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[[File:157-CityOfCwcville.jpg|thumb|Early appearance on a ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card.]]
[[File:157-CityOfCwcville.jpg|thumb|Early appearance on a ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card.]]
[[File:Mall.PNG|thumb|Aerial view]]
[[File:Mall.PNG|thumb|Aerial view]]


'''CWCville Shopping Center''', sometimes called the '''CWCville Mall''', located at the center of downtown [[CWCville]], is the location of Chris's [[CWCville Mayoral Office|Mayoral Office]] and a temple to consumerism in CWCville. It also lies Chris's version of his beloved [[Charlottesville Fashion Square]], where he is not banned but rather is welcomed and employed there.
'''CWCville Shopping Center''', sometimes called the '''CWCville Mall''', located at the center of downtown [[CWCville]], is the location of Chris's [[CWCville Mayoral Office|Mayoral Office]] and a temple to consumerism in CWCville. It also lies in Chris's version of his beloved [[Charlottesville Fashion Square]], where he is [[Chris and coping|not banned but rather is welcomed and employed there]].


Chris designed the mall as a [[CADD]] project in [[PVCC|college]], and since [[Hotel Ricky Ricardo|no good school project goes unrecycled and unpublished]], went and put the design in the comics. The plans were in the [[Scrapbook of Fail]],<ref>[[Blanca_E-mails#Chris_does_not_waste_any_time_in_hinting_at_a_relationship|Blanca E-mails]], 20 [[August 2008]] 5:27 AM</ref> and Chris's original AutoCAD files were leaked.
Chris designed the mall as a [[CADD]] project in [[PVCC|college]], and since [[Hotel Ricky Ricardo|no good school project goes unrecycled and unpublished]], went and put the design in the comics. The plans were in the [[Scrapbook of Fail]],<ref>[[Blanca_E-mails#Chris_does_not_waste_any_time_in_hinting_at_a_relationship|Blanca E-mails]], 20 [[August 2008]] 5:27 AM</ref> and Chris's original AutoCAD files were leaked.
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Chris also built a rudimentary model of the mall with [[Lego]]. In 2014, the old Lego mall having been destroyed in the [[Destruction Of Chris's House|house fire]], Chris dreamed of recreating it at a much grander scale, a "stud-to-stud replica." This was such a compelling vision that he started a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to raise $5000 for this project. Of course, nothing came of this.
Chris also built a rudimentary model of the mall with [[Lego]]. In 2014, the old Lego mall having been destroyed in the [[Destruction Of Chris's House|house fire]], Chris dreamed of recreating it at a much grander scale, a "stud-to-stud replica." This was such a compelling vision that he started a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to raise $5000 for this project. Of course, nothing came of this.


Chris has said that the city of CWCville owns the mall,<ref>[[Mailbag 13]]</ref> while most real-life malls (even ones that are close to dead) are owned by real estate companies such as Simon Property Group, owner of [[Charlottesville Fashion Square]]. Furthermore, Chris has included several stores that either don't exist in real life, or used to exist but no longer do; the store placement, selection and other fine details are all over the place. Among other things, the mall features a disproportionately large number of restaurants and even a Big Lots, an off-price retailer that almost never locates in malls.
Chris has said that the city of CWCville owns the mall,<ref>[[Mailbag 13]]</ref> while most real-life malls (even ones that are close to dead) are owned by real estate companies such as Simon Property Group, former owners of Charlottesville Fashion Square. Furthermore, Chris has included several stores that either don't exist in real life, or used to exist but no longer do; the store placement, selection, size, and other fine details are all over the place. Among other things, the mall features a disproportionately large number of restaurants and even a Big Lots, an off-price retailer that almost never locates in malls.


Locating a mall in a downtown isn't entirely unfeasible; there is, however, no excuse for putting the fucking ''Mayor's office'' in the mall (except perhaps if the government's finances are in such a dreadful condition that they need to in order to save on rent). Chris may have done this as a reference to the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Wikipedia:Tom Goes to the Mayor|Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''.
Placing a mall downtown isn't entirely unfeasible; there is, however, no excuse for putting the fucking ''Mayor's office'' in the mall (except perhaps if the government's finances are in such a dreadful condition that they need to in order to save on rent). Chris may have done this as a reference to the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Wikipedia:Tom Goes to the Mayor|Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''.


