Dutch Square

Dutch Square
Location 421 Bush River Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Coordinates 34°01′59″N 81°05′31″W / 34.033°N 81.092°WCoordinates: 34°01′59″N 81°05′31″W / 34.033°N 81.092°W
Opening date 1970
Owner Phillips Edison & Co.
No. of stores and services 62+
Total retail floor area 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2).
No. of floors 1
Parking c2500
Website Dutch Square official website
Dutch Square website

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 an AMC 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, 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 (1,700 m2). [5]

In late 2014, Belk announced it would shutter the Dutch Square location to focus on a new flagship location in the Columbia area.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Dutch Square Mall". Retrieved 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 (1997-05-31). "Dutch Square Annexed". The (Columbia, SC) State. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Developers To Sustain Recent Development Pace". Retail Traffic. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2007-12-28.

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