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Union Station was a shopping mall in Union City, Georgia, in southwest Metro Atlanta adjacent to Interstate 85. Originally "Shannon Mall", it opened in 1980 and initially thrived until the 1990s when growth in neighboring cities drew shoppers away from the mall. After new ownership and renovations in 2006, the name was changed from "Shannon Mall" to "Union Station Mall" in 2006. After many years of decline, the mall closed in November 2010, and demolition began in late October 2014 to make way for a movie studio. ==History== The mall opened on August 7, 1980 as Shannon Mall with anchor stores Sears, Rich's, and Davison's. It was renovated in 1986, 1999, and 2006. In 1987, the mall became "Shannon Southpark Mall" - but was changed back to "Shannon Mall" after its renovation in 1999 due to the fact that 38% of people in a survey claimed to still use that name.〔 In 2006, the mall was again renamed - this time as "Union Station Mall." In 1986, the mall was renovated by adding a new wing that Mervyn's occupied. Beginning in the early 1990s, after new management, the mall began a slight decline after less money was spent on advertising, and around the same time, some of the anchors cut back on inventory.〔 In 1996, after the Fayette Pavilion opened, some stores, such as Linens 'n Things and Toys "R" Us, left the mall. After Mervyn's announced in January 1997 its plans to close, JCPenney opened in the Mervyn's wing in October of that year.〔〔 In March 1998,〔 Macy's moved out of the former Davison's building, which was never again occupied for the rest of the mall's operation. In 1999, the mall was given a $10 million renovation, which included replacing the floor with Italian tile, enhancing the ceiling, replacing the park benches with soft seating, replacing the large water fountain in the center with a smaller one, leveling the rise in the food court, and redoing the three entrances with a new look of lighter colors.〔 Shannon Mall's decline continued in the 2000s. JCPenney left in 2000, and the Mervyn's wing ultimately lost so many other tenants that management required the remaining ones to move elsewhere in the mall. The wing was blocked off in late 2004 until late 2006. City officials required the mall to at least build a fire escape door on the side of the boarded up wall leading to the mall entrance/exit within that wing for emergencies. The Mervyn's wing then became an entertainment complex named Maxx-Fun in 2006. Maxx-Fun envisioned on taking over the entire wing by adding a bowling alley, comedy club, and other entertainment venues in the vacant store fronts. Construction started but then abruptly halted, as one of the investors died, and the owner of the mall, Lee Najjir, wanted out of the deal (he was also an investor by providing free rent and owning part of the business). Maxx-Fun lasted until fall 2009 and left the mall with two vacant anchors again. The mall during the tenure of Orlando Allen sought to reopen Maxx-Fun and sought entertainment-based tenants for the former Macy's building. Several firms showed interest in it, but no one moved beyond initial conversations. Also, Maxx-Fun had a website in summer 2010 announcing its return to Union Station Mall. However, its fixtures and signs were removed from the property at some point afterwards, and its website is no longer functioning. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Union Station (Shannon Mall)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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