Workers from Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., install a new shopping center pylon sign at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, announcing Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. Pictured above is Will Biggs of Masstar Signs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
They tore down the old Oak Ridge Mall sign on Wednesday and erected a new shopping center pylon sign on Monday. It announces Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall.
It’s one of the most eagerly anticipated and long-awaited projects in Oak Ridge. Here are photos from the removal of the former mall monument sign on Wednesday and the installation of the new pylon sign on Monday. See the story here.
Workers from Masstar Signs remove the old Oak Ridge Mall sign on South Illinois Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. The mall redeveloper, RealtyLink, could close on the 60-acre property in January. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Will Biggs of Masstar Signs cuts through part of the old Oak Ridge Mall sign as it is removed on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. The mall redeveloper, RealtyLink, could close on the 60-acre property in January. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Workers from Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., deliver one section of a three-section shopping center pylon sign to be installed at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road for Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Pictured above are Masstar Signs employees, from left, Tim Cooper, Michael Pilgrim, Will Biggs, and Tim Massengale (on truck). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., installs the second section of a three-section plyon sign installed at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road for Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Workers from Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., install a new shopping center pylon sign at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road that announces Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. Pictured above connecting wiring on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, is Will Biggs of Masstar Signs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Workers from Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., install a new shopping center pylon sign at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road that announces Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. Pictured above welding the sign in place on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, is Will Biggs of Masstar Signs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., delivers the new Main Street Oak Ridge sign for installation at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Pictured above is Tim Cooper of Masstar Signs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Workers from Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., install a new shopping center pylon sign at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road that announces Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Workers from Masstar Signs of Greenville, S.C., install a new shopping center pylon sign at South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road that announces Main Street Oak Ridge, the planned $80 million redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. Pictured above on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, is Will Biggs of Masstar Signs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
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