[[Image:CWCMallSpaz.jpg|thumb|The Mall, as accurately depicted by Spazkid28 in ''[[Sonichu the animated series|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]''.]]
[[Image:CWCMallSpaz.jpg|thumb|The Mall, as accurately depicted by Spazkid28 in ''[[Sonichu the Animated Series|Sonichu: The Animated Series]]''.]]
[[File:0869-Cwcville18.JPG|thumb|Lego version of the Shopping center.]]
[[File:0869-Cwcville18.JPG|thumb|Lego version of the Shopping center.]]
[[File:Kickstarter 5.jpg|thumb|The CADD mall blueprints.]]
[[File:Kickstarter 5.jpg|thumb|The CADD mall blueprints.]]


==Mall Stores==
== History ==
 
Between 2019 and 2020, CWCville Shopping Center presumably lost its original anchor tenants, other than The Pokémon Center: {{w|Sears}} left Charlottesville in March 2019, followed by {{w|JCPenney}} in November 2020. It is unclear whether Chris found replacement anchor retailers.
 
== Mall Stores ==
 
Take note of how many of the stores featured here have either been long since defunct or renamed.
Take note of how many of the stores featured here have either been long since defunct or renamed.


* [[Wikipedia:Abercrombie & Fitch|Abercrombie & Fitch]] (yes, even after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abercrombie_%26_Fitch#Jeffries.27_2006_target_demographic_quote this])
Floor and orientation information are according to the [[#External links|archived CAD plans]]: for example, “1 W” means the western side of Floor 1, and “1+2 E” means the eastern side of Floors 1 and 2. Stores in '''bold''' also appears/appeared in the Charlottesville Fashion Square.
* Arcade World (Video Games) [That is not a typo. He's written 'Video Games' beside it, as if arcades didn't have them usually.]
 
