Ansley Mall
Ansley Mall is an open-air shopping mall in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood of Atlanta at 1544 Piedmont Avenue at the intersection of Monroe Drive near the Atlanta BeltLine trail.
Ansley opened in 1964, sending Midtown Atlanta's Tenth Street shopping district into decline. The single-level center had of leasable area and was anchored by a Woolworth's variety store and Colonial supermarket. The tenant list of the 3.2-million-dollar complex included twenty-six retailers.
It was a "twin" of what is now officially called the Crossroads Shopping Center, better known by its name in its heyday, Stewart-Lakewood Center, an open-air shopping center on Metropolitan Parkway at Langford Parkway in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood of southern Atlanta. Stewart-Lakewood was built in 1962 by the same company and in the same style as Ansley and was also considered a major regional retail center.
The mall was renovated in 2010, the works carried out by Earthstation.
Anchors include Publix supermarket, an LA Fitness gym, a CVS Pharmacy and a Pier One. It is owned by Selig.
The Ansley Mall area rivals the intersection of 10th and Piedmont as the most popular gathering spot for gay men in Atlanta. Across Clear Creek is Ansley Square, a strip mall with more gay bars and gay-friendly spaces.
