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39-655: The Centre's present anchor stores include AMC Theatres , Ross Dress For Less , and Belk , as well as several big-box stores including Barnes & Noble and Guitar Center . Other stores that operated in the mall such as Sam Goody have closed their doors between the initial close of the Tallahassee Mall and its renewal as the Centre of Tallahassee. Tallahassee Mall opened in 1971 with three anchor stores: Woolco , Gayfers and Montgomery Ward ; other major tenants included McCrory Stores and Walgreens . Woolco

78-468: A dead mall . Renovations on the mall began in September 2014, including a planned demolition of the former Dillard's space, prior to a change of plans that resulted in the continued presence of the big box store so that it could be refitted. At the time renovation began, only 12 stores were open. At the same time, the mall was renamed Centre of Tallahassee. The Centre (formerly mall) was refitted so that

117-487: A branch campus of the popular Tallahassee charter middle school School of Arts and Sciences (locally known as SAS) located in the Centre of Tallahassee's former Dillard's anchor wing. Changes also included an outdoor amphitheater intended for public local concerts. Between 2016 and 2018, popular and notable music artists such as Steve Miller Band , Dashboard Confessional , Coolio , Willie Nelson , Blink 182 , and Alice Cooper were booked and played successful live shows at

156-434: A captive clientele. The challenges faced by the traditional large department stores have led to a resurgence in the use of supermarkets, even gyms , as anchors. The International Council of Shopping Centers makes the presence of anchors one of the main defining characteristics of the two largest categories of centres, the regional center with 400,000 to 800,000 square feet (74,000 m ) in gross leasable area , and

195-486: A car accident. Capitol Records released the album Rock Love , featuring unreleased live performances and studio material. This is one of two Steve Miller Band albums not to be reissued on CD until 2022, the other being Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden . In 1972, the double album compilation Anthology was released, containing 16 songs from five of the band's first seven albums. The style and personnel of

234-551: A common type of anchor store, since they are visited often. However, research on consumer behavior revealed that most trips to the grocery store did not result in visits to surrounding shops . Large supermarkets remain common anchor stores within power centers however. Since the end of the 20th century, the declining popularity of old-line department stores has made it necessary for mall management companies to consider re-anchoring with other retail alternatives, or mix commercial development with residential development to guarantee

273-458: A hobbyist strategy board game store; Stone Age, a New Age paraphernalia store; and GameScape, a Desktop Computer -based video game arcade and comic book store . All of these stores remained consistently popular attractions with local clientele during the initial decline of the former Tallahassee Mall and its carefully directed transition into the Centre of Tallahassee. For some time, an upscale hotel-style apartment complex had been planned by

312-534: A number of its former hallways would resemble the roads and paths of a town square in a traditional Swiss or Austrian burg , including cobbled walkways suitable for both slow-moving automotives and pedestrian foot traffic. Beginning with a liquor bar built into the AMC movie theater, a number of new commercial businesses were then established in the newly refurbished Centre of Tallahassee, including Urban Food Market, an organic food grocery store, wine bar , and deli , plus

351-408: A poor start also as the group and their entourage were arrested for 'importing drugs and possession of a dangerous firearm'. Kornspan's wife had called Johns asking if he would appear as a character witness in the magistrate's court the day after the arrest and, hopefully, stand bail for them. Johns agreed and the group was released on condition that Johns would 'stand surety for their good behavior' for

390-426: Is a considerably larger tenant in a shopping mall , often a department store or retail chain . They are typically located at the ends of malls, sometimes in the middle. With their broad appeal, they are intended to attract a significant cross-section of the shopping public to the center. They are often offered steep discounts on rent in exchange for signing long-term leases in order to provide steady cash flows for

429-542: The Billboard chart to No. 24 . Successes included the single "Living in the USA". Brave New World ( No. 22 , 1969) featured the songs "Space Cowboy" and "My Dark Hour". Paul McCartney , credited as "Paul Ramon", played drums, bass and sang backing vocals on "My Dark Hour". This was followed by Your Saving Grace ( No. 38 , 1969) and Number 5 ( No. 23 , 1970). In 1971, Miller broke his neck in

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468-467: The No. 1 spot in 1976. Released in 1978, The Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits 1974–78 has sold over 15 million copies. Bingo! , an album of blues and R&B covers, was released on June 15, 2010. Let Your Hair Down , a companion release to Bingo! , was released 10 months later, on April 18, 2011. Founding member Tim Davis died from complications due to diabetes on September 20, 1988, at

507-425: The superregional center with more than 800,000 square feet (74,000 m ) of space. The regional center typically has two or more anchors, while the superregional typically has three or more. In each case, the anchors account for 50–70% of the centre's leasable space. Shopping centres with anchor stores have consistently outperformed those without one, as the anchor helps draw shoppers initially attracted to