* [[Wikipedia:American Eagle Outfitters|American Eagle Outfitters]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Store
! {{abbr|Floor|Floor and orientation}}
! Status
! Notes
|-
| {{w|Abercrombie & Fitch}}
| 1 W
| Extant
| Even after {{w|Abercrombie & Fitch#Jeffries' 2006 target demographic quote|this}}.
|-
| {{w|Aéropostale (clothing)|Aeropastale}} [sic]
| 2 W
| Extant
|
|-
| '''{{w|American Eagle Outfitters}}'''
| 1 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| Arcade World (Video Games)
| 1 SW
|
| That is not a typo. Chris wrote 'Video Games' beside it, despite arcades not usually having that.
|-
| '''{{w|Bath & Body Works}}'''
| 1 W
| Extant
| <ref name="directory">[https://web.archive.org/web/20210322130700/https://charlottesvillefashion.com/directory/ Fashion Square Directory], archived 22 March 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Chris's resume|Books-a-Million]]
| 1 W
| Extant
| abbreviated as ''BAM!''
|-
| [[Burger King]]
| 1 W
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Cellular One}}
| 2 W
| Defunct
| Merged into Verizon in 2005.<ref>In 2020, Cellular One operated in Louisiana and Texas, as well as in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and New York.</ref> Presumed to be closed, because there is a separate Verizon location in the Mall.
|-
| '''[[Chick-fil-A]]'''
| 1 SW
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Christopher & Banks}}
| 2 W
| Extant
|
|-
| [[Chris and ego|Christopher's Pizza]]
| 2 NE
|
|
|-
| {{w|Circuit City|Circuit City Express}}
| 1 NE
| Defunct
| Dissolved on 8 March 2009, but revived as an online-only retailer since 2018.
|-
| {{w|Coffee Beanery}}
| 1 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| '''Collector’s Heaven'''
| 2 SW
| Defunct
| Defunct since circa 2020.<ref>[https://goo.gl/maps/6reZjztZxEEqdnmZ9 Google Maps] entry, accessed 1 February 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[The GAMe PLACe|Comic, Game & Hobby Place]]
| 2 W
| Defunct
| Closed in 2014.
|
|-
| [[Country Cookin]]
| 1 SW
| Defunct
| Dissolved on 18 October 2020.
|-
| '''[[Li'l Chris|Create-A-Critter]]'''
| 2 SW
| Extant
| A brand of {{w|Build-A-Bear Workshop}}.
|-
| [[Cutco]] Outlet
| 2 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|CVS Pharmacy|CVS}}
| 2 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Dairy Queen}}
| 1 SW
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Dollar Tree}}
| 1 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| '''{{w|Foot Locker}}'''
| 1 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| '''{{w|Foot Locker|Footaction USA}}'''
| 1 NE
| Extant
| A brand of Foot Locker: the Fashion Square Mall did have separate locations for Foot Locker brands.<ref name="directory"/>
|-
| '''[[GameStop]]'''
| 1 W
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap}}
| 1 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap Kids}}
| 1 W
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Great American Cookies|Great American Cookie}} [sic]
| 2 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Hallmark Cards|Hallmark}}
| 1 NW
| Extant
|
|-
| [[Megan Schroeder|Hot Topic]]
| 1 W
| {{w|Hot topic|Extant}}
|
|-
| '''{{w|JCPenney|JCPenny}}''' [sic]
| 1+2 NW
| Defunct
| Still around as a company, but left the Fashion Square in November 2020.
|-
| '''{{w|Sterling_Jewelers|Kay Jewlers}}''' [sic]
| 1 W
| Extant
| Subsidiary of Sterling Jewelers.<ref name="directory"/>
|-
| [[Sonic Watch and Win Sweepstakes|KB Toys]]
| 1 SE
| Defunct
| Dissolved on 9 February 2009.
|-
| Kohr Bros. Frozen Yougurt] [sic]
| 1 W
| Extant
| Presently at the Woodbrook Shopping Village.<ref>[http://www.kohrbros.com/va.html Location list] at the Kohr Bros. website, accessed 2 June 2021.</ref>
|-
| {{w|Foot Locker|Lady Foot Locker}}
| 2 NE
| Extant
| A brand of Foot Locker.
|-
| [[Lego]] Outlet
| 1 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Limited Too}}
| 1 W
| Defunct
| Merged into {{w|Justice (store)|Justice}} in June 2010, before closing on 17 December 2020. Now online-only.
|-
| MasterCuts
| 1 SW
| Extant
| Subsidiary of Signature Style.<ref>[https://www.signaturestyle.com/brands/mastercuts.html Official website] of Signature Style, accessed 31 January 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[McDonald's]]
| 1 SW
| Extant
|
|-
| '''[[The Tale Of The Crazy Pacer|Pacific Sunwear]]'''
| 1 W
| Extant
| Currently trading as {{w|PacSun}}.
|-
| {{w|Payless ShoeSource|Payless Shoe Source}}
| 2 W
| Defunct
| Dissolved in May 2019, but revived as Payless, an online-only retailer.
|-
| data-sort-value="Pokémon Center, The" | [[Pokémon|The Pokémon Center]]
| 1+2 NE
|
| Unsurprisingly, this is given two floors and roughly 14 times the retail space of most of the other stores.
|-
| {{w|RadioShack}}
| 1 W
| Defunct
| No longer in Charlottesville: mainly online-only since 2017.
|-
| {{w|Red Robin}}
| 1 NE
| Extant
|
|-
| '''{{w|Sbarro}}'''
| 1 SW
| Extant
|
|-
| '''{{w|Sears}}'''
| 1+2 E
| Defunct
| Left the Fashion Square in March 2019, although an appliance repair office still exists.<ref>[https://goo.gl/maps/7ZaiJErnCT5mozhY8 Google Maps] entry for Sears Home Services (one of the remnants of {{w|Sears}}), accessed 1 February 2021.</ref>
|-
| {{w|Spencer Gifts}}
| 1 NE
| Extant
| Currently trading as Spencer's.
|-
| [[Hanna|Starbucks]]
| 1 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Suncoast Motion Picture Company|Suncoast}}
| 1 W
| Extant
| Only three stores remaining in Ohio, Texas and North Carolina.
|-
| data-sort-value="T C Nails" | T&C Nails
| 1 SW
| Extant
| A real nail salon in the Fashion Square.<ref>[https://g.page/tandcnailsllc?share Google Maps] entry</ref>
|-
| [[Chris's Sonichu IRC Chloe Introduction|Taco Bell]]
| 1 W
| Extant
|
|-
| Tokyo Shogun
| 1 W
|
| Virginia-based Japanese mall cuisine. Likely refers to a restaurant of the same name located within the Chesterfield Towne Centre, which closed ca. 2006.
|-
| data-sort-value="Toy Place, The" | [[The GAMe PLACe|The Toy Place]]
| 2 W
|
|
|-
| {{w|Verizon}}
| 2 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Victoria's Secret|victoria's [sic] Secret}}
| 1 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Waldenbooks}}
| 1 SE
| Defunct
| Dissolved on 18 July 2011.
|-
| [[Wendy's]]
| 1 W
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Western Sizzlin'}}
| 1 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|YesAsia|YesAsia.com Outlet Store}}
| 1 W
|
| YesAsia is an online-only retail company: they later opened an outlet store called YesStyle in San Francisco, but it did not last long.<ref>[https://goo.gl/maps/j7TPAgUzawEspwiB9 Google Maps] entry.</ref>
|-
| {{w|Zale Corporation|Zales Jewelry}}
| 1 SE
| Extant
|
|-
| {{w|Zany Brainy|Zany-Brainy}}
| 1 NE
| Defunct
| Dissolved in 2001.
|}
 
