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Target demographics play into the equation, equaling with H&M being opened at Northlake instead. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also, on that note … it’s condominium equivalent, or should I say co-op equivalent is Morrocroft Place Apartments; a near-derelict 11-story tower of co-op apartments from 1976, adjacent to the original Morrocroft Manor, somehow still on nearly 16 acres of undeveloped prime-SouthPark land and has on-again off-again tried to re organize and redevelop for the last two decades, turning off most of the buyer market for charging $1,600 per month (mostly land tax, then building upkeep) … talk about damp? Morrocroft Place was built to house maids rooms off the outdoor trash hallway behind each kitchen… on each floor… say what! It’s also on the national historic registry. Architecturally, it’s fabulous and would be in all honesty a shame if torn down. Built by the same crowd as the “doubletree”. The more you know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow super surprised no other Charlotteans have corrected this yet. So it was before my time but, the doubletree was built as The Park Hotel by the Bissell and Harris families something like that, back in the 1970s (think of it as the then-version of The Ballantyne Hotel; former family hunting grounds which became sold-off and developed into the southern part of the city’s newest mixed-use but mainly residential with a strip or hub of commercial) … It was an all-suites hotel, and actually, it was in the portfolio of the Premier Hotels Group - similarly as The Ballantyne Hotel had some international-signature trophy aspect of it before they sold to Marriott. For those who don’t know, the Premier Hotels (or Signature?) had properties like The Dorchester in London and The Breakers in Palm Beach. It was a huge huuuge deal Charlotte’s The Park Hotel was one of the twenty something in their portfolio. Imagine back then — the city’s newest sector of town, developed by Belk, Ivey, Bissell and Harris by way of Morrison … on the stomping grounds of the one and only Morrocroft Farms …. Insert The Park Hotel. Where else would you have stayed? Downtown wasn’t in fashion! SouthPark was. The end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No idea. A bunch of different factors I suppose. The question I have is why don’t we rid ourselves of the antiquated malls here in America and swap the anchor-reliant concept with traditional arcades from the late 19th century/ early 20th century Europe. Like the Galleria Vittorio in Italy. The Galleria of Houston was based off of that mall. That sort of district-arcade with glass ceiling-enclosed streets, small shops on the ground, with flexible office space and residential above, are among the coolest tourist destinations in Europe because of the boutique feel with fabulous architecture. Needless to say, they remain a special place for locals a century later. In my opinion the details, from construction materials to all areas in design, were chosen with such quality, and with the specific needs of the area at the forefront, resulting in a much more sustainable concept than the average American mall. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was shocked walking my dog today to see the entrance for SouthPark had been mowed. When I go outside my building for a cigarette break, the weeds in the shrubs outside of Paul Simon have gone full-sprout mode sporting daffodils and the other night I saw a raccoon family congregating underneath the Crate & Barrel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Took the photo of The Colony demolition on my roof today, and the photo of the cows seems to be closer towards Barclay Downs Drive — so here’s a near half century comparison of SouthPark, fellow Charlotteans!

Yes to answer your question. Literally joined urban planet for this reason. It’s why my screen name is charlotte paradox Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk