McFarland Mall demolition, redevelopment in Tuscaloosa ‘a long time coming’
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
The McFarland Mall site is located at 900 Skyland Blvd East in Tuscaloosa. The mall was built in 1968 and opened in 1969. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com)
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The demolition of McFarland Mall is set to take place between 8-8:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa.
Property owner and local businessman Stan Pate streamed a drone video on Facebook Monday to announce the demolition will take place, inviting the community to watch “phase one” of the 2.5-acre plot’s flattening.
“We’re gonna take care of business here and put this mall first phase on the ground,” Pate said in the video. “We’re gonna try to do it in less than two hours. Been a long time coming.”
McFarland Mall demolition: Watch the shopping center come down
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
The demolition of McFarland Mall is underway in Tuscaloosa. See it in the video above and in the photos below.
Property owner and local businessman Stan Pate announced this week the demolition would take place, inviting the community to watch “phase one” of the 2.5-acre plot’s flattening.
Several excavators lined the front of the mall, as Pate and Tuscaloosa City Councilwoman Sonya McKinstry spoke to media ahead of counting down the start of the razing. The diggers then tore into the old Shoe Station and Sticks N Stuff storefronts.