* [http://www.annajoys.com/ Anna Joy's] (local bridal shop)
* [http://www.annajoys.com/ Anna Joy's] (local bridal shop)
* April's Sports (local sporting goods)
* April's Sports (local sporting goods)
* [[Wikipedia:Aéropostale (clothing)|Aeropastale [sic]]]
* [[Wikipedia:Bath & Body Works|Bath & Body Works]]
* [[Wikipedia:Big Lots|Big Lots]]
* [[Wikipedia:Big Lots|Big Lots]]
* [http://www.brmsstore.com/ Blue Ridge Sports]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080901010232/http://www.brmsstore.com/ Blue Ridge Sports] (defunct since 8 February 2016)
* [[Chris's resume|Books-a-Million]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050331094929/http://www.cache.com/ Cache] [sic] (defunct since 2015)
* [[Burger King]]
* [http://www.cache.com/cache/control/main Cache] [sic]
* [[Wikipedia:Carlton Cards|Carlton Cards]] ([[wikipedia:American Greetings|American Greetings]] subsidiary; 2 separate ones)
* [[Wikipedia:Carlton Cards|Carlton Cards]] ([[wikipedia:American Greetings|American Greetings]] subsidiary; 2 separate ones)
* [[Wikipedia:Cellular One|Cellular One]]
* [[Wikipedia:Champs_Sports|Champ's [sic]]] Sports
* [[Wikipedia:Champs_(brand)|Champ's [sic]]] Sports
* [[Chick-fil-A]]
* [[Wikipedia:Christopher & Banks|Christopher & Banks]]
* [[Chris and ego|Christopher's Pizza]]
* [http://www.cinnamonster.com Cinnamonster]
* [http://www.cinnamonster.com Cinnamonster]
* [[Wikipedia:Circuit City Stores|Circuit City Express]] (who have been defunct since [[2009]], although they're planned to relaunch in [[2018]])
* [[Wikipedia:Claire's|Claire's Boutique]] (Known simply as Claire's)
* [[Wikipedia:Claire's|Claire's Boutique]]
* [[Wikipedia:Coffee Beanery|Coffee Beanery]]
* [[The GAMe PLACe|Comic, Game & Hobby Place]]
* [[Country Cookin]]
* [[Li'l Chris|Create-A-Critter]]
* [[Cutco]] Outlet
* [[Wikipedia:CVS/pharmacy|CVS]]
* [[Wikipedia:Dairy Queen|Dairy Queen]]
* [[Wikipedia:Disney Store|Disney Store]]
* [[Wikipedia:Disney Store|Disney Store]]
* [[Wikipedia:Dollar Tree|Dollar Tree]]
* [[Wikipedia:Finish Line, Inc.|Finish Line]]
* [[Wikipedia:Finish Line, Inc.|Finish Line]]
* [[Wikipedia:Foot Locker|Footaction USA]]
* [[Wikipedia:FYE_(retailer)|F.Y.E.]]
* [[Wikipedia:F.y.e|F.Y.E.]]
* [[Nintendo|GCN]] (? - second floor, he may have meant [[Wikipedia:GNC (store)|GNC]])
* [[GameStop]]
* [[Wikipedia:Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]]
* [[Nintendo|GCN]] [? - second floor, he may have meant [[Wikipedia:GNC (store)|GNC]].]
* [http://www.glamourshots.com Glamour Shots]
* [http://www.glamourshots.com Glamour Shots]
* [[Wikipedia:NexCen Brands|Great American Cookie]]
* [[Wikipedia:Hat World|Hat World]] (currently operating as Lids)
* [[Wikipedia:Hat World|Hat World]]
* [[Wikipedia:Journeys (company)|Journeys]]
* [[Wikipedia:Hallmark Cards|Hallmark]]
* [[Wikipedia:LensCrafters|LensCrafters]] (listed twice beside each other)
* [[Megan Schroeder|Hot Topic]]
* [[Wikipedia:The Limited|Limited]] (defunct since 2017; currently exclusive to [[Charlottesville Fashion Square|Belk]])
* [[Wikipedia:J. C. Penney|JCPenny [sic]]]
* [[Wikipedia:Genesco|Journeys]]
* [[Wikipedia:Sterling_Jewelers#Kay_Jewelers|Kay Jewlers]] [sic]
* [[Sonic Watch and Win Sweepstakes|KB Toys]]
* [http://www.kohrbros.com/ Kohr Bros. Frozen Yougurt] [sic]
* [[Wikipedia:Foot Locker|Lady Foot Locker]]
* [[Lego]] Outlet
* [[Wikipedia:LensCrafters|LensCrafters]] [Listed twice beside each other.]
