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<\/a><\/p>\nThe First Citizens<\/i> stands more or less exactly where Campbell's Drugstore<\/i> was:<\/p>\n
The new Forest Acres Town Clock:<\/p>\n The Talbot's<\/i> building is where the far end of the first building was:<\/p>\n This is the second building of Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> which is still standing today:<\/p>\n Sakura<\/i> was Christo's Roast Beef House<\/i> as well as Moolan's Hide-Away<\/a>, Biddie Banquet<\/a> and serveral other restaurants:<\/p>\n Coplon's<\/i> was originally Colonial grocery<\/a>:<\/p>\n This was originally Dobbs House<\/a> and several other restaurants:<\/p>\n The Forest Lake Shopping Center Park<\/a> was originally owned by Colonial<\/i> and fell into disrepair after that store closed:<\/p>\n This was the original location of Forest Lake TV<\/a>:<\/p>\n The current garden center (not to be confused with the one sometimes listed below) and Webb Rawls<\/i> gallery\/framing center share the old First Citizens<\/a> location, with the gallery being in the old main building (the vault is still in there) and the garden center being in the drive-through buildings and parking lot. I suspect the listings below give several different bank tenants for this slot, but I'm not sure which are here and which are elsewhere in the shopping center:<\/p>\n Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> was the name of the shopping center at the North-East corner of Trenholm Road & Forest Drive, across Forest Drive from Trenholm Plaza<\/a> and across Trenholm Road from Five Guys<\/a> and Forest Acres Town Hall.<\/p>\n As I remember Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> it never quite thrived the way Trenholm Plaza<\/i> did, and over the years it gradually got a bit dowdy. In the end, instead of giving the place some TLC and a facelift, the main building was torn down to be replaced by a two new ones, a First Citizens<\/i> bank and Talbot's<\/i>. (Just recently the Forest Acres town clock was put up at the corner of the old Shopping Center Space).<\/p>\n The second original building of Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> still stands and now houses Coplon's<\/i>, Sakura<\/i> and several other shops.<\/p>\n As you can see from the listings below, the city directory went back and forth on whether Dobb's House<\/a> (in the corner of the parking lot) and the Garden Center<\/a> (across Gills Creek) were offical parts of the shopping center or not. You can also see that they also incorrectly listed Trenholm Plaza<\/i> fixtures Piggly Wiggly<\/i> and the Post Office<\/i> as being in Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i><\/p>\n Rather than reproducing images from the city directories, I have opted to type them in, so search engines can find them here. That means I have probably made some typos that I will fix as they are pointed out. Also note that the early listings for the shopping center did not have suite numbers. When they started being given, I have reproduced them. Even then, not every shop was always given a number.<\/p>\n I have given 1982 as the closing date for Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> because that was the last year it was a separate listing in the City Directory. Apparently at that point, they gave up running it as a going shopping center, and thereafter every shop got its own street address. However, the building was not torn down until sometime after 1984. I should have continued looking in directories after that, but for some reason I did not.<\/p>\n 1957<\/b><\/p>\n No separate listing for Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i> as such was given in the 1957 city directory, but a number of the shops are listed as standalones.<\/p>\n Forest Lake Laundromat 1958<\/b><\/p>\n Dodd's 5-10-25¢ Stores Inc 1959<\/b><\/p>\n Dodd's 5-10-25¢ Stores Inc 1960<\/b><\/p>\n Dodd's 5-10-25¢ Stores Inc 1961<\/b><\/p>\n Dodd's 5-10-25¢ Stores Inc 1962<\/b><\/p>\n Forest Acres Town Clerk 1970<\/b><\/p>\n 1 Forest Lake Pharmacy Inc 1975<\/b><\/p>\n 1 Forest Lake Pharmacy 1980<\/b><\/p>\n 1 Forest Lake Pharmacy Inc 1982<\/b><\/p>\n Last separate listing for Forest Lake Shopping Center<\/i><\/p>\n 1 Forest Lake Pharmacy 1983<\/b><\/p>\n Shops now listed as individual street addresses<\/p>\n 4803 M. L. Sweets (confectionery) 1984<\/b><\/p>\n 4803 M. L. Sweets (confectionery) UPDATE 19 October 2012<\/b>: I have been reminded in the comments that this shopping center pre-dates Trenholm Plaza<\/i> and that the Piggly Wiggly<\/i> and Post Office did in fact start here before moving across the street. (Piggly Wiggly is, of course now long gone, but the Post Office remains in Trenholm Plaza).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A distant view of the whole shopping center plot: The First Citizens stands more or less exactly where Campbell's Drugstore was: The new Forest Acres Town Clock: The Talbot's building is where the far end of the first building was: This is the second building of Forest Lake Shopping Center which is still standing today: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8,13,269,96,106,957,4,878,98],"class_list":["post-6669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-attraction","tag-business","tag-forest-acres","tag-forest-drive","tag-forest-lake-shopping-center","tag-shopping-center","tag-stores","tag-strip-mall","tag-trenholm-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\nMayfield's Barber Shop
\nCooper Agency Inc
\nPerpetual Building & Loan Association
\nMutual Properties Inc.
