Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall: The Way It Used to Be

Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina. Unremodeled exterior, circa 1998. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Frequent LiveMalls contributor Patrick Richardson unearthed some great old photos of the Matthews Belk at Eastridge Mall (Westfield Eastridge) in Gastonia, North Carolina, His comments are in italics below.

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. Exterior entrance undergoing renovation, circa 1998. (Photo by Pat Richardson)

Previously on LiveMalls
Matthews Belk, Eastridge Mall

Dillard's (former Ivey's); Orange Park Mall, Orange Park, Florida

From the photo collection of frequent LiveMalls contributor Brian comes a series of recent photos from the Dillard's (former Ivey's) at Orange Park Mall in Orange Park, Florida (just outside Jacksonville). This store has not been renovated since Dillard's took over the location from Ivey's in 1990. Brian's comments are listed in Italics below:

001 - Mall entrance, center court of the mall. As was typical, the glass on the second level was a restaurant as Ivey's, but is currently Dillard's offices for, according to the sign, all of North Florida. Sort of ironic that they would have their offices at a store that is decidedly less upscale than the other Jacksonville-area stores.

002 - Women's wear, first level. Notice the pink and purple walls, which, to my memory, have not been touched. On the wall, there are scars from various brand logos that have been taken down over the years.

003 - Dresses, looking toward cosmetics. Note the original Ivey's pink marble floor.

004 - Outside entrance to men's department. Classic Ivey's Florida exterior. The stores in Daytona Beach and Merritt Island are very similar.

005 - Dillard's, time, and the Florida weather have done a great job of eliminating the Ivey's labelcar. I've found in my travels that Dillard's does a better job than anyone at covering up old labelscars. In person, you can make out where the old sign anchors were, but nothing else.

006 - Side of building. Oddly, there is only a sign, but no entrance on this side.

007 - More womens. The men's department was crawling with overbearing sales trainees that weren't conducive to picture taking.

008 - The classic Ivey's glass elevator. I dreamed of these as a kid.

009 - A look at cosmetics from above. I was actually trying to get a shot of the blonde Lancome chick, but she walked off. :-(

010 - A closeup of the pink marble and the extremely nasty and well worn pink carpet. Both original to the store.

Many thanks to Brian for his generous contribution.

Eastland Mall | 1980

Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Aerial view, circa 1980 (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Eastland Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, was in full bloom when these pictures were taken. I would estimate the date to be either 1979 or 1980, because Sears opened in 1979 and is featured in the photos. Many thanks to frequent LiveMalls contributor Pat Richardson who supplied the photos.

Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Exterior view showing Ivey's, JCPenney and the Sears roof sign, circa 1980 (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Interior view, circa 1980 (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Interior view of Center Court and the Ice Capades Chalet ice rink facing Sears, circa 1980 (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina. Interior view of Center Court and the Ice Capades Chalet ice rink facing Ivey's, circa 1980 (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Previously on LiveMalls
Eastland Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina
Belk, Eastland Mall
Dillard's, Eastland Mall

Moonlite Madness at SouthPark | August 11, 1976

From the extensive collection of frequent LiveMalls contributor Pat Richardson comes this gem: an entire newspaper supplement advertising the annual Moonlite Madness Sale at SouthPark from August 11, 1976.

This ad set was published in the long defunct Charlotte News and gave a pretty good picture of what the mall was like in the mid 1970s.

Thanks to Pat for his continued donations to this site.

Page 2 (Belk)

Page 3 (Belk)

Page 4 (Ivey's)

Page 5 (Ivey's)

Page 6 (Florsheim, The Cheese Shop, J.O. Jones)

Page 7 (Garibaldi & Bruns, SouthPark Hallmark, Coplon's)

Page 8 (Sears)

Page 9 (Sears)

Page 10 (Pet Bazaar, Morrison's Cafeteria, Bakers, John Simmons)

Page 11 (5-7-9, Kinney Shoes, Wilson's Menswear)

Page 12 (Montaldo's, Hahn Shoes, Sharon Luggage, Jack & Jill)

Page 13 (Richmans, Zales, Junction)

Page 14 (Bush Stationers, Pat Arnolde's Talls, Julie's)

Page 15 (Woolworth)

Previously on LiveMalls
SouthPark, The Early Years
The Easter Ads, 1970
SouthPark, 1975

Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, Virginia. Postcard view, date unknown.

Boscov's, Piedmont Mall, Danville, Virginia. Upper level exterior entrance. Photographed 8/10/08.

Boscov's, Piedmont Mall, Danville, Virginia. Lower level primary exterior entrance. Photographed 8/10/08.

Boscov's, Piedmont Mall, Danville, Virginia. Lower level secondary exterior entrance. Photographed 8/10/08.

Boscov's, Piedmont Mall, Danville, Virginia. Customer Pick-Up sign. Photographed 8/10/08.

Boscov's, Piedmont Mall, Danville, Virginia. Exterior sign. Photographed 8/10/08.

Previously on LiveMalls
Boscov's, Piedmont Mall

The "Yellow" Pages, 1962

Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1962. (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Belk, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1962. (courtesy Pat Richardson)

J.B. Ivey & Company, Charlotte, North Carolina. Print advertisement, 1962. (courtesy of Pat Richardson)

A series of Belk and Ivey's ads from 1962 that are a curious shade of yellow, courtesy of frequent LiveMalls contributor Pat Richardson.

Previously on LiveMalls
The Belk Archive
The Ivey's Archive

Signal Hill Mall, Statesville, North Carolina. Postcard, late 1970s. (courtesy Pat Richardson)

Signal Hill Mall, Statesville, North Carolina. Main entrance, October 10, 2009. (photo by cantnot)

Signal Hill Mall, Statesville, North Carolina. Parking lot between Sears (former Woolworth & Hills) and JCPenney, October 10, 2009. (photo by cantnot)

Signal Hill Mall, Statesville, North Carolina. Former Winn-Dixie, October 10, 2009. (photo by cantnot)

Bsocov's (former John Wanamaker, Hecht's and Starwbridge's) , Montgomery Mall, Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, 2008. (The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania)

Boscov's today announced its reorganization of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Reading, Pa.-based department store chain will close 10 of its 49 stores, including substantially all of the former May Company and Federated Department Stores locations that were acquired in 2006