PatRicia Toler marveled at Opry Mills mall on its opening weekend in May 2000.
“I love it,” she told The Tennessean on May 11, 2000. “I can get lost in here. Hickory Hollow who? Green Hills who? The ambience and look itself attracts people.”
The mall, built on the former site of the Opryland USA theme park, welcomed an estimated 100,000 people on its opening day 25 years ago. That’s 30,000 more people than Nissan Stadium held during one night of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Nashville stop in 2023…