Southpark Mall is a

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serving the

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area, which itself is part of the much larger

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metropolitan area.

Mall description

It contains 76 stores and is anchored by

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(originally

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, later

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, and

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. The mall is accessible from I-95 ( Temple Avenue Exit 54 and Southpark Boulevard Exit 53) exits. The mall serves the

area of the

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. Southpark Mall stands at approximately .

History

Southpark Mall first opened in 1989. Five years later in 1994,

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opened in the mall's southeast outlot area.

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closed in 2012. The store was originally Leggett and later

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. The same year, renovations began on converting it to

and small shop space. On November 2, 2017, it was announced that

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, which had been at the mall since its opening in 1989, would be closing as part of a plan to close 63 stores nationwide. The store closed in January 2018.

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