1hQs/s400/5257821447_c3698a2c8a_z.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Escalator well. Photographed November 26, 2010.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjeuX6NTaI/AAAAAAAACiY/HnOFLJU3hk0/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945827517124002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjeuX6NTaI/AAAAAAAACiY/HnOFLJU3hk0/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-008.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Parking lot sign. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjeuIaO5oI/AAAAAAAACiQ/0ZdunTO2uQo/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945823356479106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjeuIaO5oI/AAAAAAAACiQ/0ZdunTO2uQo/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-002.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mall entrance. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUlqnGLybSI/AAAAAAAACjA/zUWRyqbqvRI/s1600/5257820145_21ce466e55_z.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569099634127826210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUlqnGLybSI/AAAAAAAACjA/zUWRyqbqvRI/s400/5257820145_21ce466e55_z.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Upper level mall entrance. Photographed November 26, 2010.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjet7SbM3I/AAAAAAAACiI/_cGYis8_m9Q/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945819834069874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjet7SbM3I/AAAAAAAACiI/_cGYis8_m9Q/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-003.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Upper level mall entrance. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjetsySQYI/AAAAAAAACiA/REK2cdaxNNA/s1600/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568945815941169538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TUjetsySQYI/AAAAAAAACiA/REK2cdaxNNA/s400/belk-%2528Hanes-Mall%2529-004.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Lower level mall entrance. Photographed January 30, 2011.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Previously on LiveMalls<br /></strong><a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2005/05/belk-hanes-mall-winston-salem-north.html">Belk, Hanes Mall</a></span></div>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-8730382909592524902010-12-06T15:38:00.002-05:002010-12-06T15:50:35.778-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TP1MPgRaLII/AAAAAAAAChE/tsKeJKwhVB0/s1600/Macy%2527s-Dallas-Galleria-1986.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TP1MPgRaLII/AAAAAAAAChE/tsKeJKwhVB0/s400/Macy%2527s-Dallas-Galleria-1986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547674145235020930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's; Galleria Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Escalator well, circa 1986 (Richard Payne)</span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-78697829185934951872010-11-21T23:13:00.002-05:002010-11-21T23:25:50.395-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvOPty_wI/AAAAAAAACg8/wvGQb7aWcdc/s1600/5193893960_48616f91d8_z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvOPty_wI/AAAAAAAACg8/wvGQb7aWcdc/s400/5193893960_48616f91d8_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542223844471930626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvLrta0pI/AAAAAAAACg0/B3G5bJLRv6U/s1600/5193296277_246961275e_z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvLrta0pI/AAAAAAAACg0/B3G5bJLRv6U/s400/5193296277_246961275e_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542223800446931602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvLT4ixnI/AAAAAAAACgs/eNB2Tm88Mi0/s1600/5193295913_86d3c55743_z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvLT4ixnI/AAAAAAAACgs/eNB2Tm88Mi0/s400/5193295913_86d3c55743_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542223794051139186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvLdWaT5I/AAAAAAAACgk/4i1h8H_5QAk/s1600/5193295589_a75fbff496_z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TOnvLdWaT5I/AAAAAAAACgk/4i1h8H_5QAk/s400/5193295589_a75fbff496_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542223796592332690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Carolina Mall, Concord, North Carolina. View of secondary exterior entrance. Photographed November 20, 2010.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Previously on LiveMalls</span><br /><a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2008/07/belk-carolina-mall-concord-north.html">Belk; Carolina Mall</a></span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-86189963735008835342010-10-17T18:06:00.005-04:002010-10-17T18:25:57.473-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt3KQGZzgI/AAAAAAAACf8/D_lBZemUGUs/s1600/fall+2010+119.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt3KQGZzgI/AAAAAAAACf8/D_lBZemUGUs/s400/fall+2010+119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529143985531637250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt3JRBbKvI/AAAAAAAACf0/uRcxWMnmUMQ/s1600/fall+2010+120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt3JRBbKvI/AAAAAAAACf0/uRcxWMnmUMQ/s400/fall+2010+120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529143968599321330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2Jy2fwBI/AAAAAAAACfM/Sv2yoveayHs/s1600/fall+2010+131.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2Jy2fwBI/AAAAAAAACfM/Sv2yoveayHs/s400/fall+2010+131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529142878168662034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2MN9EXpI/AAAAAAAACfs/9jpuIMQgCFg/s1600/fall+2010+121.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2MN9EXpI/AAAAAAAACfs/9jpuIMQgCFg/s400/fall+2010+121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529142919803723410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2LgwsvyI/AAAAAAAACfk/LQSpg3xk08c/s1600/fall+2010+128.