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The original
Waccamaw Pottery building in Myrtle Beach is still standing, part of the Waccamaw Factory Shoppes complex, once the nation's third-largest outlet shopping complex with more than 100 stores in 750,000 square feet of space on 80 acres. A fourth section was added in 1998 and a renovation of
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Paradise City was planned on part of the site by the developers of Hard Rock Park, which made Mall 3 its headquarters. The plans fell-through when the park shut down, and the property became neglected. A few businesses still operated in the shopping center, and some
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As of July 2018, Waccamaw Center had 25 tenants, and 3W LLC stated their goal was to establish an Asian-oriented multicultural center. Cultural events had been held over the previous several years. In 2023, the complex included Asher
Theatre and NewSpring Church.
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and grew to over 100 stores by 2001. Waccamaw stores were renamed "Waccamaw's HomePlace", and were planning to phase out the
Waccamaw name altogether when the company filed for bankruptcy. The company ceased operations in June 2001.
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Jones, Steve (September 4, 2014). "Church relocation adds pizzazz to re-invigoration of former
Waccamaw Pottery".
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property records, 3W LLC bought 52 acres and 600,000 square feet from
General Electric Credit Equities (a unit of
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Expansion beyond its original location, in Myrtle Beach, South
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Wilson, Zane (May 7, 2005). "2 Contracts Awarded for Connectors".
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330:"New Development for Waccamaw Factory Shoppes"
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356:Dayton, Kathleen Vereen (January 19, 2001).
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471:February 9,
302:Greensboro
1005:Categories
634:2018-07-07
608:2012-07-31
560:2012-02-14
526:2010-03-06
440:2019-10-04
281:11 October
198:References
143:theme park
111:foreclosed
335:WPDE News
166:Rockettes
151:Hard Rock
117:over the
94:HomePlace
54:(outside
123:U.S. 501
127:freeway
125:into a
86:Walmart
56:Chicago
341:9 July
310:May 4,
229:May 4,
115:bridge
90:Target
501:2012
473:2012
343:2009
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