Malls · South Carolina

Myrtle Square Mall

Imported, unreviewedDemolishedMyrtle Beach, SC

Opened 1975. Closed 2005.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

Demolition had halted at about the center of the mall until mid-2006; the mall has since been demolished fully.

en.wikipedia.org

Site size48 acresextracted, unreviewed

documented

Its was around 442,965 square feet (41,152.8 m2) set on 48 acres (190,000 m2) of land.

en.wikipedia.org

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability10.7 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Myrtle Square Mall. Photo: User Isipeoria on en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Former anchors

Belk

This site: Belk wikipedia · all sites with this

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed or demolished, no retrofit recorded

This site: …demolished extraction · all sites with this

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/593914423802838 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=3772887 overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 27 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)

This site: 15% census-acs · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High hurricane risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Very High; hurricane, tornado, winter weather, ice storm, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this

High tornado risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $42,381 census-acs · all sites with this

National Register place within 500 m

This site: Sun Fun Motel nps-nrhp · all sites with this

Tract income flat or down since 2013

This site: +6% census-acs · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented Demolition had halted at about the center of the mall until mid-2006; the mall has since been demolished fully. en.wikipedia.org
What is there now	vacant landextracted, unreviewed documented As of January 2006, almost all of the former Sears building had been demolished, as well as some of Phase II and the northern stores. Demolition had halted at about the center of the mall until mid-2006; the mall has since been demolished fully. Until a plan has been determined for future use of the property, the land will remain vacant. en.wikipedia.org
Redeveloper	Burroughs and Chapinextracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Myrtle Square Mall” and “Myrtle Beach” (3 hits, first 3 sampled, 2 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 (weak)	CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC (CBL)	1	2002-10-30 to 2002-10-30	8-K 1

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail stationOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	9: 24TH AVENUE NORTH LANDSIDE OCEAN OUTFALL IMPROVEMENTS; CHERRY GROVE RV PARK; COASTAL FEDERAL S&L; EXXON LOCATION 4 5611; HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS LTD WW5540EPA FRS
Census tract 45051050500	4,256 people, 1,515 per sq mi; median household income $42,381; median gross rent $1,148; 42% renters; 28.6% vacant units; 1.2% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 10.7 of 20; 112 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.82; 28,327 jobs within 45 min by car; 9% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 3 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 2 civic, 20 food and drink; 27 cycleway segments, 23 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
National Register places within 500 m	1: Sun Fun MotelNPS
Housing permits, Horry County (SC), 2024	60 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 7,269 single-family; 2023: 129 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.73; socioeconomic 0.71; housing and transport 0.73; 30% below 150% of poverty; 9% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Myrtle Square Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta)Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	en.wikipedia.org (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	57,116 since 2015; 3,352 in the last 12 months (-22% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-05 with 10,878Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population -3% (4,386 → 4,256); median income +6% ($39,889 → $42,381); renters 44% → 42%; median home value +35% ($209,200 → $281,700)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very high overall (score 99.4); expected annual loss $7.4M; high: hurricane, tornado, winter weather, ice storm, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	26,152 jobs in 1,836 establishments; average annual pay $37,251; employment location quotient 1.81; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	9,777 jobs; 767 in retail trade, 3,273 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 45051050500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (342 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 30.4%; median family income $44,531; 215 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Horry County School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Myrtle Beach High; Myrtle Beach Middle; Myrtle Beach Elementary; Myrtle Beach Early ChildhoodNCES EDGE
Elevation	23 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	284 county-logged events: 127 thunderstorm wind, 67 flash flood, 46 hail, 20 tornado; $18,037,500 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 29577, 2026-09	median list price $219,325 (-2.5% on the year); 1,059 active listings; median 99 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,858 establishments (+12%); 26,959 jobs (+30%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $319,809 (+0% 1 yr, +21% 5 yr); typical rent $1,709/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	379 (2000 = 100); -1.8% 1 yr, +64% 5 yr, +85% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	21,100 vehicles a day on N KINGS HWY (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 569 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Myrtle Square Mall opened in 1975 as Myrtle Beach’s first enclosed shopping center, underwent a renovation in 1985, and faced new competition when Coastal Grand Mall opened in 2004. A demolition request was filed in 2005 and the mall was fully demolished by 2006, leaving the 48‑acre site as vacant land.

