Glynn Place Mall
219 Mall Blvd, Brunswick, GA 31525
"Small town Georgia Mall"
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Glynn Place, originally called “Colonial Mall”, is a one-story shopping mall in the south east part of Georgia, in a town called Brunswick. Brunswick is a smaller town but it is famous for its bowling ball factory. It is also only 10-15 minutes away from Jekyll Island, which is a famous vacation spot. The mall is a little over 500,000 square feet which is actually sizeable for such a small town. It is laid out to hold four anchors, but the largest one is currently vacant. Attached to the mall is an Embassy Suites, which is a large business-oriented hotel that faces outward and does not have an entrance into the mall. There is a movie theater on the premises. Glynn Place is undergoing a few changes, but it is struggling a bit.
Who it’s for: it is a local attraction for the Brunswick residents mostly, but it is near highway 95 so some tourists would likely come through and stay in the Embassy there. The residents seen visiting the mall on the day that I was there appeared to be mostly middle to lower income class and many of them reflected a country-southern lifestyle. A mix of ethnicities was present, but mostly the shoppers were Caucasian or African-American.
Its best assets: In my opinion, the Embassy Hotel is probably not the asset to the mall, the mall is the asset to the hotel. For anyone staying there whether for business or pleasure, they would only need to walk a few hundred yards to access a host of stores, dining and even entertainment as there is a 14-screen movie theater attached to it. For those just visiting the mall and not in need of lodging, the mall has stores for several different lifestyles. Mainly, it caters to business men, country folks, and youth/teens. Many of the tenants are lower tiered or family owned, so the mall offers some unique options such as “Boot Emporium” (a shoe store full of cowboy boots hand-crafted of real leather) and “GQ Menswear” (a store full of designer-style suits at knockdown prices).
Other fine retail: The existing anchors are Sears and Belk. Some of the middle-tiered stores include American Eagle, Aeropostale and Kay Jewelers (among others), some lower tiered stores include Rainbow and Claire’s (among others). There are also a number of cellular stores, a shoe repair, a barber shop and some military recruiters.
The food court, like the rest of the mall, has some family owned or maybe smaller chain restaurants including a place called “Dino’s Pizza” and a place called “Nachos”.
What it lacks: This mall overall is a lower-tier. You would not find upscale stores like Coach or even stores like Express and Abercrombie here.
Signs of decline: Moderate. There were several vacant shops and one anchor that has gone defunct.
Rating: 2.5/5
I know this is very late saying this, but Brunswick has nothing to do with the Bowling Ball company. That was named after a guy who's last name is Brunswick. We never had a factory here that made bowling balls.
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