# Myrtle Square Mall

Myrtle Beach, SC · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-614edbd676` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/sc/myrtle-beach-myrtle-square-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-614edbd676.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-614edbd676.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-614edbd676

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | vacant land | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2005 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 48.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Myrtle Beach Farms Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Burroughs and Chapin | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall
- **acres**: “Its was around 442,965 square feet (41,152.8 m2) set on 48 acres (190,000 m2) of land.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall
- **original_developer**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall
- **after_notes**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition had halted at about the center of the mall until mid-2006; the mall has since been demolished fully.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall

## Anchors

Sears, Belk, Collins Department Store, Eckerd Drugs, Morrison's Cafeteria

## Parties

- Myrtle Beach Farms Company — owner (from text) (1975–)
- Burroughs and Chapin — owner (from text) (1985–)

## 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

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

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Square_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Myrtle Square Mall, Myrtle Beach, SC." Record m-614edbd676, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. 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}
}
```

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.