Chemical Peels in Crabtree Valley, NC

Crabtree Valley Mall opened in August 1972 at the intersection of US 70/NC 50 (Glenwood Avenue) and the I-440 Beltline. Original anchors were Hudson Belk, Sears, Miller & Rhoads and Thalhimer’s.

From the start, the mall pulled shoppers from all over central and eastern North Carolina. Many of them came to the 251,000-square-foot (23,300 m²) Hudson Belk, which is still the largest store in the complex and serves as a Belk flagship. The mall was remodeled in the mid-1980s and added many specialty stores and a food court. It faced little competition in its market until the 1990s, when in nearby Cary doubled in size and spawned a companion mall, Crossroads Plaza.

In response Crabtree embarked on a major expansion starting in 1993. G.C. Murphy, Miller & Rhoads, and Piccadilly all closed down during this period. Thalhimer’s converted to Hecht’s, and began planning for a new, larger location at the mall. In 1993 a 40 by 110-foot (34 m) section of the parking deck collapsed just three months after it had been completely rebuilt. Sears closed its Crabtree store in 1994 and opened a new location adjacent to it that August. The old Sears became small shop space and connected to a new, larger Hecht’s which opened in August 1995, and the former Thalhimer’s/Hecht’s became a Lord & Taylor which closed in 2006, and the upper level is now a Belk Men’s store since 2007 and the lower level became more shops and an H&M in 2010.