CHARLOTTETOWN MALL was the first fully-enclosed retail center in the South. Its major stores were The Bon Marche (later Ivey's), Colonial and Roses. 
Drawing from the Community Research & Development Corporation



COTSWOLD CENTER, Charlotte's second mall, opened for business between 1958 and 1963. It was basically a strip-type complex, with two enclosed concourses. The center was anchored by Ivey's, with a Roses and A & P (later Harris-Teeter) supermarket. 
Photo from the Sharon Corporation