Nestled in the heart of Decatur, Georgia, stands a monument to the changing landscape of retail in America. Welcome to North DeKalb Mall, a place where memories are woven into the fabric of time, and where the echoes of bustling shoppers once filled its corridors.

Aside from being one of the first enclosed malls in the Metro Atlanta area, this shopping mall has seen its share of ups and downs along with many redevelopment attempts.

Today we will be going over the Fascinating History of North Dekalb Mall.


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0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Beginning
3:27 - Expansion
4:27 - Store Changes
7:22 - New Ownership
8:31 - More Store Changes
9:21 - New Owner
10:22 - Redevelopment Plans
12:15 - Closure
13:33 - Filming Destinations
14:15 - Today
16:47 - Outro

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Script & Video Production: Rasheed Stevens (Sheednomics)
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(Video Links)

Mall Drone Shot:    • Half-ABANDONED Mall & the Movies  
Public Meeting:    • North DeKalb Mall meeting  
Rich's Commercial:    • Rich's-Macy's  
Lechmere Commercial:    • Lechmere Jewelery commercial (Mid 90s)  
Phar Mor Commercial:    • Pharmor Pharmacy Commercial (1987)  

Pictures and Articles (Credit not mentioned in the video)

Newspaper Clippings: newspapers.com
Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/north-dekalb...
Construction Picture: dekalbhistory.org
Rich's Construction: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Rich's Store: https://skycity2.blogspot.com/2006/07...
Mall Maps: https://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.co...
North Dekalb Mall Website: https://web.archive.org/web/200201210...
Ross Picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1054240...
Lennar Article:https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/r...
Ross Closing Picture: https://www.tonetoatl.com/2016/07/nor...
Lulah Hlls Website: https://edens.com/property/lulah-hills/


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