Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall (Westfield Eastridge), Gastonia, North Carolina

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Exterior entrance. (Belk, Inc.)
Frequent LiveMalls contributor Patrick Richardson went to the Eastridge Mall (Westfield Eastridge) in Gastonia, North Carolina, and took these great pictures (below) of the Matthews Belk store there. His comments are in italics below.

Frank Matthews (of "Matthews Belk") lives down the road, so this Belk store is always meticulous. They revamped the store about 6 years ago and did a nice job with the exterior (though I miss the old Belk-blue awnings over each door).

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Lower level mall entrance, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Upper level mall entrance, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Exterior entrance, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Close-up of exterior entrance, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Clerstory window and trim detail in escalator well, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. The California Raisins celebrating Belk's 100th Anniversary, October 1988. (Photo courtesy Pat Richardson)

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Screenshot of television commercial with TV personality Barbara McKay, circa 1985. (Photo courtesy cantnot)

Here are some super pictures of the Matthews Belk at Eastridge when they had the amazingly-bad Belk-blue awnings above the entrances. I'm not sure of any other Belk stores had these. These photos were taken in the late-90's as the awnings were coming down (see last picture).

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Unremodeled exterior entrance, circa 1998. (Photo by Pat Richardson)
Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Unremodeled exterior entrance detail, circa 1998. (Photo by Pat Richardson)
Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Unremodeled exterior, circa 1998. (Photo by Pat Richardson)
Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Exterior entrance undergoing renovation, circa 1998. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Store employees on Level 2 trying to get the new addition of the store ready for business (note the areas in the back of the photo with the construction plastic--only about one-fourth of the new section was complete at the time). This is from Sept 2001. Frequent LiveMalls contributor Patrick Richardson is on the right. (Photo courtesy of Pat Richardson)

Previously on LiveMalls
Belk, SouthPark
The Belk Archive

JCPenney, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Exterior entrance, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Dillard's, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Lower level mall entrance, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Mall corridor photographed from upper level, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Upper level mall corridor, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Christmas tree, 11/26/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina

Belk, Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina. Exterior sign, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Frequent LiveMalls contributor Patrick Richardson went to the Lancaster Square in Lancaster, South Carolina, and took these great pictures (below) of the Belk store there. His comments are in italics below.

For a one-story store, this one is fairly big. The interior is octagonal. The outside side door has a cool drive-under. The posts on the front and side have unusual rectangular-shaded lights on them.

For Lancaster shopping, Belk is the only place to shop for anything marginally high-end. Everyone else seems to go to the Wal-Mart a mile away. Not sure why Belk is on listed on the street-sign--they're been here for a long time.

Belk, Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina. Main exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina. Side exterior entrance with porte cochere, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Thanks to Patrick for this great contribution.

Goody's, Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina. Main entrance, 11/19/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina. Sign, 11/19/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Lancaster Square, Lancaster, South Carolina, 11/19/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Mall-aise: Shopping Malls as seen by Herman Krieger

Tuned In (Photo by Herman Krieger)

Photographer Herman Krieger recently emailed me about his photo essay on malls in Oregon (or anywhere, for that matter) called Mall-aise. It's very striking and I figured it would be of interest to LiveMalls readers.

Mall-aise: Shopping Malls as seen by Herman Krieger

Belk, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mall entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Main exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Exterior entrance detail, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Exterior lighting, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

JCPenney, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mall entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

JCPenney, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Main exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

JCPenney, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Side exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Exterior sign, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Interior sign, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Interior sign, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Interior sign, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Sears, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Main exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Sears, Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Side exterior entrance, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

SouthPark | Christmas 2006

SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Christmas tree at Center Court with Santa Claus, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Some great pictures of SouthPark's Christmas decorations, taken by frequent LiveMalls contributor Patrick Richardson. Pat's comments are in italics below.

Belk, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Christmas tree at Center Court with Santa Claus, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Christmas decorations, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk, SouthPark mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Christmas decorations in Cosmetics department, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Belk has some unique Christmas decorations this year--they are flower pots put on a wagon-wheel type structure

Thanks to Pat for this great contribution.

Previously on LiveMalls
SouthPark, The Early Years
SouthPark 1975
SouthPark, circa 1990
SouthPark, Halloween 1991
The Evolution of the Fountain Court at SouthPark
Belk, SouthPark
Crate & Barrel, SouthPark
Dillard's, SouthPark
Hecht's, SouthPark
Nordstrom, SouthPark
Neiman Marcus, SouthPark

Crate & Barrel, The Village at SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Architect's rendering. (Simon Property Group)

Crate & Barrel, The Village at SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Side entrance under construction, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Crate & Barrel, The Village at SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Sharon Road facade under construction, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Crate & Barrel, The Village at SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Rear facade under construction, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

>Crate & Barrel, The Village at SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. Rear facade under construction, photographed from Dillard's parking deck, 11/11/06. (Photo by Pat Richardson)