Down Home Country Festival July 1990

This is from a July 1990 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Sidewalk Sale Ad July 1989

This is from a July 1989 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Looking Good Sweepstakes Ad April 22, 1989

This is from the April 22, 1989 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Notice how the words “The New” are tagged to the Carolina Circle Mall logo.

Renovation Completion Ad November 1988

This is a very historic ad, from a November 1988 edition of the Greensboro News & Record, advertising the celebrations surrounding the completion of Carolina Circle Mall’s renovation.

I’d give my right arm to be able to go back in time and attend that ribbon cutting.

Sidewalk Sale Ad July 1988

This is from a July 1988 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

I actually do have that thing tattooed on my chest (not really).

Spring Value Weekend Ad April 23, 1988

This is from the April 23, 1988 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

It mentions how it’s still easy to navigate through the mall while The Circle creates its “New Look”. This obviously refers to the renovation that was going on at the time.

Trick or Treat Ad October 1987

This is from an October 1987 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Again, it’s very eerie seeing the Circle Crescent alongside a mention of the Ice Chalet.

The Circle’s Lighting Up Ad October 1987

Here’s another very interesting ad. I believe this ad, from an October 1987 edition of the Greensboro News & Record, is advertising the beginning of the renovation construction.

Easter Ad April 9, 1987

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the very first instance of the Carolina Circle Mall Circle Crescent, that was ever used! From the April 9, 1987 edition of the Greensboro News & Record!

Very eerie to see the Circle Crescent used along side an ad for the Ice Chalet.

Home of Carolina Circle Mall is Stepping into the Future

Please gather around the computer monitor for this one folks. This is heavy (Marty McFly moment for the day).

Since 2007, Home of Carolina Circle Mall has been quite successful. Although not as popular as my Carolina Circle City blog, Home of Carolina Circle Mall has had its share of moments the past three years online.

Well, the year is now 2010 and it is now a new decade; the 2010s. I've done a lot of thinking lately and I think that it is time for Home of Carolina Circle Mall to move on up.

This evening, I spent almost two hours on the phone with my YouTube friend Jeremy Lowery. Both of us came to an agreement and he is going to start hosting Home of Carolina Circle Mall on his own web server.
Since Home of Carolina Circle Mall's beginning in May 2007, the host/provider of the web service used for Home of Carolina Circle Mall has been Webs.com. While it was nice for awhile, it's become quite a headache recently. Loading speeds have been slow since the start, very poor security in the guestbook system, and just today, I had a terrible time uploading newspaper ads. Also, the $9 a month has become a pain as well.

Jeremy Lowery has offered me nearly unlimited storage (compared to Webs.com's 700MB storage limit), unlimited bandwidth, a website design software, and much more, all for free! He said it would be his honor to help preserve a piece of history known as Carolina Circle Mall. I thank him from the bottom of my heart. All of this is a dream come true. I am so glad to finally see Home of Carolina Circle Mall expand.

Also, Jeremy is going to help me in a total redesign of the website. This means that before long, expect a totally new layout scheme and template. The design that the site's using now has been used since November 2007.

The big transfer is going to occur sometime tomorrow (Sunday February 7, 2010). I'm not quite sure what to expect, if the transition will be sudden or not. However, the web address will remain the same and, for now, the design/layout will remain the same. But nevertheless, Home of Carolina Circle Mall is finally stepping into the future!

Beauty Show Ad February 1996

This is from a February 1996 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Kid’s Korner Ad July 1995

This is from a July 1995 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Weekend of Magic August 1988

This is from an August 1988 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Wake Up Santa Ad November 1987

This is another rare “Ice Rink to Carousel Transition Era” ad from a November 1987 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Back to School August 13, 1987

This is from the August 13, 1987 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

This is yet another major discovery in the “Ice Rink to Carousel Transition Case”. The Carousel/renovation did not go into effect until the second half of 1988.

However, this ad is from August of 1987, which was still the Ice Rink Era, however, the Carousel Era Circle Crescent emblem is used in this ad as well as other ads from this 1987/1988 era. It’s kind of weird. If anyone would care to explain this to me, please do.

This Week at Carolina Circle Mall March 1987

This is from a March 1987 edition of the Greensboro News & Record, the tail-end of the Ice Rink Era ad format.

Shoe Stores Ad November 17, 1985

This is from the November 17, 1985 edition of the Greensboro News & Record (also the day after my mom and dad got married).

New Ice Rink Discovery

I was going through the Google news archives this evening and I came across some interesting information regarding the closure of the Ice Chalet.

First, let’s backtrack to August of 2009. That was when I finally discovered that the month the Carousel Era began was November 1988. That was good in itself, but that still didn’t tell me when the Ice Chalet closed.

Well this evening, I found a newspaper article from Burlington’s Times News from I believe March 1988 which included a story regarding someone recently skating at Carolina Circle Mall’s ice rink.

Thus, that finally partly answered my question. Obviously, the Ice Chalet closed in 1988. It had to have been between March 1988 and November 26, 1988 (the date the Carousel opened). The only question remaining is when in 1988. I’m led to believe it was before June 1988, because I have a newspaper ad from that month which used the Carousel Era Circle Crescent emblem.

Just some random deep thinking. But at least I now know that the Ice Chalet closed in 1988. Still hurts that I missed the Ice Chalet by only a year.

The Main Carolina Circle Mall Sign (Video)

The Main Carolina Circle Mall Sign

That picture is of my best friend Dillon Jones holding up my newest addition to my Carolina Circle Mall collection.

Travis Trotter (Sarge99 on Blogger), who frequently contributes to my websites, gave me this sign this morning at the Office Depot here in Greensboro.

This is a picture of where the sign was located. It was actually a part of an even larger sign assembly at the corner of Cone Blvd and Sands Drive (where the IHOP currently is). I drew a rectangle around where my part of the sign was located.

 

The sign is a whopping 12 feet long and 11 inches tall (we had to fold the backseat down in my 1995 Honda Accord to get it in there). It wasn’t easy to find a prominent spot to keep it. But I found a place on the workbench in my office. Hopefully is should stay intact for many many years to come.

Again, thank you Travis for letting me have this piece of history. I have more pictures of the sign up on my Facebook page. I’ll upload a video of it to YouTube sometime this evening.

Transworld Skateboarding Magazine Cover January 1998

Shane Joyce emailed this to me today.

This is a picture of a guy skateboarding inside one of the entrances to Ivey’s/Dillard’s taken sometime around 1998. Thanks for sending this in, Shane.