[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

I was able to read part of that article about Westgate Pointe, and I was able to see a rendering of this new complex. Its not really a town center in the sense of what it would normally be. It does look to be a pedestrian oriented shopping center though. Basicly its two buildings that form mirrored "L" shapes. I assume that these buildings will have several stores in each of them. The article says that they are talking with Marble Slab, a coffee shop, and some other clothiers.

It will be built in the vacant land between the new theater and the Hampton Inn, fronting Spartan Blvd.

Here is the link to that article. Please remember to include links in the future!

Probably Starbucks or Panera Bread will be the coffee shop.

[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

To add to that, they are working on replacing the overpasses over Asheville Highway and Howard St. I did not see the report on this, but apparantly those bridges were having structural problems.

The Food Lion on Garner Rd has its walls up. It looks as though it will face Garner Rd.

They have also started work on the site infront of the Eastside Walmart.

I am glad that they filled half of the old Lowes. I hope they can fill the other half of it soon, as well as the other half of the old Westside Walmart.

I REALLY wish for them to soon fill up that old Home Depot and Michael's. They should just tear down the old Best Buy and create a restaurant row (ala Pelham Road) or something there.

[Boiling Springs Developments]

I saw the sign is up for Copper River beside the Parr 3 on Hwy 9. I also heard, albeit from two guys talking in WalMart, that the plan is to build 5 Restaurants on this location. Now that sounds crazy, but you never know.

I wonder if this means that we are getting some more new chains (Macaroni Grill, Carrabba's, Sticky Fingers, Cheeseburger in Paradise, On the Border, Joe's Crab Shack) will be coming to Spartanburg county (even if it's in Boiling Springs).

[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

I think there used to be a grcery store (maybe a Winn-Dixie?) where Mr Gatti's is today. It seems like that was always a Kmart. I could be wrong though...

Thats true. I always forget about the BiLo.

Yes, there was indeed a Winn-Dixie in the now-Mr. Gatti's, but if I'm correct weren't the Kmart and Winn-Dixie shopping centers two separate strip malls? I heard that Food Lion was in one of the smaller stores next to the Kmart. Also, does anyone remember when Community Cash was just up the road (along with Rose's and Bowling USA) in the Pinewood Shopping Center? Community Cash used to rule Spartanburg. I also remember having bigger Piggly Wiggly's (Reidville Road, Whitney Road). Then there was the A&P next to the westside Kmart (which the A&P later became Big Lots; then all of that was torn down to rebuild Kmart as the Super Kmart Center around 1994 or 1995).

[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

looks like a Food Lion will go on the former Kmart site on Garner Rd. That is good news since that area needs a grocery store in a bad way.

http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art.../604190379/1026

That is really IRONIC...didn't a Food Lion USED to be on that site at one time? That is great news! However the area does have Bi-Lo on Whitney Road.

[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

Two new coffee spots are set to open in Spartanburg respectively in November and December...Crossroads is opening in late November (I don't remember the date), and Ishi is set to open on E. Main in December. If anyone has more info on these establishments, where they are, or when they open, that would be great.

[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

It'll be awesome to have a Marble Slab over on my side of town by the Spartan 16 as well. I also heard one rumor that Slab rival Cold Stone may want to build in Spartanburg.

[Greater Spartanburg Projects & Developments]

I haven't seen this mentioned yet so I will mention it...I have seen in the past couple weeks a sign across from the Westgate Crossing/Summit Pointe development advertising for retail/restaurant/office space...I wonder what might end up going there. Also, this is minor but a new Subway plus other mixed-use development is being built next to the Cracker Barrel on Fairforest Road...this should help boost business along the intersection of Bus. 85 and 26. If anyone knows anything else about both these developments please inform me.