Coliseum Center - Independence Blvd. CLT

parkave231 · Post by **parkave231** » 26 Jan 2006 21:17

Hey gang,

Every time I drive by the Coliseum Center on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte, I wonder about the space almost at the very end where Office Max used to be. (Or was it Office Depot? I can't ever keep those two straight.)

I guess the only reason I really notice it is that it has an arch-type structure over the front. It's more of a square arch than anything rounded. I'm guessing late 60s-early 70s, but I have no clue.

Was this a grocery store at some point? Any ideas?

Thanks!

Matt

Post by **Groceteria** » 27 Jan 2006 02:11

It was a Park-n-Shop, similar to the ones still standing on North Tryon (at Sugar Creek, now Compare Foods), and Wilkinson Boulevard (vacant, near the new Wal-Mart). It was open from 1965 until the late 1970s.

Independence:

Wilkinson:

North Tryon:

verywell · Post by **verywell** » 01 Feb 2006 00:36

yup, that's true. And the one on Independence was an Office store before it closed.

Was there ever a Park and Shop on South Boulevard?

Post by **Groceteria** » 01 Feb 2006 01:02

verywell wrote:Was there ever a Park and Shop on South Boulevard?

Based on an old newspaper article, I think there was one where the Home Depot near Woodlawn sits today, but it wasn't listed in the city directories.

verywell · Post by **verywell** » 01 Feb 2006 03:37

Yes!! that's where it was