![]() King Pins, a bowling alley and arcade, anchors what was originally the mall’s center court. In 2007, The Potter’s House completed their $10 million renovation of the remaining structure into a retail complex where all shops are compatible with a Christian-based mission. Today, this portion of the shopping center is called Normandy Village and is anchored by a Marshall’s and Boiling Crawfish restaurant. In 2005, Sleiman Enterprises acquired an additional 80,000 square feet from The Potter’s House, including the mall’s closed movie theater, with intentions to transform it into leasable retail space facing Normandy Boulevard. The Soul Food Bistro is a popular restaurant that anchors the west portion of the mall. At the time, the congregation planned to eventually convert the rest of the shopping center into a space for stores, social service agencies and a business incubator. The 4,000 member congregation then moved forward with the conversion of the mall’s former Sam’s Wholesale Club into a sanctuary seating more than 4,000 and a 600-seat children’s church. In 2002, the remaining portion of the closed mall was acquired by Potter’s House Christian Fellowship for $4 million. The Potter’s House acquired the vacant mall for $4 million in 2002. ![]() Normandy Mall’s former Sam’s Wholesale Club is now occupied by The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship. In 1996, Sleiman Enterprises announced plans to remodel the former Montgomery Ward portion of the vacant retail complex into a strip shopping center anchored with a 65,000-square-foot Winn-Dixie grocery store. Adjacent to Murray Hill, Riverside and Avondale, the defunct shopping center would not sit entirely empty for long. A year later, Sam’s Club closed its store. In 1997, Sleiman Enterprises completed their redevelopment of Normandy’s closed Montgomery Wards into a 65,000-square-foot Winn-Dixie and additional retail space.Īt the age of 33, the mall closed its doors to the public in March 1994. ![]() However, the mall fell into a period of decline with the closure of Jefferson Ward in 1985 and by 1991, the space was largely vacant. ![]() Despite the opening of Regency Square in 1967 and Orange Park Mall in 1975, Normandy Mall continued to hold its own. The Boiling Crawfish, a popular seafood restaurant and sports bar, occupies a section of the former mall that was redeveloped by Sleiman Enterprises during the mid-2000s.ĭuring its heyday, the mall was home to 55 tenants including Gray’s Drug Store, Halpern’s Men’s Shops, Vogue Shops, Kay’s Jewelers, Edward’s Men’s and Boys’ Shop, and Stand ‘N’ Snack. ![]()
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