Saturday, February 20, 2010

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Todd)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior sign. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Exterior view. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Food court. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Food court. (photo by Pat Richardson)

Rivercenter; San Antonio, Texas. Food court. (photo by Pat Richardson)
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4 comments:

  1. BrianThursday, February 25, 2010 11:54:00 PM

    Love that place. The old Dillard's/Joske's was cool in a very quirky way. They had remodeled the interior to have that polished Dillard's look, but sections were very narrow or very wide, giving it the charm of the grad old store it once was.

    That location wasn't underperforming, as was reported, but the city wanted Dillard's to restore the upper levels to residential since they weren't using them for retail. Dillard's didn't feel that would be possible while operating a department store underneath the development during construction, so they agreed to have the city buy out their lease.

    When I was there for the vball final four in 05, the Dallas Cowboys store made quite the dent in my then-Grad Student wallet.

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  2. LivemallsSaturday, February 27, 2010 8:12:00 PM

    I'll bet it was a cool store. Dillard's doesn't seem to be very adaptable with regards to alternative development. They seem to be all about "one size fits all" just as the world of retail seems to be evolving away from it.

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  3. BrianMonday, March 01, 2010 12:46:00 PM

    They were, from what I read, more concerned about the effects on their store while construction was ongoing, than they were about actually having residential (or offices) above them.

    They don't like being told what to do, that's for sure. Not sure that's a bad thing considering all the bad corporate advice that that has sunk their peer chains over the years (Proffitt's, Parisian, McRae's, Hess's, the May Stores, etc.).

    The Dillards and the Belks have pretty much shunned outside advice (and new ideas, for that matter), and they remain the last standing family-controlled department stores.

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  4. LivemallsSunday, March 14, 2010 3:24:00 AM

    Dillard's has paid for their independence with a depressed stock price. Belk's every move is scrutinized. Unfortunately independence has its disadvantages.

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