Belmont Hills Shopping Center (Smyrna, GA)
Posted: 24 Feb 2007 06:20
It is (soon to be history) one of the oldest shopping centers in Cobb county. At one time there was a Winn-Dixie at one end, a Sears and JC Penney store, as well as smaller regional chains such as Turtles Records and Tapes, and even a radio station (AM 1550, a 50Kw day/1Kw night Mexican format).
Today only about 1/3 of this large strip mall is occupied. Still hanging in there are one of the oldest tenants, Monterrey Mexican Rest. which opened in 1975 and still there and in business. Today the Winn-Dixie is long gone, as is the Sears and Penney's outlet, what remains is a Rainbow clothing store, SubStation (sandwich shop), and a Citi Trends. The owners have plans for a new development:
http://www.halpern-online.com/belmont.html
But the plans are on hold for some reason. Originally a Super Wal-Mart was supposed to be built, but that fell through too. Belmont Hills still stands, in fact, I am going to take some pictures of this landmark tomorrow...
Today only about 1/3 of this large strip mall is occupied. Still hanging in there are one of the oldest tenants, Monterrey Mexican Rest. which opened in 1975 and still there and in business. Today the Winn-Dixie is long gone, as is the Sears and Penney's outlet, what remains is a Rainbow clothing store, SubStation (sandwich shop), and a Citi Trends. The owners have plans for a new development:
http://www.halpern-online.com/belmont.html
But the plans are on hold for some reason. Originally a Super Wal-Mart was supposed to be built, but that fell through too. Belmont Hills still stands, in fact, I am going to take some pictures of this landmark tomorrow...