| If you grew up in Shreveport during the 1990's then odds are you probably payed a visit to South Park Mall. South Park Mall was your average mall, anchored by all of the large chain stores, such as JC Penney's, Dillard's, Montgomery Ward, Service Merchandise, and Beall-Ladymon. There was also a Regal Cinemas movie theater, similar to the other malls in the area. As far as food, South Park didn't have an actual food court. El Chico's and Wendy's were the main eateries, while Chelsea's Street Pub came a little later on. Along with the theater, Alladin's Castle Arcade, the carousel in front of JC Penney's, two candy stores, KB Toy Store, and also a pet store at one time gave plenty of entertainment for children. Unknown to some, there was also a short lived miniature golf course in the mall at one time. There were also yearly visits from The Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, complete with a small train ride. Unfortunately, as the neighborhood began to decline, so did the mall. Shootings were reported in the parking lot and the abduction of Kristi O'Pry only brought negative attention toward the mall. The first major blow to the mall was JC Penney's moving out. This proved to be a fatal blow for the mall, as one by one, the major stores failed to renew their leases. By the end of the mall's run, the only store that was left was Burlington Coat Factory, which is actually still open at the mall today. The mall sat for awhile until Summer Grove Baptist Church decided to purchase the mall for its congregation. The following is a list of stores that once occupied the mall in its heyday |
| Afterthoughts Alladin's Castle Auntie Ann's Pretzels Bailey's Jewelry Baker Shoes Bath & Body Works Beall-Ladymon B. Dalton Bookstore Burlington Coat Factory Bressler's Ice Cream Factory Brook's (80's clothes for women) Champs Sports Chelsea's Street Pub Chess king ("cheesy" 80's clothes for men) Claire's Accessories Connie Shoes Corn Dog on a Stick The County Seat Corn Dog Plus Dillard's Disc Jockey Dollar Tree Eggroll Express (by Corn Dog on a Stick) El Chico's Restaurant Eyemasters Footaction Footlocker Foxmoor (80's clothes for women) Friedman's Jewelers Gadzooks G.N.C The Great American Cookie Company Hallmark/Coach House Gifts Hollywood Nails Jeans West JC Penney's Jelk's Coffee |
| KB Toy Store Lerner's (80's clothes for women) Miller's Outpost (men's and women's) Motherhood Musicland (became Sam Goody) Montgomery Ward Morrie Kidd Russ (luggage and leather) Morris' Nut House (candy store) Otasco's (similar to Service Merchandise) Oxford Street Palais Royal (became Stage) Paul Harris (80's clothes for women) Payless Shoes Penelope's (formal wear) Piccadilly Café RadioShack Rave Regal Cinemas Rings and Things Rubenstein's Sbarro Pizza Schlotzky's Selber Brothers Service Merchandise Spencer Gifts Stage T.G.I.F The Limited The Ranch ( late 70's and early 80's western wear) Tom McCan Shoes Underground Station United Jeweler's Weingarten's (drugstore) Wendy's Zale's Jewelry |
| Thanks to Charlie for a few more stores I failed to list. I'm sure that this list is not complete, so if anyone has any info or pictures please E-mail Me |
| Former movie theater board showing the movies that were playing |
| Entrance 1. The South Park Mall "SP" logo is still barely visible. |
| Entrance 2, which featured El Chico's and the awning from Piccadilly is still there. |
| Entrance 3, which featured Chelsea's Pub and 4 screens of the movie theater |
| Formerly JC Penney's |
| Dillard's |
| Another Dillard's entrance |
| Burlington Coat Factory, the only remnant left that this was a mall |
| Dillard's again |
| Beall-Ladymon, then eventually Stage |
| Montgomery Ward |
| This used to house the indoor mini-golf course |