Updates and extra images

Here are some mini-updates and extras for my readers until the next full post comes out. Some of these images were taken with the intent of creating a full article and others are not sufficient for a full blog post. 

Alexandria Mall 2015 extra images.

A much better photo of the Sears entrance.

A couple of empty store fronts near Sears.

Spring Deauville Mall 2015 mini-update.

The former Designer Depot and mall corridor have been renovated and reopened as the Spring Reception Hall. Check out the site for the new business here, they really improved the inside of the former mall. There is still one untouched corridor of the mall next to the Ace Mart that you can see through the glass doors. 

Fiesta Parker Rd and I-69 2013 extra images.

Here are a few close ups of the signage to the store. Classic neon and chasing lights still going strong after all of these years. 

K&B/Rite Aid Lake Charles 2015 extra images.

If the deal to purchase Rite Aid closes, this store will be remodeled or closed. 

Check out the items listed on the aisle marker, you can actually find nearly everything on the sign including video tapes and audio tapes.

Pasadena Town Square Mall 2015 mini update.

The mall is still struggling to fill spaces and has lost several stores over the past two years. Some of the businesses taking spaces are only open limited hours. 

The former Dillard's is now being used by a company named Ventech.

The updated mall directory with Ventech and the newer Sears logo.

A photo of the food court entrance with the retro sign and lights.

Pierre Bossier Mall 2015 extra image.

The huge Sears entrance really stands out at this end of the mall.

PlazAmericas Mall 2015 extra images.

The Houston Trade Center development

Foley's labelscar starting to show. 

Hollywood Video Deer Park 2015.

This might be the last location in the Houston area with the signage still in place.

Northshore Square Mall 2015 mini update.

Big changes are in store for Northshore Square Mall. The mall will be torn down with only the former Sears, JCPenney, and Dillard's clearance store remaining. A new big box center will be built roughly where the mall currently stands.

This Dillard's closed shortly after this photo was taken. The other Dillard's store at the mall was downgraded to a clearance store after a new Dillard's store opened a few miles away.

The former Sears anchor.

Sears, the food court entrance, and Burlington.

Burlington

Southland Mall 2014 extra images.

An intact K&B storefront inside of a mall. Very few large drugstores remain in malls these days.

The K&B shades of purple are still on display after all of these years.

 Southpark Mall 2015 mini update.

More renovations have occurred since my last visit. The former Montgomery Ward entrance is now covered up.

The JCPenney court.

The Stage labelscar shows at an angle.

Looking towards the former Dillard's.

From Stage to the JCPenney court.

The former JCPenney entrance. As you can see from this photo the ceilings have been renovated and look much better, new paint and new ceiling tiles all across the mall.

Looking towards the exit near JCPenney.

University Mall 2015 extra photos.

One of the few remaining Peanut Shack stores in operation. These stores were at many major malls in the 1960's-1980's.

A view of the center court, an antique shop opened in the former Beall's anchor.

Greenspoint Mall 2014 mini update.

The mall has not changed much, roughly the same amount of stores are open in the mall with the exception of the food court. Tilt, Wendy's and a few other food outlets closed over the past two years.
The Dillard's corridor looking towards the food court.

Former Electronics Boutique.

The Macy's corridor.

Buckets for the rain.

The front of Macy's.

More buckets.

The former Sears wing. now mostly closed off to the public.

Dillard's wing.

Food court.

Greenspoint Montgomery Ward 2014.

Peeking through the glass windows, we can see that the store is still in decent condition.

Mall of the Mainland 2015 update

Things are looking up at the Mall of the Mainland. A new ownership group has taken over the majority of the property and big things are happening. The new ownership has all of the anchors filled, and has greatly improved the future of the once ailing mall. Sears and the Cinemark Movies 12 are still operating as normal on the property. The former Macy's was completely renovated and reopened as well. Both the former JCPenney and the former Dillard's are also being renovated to become a college expansion and church. An indoor trampoline park, large salon, and a new bar occupying the former Stingers bar space are also in the works. Progress has been quick, all of the photographed projects were started in the first half of 2015. These images were taken in the first half of 2015, I will provide a future update in 2016.  

Follow this link to see what the mall looked like in the final years before closing in 2014. 

Here is the former Macy's anchor as it now looks. They added windows to the second floor to bring light into the new gym.

Here is the inside of the former Macy's. The escalator goes to the new World Gym.

Some fixtures from Macy's remain, but they blend in with the new surroundings. 

The middle of the store is configured as a mini-mall. 

The center court has been renovated very nicely.

The new road sign.

The former Macy's, now occupied by World Gym, Palais Royal, and Galaxy Nutrition. Palais Royal moved from a junior anchor space in the mall to a prime spot in the largest mall building facing the highway.

One of the spaces facing the former mall entrance to Macy's was being worked on.

A few more shots of the inside of the former Macy's.

Inside of the Palais Royal which still looks like the former Macy's. 

The former Affordable Furniture junior anchor, with a night vision filter so you could see it better. 

The closed off corridor entrance near Sears.

Zoomed in through the glass to see the former mall corridor.

Taken from the glass of the Sears mall entrance

This was taken from the other side of the Sears mall entrance glass. The mall corridor still nearly looks the same as when it closed with the exception of the wall constructed to separate the mall.

The sign at the Affordable Furniture outside entrance

The beginnings of the former JCPenney anchor conversion. College of the Mainland will eventually occupy this space. 

Through the glass doors this is all you can see, but things are looking up for the long-abandoned anchor.

The Dillard's is being converted into the First Baptist Church, the store was in the process of getting a new paint job on my visits. As you can see from my previous mall photos, the landscaping has also been cleaned up revealing more of the building. 

New paint on the Cinemark Movies 12. 

A better look at the Dillard's, with the paint job nearly completed on one side.