As a result, Federated Department Stores apparently wanted to give Atlanta an extra special Rich's to make up for it. Atlanta natives were still quite upset about the 1991 closure of Rich's followed by the demolition of the mid-century additions it was most famous for. The most amazing was the Rich's which opened at the mall.
Nevertheless, North Point Mall had quite a few unique touches. In addition, much older and darker Perimeter gave the mall a run for its money when in 1993 they completed extensive renovations, adding the state's first Nordstrom.
Even though the entire road network of Alpharetta was reconfigured for the mall, North Fulton County was still pretty rural when it was built, and north of the mall livestock was still rivaling people in numbers. North Point Mall struggled for traffic in its early years even though it was situated very conveniently off of GA 400.
Looking down the escalators in the south court.
