Carr Mill Mall is a small, local shopping mall located in Carrboro, North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a host for numerous local live performances and other cultural events.
Built in 1898 by Thomas F. Lloyd, it was formerly a cotton mill known as Alberta and the town's original name West End. By 1913, it had become one of the world's largest hardwood cross-tie markets, shipping them on train track...
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Carr Mill Mall is a small, local shopping mall located in Carrboro, North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a host for numerous local live performances and other cultural events.
Built in 1898 by Thomas F. Lloyd, it was formerly a cotton mill known as Alberta and the town's original name West End. By 1913, it had become one of the world's largest hardwood cross-tie markets, shipping them on train tracks still visible by the mall today. Alberta Cotton Mill is the former mill name of Carr Mill Mall. The mill originally processed cotton. In 1909, the Julian Carr family bought the mill, which was renamed "Venable" in 1913 after the University of North Carolina's first president. The mill closed by 1930. In 1945, the miil re-opened and remained open until the 1960s.
In 1974, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen decided to have the building torn down to build a mall. The community was outraged, and in 1977 the mill reopened again in its new incarnation...
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