Why. The record shows that the opening of Coastal Grand Mall in 2004 created direct competition, which preceded the demolition request and eventual closure; no explicit debt or financial causes are stated.

Where it stands. The site is currently demolished vacant land, with the last known owners listed as Myrtle Beach Farms Company (from 1975) and Burroughs and Chapin (from 1985); present control is not specified in the record.

For a planner

First enclosed mall in Myrtle Beach (1975) set a local retail precedent.
1985 renovation illustrates use of capital improvements to extend mall viability.
Open question: appropriate zoning and reuse plan for the 48‑acre vacant parcel amid 15% county growth (2018‑23).
Open question: need for infrastructure or environmental review before any redevelopment.

For a developer

Site size: 48 acres of cleared land.
Control: last recorded owners are Myrtle Beach Farms Company and Burroughs and Chapin; current owner unknown.
Entitlement status: demolished, vacant land – likely ready for new entitlements but status unverified.
Context constraints: flood, transit, and environmental conditions are not specified in the record.
Market signal: surrounding county grew 15% 2018‑23, indicating rising demand.

What we do not know yet

Current ownership and any liens or encumbrances on the parcel are unknown.
Zoning designation and existing land‑use approvals are not provided.
Environmental status (soil contamination, floodplain, wetlands) is not described.
Proximity to transit, utilities, and access roads is unspecified.
Record fields are marked as extraction and the verification status is draft, indicating potential inaccuracies.

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Carousel Mall, San Bernardino, CA · Malls · similar size (43 acres); opened 1972

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Myrtle Square Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

Inside Myrtle Square Mall In Myrtle Beach, SC: Gone But Not Forgotten ... bestattractions.org

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished site (sourced)
48 acres
county grew 15.0% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Opened	1975Wikidata
Closed	2005extracted, unreviewed documented Peebles also remained inside of the mall until Labor Day of 2005. It had a liquidation sale before the store closed. The other tenants remaining also closed up shop shortly after, and the mall sat vacant for three months. en.wikipedia.org
Acres	48.0extracted, unreviewed documented Its was around 442,965 square feet (41,152.8 m2) set on 48 acres (190,000 m2) of land. en.wikipedia.org
Original developer	Myrtle Beach Farms Companyextracted, unreviewed documented Beginning in the early 1970s, Myrtle Beach Farms Company, owner of the mall and many buildings around the Myrtle Beach area, had considered building a mall in the area. en.wikipedia.org
Architect	Nelson Benzing Design Associates
Anchors	Sears, Belk, Collins Department Store, Eckerd Drugs, Morrison's Cafeteria
County	Horry County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: GLA, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Myrtle Square Mall was the first enclosed shopping mall in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. It bordered the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Kings Highway, and Oak Street, and it was in very close proximity to residential neighborhoods and many oceanfront hotels. Its was around 442,965 square feet (41,152.8 m2) set on 48 acres (190,000 m2) of land. The parking lot contained more than 2,800 spaces.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

1973 Construction of the mall began
1975 Opened (Wikidata)
1975 Mall opened to the public
1976 First Chick-fil-A opened in the mall
1985 Renovation began
2003 Construction of Coastal Grand Mall began
2004 Coastal Grand Mall opened
2005 News article about impending demolition
2005 Demolition request filed
2005 Second demolition permit approved
2006 Mall demolished fully

Sources

Wikipedia: Myrtle Square Mall · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, status, year closed
15 quoted sentences
Peebles also remained inside of the mall until Labor Day of 2005. It had a liquidation sale before the store closed. The other tenants remaining also closed up shop shortly after, and the mall sat vacant for three months.
Its was around 442,965 square feet (41,152.8 m2) set on 48 acres (190,000 m2) of land.
Beginning in the early 1970s, Myrtle Beach Farms Company, owner of the mall and many buildings around the Myrtle Beach area, had considered building a mall in the area.
As of January 2006, almost all of the former Sears building had been demolished, as well as some of Phase II and the northern stores. Demolition had halted at about the center of the mall until mid-2006; the mall has since been demolished fully. Until a plan has been determined for future use of the property, the land will remain vacant.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Myrtle Square Mall, Myrtle Beach, SC." Record m-614edbd676, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/sc/myrtle-beach-myrtle-square-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_myrtlebeachmyrtlesquaremall,
  title = {Myrtle Square Mall, Myrtle Beach, SC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/sc/myrtle-beach-myrtle-square-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-614edbd676, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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