Malls · Louisiana
South Park Mall
South Park Mall opened 1975, lost anchors by 2001, was bought and converted to Summer Grove Baptist Church in 2005. · summary, model-written
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Dillard's
This site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with thisJCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisMontgomery Ward
This site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 43,409 on LA 3132 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -15% census-cbp · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: LA 3132 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -6.2% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: Summer Grove Baptist Church extraction · all sites with thisChurch and worship
This site: Summer Grove Baptist Church extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Closedextracted, unreviewed documentedIn 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church. |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Reinhabitedextracted, unreviewed documentedIn 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church. |
| New uses | churchextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Summer Grove Baptist Churchextracted, unreviewed documentedIn 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church. |
| Retrofit year | 2005extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Redeveloper | Summer Grove Baptist Churchextracted, unreviewed reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “South Park Mall” and “Shreveport” (47 hits, first 47 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (strong) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ) | 10 | 2002-05-17 to 2004-02-06 | 8-K 8, 10-K 2 |
| Public owner (strong) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/ | 4 | 2001-03-30 to 2003-03-31 | 10-K 4 |
Site context
| Housing permits, Caddo Parish (LA), 2024 | 0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 221 single-family; 2023: 7 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Southpark Mall (1.5 km); Mall St. Vincent (8.4 km)computed |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 1,697 since 2015; 1,615 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-07 with 228Wikimedia |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 12,122 jobs in 954 establishments; average annual pay $37,361; employment location quotient 1.11; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 1,424 jobs; 513 in retail trade, 363 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 22017024107)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 4.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (632 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 36% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 19.6%; median family income $46,483; 242 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Caddo Parish School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Southwood High School; Summer Grove Elementary School; Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.NCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 226 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 547 county-logged events: 271 thunderstorm wind, 128 flash flood, 102 hail, 30 tornado; $57,718,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 71118, 2026-09 | median list price $189,900 (+5.8% on the year); 54 active listings; median 70 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 811 establishments (-15%); 12,477 jobs (-6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $151,157 (+5% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,118/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 43,409 vehicles a day on LA 3132 (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 17,824 trucks; 23 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
South Park Mall opened in 1975 with 74 stores and three anchor tenants. Between 1999 and 2001, Montgomery Ward, JCPenney, and Dillard's closed, leaving the mall without major anchors. In 2005, Summer Grove Baptist Church purchased the property and converted it into a church.
Why. The record shows that the loss of anchor tenants—Montgomery Ward in 1999, JCPenney in 2000, and Dillard's in 2001—precipitated the mall's decline. No other causes such as competition, debt, or demolition are mentioned.
Where it stands. The site is currently operated as Summer Grove Baptist Church after the church's 2005 purchase and conversion of the mall.
For a planner
- Precedent: reinhabit strategy converting the mall to a church use (new_use: church).
- Policy tools used: not stated in the record.
- Open questions: not stated in the record.
For a developer
- Site size: 850,332 square feet (per narrative excerpt).
- Control: Summer Grove Baptist Church (developer/owner).
- Entitlement stage: retrofit completed in 2005 (year_retrofit).
- Context-layer constraints (flood, transit, environment): not stated in the record.
- Market signals from tract data: not stated in the record.
What we do not know yet
- Verification status: draft (unreviewed).
- Missing details on post‑2001 anchor mix and financial performance.
- No information on zoning, flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions.
- Unclear long‑term viability of the church use or future redevelopment potential.
- Opp_score 0.0 and opp_reasons indicate the retrofit is already built and the site is considered closed/demolished.
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Similar sites
- Lexington Mall, Lexington, KY · Malls · opened 1974; closed 2005; same strategy: reinhabit
- Montgomery Mall, Montgomery, AL · Malls · opened 1970; closed 2008; same strategy: reinhabit
- Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN · Malls · opened 1978; same strategy: reinhabit
- Southpark Mall, Shreveport, LA · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in LA; 2 km away
Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: South Park Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Southpark Mall | Not Another Lounge notanotherlounge.com
- South Park Mall Shopping simon.com
- Take a trip back to South Park Mall with Twin Blends in Shreveport. shreveporttimes.com
- Style Scoop - SouthPark Mall's Personal Shopper Offers Free Consult | Scoop scoopcharlotte.com
- SouthPark Mall Getting Multi-Million Dollar Upgrades k1047.com
- South Park Mall | Robert Powers | Flickr flickr.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- county shrank -6.2% 2018–23
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Opened | 1975extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2005extracted, unreviewed documentedIn 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church. |
| Stores at peak | 74extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon and Associatesextracted, unreviewed documentedSouth Park Mall was developed by Melvin Simon and Associates out of Indianapolis. |
| Anchors | Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Selber Bros., Beall-Ladymon, rubenstein's |
| County | Caddo Parish |
| Census division | 7 · West South Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
South Park Mall was a 850,332 square feet (78,998.4 m2) shopping mall located in Shreveport, Louisiana that opened July 31, 1975. The mall was converted into the Summer Grove Baptist Church.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1975 Opened with 74 stores and 3 anchor tenants
- 1999 Montgomery Ward closed
- 2000 JCPenney closed
- 2001 Dillard's closed
- 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church bought and converted mall into church
Sources
- Wikipedia: South Park Mall (Louisiana) · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
11 quoted sentences
South Park Mall was a 850,332 square feet (78,998.4 m2) shopping mall located in Shreveport, Louisiana that opened July 31, 1975.
In 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church.
South Park Mall was developed by Melvin Simon and Associates out of Indianapolis.
In 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church.