Raleigh Springs Mall, Memphis Tennessee (Mall History)

The Raleigh Springs Mall was an enclosed shopping mall serving the city of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The site is located on the north side of Memphis, on Austin Peay Hwy. just north of Interstate 40. It began construction in 1969 and opened two years later on August 11, 1971 as one of the city's first two shopping malls (the other being Southland Mall),[1] owned and managed by the Edward J. DeBartolo corporation. The Raleigh Springs Mall originally featured about seventy stores and later featured a twelve-screen multiplex, with four anchor stores, formerly occupied by Sears, JCPenney, Goldsmith's and Dillard's. The theater closed in December 2011, Sears closed in April 2011, and the other three anchors closed in 2003. The mall property was won by the City of Memphis in multiple court challenges in favor to build a city Civic Center. The mall closed with 3 business still operating, City Trends, World Diamond Center, and a church.

[@eltoro6688]

I lived Half of my youth in Raleigh Springs Mall One Friday Night at a time!!! Here's My Itenerary on a typical Friday night foray to the Mall. My mother would drop me off at the front entrance at about 7:00. My first stop would be the Sultan's Castle arcade to spend my first $2 of my weekly allowance. 2nd trip would be across the way to play with the latest batch of Puppies at Doktor pets. Then I would hit the Walden's books store to peruse the latest literary offering. Later I'd hit Camelot Records then Woolworth's 5 and 10 to spend the rest of my allowance on Baseball Cards. When the mall closed at 10:00 my Mother expected me to meet her at the main entrance portico. THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND!!!!!!

[@CynthiaWilson-ci3xv]

I worked at Foxmoor around 83-84. If I'm remembering correctly the Woolworth had a diner in the front of it.

[@bryanmorton3566]

fun n games

[@MoeRon-ry2zr]

We ALL know what happened to dem all!

[@hairywhodini3429]

and going by your comment, we ALL know you are incapable of having an independent thought
much less making an original comment...