* [[Wikipedia:The Limited|Limited]]
* [[Wikipedia:Tween Brands|Limited Too]] [currently known as Justice; planned to be revived in [[2016]]]
* [http://www.mastercuts.com/ MasterCuts]
* [[McDonald's]]
* [[Wikipedia:Destination Maternity|Motherhood Maternity]]
* [[Wikipedia:Destination Maternity|Motherhood Maternity]]
* [[Wikipedia:Mrs. Fields|Mrs. Field's [sic] Cookies]]
* [[Wikipedia:Mrs. Fields|Mrs. Field's [sic] Cookies]]
* [[The Tale Of The Crazy Pacer|Pacific Sunwear]]
* Paint & Play (exists, but no website for Virginia chain)
* Paint & Play (exists, but no website for Virginia chain)
* [[Wikipedia:Payless ShoeSource|Payless Shoe Source]]
* [[Wikipedia:Pearle Vision|Pearl [sic] Vision Express]]
* [[Wikipedia:Pearle Vision|Pearl [sic] Vision Express]]
* [[Wikipedia:Radio Shack|RadioShack]]
* [[Wikipedia:Red Robin|Red Robin]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ritz Camera|Ritz Camera]] (liquidated in [[2012]] and online-only now)
* [[Wikipedia:Ritz Camera|Ritz Camera]] (liquidated in [[2012]] and online-only now)
* [http://www.rockstarbodyjewelry.com/ Rock Star Body Jewelry]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090326065232/http://www.rockstarbodyjewelry.com/ Rock Star Body Jewelry]
* [[Wikipedia:Sam Goody|Sam Goody]] (long since defunct)
* [[Wikipedia:Sam Goody|Sam Goody]] (defunct since 2006)
* [[Wikipedia:Sbarro|Saberro]] [sic]
* [[Wikipedia:Sears|Sears]]
* [[Wikipedia:Spencer Gifts|Spencer Gifts]]
* [[Hanna|Starbucks]]
* [[Wikipedia:Stride Rite Corporation|Stride Rite]]
* [[Wikipedia:Stride Rite Corporation|Stride Rite]]
* [[Wikipedia:Suncoast Motion Picture Company|Suncoast]]
* The Briar Patch ([http://www.shopbriarpatch.com/ website] is dead, presumably defunct)
* [[Chris's Sonichu IRC Chloe Introduction|Taco Bell]]
* T&C Nails (a real nail salon in Charlottesville Fashion Square)
* [http://www.shopbriarpatch.com/ The Briar Patch]
* [http://www.thehappycook.com/ The Happy Cook]
* [http://www.thehappycook.com/ The Happy Cook]
* The [[Pokémon]] Center [Unsurprisingly, this is given two floors and roughly 14 times the retail space of most of the other stores]
* [http://www.thingsremembered.com/ Things Remembered] (closed in 2022, online-only since 2013)
* [[The GAMe PLACe|The Toy Place]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100316015436/http://www.tradesecret.com/home.aspx| Trade Secret] (defunct since 2010; no relation to the {{w|Trade Secret (Australian company)|Aussie company}})
* [http://www.thingsremembered.com/ Things Remembered]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101102185938/http://www.victoriasgallery.com/| Victoria's Art Gallery]
* Tokyo Shogun (Virginia-based Japanese mall cuisine; no website)
* [http://www.tradesecret.com/ Trade Secret]
* [[Wikipedia:Verizon|Verizon]]
* [http://www.victoriasgallery.com/ Victoria's Art Gallery]
* [[Wikipedia:Victoria's Secret|victoria's [sic] Secret]]
* [[Wikipedia:Waldenbooks|Waldenbooks]] (Liquidated in 2011)
* [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Studio Store|Warner Bros. Store]] (only online since 2001)
* [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Studio Store|Warner Bros. Store]] (only online since 2001)
* [[Wendy's]]
* [http://www.western-sizzlin.com/sitemap.html Western Sizzlin']
* [[Wikipedia:YesAsia|YesAsia.com]] Outlet Store
* [[Wikipedia:Zale Corporation|Zales Jewelry]]
* [[Wikipedia:Zany Brainy|Zany-Brainy]] (Defunct since 2003)


