Simon Celebrates Grand Opening of Mall of Georgia.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 1999-- Simon Property Group Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), also known as SIMON, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the largest developer of shopping malls in the United States. Simon Property Group, Inc. Inc., the nation's largest mall owner and manager, today announced plans for Mall of Georgia's three-day grand opening celebration beginning August 13, 1999. Simon will welcome visitors with free concerts, prize giveaways, a butterfly launch and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display. "Our celebration will launch the largest shopping and entertainment destination in the Southeast," said Shari Simon, vice president of corporate marketing for Simon Property Group. "We invite everyone in the Atlanta area to join us for a memorable, festive weekend-- truly an event to tell the grandchildren about." The weekend festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. begin at 9:30 a.m., Friday, August 13, with a spectacular butterfly launch coinciding with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The moment the ribbon is cut, 4,000 Monarch butterflies will be released into the Nature Park adjacent to the mall. Mall of Georgia Mall of Georgia is an enclosed shopping mall in Buford, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Built in 1999, it is currently the largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia[1], comprising more than two hundred stores on three levels. officially opens to shoppers at 10:00 a.m. Shoppers will have the opportunity to win major prizes, valued from $500.00 to $2,500, every hour. The giveaways begin at 11:00 a.m. Friday and end at 8:00 p.m. Saturday during the grand opening weekend. At the start of each hour, shoppers may register to win prizes at several locations throughout the mall. Prizes are listed on the attached addendum. Guests will be entertained Friday evening with a live performance by the Commodores followed by a fireworks display choreographed by the designer responsible for the memorable Star Spangled span·gle n. 1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. Night at Lenox Square Lenox Square, owned by the Simon Property Group, is a shopping mall located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It was the first major shopping mall in Georgia. . The Commodores take the stage at 9:00 p.m., and the fireworks begin at 10:00 p.m. Fireworks are courtesy of Peach 94.9 FM and 96 Rock FM. In addition, shoppers can tune into Peach 94.9 FM for a live broadcast of the fireworks show. Two major giveaways will represent Georgia from the coast to the mountains, in keeping with the design concept of Mall of Georgia, shoppers will have the chance to win a Hunter Marine Hunter Marine Corporation is a U.S.-based sailboat builder and a subsidiary of Luhrs Marine Group, which also produces Silverton, Mainship, and Luhrs brands of powerboats. History In the 1800s Henry Luhrs, a German immigrant, outfitted trading ships and owned a chandlery. Daysailer sailboat or a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder For the model marketed as Nissan Terrano II in Europe, see . The Nissan Pathfinder and Terrano were originally compact SUVs and they are now mid-size SUVs. . The sailboat is provided by Galyan's and Southern Sailing. It includes sailing lessons, trailer and a $500.00 Speedo An earlier scalable font technology from Bitstream Inc., Cambridge, MA (www.bitstream.com). Speedo fonts used the .SPD extension. See FaceLift. Swimwear package. One finalist will be chosen each hour on Friday with one last finalist chosen on Saturday. Registration forms are available at Galyan's. Eleven contestants will gather in the Food Court, with the winner announced at 4:00 p.m. The Nissan Pathfinder, on display all weekend in the Mountain Court, is courtesy of Gwinnett Place Nissan and Star 94 FM radio station. All day Friday and Saturday, shoppers can register to win the vehicle. Two finalists will be chosen each day during the three-day grand opening weekend. At 4:30 p.m. Sunday, six finalists will receive a key. Only one winning key will start the Pathfinder. Also on display opening weekend is a Chevrolet 2000 Impala impala, species of antelope, Aepyceros melampus, closely related to the gazelle and found in the savannah and bush country of E and S Africa. It is the antelope most commonly depicted in illustrations and in motion pictures. , courtesy of the Chevrolet Division of General Motors. To become one of the 98 possible winners, shoppers can register at Mall of Georgia August 13-18, or can participate in a listen-and-win game on B98.5 FM now through Aug. 13. Ninety-eight qualifiers will receive a key. Finalists will test their keys at the Impala display on August 21. Shoppers can also register to win a $10,000 shopping spree at the Mall of Georgia, courtesy of Fox 5 television. Mall of Georgia and Cable Advertising of Metro Atlanta give children the chance to meet their favorite cartoon characters. Instant keepsake photographs will be available with a $1.00 donation to the non-profit Simon Youth Foundation. Character appearances include the Cartoon Network's Cow and Chicken of "Cow and Chicken" and Dexter of "Dexter's Laboratory Dexter's Laboratory (Dexter's Lab for short) is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons for Cartoon Network from 1996 to 1999, and by Cartoon Network Studios from 2001 to 2002. " on Friday, August 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Nickelodeon's Rocko of "Rocko's Modern