What They Built, Tore Down, and Rebuilt at North Point Mall, Alpharetta, GA

Where the Escalators Used to Creak

There was a time when a Saturday at North Point Mall meant three hours in Rich’s, a cinnamon pretzel from the food court, and the carousel humming behind tall glass. The mall opened in 1993, during a retail boom that sprawled across suburban Atlanta.

Homart Development Company built it as one of their final projects, with anchor stores lined up like a roster: Sears, JCPenney, Rich’s, Mervyn’s, and Lord & Taylor…

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