Perimeter Mall is a major shopping mall in Atlanta that opened in 1971. Located in the upscale Dunwoody community in Dekalb County, it is a two level mall that originally opened with anchors Rich's and JCPenney, connected by an I-shaped corridor. The mall opened two years after I-285, the Perimeter Highway for which the mall is named, was completed. Considered upscale, but not as upscale as Lenox Square, the mall has remained successful for over 30 years. Currently, the mall is anchored by Bloomingdale's (formerly Macy's), Dillard's, Macy's (formerly Rich's), and Nordstrom. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Dunwoody re-directs here; an alternate meaning is Martin Dunwoody Dunwoody is a census-designated place located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... DeKalb County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Richs was a major department store retail chain, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated in the southern U.S. from 1867 until March 6, 2005 when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macys. ... J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... Interstate 285 (Georgia State Route 407), usually known as the Perimeter, is a beltway interstate highway encircling Atlanta, Georgia for 64 miles (103km). ... Lenox Square, owned by the Simon Property Group, is a shopping mall located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Bloomingdales is a chain of upscale department stores owned by Federated Department Stores, which is also the owner of Macys. ... Macys is a mid-range chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Dillards (NYSE: DDS) is a major department store chain in the United States, with 329 stores in 29 states as of 2005. ... Macys is a mid-range chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Richs was a major department store retail chain, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated in the southern U.S. from 1867 until March 6, 2005 when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macys. ... Nordstrom, Inc. ...

The mall was first expanded in 1982 when a western wing of the mall was added, greatly increasing the size of the mall. The wing included a new food court and a Davison's department store, which was changed to Macy's only a couple years later. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Food court at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Macys is a mid-range chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ...

On April 25, 1990, James Calvin Brady, a recent mental hospital patient, opened fire in Perimeter Mall's food court. One person was killed, and four injured. Brady believed a machine had been implanted in his stomach which told him to kill white people.

With competition from North Point Mall, a new and larger mall to the north, and pressure from Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, Perimeter Mall was completely renovated and expanded again in 1993. This renovation saw the addition of another wing off the 1982 wing. The new wing was the location of Georgia's first Nordstrom which opened in 1998. The renovation also included another wing that included a collection of moderate to upscale restaurants including the Cheesecake Factory in what had previously been a dark open corridor and the main entrance to the mall. North Point Mall, located in Alpharetta, GA (a suburb of Atlanta) opened in 1993 as one of the largest shopping malls in the country. ... Phipps Plaza, owned by Simon Property Group, Lenox Squares upscale sister is an 821,000 square foot (76,000 m²) mall. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Nordstrom, Inc. ... The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. ...

The mall saw its first anchor closure in 2000 when JCPenney vacated its location at the mall. This location remained vacant for several years. This was worsened in the spring of 2003 when Macy's also closed its former location to merge with Rich's. However, the former Davison's/Macy's building was renovated extensively and reopened in October 2003 as a Bloomingdale's in that company's entrance into the Atlanta market along with its new Lenox Square location in another former Davison's/Macy's. 2005 was also very significant as the JCPenney had finally been demolished to make way for a new Dillard's that opened that year along with the renaming of Rich's-Macy's to Macy's. While the mall is now better than ever and continues to thrive, the center has little in common with its original self with all of the original anchors gone and much changed in the center since it originally opened in 1971. This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bloomingdales is a chain of upscale department stores owned by Federated Department Stores, which is also the owner of Macys. ... Lenox Square, owned by the Simon Property Group, is a shopping mall located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Dillards (NYSE: DDS) is a major department store chain in the United States, with 329 stores in 29 states as of 2005. ...

External links

• Official Website