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2LgwsvyI/AAAAAAAACfk/LQSpg3xk08c/s400/fall+2010+128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529142907672248098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2LBX-DOI/AAAAAAAACfc/fPQXXGrX7sk/s1600/fall+2010+129.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2LBX-DOI/AAAAAAAACfc/fPQXXGrX7sk/s400/fall+2010+129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529142899247025378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2KHNZKOI/AAAAAAAACfU/PTyFntop7NM/s1600/fall+2010+130.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt2KHNZKOI/AAAAAAAACfU/PTyFntop7NM/s400/fall+2010+130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529142883633408226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0lCo8vDI/AAAAAAAACfE/bXrE-0ZJgMg/s1600/fall+2010+132.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0lCo8vDI/AAAAAAAACfE/bXrE-0ZJgMg/s400/fall+2010+132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529141147240021042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0j2cnw8I/AAAAAAAACe8/Wua_F_ZiXgM/s1600/fall+2010+133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0j2cnw8I/AAAAAAAACe8/Wua_F_ZiXgM/s400/fall+2010+133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529141126787220418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0iuRBdsI/AAAAAAAACe0/L4qxU-kilPk/s1600/fall+2010+135.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0iuRBdsI/AAAAAAAACe0/L4qxU-kilPk/s400/fall+2010+135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529141107411220162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0h5VVX_I/AAAAAAAACes/b2AzAeftsCk/s1600/fall+2010+136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0h5VVX_I/AAAAAAAACes/b2AzAeftsCk/s400/fall+2010+136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529141093202223090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0hf7NRQI/AAAAAAAACek/FyXNKLWnNWg/s1600/fall+2010+137.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TLt0hf7NRQI/AAAAAAAACek/FyXNKLWnNWg/s400/fall+2010+137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529141086381753602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://roadtoromania.blogspot.com/">Todd</a>) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Previously on LiveMalls</span><br /><a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2010/02/rivercenter-san-antonio-texas.html">Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas</a></span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-1398797482505290102010-10-07T20:14:00.005-04:002010-10-07T20:44:15.984-04:00The evolving Belk logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5lIYkE-rI/AAAAAAAACeM/MsoJsBfdkB0/s1600/Belk+1967-2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 61px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5lIYkE-rI/AAAAAAAACeM/MsoJsBfdkB0/s400/Belk+1967-2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525464987537308338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk logos from 1967 (left), 2007 (center) and 2010 (right)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5lIFjBCcI/AAAAAAAACeE/KXoWNmZa0Bs/s1600/Belk+Logo+2010+Black.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5lIFjBCcI/AAAAAAAACeE/KXoWNmZa0Bs/s400/Belk+Logo+2010+Black.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525464982432582082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The current Belk logo first appeared in October 2010.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5l-j3LL_I/AAAAAAAACeU/Y3VpD3yWYKc/s1600/Belk+2007+Logo+Black.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5l-j3LL_I/AAAAAAAACeU/Y3VpD3yWYKc/s400/Belk+2007+Logo+Black.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525465918283132914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This version of the Belk logo first appeared in 2007 and was replaced in October 2010.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5l-ny-I7I/AAAAAAAACec/gaB-OGVBF-I/s1600/Belk+Black.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 143px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/TK5l-ny-I7I/AAAAAAAACec/gaB-OGVBF-I/s400/Belk+Black.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525465919339242418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">This classic Belk logo first appeared in 1967 and was replaced in 2007.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Previously on LiveMalls<br /></strong><a href="http://livemalls.blogspot.com/2004/12/belk-archive.html">The Belk Archive</a></span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-17887006374605104772010-08-25T22:03:00.002-04:002010-08-25T22:08:31.034-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXMg549HgI/AAAAAAAACds/98OzUqOYObY/s1600/Belk+Eden+Mall.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXMg549HgI/AAAAAAAACds/98OzUqOYObY/s400/Belk+Eden+Mall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509534584825257474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Belk; Eden Mall, Eden, North Carolina. Mall entrance. Photographed August 24, 2010. (<a href="http://grocerying.blogspot.com/">cantnot</a>)</span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-75735886032461442092010-08-25T21:59:00.003-04:002010-08-25T22:05:44.954-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXLdpT6FjI/AAAAAAAACdk/MYMsOXL_l4M/s1600/eden+mall+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXLdpT6FjI/AAAAAAAACdk/MYMsOXL_l4M/s400/eden+mall+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509533429323666994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Eden Mall; Eden, North Carolina. Mall interior. Photographed August 24, 2010. (<a href="http://grocerying.blogspot.com/">cantnot</a>)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXLdDmoakI/AAAAAAAACdc/AMGZUfO0soM/s1600/eden+mall+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXLdDmoakI/AAAAAAAACdc/AMGZUfO0soM/s400/eden+mall+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509533419201653314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Eden