Jackson Square, Columbus, MS
Last but not least as far as teaser photos for this afternoon go, here's a look at something that actually *does* relate to our upcoming photosets this week: you're looking at the Jackson Square shopping complex, down in Columbus, MS. The Columbus Kroger will be the subject of our uploads on Thursday – but as you'll recall, that store is technically not a true full-bred Kroger, given that it was built and opened as a Delchamps instead. So, what you're looking at here is actually the town's previous Kroger!
I know my picture here isn't the best by any means, but if you zoom in and look closely on the left side, you should be able to clearly see the greenhouse windows of this former 80s Kroger store. The windows remain completely intact to this day, although an attempt has been made to disguise them slightly, and blend them in to the rest of the center's (rather funky, I think!) architecture. The area where you see Pepper's on the right of my photo actually juts out from the rest of the strip, in a bit of an “L” shape; this is better visualized in Google's aerial view here (where you can also get an even better view of the former Kroger's greenhouse windows).
Tuesday Morning is currently operating in the right half of the old Kroger, but I didn't have the chance to visit that store while I was in Columbus; in any case, I don't know that I would have expected any Kroger remnants to still have been present after all these years. Once again, the tip that this was a former Kroger came to me from commenter publisher73 on my blog, so thanks goes to him for the information!
Besides Tuesday Morning and Pepper's, other notable tenants of this shopping center include Buffalo Wild Wings and Lost Pizza, as well as iconic local department store Reed's... well, until this year, anyway. As this article explains, the Columbus Reed's wound up closing up shop after an amazing 45 (!) years in spring of 2018 (exact date unknown), due to the store operator's retirement. (Fun fact: this shopping center is named after him!) Unfortunately, Reed's is hidden away in my shot here, in the corner of the “L” (if you will), back behind Pepper's from my vantage point. The three remaining Reed's stores – one in Starkville, and two in Tupelo – are all open. (I did not visit Reed's while in Columbus, either.)
Stick around, more pics soon!
Jackson Square Shopping Center // Hwy 45, Columbus, MS 39701
(c) 2018 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Jackson Square, Columbus, MS
Last but not least as far as teaser photos for this afternoon go, here's a look at something that actually *does* relate to our upcoming photosets this week: you're looking at the Jackson Square shopping complex, down in Columbus, MS. The Columbus Kroger will be the subject of our uploads on Thursday – but as you'll recall, that store is technically not a true full-bred Kroger, given that it was built and opened as a Delchamps instead. So, what you're looking at here is actually the town's previous Kroger!
I know my picture here isn't the best by any means, but if you zoom in and look closely on the left side, you should be able to clearly see the greenhouse windows of this former 80s Kroger store. The windows remain completely intact to this day, although an attempt has been made to disguise them slightly, and blend them in to the rest of the center's (rather funky, I think!) architecture. The area where you see Pepper's on the right of my photo actually juts out from the rest of the strip, in a bit of an “L” shape; this is better visualized in Google's aerial view here (where you can also get an even better view of the former Kroger's greenhouse windows).
Tuesday Morning is currently operating in the right half of the old Kroger, but I didn't have the chance to visit that store while I was in Columbus; in any case, I don't know that I would have expected any Kroger remnants to still have been present after all these years. Once again, the tip that this was a former Kroger came to me from commenter publisher73 on my blog, so thanks goes to him for the information!
Besides Tuesday Morning and Pepper's, other notable tenants of this shopping center include Buffalo Wild Wings and Lost Pizza, as well as iconic local department store Reed's... well, until this year, anyway. As this article explains, the Columbus Reed's wound up closing up shop after an amazing 45 (!) years in spring of 2018 (exact date unknown), due to the store operator's retirement. (Fun fact: this shopping center is named after him!) Unfortunately, Reed's is hidden away in my shot here, in the corner of the “L” (if you will), back behind Pepper's from my vantage point. The three remaining Reed's stores – one in Starkville, and two in Tupelo – are all open. (I did not visit Reed's while in Columbus, either.)
Stick around, more pics soon!
Jackson Square Shopping Center // Hwy 45, Columbus, MS 39701
(c) 2018 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)