\nMutual Savings & Loan Co
\nCooper-Shawview Hts Inc
\nForest Lake Water Wks district office
\nSouthern States Construction
\nMrs. Eliz B. Bailey (liquor)
\nForest Lake Hardware
\nArdis Texaco Service Station
\nCampbell's Forest Lake Pharmacy
\nPiggly Wiggly
\nForest Lake Beauty Salon<\/p>\n
\nMel's Kiddie Land (toys)
\nLad 'N Lassie Shops Inc (children's clothes)
\nBrooks Brown Forest Acres Florist
\nBagnal's Appliances & Paint
\nYour Shop (clothing)
\nEau Claire Bakery
\nCalhoun Life Insurance
\nColonial Stores Inc
\nThe Commercial Bank & Trust Co of SC
\nForest Lake Shopping Center
\nCarol Glass School of Dance
\nGillespie's Forest Lake Laundromat
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\nMayfield's Barber Shop
\nCooper Agency Inc (real estate)
\nPerpetual Building & Loan Association
\nMutual Properties Inc
\nMutual Savings & Loan Co
\nCooper-Shawview Hts Inc (real estate)
\nForest Lake Water Works (district Office No 1)
\nSouthern States Construction Co
\nMrs. Eliz B. Bailey (liquor)
\nForest Lake Hardware
\nUS PO
\nArdis Texaco Service Station
\nCampbell's Drug Stores Inc
\nPiggly Wiggly
\nForest Lake Beauty Salon<\/p>\n
\nMel's Kiddie Land (toys)
\nLad 'N Lassie Shops Inc (children's clothes)
\nBrooks Brown Florist
\nForest Lake Mens Shop Inc
\nGarber's Shoes
\nYour Shop (clothing)
\nEau Claire Bakery
\nColonial Stores Inc
\nLampland
\nPerry mortage & Realty Co
\nThe Commercial Bank & Trust Co of SC
\nForest Lake Garden Center
\nCarol Glass School of Dance
\nGillespie's Forest Lake Laundromat
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\nMayfield's Barber Shop
\nCooper Agency Inc (real estate)
\nPerpetual Building & Loan Association
\nMutual Properties Inc
\nMutual Savings & Loan Co
\nForest Lake Water Works (district Office No 1)
\nSouthern States Construction Co
\nMrs. Eliz B. Bailey (liquor)
\nForest Lake Hardware
\nUS PO
\nCampbell's Drug Stores Inc
\nAndrew A. Manning Jr (physician)
\nElmo J. Schmidt (dentist)
\nPiggly Wiggly
\nForest Lake Beauty Salon<\/p>\n
\nMel's Kiddie Land (toys)
\nLad 'N Lassie Shops Inc (children's clothes)
\nBrooks Brown Florist
\nForest Lake Mens Shop Inc
\nGarber's Shoes
\nYour Shop (clothing)
\nForest Acres Realty Co
\nEau Claire Bakery
\nColonial Stores Inc
\nLampland
\nPerry Realty & Mortgage Co
\nThe Commercial Bank & Trust Co of SC
\nForest Lake Garden Center
\nCarol Glass School of Dance
\nGillespie's Forest Lake Laundromat
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\nMayfield's Barber Shop
\nCooper Agency Inc (real estate)
\nPerpetual Building & Loan Association
\nMutual Properties Inc
\nMutual Savings & Loan Co
\nForest Lake Water Works (district Office No 1)
\nSouthern States Construction Co
\nMrs. Eliz B. Bailey (liquor)
\nForest Lake Hardware
\nUS PO
\nCampbell's Drug Stores Inc
\nAndrew A. Manning Jr (physician)
\nElmo J. Schmidt (dentist)
\nPiggly Wiggly
\nForest Lake Beauty Salon<\/p>\n
\nMel's Kiddie Land (toys)
\nLan (sic) 'N Lassie Shops Inc (children's clothes)
\nBrooks Brown Florist
\nForest Lake Mens Shop Inc
\nGarber's Shoes
\nYour Shop (clothing)
\nForest Acres Realty Co Inc
\nEau Claire Bakery
\nColonial Store's Inc
\nLampland
\nPerry Realty & Mortgage Co
\nThe Commercial Bank & Trust Co of SC
\nForest Lake Garden Center
\nCarol Glass School of Dance
\nGillespie's Forest Lake Laundromat
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\nMayfield's Barber Shop
\nCooper Agency Inc
\nPerpetual Building & Loan Association
\nMutual Properties Inc
\nMutual Savings & Loan Co
\nForest Lake Water Works (District Office No 1)
\nSouthern States Construction Co
\nMrs. Eliz B. Bailey (liquor)
\nForest Lake Hardware
\nUSPO
\nCampbell's Drug Stores Inc
\nMrs. Theodosia G. Orr (physician)
\nMrs. Serena R. Clark (physician)