==Non-Store Facilities==
==Non-Store Facilities==
* [[Wikipedia:Bank of America|Bank of America]] ATM
* [[Wikipedia:Bank of America|Bank of America]] ATM
* [[Wikipedia:BB&T|BB&T]] ATM
* [[Wikipedia:BB&T|BB&T]] ATM (Merged into Suntrust in 2019, now Truist)
* [[CWCville Mayoral Office]]
* [[CWCville Mayoral Office]]
* [[Jerkop|Mall Security]]/Customer Service
* [[Jerkop|Mall Security]]/Customer Service
* [[DIRTY, CRAPPED BRIEFS|Restrooms]] [Multiple]
* [[DIRTY, CRAPPED BRIEFS|Restrooms]] [Multiple]
* [[Wikipedia:Wachovia|Wachovia]] ATM
* [[Wikipedia:Wachovia|Wachovia]] ATM (Acquired and absorbed by [[Wikipedia:Wells Fargo|Wells Fargo]] since 2008)


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1419446823/lego-cwcville-shopping-center-with-mayor-office Kickstarter page]
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1419446823/lego-cwcville-shopping-center-with-mayor-office Kickstarter page]
* [http://theinterwebs.googlepages.com/CwcvilleShoppingCenterFloorOne.pdf Plans, Floor 1]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190404085345if_/https://ac1d9f88-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/theinterwebs/CwcvilleShoppingCenterFloorOne.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7crGKZoec-WrE3Fi3Y5Rtiu4md3b1qQOdtami4PIPTAhMIVnD9BDeWXuWsGoLkTRps55k1ei6VcyMtkVd3Okv6iJFPsC7z-GWOk05ew3LnFNLYkdy9ge-aM23w17pHIYu3tFZfTkMVvI-0K6OUCIUsZzgC3Byv5g7LBPU6ZDJeo9Tx9OlgI0kK8GU8_RIZ95UQy1rFCodnB8ABxtelk8-PdRiuQHUAoYH44j-AhFrfeB-suF6m4%3D&attredirects=0 Plans, Floor 1]
* [http://theinterwebs.googlepages.com/CwcvilleShoppingCenterFloor2.pdf Plans, Floor 2]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190404085349if_/https://ac1d9f88-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/theinterwebs/CwcvilleShoppingCenterFloor2.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cp4bf1mV1gIyxwH0kYzFQRSwxh1PNoaIzv4d7i5flkKNu7xq6r27ooKVsLvV_8bucm32DZkkvya3SkmoE4BhBi2FiLJWtx9AYNuLuV_pvKqyOjKq7c2bnSKUuk1g4opRcykxror9G1hTUDCIKUbkO1kBo9qi0A3CSN1hF0njfHJKr-Q9dawCuHkg7ANA6PypVUne_ZSyhtest35JjM1MYfNzYEjnWQ6mK8dSYdN3XJ3dpBUnZw%3D&attredirects=0 Plans, Floor 2]
* [http://theinterwebs.googlepages.com/MayorsOfficeModel1.pdf Plans, Mayor's Office]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190404085351if_/https://ac1d9f88-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/theinterwebs/MayorsOfficeModel1.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7crf_awUoH_dcpkjVoGSu6ajf3651nZZLOUYdybQjLN8uicqCcPZG7Y6a3wOWu70KuQMcGBj-UMKHiJzDOqp0mIejJ9SHrBdmRdzXEGunm3lPnl_kzW717ipTGaRgKS_KXUy3vcJ1pFGZpmBBNCQcx1gmprAuEWrX5aqSb6dyu5VqVZIRuJjzCrvH-I3HVOr_JY_k4Dc7Lp2i02nN3Zk-uTWvKhQgwRrOfp8rHlu-xbxT5tsccE%3D&attredirects=0 Plans, Mayor's Office]
* <s>[http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?we0oddnzwnk Original project files]</s> (dead link as of Jun 2014)


