# South Park Mall

Shreveport, LA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7c2e9f202d` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/shreveport-south-park-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7c2e9f202d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7c2e9f202d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7c2e9f202d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | church | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Summer Grove Baptist Church | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2005 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2005 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 74 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon and Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Summer Grove Baptist Church | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “South Park Mall was a 850,332 square feet (78,998.4 m2) shopping mall located in Shreveport, Louisiana that opened July 31, 1975.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)
- **year_closed**: “In 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)
- **original_developer**: “South Park Mall was developed by Melvin Simon and Associates out of Indianapolis.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)
- **after_notes**: “In 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)
- **status**: “In 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)
- **strategy**: “In 2005 Summer Grove Baptist Church would buy the mall and convert the mall into a church.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)

## Anchors

Dillard's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Selber Bros., Beall-Ladymon, rubenstein's

## 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

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Mall_(Louisiana)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "South Park Mall, Shreveport, LA." Record m-7c2e9f202d, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/shreveport-south-park-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_shreveportsouthparkmall,
  title = {South Park Mall, Shreveport, LA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/shreveport-south-park-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7c2e9f202d, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.