Southlake Mall (Atlanta)

Southlake Mall
Location Morrow, Georgia, USA
Opening date 1976
Management General Growth Properties
Owner General Growth Properties
No. of stores and services 120
No. of anchor tenants 3 (2 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area 1,010,000 sq. ft.
Parking 5,500
No. of floors 2
Website Soutlake Mall

Southlake Mall is a shopping mall that is located in Morrow, Georgia, in Metropolitan Atlanta and 11 miles (18 km) south from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The mall is in Clayton County and its trade area includes Henry County, one of the fastest-growing areas in Georgia. The mall is located along Interstate 75 and State Highway 54, also known as Jonesboro Road.

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Early years

Southlake Mall opened in 1976 to serve the needs of the growing southside of Atlanta.

When Southlake opened, its anchors were Rich's, Davison's, Sears, and JC Penney.

Anchor Changes

The first major change was in 1986, when the Davison's nameplate was changed to its parent company, Macy's. This lasted until 2003, when Macy's closed all the older Davison's stores in Atlanta and consolidated to Rich's-Macy's. This would last until 2005, when it would be converted back to Macy's. On January 24, 2011, JCPenney announced it will shut down the Southlake Mall location on June 1.

Renovations

The only major renovation to the center was in 1999.

Renovations include: Carousel added to the food court which was moved downstairs into its own area with much more seating. All of the restaurants were formerly in different places throughout the mall. Of the restaurants that were formerly in Southlake there was Bonanza, Piccadilly, Ruby Tuesday, and a Pizza Hut.

The escalators were placed at either end of the mall rather than there being one near the center of the mall near the escalators. The fountain was removed from the downstairs area in front of Sears and Radio Shack to accommodate the escalator.

Current Anchors

Former anchors

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