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Latest revision as of 17:04, 28 August 2024

Early appearance on a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.
Aerial view

CWCville Shopping Center, sometimes called the CWCville Mall, located at the center of downtown CWCville, is the location of Chris's Mayoral Office and a temple to consumerism in CWCville. It also lies in Chris's version of his beloved Charlottesville Fashion Square, where he is not banned but rather is welcomed and employed there.

Chris designed the mall as a CADD project in college, and since no good school project goes unrecycled and unpublished, went and put the design in the comics. The plans were in the Scrapbook of Fail,[1] and Chris's original AutoCAD files were leaked.

Chris also built a rudimentary model of the mall with Lego. In 2014, the old Lego mall having been destroyed in the house fire, Chris dreamed of recreating it at a much grander scale, a "stud-to-stud replica." This was such a compelling vision that he started a Kickstarter campaign to raise $5000 for this project. Of course, nothing came of this.

Chris has said that the city of CWCville owns the mall,[2] while most real-life malls (even ones that are close to dead) are owned by real estate companies such as Simon Property Group, former owners of Charlottesville Fashion Square. Furthermore, Chris has included several stores that either don't exist in real life, or used to exist but no longer do; the store placement, selection, size, and other fine details are all over the place. Among other things, the mall features a disproportionately large number of restaurants and even a Big Lots, an off-price retailer that almost never locates in malls.

Placing a mall downtown isn't entirely unfeasible; there is, however, no excuse for putting the fucking Mayor's office in the mall (except perhaps if the government's finances are in such a dreadful condition that they need to in order to save on rent). Chris may have done this as a reference to the Adult Swim show Tom Goes to the Mayor.

The Mall, as accurately depicted by Spazkid28 in Sonichu: The Animated Series.
Lego version of the Shopping center.
The CADD mall blueprints.

History

Between 2019 and 2020, CWCville Shopping Center presumably lost its original anchor tenants, other than The Pokémon Center: Sears left Charlottesville in March 2019, followed by JCPenney in November 2020. It is unclear whether Chris found replacement anchor retailers.

Mall Stores

Take note of how many of the stores featured here have either been long since defunct or renamed.

Floor and orientation information are according to the archived CAD plans: for example, “1 W” means the western side of Floor 1, and “1+2 E” means the eastern side of Floors 1 and 2. Stores in bold also appears/appeared in the Charlottesville Fashion Square.