Mall; Eden, North Carolina. Mall interior. Photographed August 24, 2010. (<a href="http://grocerying.blogspot.com/">cantnot</a>)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXLcvBS3ZI/AAAAAAAACdU/xarJQMLWJbE/s1600/eden+mall+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/THXLcvBS3ZI/AAAAAAAACdU/xarJQMLWJbE/s400/eden+mall+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509533413676342674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Eden Mall; Eden, North Carolina. Mall interior. Photographed August 24, 2010. (<a href="http://grocerying.blogspot.com/">cantnot</a>)</span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-80926161997606848552010-06-07T00:18:00.010-04:002010-06-07T00:54:27.302-04:00Macy's (former Hochschild-Kohn and Hecht's); The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, Maryland<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675644846/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4675644846_c4090f6b49.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675644846/">Macy's; former Hochschild-Kohn and Hecht's (The Mall in Columbia)</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joearchitect/">Joe Architect</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/The%20Mall%20in%20Columbia%20interior%2C%20Columbia%20MD%20c1970s.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/The%20Mall%20in%20Columbia%20interior%2C%20Columbia%20MD%20c1970s.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Hochschild Kohn; The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, Maryland. Mall entrance, 1970s. (<a href="http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/2006/10/mall-in-columbia.html">Malls of America</a>)</span><br /><br /><style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675025873/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1291/4675025873_ba24ba65cd.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675025873/">Macy's; former Hochschild-Kohn and Hecht's (The Mall in Columbia)</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joearchitect/">Joe Architect</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-42421834738341868272010-06-07T00:18:00.009-04:002010-06-07T00:48:56.327-04:00JCPenney (former Woodward & Lothrop); The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, Maryland<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675636604/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4675636604_9f44311c75.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="flickr-caption" style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675636604/">JCPenney; former Woodward & Lothrop (The Mall in Columbia)</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joearchitect/">Joe Architect</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/The%20Mall%20in%20Columbia%20interior2%2C%20Columbia%20MD%20c1970s.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/The%20Mall%20in%20Columbia%20interior2%2C%20Columbia%20MD%20c1970s.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Woodward & Lothrop; The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, Maryland. Mall entrance, 1970s. (<a href="http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/2006/10/mall-in-columbia.html">Malls of America</a>)</span><br /><br /><style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675638556/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4675638556_711f367002.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/4675638556/">JCPenney; former Woodward & Lothrop (The Mall in Columbia)</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joearchitect/">Joe Architect</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/The%20Mall%20in%20Columbia%20exterior%2C%20Columbia%20MD%20c1970s.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5883/1181/1600/The%20Mall%20in%20Columbia%20exterior%2C%20Columbia%20MD%20c1970s.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Woodward & Lothrop; The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, Maryland. Exterior view, 1970s. (<a href="http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/2006/10/mall-in-columbia.html">Malls of America</a>)</span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-49682408558356632972010-03-28T22:57:00.004-04:002010-03-28T23:05:59.838-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AYhM23ktI/AAAAAAAACdI/nL2bUzN7mLI/s1600/DSC07013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AYhM23ktI/AAAAAAAACdI/nL2bUzN7mLI/s400/DSC07013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453886107411780306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Sears (former Abraham & Straus); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX42NoWBI/AAAAAAAACdA/rr2jaEvKaKM/s1600/DSC06997.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 184px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX42NoWBI/AAAAAAAACdA/rr2jaEvKaKM/s400/DSC06997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453885414138468370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Sears (former Abraham & Straus); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX4sjJAbI/AAAAAAAACc4/crzLGnKAXxI/s1600/DSC06998.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX4sjJAbI/AAAAAAAACc4/crzLGnKAXxI/s400/DSC06998.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453885411544334770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Sears (former Abraham & Straus); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Exterior entrance. </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX4ZO0iaI/AAAAAAAACcw/MZOh0adwdlo/s1600/DSC07014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX4ZO0iaI/AAAAAAAACcw/MZOh0adwdlo/s400/DSC07014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453885406358833570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Sears (former Abraham & Straus); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Exterior entrance detail. </span><span style="font-size:78%;"> (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX3yIzFVI/AAAAAAAACco/9boytv5tJGE/s1600/DSC07015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX3yIzFVI/AAAAAAAACco/9boytv5tJGE/s400/DSC07015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453885395864589650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Sears (former Abraham & Straus); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Exterior entrance detail.