The site of the former Sears store is pictured above at the former Oak Ridge Mall, most of which is being demolished to prepare for Main Street Oak Ridge, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. The side of Walmart is just visible at upper right. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
Here are aerial photos from Wednesday of the demolition work at the former Oak Ridge Mall. The photos were shared by Brad Jones of BBB-TV, Channel 12, and they are used here with his permission.
See more information about the 58-acre redevelopment, called Main Street Oak Ridge, along with a video, in this story. Main Street Oak Ridge is expected to include retailers, restaurants, residential units, and a hotel. Belk and JCPenney will be part of the project. Eight other new stores have been announced.
RealtyLink, the Greenville, South Carolina, developer, has said demolition of the enclosed mall spaces between Belk and JCPenney could take three months, and new stores could open at the mixed-use, open-air development in the spring of 2017.
The site of the former Sears store is pictured above at the former Oak Ridge Mall, most of which is being demolished to prepare for Main Street Oak Ridge, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the demolition of the former Oak Ridge Mall starting at the former Sears store at bottom center and extending into the interior enclosed spaces at the mall. Belk is to the left of this picture, and JCPenney and the former Goody’s store are at upper right. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the demolition of the former Oak Ridge Mall starting at the former Sears store at bottom left and extending into the interior enclosed spaces at the mall. Belk is to the upper left of this picture. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the former Oak Ridge Mall looking toward Rutgers Avenue from the area of the former Sears store. Part of the former Goody’s store is just visible at left center. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the former Oak Ridge Mall looking toward Rutgers Avenue from the area of the former Sears store. JCPenney and the former Goody’s store are at left center. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the former Oak Ridge Mall looking toward JCPenney and the former Goody’s store. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the former Oak Ridge Mall from above the parking lot between JCPenney, at left, and Cinemark Tinseltown theater, at right. Belk is, in this picture, just above Tinseltown, and the U.S. Post Office is past Belk. Walmart is the white-roofed building at top center. The demolished Sears store is just to the right of Walmart. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
The site of the former Sears store is pictured above at the former Oak Ridge Mall, most of which is being demolished to prepare for Main Street Oak Ridge, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Walmart is at right. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the demolition of the former Oak Ridge Mall starting at the former Sears store at bottom center and extending into the interior enclosed spaces at the mall. Belk is at left in this picture, and the former Goody’s store is at upper right. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
An aerial view on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of the former Oak Ridge Mall, most of which is being demolished, looking toward Rutgers Avenue from the area of the former Sears store. (Photo courtesy Brad Jones/BBB-TV, Channel 12)
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