Dutch Square

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Dutch Square
Facts and statistics
Location 421 Bush River Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Coordinates 34°01′59″N 81°05′31″W / 34.033, -81.092Coordinates: 34°01′59″N 81°05′31″W / 34.033, -81.092
Opening date 1970
Owner Phillips Edison & Co.
No. of stores and services 62+
Total retail floor area 600,000 sq.ft.
Parking c2500
No. of floors 1
Website Dutch Square official website
Footnotes
Dutch Square website[1]

Dutch Square is an enclosed shopping mall located in the city of Columbia, South Carolina. Currently, it features more than sixty stores and restaurants, as well as a movie theater. Its anchor stores are Belk (the most successful Belk in Columbia [1]) and Burlington Coat Factory.

When it opened in 1970, the mall was advertised as the "largest mall in the Carolinas".[2] Dutch Square's management company filed for bankruptcy in 1993 after losing several anchors, but the mall experienced a revival when it was purchased by Phillips Edison in 1995.[3]

In 1997, the city of Columbia annexed the mall property, thus bringing the tax revenues into the City.[4] Shortly after this event, the facility underwent a redevelopment by the owner adding 18,000 sq.ft. [5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Dutch Square Mall". Retrieved on 2007-12-28. 
  2. ^ Thomas, Maurice. "Dutch Square Looks For Good Times". The State. 2000-09-09. B6.
  3. ^ Holleman, Joey. "Cinema's light flickers on mall; Dutch Square reverses fortunes". The State. 1998-02-03. A1.
  4. ^ Hinshaw, Dawn (1997-5-31). Dutch Square Annexed. The (Columbia, SC) State. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  5. ^ "Developers To Sustain Recent Development Pace", Retail Traffic, 1998-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-28. 

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