Charlotte-based J.B. Ivey (a.k.a. Ivey's) presided over the north end of the SQUARE. The store, Ivey's third Greenville location, encompassed 2 levels. Only the (60,000 square foot) ground level was used during the early years.
Drawing from J.B. Ivey & Company
On the opposite end of the mall stood a 63,000 square foot Meyers-Arnold. Originally consisting of a single retail level, the store was Meyers-Arnold's second Greenville location.
Drawing from the Meyers-Arnold Company
MCALISTER SQUARE TENANTS 1968:
J.B. IVEY / MEYERS-ARNOLD (with Coiffures America Beauty Salon) / S.H. KRESS 5 & 10 (with Whirly-Q Luncheonette) / WALGREEN DRUG (with Walgreen Grill) / Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors Ice Cream / Bobbie Brooks ladies' wear / Browz-A-Bit Cards & Books / Butler Shoes / Casual Corner ladies' wear / Eleanor Shops ladies' wear / Fanny Farmer Candies / Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association (outparcel) / Friedman's Jewelers / Glenn's of McAlister Hair Fashions / H & H Barber Shop / Hale's Jewelers / Harriet Hess Gifts & Interiors / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Heyward Mahon Company apparel / Ken Vaughn's Florist Shop / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / Morrison's Cafeteria / Parisienne Wig Shop / Patton, Tilman & Bruce Shoes / Pets Galore / Record Bar / Singer Sewing Center / So-Fro Fabrics / The Little Shop, Limited / Thom McAn Shoes / Webster's Men's Clothes
A freestanding Convenience Center was built on the mall's northern periphery in the early 1970s. The first phase consisted of the Camelot Theatre, whose first feature played in September 1970. A Winn-Dixie supermarket, package liquor store and Radio Shack were added. The former opened for business in June 1972.
Graphic 1 from the Wilby-Kincy Theatre Association
Graphic 2 from Winn-Dixie Stores, Incorporated