546-572: The Centre of Tallahassee was slated to be sold in a foreclosure auction. This announcement was followed by Dreamland BBQ closing its Centre of Tallahassee location in June 2024, further solidifying the gradual change from shopping center to public sector office space, as well as anticipating a possible change in ownership of the property. Anchor store In North American, Australian and New Zealand retail , an " anchor tenant ", sometimes called an " anchor store ", " draw tenant ", or " key tenant ",

585-499: The Centre of Tallahassee, in the latter case to replace office space previously leased from the Northwood Centre (former Northwood Mall). The Florida Department of Children and Families' lease has been confirmed to take place within a timespan of 2018-2019. The Tallahassee Democrat has interpreted these bids as a sign that the developers’ plan for the Centre has been dropped or shifted gears since Alex Baker's death. Locally,

624-510: The Centre. As of 2019, a large portion of the Mall has been internally partitioned and spaces have been claimed by the Department of State, Department of Children and Families and the Department of Health. However, some plans for retail use still remain, as the current developers plan for branches of Tom Thumb and Culver's to move into previously occupied space in the former mall. As of 2023,

663-750: The Steve Miller Blues Band. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band's contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, Children of the Future . It went on to produce the albums Sailor , Brave New World , Your Saving Grace , Number 5 , The Joker , Fly Like an Eagle , and Book of Dreams , among others. The band's album Greatest Hits 1974–78 , released in 1978, has sold over 13 million copies. In 2016, Steve Miller

702-556: The age of 44. Long-time band member Norton Buffalo died from lung cancer on October 30, 2009. John King (drummer during "The Joker" era) died after a short bout with kidney cancer on October 26, 2010. James Cooke died from cancer on 16 May 2011. Original bassist Lonnie Turner died from lung cancer on April 28, 2013. His time with the band led to songs such as Jet Airliner, Swingtown, Take the Money And Run, Jungle Love and many more. Blues guitarist Jacob Petersen officially joined

741-612: The album Fly Like an Eagle , which charted at No. 3 . Three singles were released from the album: " Take the Money and Run " ( No. 11 ), " Fly Like an Eagle " ( No. 2 ) and their second No. 1 success, " Rock'n Me ". Miller credits the guitar introduction to "Rock'n Me" as a tribute to the Free song, " All Right Now ". Book of Dreams ( No. 2 , 1977) also included three successes: " Jet Airliner " ( No. 8 ), " Jungle Love " ( No. 23 ) (later becoming

780-597: The anchor to shop at other shops in the mall. Thus, a mall which loses its last anchor is often considered to be a dead mall . Steve Miller Band The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in San Francisco , California in 1966. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock radio, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form

819-649: The band before the Spring 2011 tour. Following Petersen joining the band, longtime guitarist Kenny Lee Lewis switched instruments to become the band's full-time bassist. In 2014, Steve Miller Band toured with fellow San Francisco rock band Journey . When it was announced that Steve Miller would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist without his band, Miller told Rolling Stone , "It wasn't my decision, and I didn't have any input into any of it. If they had asked me what do, I think I would have said, 'Here's

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858-451: The band changed radically with The Joker ( No. 2 , 1973), concentrating on straightforward rock and leaving the psychedelic blues side of the band behind. The title track, " The Joker ", became a No. 1 single and was certified 5x platinum, reaching over five million sales. It was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on January 11, 1974. Three years later, the band returned with

897-701: The band soon after and the group performed at the Magic Mountain Festival (festival was held June 10/11, 1967) and the following week at the Monterey Pop Festival (festival was held June 16/17/18, 1967). In March 1968, while in England, the band recorded their debut album, Children of the Future , at Olympic studios with Glyn Johns as engineer/producer. The album did not score among the Top 100 album chart. The visit itself got off to

936-507: The developers had hoped that the presence of a school as well as a number of new restaurants (including Lemongrass, a Southeast Asian cuisine restaurant, and craft beer bar and a planned brewery plus the first expansion of the Dreamland Bar-B-Que chain into Florida) and entertainment venues (including a seasonal ice skating rink ) would allow the new Centre of Tallahassee to thrive as a commercial success. Alex Baker, one of

975-412: The developers to complement and accompany the newly refurbished Centre of Tallahassee. However, some businesses that have occupied space in both the Tallahassee Mall and Centre of Tallahassee iterations of the shopping center were recently forced to relocate outside of the Centre to make way for new office space. While the renovation project was often criticized by Tallahassee locals as a white elephant ,

1014-525: The former Ames space, plus the addition of Mervyn’s . Afterward, then-manager Tom Strauss was fired by the mall's owners, Westinghouse, and the mall's management was sold to Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. In 1995, a local group took over from DeBartolo. Despite the opening of Service Merchandise and the first Tallahassee-area Goody's Family Clothing store in the former Ames in 1995, mall occupancy had decreased to forty-five percent by June of that year. A twenty-screen movie theater owned by AMC Theatres

1053-418: The group and moved to San Francisco. Miller then formed the Steve Miller Blues Band. Harvey Kornspan, managing partner, wrote and negotiated the band's contract ($ 860,000 over five years as well as $ 25,000 of promotion money that was to be spent at the band's discretion) with Capitol/ EMI Records then-president Alan Livingston in 1967. Shortly after, the band's name was shortened to the Steve Miller Band at

