Picture of the Day: 5/27/2011

Not necessarily Carolina Circle Mall, but still within the vicinity. This is the old Kmart near the mall. I took this picture in January 2007, about one month before the building was torn down.

Video Tour of the Carolina Circle Mall/Pyramids Village Area February 11, 2010

Me and friend Dillon shot this video from my car this afternoon.

Basically, this is a video of the area surrounding Carolina Circle Mall/The Shoppes at Pyramids Village as it looks in 2010.

Golden Corral

The picture above is the former Carolina Circle Area Golden Corral. It is currently the Copa Rocka Cantina.

I don't know much about this Golden Corral. I think it first started out as several restaurants including a steak house. It became a Golden Corral in the early 90's and was the first Golden Corral I ever went to.

Towards the end of the business, the service at this Golden Corral became negative. The food was dirty, the service was unacceptable, and was unsanatary. It closed in the mid 90's around 1995 or 1996.

Since then, the building has been several night clubs starting with the Lucky Seven and currently the Copa Rocka Cantina.

The Neighborhood Pictures

Carolina Circle City isn't just about Carolina Circle Mall, it's also about the Carolina Circle Area. The mall was neighbored by stores like Toys R' Us, K-Mart, Craftsmen Studio, Color Tile, McDonald's, Taylor's Discount Tires, Bojangles, Shoney's, Wendy's, Golden Corral, etc. Most of those stores closed about the same time the mall closed, but a few have survived.

I went out to that area today and took some pictures for your viewing pleasure as well as the latest construction of the Wal-Mart.

The K-Mart was a big store that was given life by Carolina Circle Mall in 1976. Unfortunately, the Blue Light burned out in May of 2002. Because I have many memories of the K-Mart, I was excited to take some pictures of the interior. Don't worry, I didn't go inside. I just looked through the window.

The construction of the new Wal-Mart has been progressing well. I estimate the opening date will be sometime between Summer and Christmas of 2006. That would make it exactly 30 years after Carolina Circle Mall opened.

McDonald's is another goodie. I have many memories of that McDonald's as well like getting Halloween McDonaldland Figures in my Happy Meal around 1993. Sadly, it's under a major renovation and will soon look more 2000's than 90's.

I hope you enjoy these pictures of the sorrounding area.