One last walk down memory lane before Carrefour is demolished
Mindy Fischer, a Germantown resident, grew up in Green Trees, the East Memphis neighborhood south of the development. She remembers visiting Kirby Woods mall, the fondest memories of the arcade on the property’s south side. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A Germantown building that once held a bookstore, offices and an arcade is left with scattered shards of glass and crooked and bent blinds alongside a ragged carpet as demolition is set to commence.
The long-planned razing of Carrefour at Kirby Woods will begin next Tuesday as the former retail and office center transitions to a revamped concept and a new name.
Demolition is expected to take about 60 days, said Adam Slovis, principal partner with Slovis and Associates. He is part of CRE Devco, the team that purchased the shopping center in 2022.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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