1092-483: The main developers of the renovation project, died in 2017, with an adverse effect on the project of reviving the Centre. At the moment, the Centre of Tallahassee is undergoing another redevelopment into an office complex. In addition to a charter school, two Public sector agencies, the Florida Department of State and the Florida Department of Children and Families , have put in a bid for office space at

1131-611: The mall from Jones Lang LaSalle in 2005. Belk acquired the Parisian chain in 2007 and downgraded the Tallahassee Mall store as Belk, while Dillard's announced its closure in early 2008. The mall went into foreclosure in January 2011. Later in the same month, a real estate company based in Miami bought its ground lease for $ 100. It was then announced that the mall was not expected to close, in spite of its increasingly common reputation as

1170-605: The mall owners. Some examples of anchor stores in the United States are: Macy's , Sears , JCPenney , Nordstrom , Neiman Marcus , Saks Fifth Avenue , Dillard's , Kohl's , Walmart , and Target . And in Canada ; Hudson's Bay , Sears (formerly), Target (formerly), Zellers (formerly, now in all Hudson’s Bay locations), Nordstrom / Nordstrom Rack (formerly), TJX Companies ( HomeSense , Winners , Marshalls ), Walmart, Saks Fifth Avenue , Sporting Life . When

1209-443: The planned shopping centre format was developed by Victor Gruen in the early to mid-1950s, signing larger department stores was necessary for the financial stability of the projects, and to draw retail traffic that would result in visits to the smaller shops in the centre as well. Anchors generally have their rents heavily discounted, and may even receive cash inducements from the centre to remain open. Early on, grocery stores were

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1248-532: The prospect of these agencies moving into the Centre of Tallahassee has proven controversial. This is in part due to the precedent established by state government offices previously housed in the Northwood Centre. Additionally, store owners based in the Centre, including the owners of longtime commercial staples such as Stone Age and gamescape, were asked to relocate to make way for possible office space leased by these agencies. Along with Burlington Coat Factory, these businesses both now occupy other locations outside of

1287-475: The recommendation of George Martin in order to broaden its appeal. The band, consisting of Miller, guitarist James Cooke, bassist Lonnie Turner, drummer Tim Davis (who replaced the departing Lance Haas) and Jim Peterman on Hammond B3 organ, backed Chuck Berry at a gig at the Fillmore Auditorium that was released as the live album, Live at Fillmore Auditorium . Guitarist Boz Scaggs joined

1326-527: The rest of their time in England. Both accusations were dropped. The 'dangerous firearm' turned out to be a non-working flare gun that was being used as a wall decoration in the house where the group was staying. The 'imported drugs' happened to be some hash that was buried in the middle of a large fruitcake that had been sent to the group by a stateside friend, unbeknownst to anyone in the group. The second album Sailor appeared in October 1968 and climbed

1365-408: The song played over the opening credits of the 8th season of the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ), and " Swingtown " ( No. 17 ). 1982's Abracadabra album gave Steve Miller his third No. 1 success with the title track . Miller's hit pushed Chicago 's " Hard to Say I'm Sorry " out of the No. 1 spot, just as his "Rock'n Me" had knocked Chicago's " If You Leave Me Now " out of

1404-471: The venue, drawing in a respectably sized audience from the Leon County and surrounding areas. During this time, Belk and AMC planned renovations as the mall transformed into the Centre of Tallahassee. In addition to Ross Dress For Less, Barnes and Noble, Guitar Center, and Burlington Coat factory, a few staples of the former Tallahassee Mall in the new Centre of Tallahassee that remained included: Tara's,

1443-539: Was added to the Parisian wing in 1996. Gayfers was acquired by Dillard's in 1998, followed by the closure of two more anchors: Service Merchandise in 1999 and Montgomery Ward in 2000. Jones Lang LaSalle acquired the mall and then began renovations on it. The former was split between Ross Dress for Less and Shoe Carnival , while the latter became Burlington Coat Factory and other stores. Several new big-box stores were added, including Oshman's , Barnes & Noble and Guitar Center . Feldman Mall Properties acquired

1482-556: Was closed in 1983 and replaced with Zayre . Seven years later, this anchor became Ames when the Zayre chain was acquired. A new wing was added behind Montgomery Ward in 1992. This new wing ended in a fourth anchor store, Parisian . As a result of this wing opening, the Montgomery Ward store was bisected by a new mall concourse to connect the new wing to the existing mall. Development was also to have included Kmart moving into

1521-572: Was inducted as a solo artist into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In 1965, after moving to Chicago to play the blues , Steve Miller and keyboardist Barry Goldberg founded the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band along with bassist Roy Ruby, rhythm guitarist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Maurice McKinley. The band contracted to Epic Records and recorded a single, "The Mother Song", which they performed on Hullabaloo , before Miller left

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