\nElmo J. Schmidt (dentist)
\nPiggley Wigly
\nForest Lake Beauty Salon<\/p>\n
\nDodd's 5-10-25¢ Stores Inc
\nLan (sic) 'N Lassie Shops Inc (childrens' clothing)
\nForest Lake Men's Shop Inc
\nGarber's Shoes
\nYour Shop (clothing)
\nForest Acres Realty Co Inc
\nEau Claire Bakery
\nColonial Stores Inc
\nLampland
\nPerry Realty & Mortage Co
\nThe Commercial Bank & Trust Co of SC
\nForest Lake Garden Center
\nBankers Securities Inc
\nCarol Glass School of Dance
\nForest Lake Laundromat
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\nMayfield's Barber Shop
\nCooper Agency Inc
\nPrepetual Building & Loan Co
\nSouthern States Construction Co
\nMrs Eliz B Bailey (liquor)
\nForest Lake Hardware
\nCampbell's Drug Stores Inc
\nMrs. Theodosia G. Orr (physician)
\nMrs. Serena R. Clark (physician)
\nDobb's House (restaurant)
\nElmo J Schmidt (dentist)
\nPiggly Wiggly
\nForest Lake Beauty Salon<\/p>\n
\n1a Phillips Petroleum Co
\n10 Forest Lake Beauty Salon
\n11 Dodd's 5-10-25 Cent Store
\n12 Flowers By Brooks
\n13 Norman's Lampland
\n14 Forest Lake Knitting Shop
\n16 Union Oil Co of California
\n16 Forest Lake Fabric Center
\n17 Calvert-Brodie School of Dance
\n18 Perry White Realty Co
\n19 Jack Owen Photography
\n20 Elmo J. Schmidt (dentist)
\n21 Forest Acres Realty Co
\n22 Colonial Stores Inc
\n23 Town of Forest Acres City Hall
\n24 Christos Roast Beef House
\n25 Forest Lake Radio & Television Serivce<\/p>\n
\n1a Lob's Volley Tennis
\n10 Forest Lake Beauty
\n11 Fabrific Fabric Center
\n11a The Jade Clock
\n12 Flowers By Brooks
\n13 Carolina Lamp & Shade
\n14 Forest Lake Knitting
\n15 Union Oil Co of California
\n16 Forest Lake Drapery & Upholstery Fabric Center
\n17 Jack Owen Photography
\n18 White Realty Co
\n19 Ladder Escape Co
\n20 Elmo J. Schmidt (dentist)
\nChristos Roast Beef House
\n21 Forest Acreas Realty
\n22 Colonial Stores Inc
\nForest Lake Radio & Television Service
\n23 Registered Nurses & L P N Registry
\nDial-A-Sitter
\nVogue Stylons
\n24 Calvert-Brodie School of Dance
\nFabrific Fabric Center
\n26 The Dance Store<\/p>\n
\n10 Forest Lake Beauty Salon
\n11 The Lily Gilder (women's clothing)
\n12 Flowers By Brooks
\n13 The Golf Bag
\n14 Forest Lake Knitting Shop
\n15 Case Brothers House of Music
\nBrides of Carolina
\n16 Forest Lake Drapery & Upholstry Fabric Center Inc
\n17 Vacant
\n18 Capital Independent Adjuster
\n20 Skandia Restaurant
\n22 Forest Lake TV Repair
\n23 The Nurse Registry
\nPalmetto Nurses Registry Rev Richard C. Acker Director
\nPeachtree Nurses Registry Rev Richard C. Acker Director
\nPoste Bidders (printing)
\nDial-A-Sitter
\n24 Calvert-Brodie School of Dance
\n26 Howard S. Denny, Jr (dentist)<\/p>\n
\n7 The Lily Gilder (clothing)
\n8 Brides of Carolina
\n10 Forest Lake Beauty Salon
\n12 Flowers By Brooks
\n13 Heritage Printing Co
\n14 Forest Lake Knitting Shop
\n15 Case Brothers House of Music
\n15 Forest Lake Drapery & Upholstery Fabric Center Inc
\n17 The Cache Pot
\n18 Mitchell Music Co
\n20 Skandia Restaurant
\n21 Erik Florander
\n22 Forest Lake TV Repair
\n23 Ralph E. Walden & Associates (architects)
\n24 Calvert-Brodie School of Dance
\n26 Howard S. Denny, Jr. (dentist)<\/p>\n
\n4805 Majik Market Food Store No. 39
\n4807 The Picture Place (framer)
\n4809 Silver Fox Tennis Shop
\n4811 Forest Lake Barber Service
\n4813 Cooper Insurance Agency
\nPerpetual Trust Co
\n4815 Southern States Construction
\n4819 Schmidt Liquors
\n4825 Good Wood Unfinished Furniture<\/p>\n
\n4805 Majik Market Food Store No. 39
\n4807 The Picture Place (framer)
\n4809 Silver Fox Tennis Shop
\n4811 Forest Lake Barber Service
\n4813 Cooper Insurance Agency
\nPerpetual Trust Co
\n4815 Southern States Construction
\n4819 Schmidt Liquors
\n4825 Ashby's (clothing)<\/p>\n