North Shore Square
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North Shore Square is a 621192 square feet (57,710.6 m²) shopping mall
in Slidell
, Louisiana
. The mall is the largest mall on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain
, fifth largest in the New Orleans area and the 11th largest in Louisiana. The mall is home to 4 anchor stores, Dillard's
, Burlington Coat Factory
, Sears
, and J. C. Penney
as well as approximately 80 other stores. All the anchor stores are on one level. The mall did not flood during Hurricane Katrina
and experienced no serious damage. The mall formerly had Mervyns
as an anchor store, but closed shortly after the storm when Mervyn's pulled out of the Louisiana market. Burlington Coat Factory
now occupies the building formerly occupied by Mervyns.
North Shore Square came under new ownership in November 2006, after Toronto, Canada based Revenue Properties Company Limited purchased the mall's New Orleans based owner, Sizeler Property Investors. There is also a food court in the mall that consists of Subway
, Chick-fil-A
, and many other fast food places.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in Slidell
Slidell, Louisiana
Slidell is a city situated on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 25,695 at the 2000 census. The Greater Slidell Community has a population of about 90,000...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. The mall is the largest mall on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana. It is the second-largest inland saltwater body of water in the United States, after the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and the largest lake in Louisiana. As an estuary, Pontchartrain is not a true lake.It covers an area of with...
, fifth largest in the New Orleans area and the 11th largest in Louisiana. The mall is home to 4 anchor stores, Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
, Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
, Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
, and J. C. Penney
J. C. Penney
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as well as approximately 80 other stores. All the anchor stores are on one level. The mall did not flood during Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
and experienced no serious damage. The mall formerly had Mervyns
Mervyns
Mervyns was an American middle scale department store chain based in Hayward, California. It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares. Many of the company's stores were in shopping malls...
as an anchor store, but closed shortly after the storm when Mervyn's pulled out of the Louisiana market. Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
now occupies the building formerly occupied by Mervyns.
North Shore Square came under new ownership in November 2006, after Toronto, Canada based Revenue Properties Company Limited purchased the mall's New Orleans based owner, Sizeler Property Investors. There is also a food court in the mall that consists of Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
, Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A |"fillet"]]) is a quick service restaurant chain headquartered in College Park, Georgia, United States, specializing in chicken entrées and is known for promoting the company founder's claims of Christian values. Long associated with the southern United States, where it has been a...
, and many other fast food places.