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX3ndUWsI/AAAAAAAACcg/i3J7SdqCk9E/s1600/DSC07017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AX3ndUWsI/AAAAAAAACcg/i3J7SdqCk9E/s400/DSC07017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453885392997866178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Sears (former Abraham & Straus); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Mall entrance. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-82048304993740460002010-03-28T22:51:00.002-04:002010-03-28T22:57:11.071-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AW2BsZIBI/AAAAAAAACcY/IWPc2xPS63o/s1600/DSC07004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AW2BsZIBI/AAAAAAAACcY/IWPc2xPS63o/s400/DSC07004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453884266169049106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Dick's Sporting Goods (former Galyan's Sporting Goods); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-76344656258549633952010-03-28T22:45:00.004-04:002010-03-28T22:55:55.282-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVppvdaTI/AAAAAAAACcQ/vBCdLTBMQ80/s1600/DSC06999.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVppvdaTI/AAAAAAAACcQ/vBCdLTBMQ80/s400/DSC06999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453882954069403954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's (former Stern's); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Upper level exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVOevUV1I/AAAAAAAACcI/GcB1ZJboyTQ/s1600/DSC07002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVOevUV1I/AAAAAAAACcI/GcB1ZJboyTQ/s400/DSC07002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453882487259551570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's (former Stern's); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Upper level exterior entrance. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVOMeFDAI/AAAAAAAACcA/C1hTZeurRW4/s1600/DSC07003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVOMeFDAI/AAAAAAAACcA/C1hTZeurRW4/s400/DSC07003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453882482355407874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's (former Stern's); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Upper level exterior entrance.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVNnaZXSI/AAAAAAAACb4/cluOM14OrN8/s1600/DSC07005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVNnaZXSI/AAAAAAAACb4/cluOM14OrN8/s400/DSC07005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453882472407850274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's (former Stern's); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Lower level exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVNY8sQTI/AAAAAAAACbw/qz2F4Caps60/s1600/DSC07019.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVNY8sQTI/AAAAAAAACbw/qz2F4Caps60/s400/DSC07019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453882468525162802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's (former Stern's); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Lower level mall entrance. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVNKFatMI/AAAAAAAACbo/OnOipi2nDgI/s1600/DSC07021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7AVNKFatMI/AAAAAAAACbo/OnOipi2nDgI/s400/DSC07021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453882464535229634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Macy's (former Stern's); Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Mall entrance. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-76059717358219428932010-03-28T22:38:00.003-04:002010-03-28T22:44:57.333-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATW3c3JbI/AAAAAAAACbg/4mrrjfdH6ws/s1600/DSC07008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATW3c3JbI/AAAAAAAACbg/4mrrjfdH6ws/s400/DSC07008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453880432308725170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">JCPenney; Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Lower level exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATWnnSvFI/AAAAAAAACbY/TKt4cbQeENQ/s1600/DSC07009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATWnnSvFI/AAAAAAAACbY/TKt4cbQeENQ/s400/DSC07009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453880428057508946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">JCPenney; Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Lower level exterior view. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATWFWCsrI/AAAAAAAACbQ/DfEi0UDxm0c/s1600/DSC07026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATWFWCsrI/AAAAAAAACbQ/DfEi0UDxm0c/s400/DSC07026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453880418858349234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">JCPenney; Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Lower level mall entrance. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATV3spSII/AAAAAAAACbI/wy13_2wunfY/s1600/DSC07032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FbxZe2T4YIo/S7ATV3spSII/AAAAAAAACbI/wy13_2wunfY/s400/DSC07032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453880415195056258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">JCPenney; Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Upper level mall entrance. (photo by <a href="http://charlotteeats.blogspot.com/">Pat Richardson</a>) </span>Livemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.com2