Sugarloaf Mills has outlasted its own concept. It opened as an entertainment-driven shopping destination with Georgia cultural annexes and an action-sports skatepark. Medieval Times later added a castle-themed dinner theater. The concept faded. The mall stayed.
It opened in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 2001 with around 200 retailers and enough corridor to walk a full oval in 20 minutes. More than two decades later, most of its original identity is gone. A high school now operates inside the building.
The Korean Festival in Atlanta held events there in 2024 and 2025. Medieval Times still occupies its castle-themed space on one end of the property. The Georgia Music Hall of Fame annex that defined the opening years does not…