Suburban Plaza - Where Are They Now?

It was 2011 when I was the first in Atlanta to break news of Selig Enterprises planned redevelopment of Suburban Plaza in Decatur and the addition of, among other tenants, a Walmart Supercenter.  This plan was immediately  met with fierce neighborhood opposition.  After at least one lawsuit and countless neighborhood meetings and rallies, the redevelopment appears on track.

Longstanding tenants such as Suburban Custom Awards & Framing and Decatur Estate & Way Back Antiques have both secured new locations.  Last Chance Thrift Store has also found a new home.

Last Chance Thrift Store first opened in the center in 2009 after relocated from a former Kroger store in a nearby center known today as Patel Plaza. LC Thrift Store (as its now branded today) relocated to 2935 North Decatur Road.

Decatur Estate & Way Back Antiques is currently having a liquidation sale in preparation for their move to their new location at 2272 Lawrenceville Highway, across from Home Depot.

Suburban Custom Awards & Framing has already moved and is now at 215 Laredo Drive, across from Your DeKalb Farmers Market.  The Frame shop had been in Suburban Plaza since 1964.

Piccadilly Cafeteria has already closed their Suburban Plaza location and with its parent going through financial problems and closings, its reopening or relocation seems unlikely.   The Overstock Liquidation store, which specialized in mattresses and furniture and was located adjacent to Last Chance, has also closed with no known plans to relocate.

Cozy Burger Town, which occupies a former "hut" Pizza Hut in a freestanding outparcel of the center, is safe for now, but something tells me its days may be numbered.  Big Lots, a tenant that has been in the center for as long as I can remember, will be staying despite the Walmart entrance.  Apparently the redevelopment will not affect their space and they are happy to be staying and look forward to the increased (foot) traffic the Walmart will bring.  Suburban Lanes Bowling, one of the original tenants from 1954, is located on the lower level on the center, and is scheduled to remain in place and be part of the new Suburban Plaza.

What are your earliest memories of Suburban Plaza? Big Star? Winn-Dixie? The movie theater  or bowling alley?     What stores or restaurants would you like to see added as part of the center's redevelopment?  Who is your favorite current tenant?  Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.