Life Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. The show was based around the surreal, parodistic adventures of an anthropomorphic wallaby named Rocko, and his life in the city of O-Town. " and Arnold of "Hey! Arnold!" will be available Saturday, August 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Cartoon Network's Fred Flintstone Frederick F. "Fred" Flintstone, also known as "Fred W. Flintstone" in at least one episode, is a fictional character who originated in the popular television animated series The Flintstones. Fred has since appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs and commercials. and Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry n. pl. Tom and Jerries A hot drink consisting of rum or another liquor, a beaten egg, milk or water, sugar, and spices. make appearances Sunday, August 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sports Fan's can meet members of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Falcons abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= players will conduct basketball clinics. Basketball enthusiasts can test their skills and win tickets with basketball-shooting contests and interactive games. On Sunday, Atlanta Falcon's player's and dance team members will sign autographs. Football fans can meet the Falcon's Mascot and enjoy football clinics with retired NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga players. Fans can also test their skills and win tickets to upcoming Falcon's games with interactive contests and displays. On Saturday, Kicks 101.5 FM and Y106.7 FM present a day of free country music on the Mall of Georgia Amphitheater Stage. Local country act "Peachtree Station The Atlanta Amtrak Station, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is served by the Crescent passenger train. The street address is 1688 Peachtree Street, in the Brookwood section of town between Buckhead and Midtown. " takes the stage at 10:00 a.m. At 4:00 p.m. Cadillac Jack will present "Fletch fletch tr.v. fletched, fletch·ing, fletch·es To feather (an arrow). [Probably back-formation from fletcher.] and the Country Blend." The grand finale of the evening is nationally acclaimed recording artist Andy Griggs in concert at 7:00 p.m. Listeners of Y106.7 FM have the opportunity to win front row seats and a Mall of Georgia stadium blanket for the Andy Griggs concert through a listen-and-win game starting August 2. Cadillac Jack will test listener's knowledge about the Mall of Georgia in an on-air trivia game. For the final free concert of the weekend, Fox-97 FM presents a live performance by "The Tams." The band takes the stage at 2:30 p.m. and will play until 4:00 p.m. Simon Property Group's Atlanta-area malls include Lenox Square, Gwinnett Place, Northlake Mall, Phipps Plaza, Town Center at Cobb Town Center at Cobb (often called Town Center Mall), is a regional shopping mall located in Kennesaw, Georgia near Atlanta.[1] History Opened in late February 1986, the mall was originally anchored by Rich's, Macy's and Sears. and Mall of Georgia. Simon Property Group, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust which, through its subsidiary partnerships, is engaged primarily in the ownership, development, management, leasing, acquisition and expansion of income-producing properties, primarily regional malls and community shopping centers. It currently owns or has an interest in 241 properties containing an aggregate of 167 million square feet of gross leasable area Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. in 35 states. Together with its affiliated management company, Simon Property Group owns or manages approximately 179 million square feet of gross leasable area in retail and mixed-use properties. Additional Simon Property Group information is available on the company's website at www.simon.com. -0-
Mall of Georgia
Prize an Hour Listing
Winners must be present and claim their prize within 30 minutes,
or that hour's prize is added to the prize to be drawn at the top
of the next hour. Registrations are discarded after each drawing.
August 13, 1999
Friday Hourly Drawings:
Sponsor Prize Description Prize Value
The Atlanta Big Screen TV $1000
Journal -
Constitution
The Atlanta Computer System $1000
Journal -
Constitution
The Atlanta Package with Atlanta Celebrity $1000
Journal - Collectibles (Jeff Foxworthy,
Constitution Jamal Anderson, etc...)
The Atlanta Historic Bronzed framed front page $1000
Journal - commemorating Atlanta as host
Constitution Olympic City in 1996
Bath and Body $500.00 Shopping Spree $500
Works
CAMA A TNN Motorsports exact miniature $2000
replica NASCAR racecar. It's powered
by a 3.5 HP Briggs and Stratton engine
Galyan's $500.00 Shopping Spree $500
Haverty's Home furnishings package $2500
Sharper Image $500.00 Shopping Spree $500
Marks and Gift certificate $1000
Morgan Jewelers
August 14, 1999
Saturday Hourly Drawings:
Sponsor Prize Description Prize Value
Build-a-Bear Party for 10 $500
The Children's $500 Shopping Spree $500
Place
Chateau Elan Gift Basket form Origins and a Chateau $711
and Origins Elan Gift package including two nights
accommodations, dinner for two, breakfast
buffet, round of golf, and a winery tour
and tasting.
Regal Cinemas 76 movie passes and 58 IMAX passes $1000
Helzberg 1/2 ct. Diamond Pendant $1850
Jewelers
Haverty's Home furnishings $2500
WKHX and WYAY Nascar tickets for the NAPA 500 in $489.00
Atlanta and Richard Petty Driving
School Experience Certificates
Don Shaw Salon 10 gift certificates $1000.00
Gingiss Various merchandise $1000.00
Formalwear
Sam Goody CD rack with a large assortment of CDs $1000.00
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