Store Floor Status Notes
Abercrombie & Fitch 1 W Extant Even after this.
Aeropastale [sic] 2 W Extant
American Eagle Outfitters 1 NE Extant
Arcade World (Video Games) 1 SW That is not a typo. Chris wrote 'Video Games' beside it, despite arcades not usually having that.
Bath & Body Works 1 W Extant [3]
Books-a-Million 1 W Extant abbreviated as BAM!
Burger King 1 W Extant
Cellular One 2 W Defunct Merged into Verizon in 2005.[4] Presumed to be closed, because there is a separate Verizon location in the Mall.
Chick-fil-A 1 SW Extant
Christopher & Banks 2 W Extant
Christopher's Pizza 2 NE
Circuit City Express 1 NE Defunct Dissolved on 8 March 2009, but revived as an online-only retailer since 2018.
Coffee Beanery 1 NE Extant
Collector’s Heaven 2 SW Defunct Defunct since circa 2020.[5]
Comic, Game & Hobby Place 2 W Defunct Closed in 2014.
Country Cookin 1 SW Defunct Dissolved on 18 October 2020.
Create-A-Critter 2 SW Extant A brand of Build-A-Bear Workshop.
Cutco Outlet 2 SE Extant
CVS 2 NE Extant
Dairy Queen 1 SW Extant
Dollar Tree 1 NE Extant
Foot Locker 1 SE Extant
Footaction USA 1 NE Extant A brand of Foot Locker: the Fashion Square Mall did have separate locations for Foot Locker brands.[3]
GameStop 1 W Extant
Gap 1 NE Extant
Gap Kids 1 W Extant
Great American Cookie [sic] 2 SE Extant
Hallmark 1 NW Extant
Hot Topic 1 W Extant
JCPenny [sic] 1+2 NW Defunct Still around as a company, but left the Fashion Square in November 2020.
Kay Jewlers [sic] 1 W Extant Subsidiary of Sterling Jewelers.[3]
KB Toys 1 SE Defunct Dissolved on 9 February 2009.
Kohr Bros. Frozen Yougurt] [sic] 1 W Extant Presently at the Woodbrook Shopping Village.[6]
Lady Foot Locker 2 NE Extant A brand of Foot Locker.
Lego Outlet 1 NE Extant
Limited Too 1 W Defunct Merged into Justice in June 2010, before closing on 17 December 2020. Now online-only.
MasterCuts 1 SW Extant Subsidiary of Signature Style.[7]
McDonald's 1 SW Extant
Pacific Sunwear 1 W Extant Currently trading as PacSun.
Payless Shoe Source 2 W Defunct Dissolved in May 2019, but revived as Payless, an online-only retailer.
The Pokémon Center 1+2 NE Unsurprisingly, this is given two floors and roughly 14 times the retail space of most of the other stores.
RadioShack 1 W Defunct No longer in Charlottesville: mainly online-only since 2017.
Red Robin 1 NE Extant
Sbarro 1 SW Extant
Sears 1+2 E Defunct Left the Fashion Square in March 2019, although an appliance repair office still exists.[8]
Spencer Gifts 1 NE Extant Currently trading as Spencer's.
Starbucks 1 SE Extant
Suncoast 1 W Extant Only three stores remaining in Ohio, Texas and North Carolina.
T&C Nails 1 SW Extant A real nail salon in the Fashion Square.[9]
Taco Bell 1 W Extant
Tokyo Shogun 1 W Virginia-based Japanese mall cuisine. Likely refers to a restaurant of the same name located within the Chesterfield Towne Centre, which closed ca. 2006.
The Toy Place 2 W
Verizon 2 SE Extant
victoria's [sic] Secret 1 SE Extant
Waldenbooks 1 SE Defunct Dissolved on 18 July 2011.
Wendy's 1 W Extant
Western Sizzlin' 1 SE Extant
YesAsia.com Outlet Store 1 W YesAsia is an online-only retail company: they later opened an outlet store called YesStyle in San Francisco, but it did not last long.[10]
Zales Jewelry 1 SE Extant
Zany-Brainy 1 NE Defunct Dissolved in 2001.

Non-Store Facilities

Sources

  1. ↑ Blanca E-mails, 20 August 2008 5:27 AM
  2. ↑ Mailbag 13
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fashion Square Directory, archived 22 March 2021.
  4. ↑ In 2020, Cellular One operated in Louisiana and Texas, as well as in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and New York.
  5. ↑ Google Maps entry, accessed 1 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Location list at the Kohr Bros. website, accessed 2 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Official website of Signature Style, accessed 31 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Google Maps entry for Sears Home Services (one of the remnants of Sears), accessed 1 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Google Maps entry
  10. ↑ Google Maps entry.

See also

External links

Locations in the CWCverse

CWCville:

Main sights (map): CWCville City | CWCville Park | CWCville Mall (CWCville Mayoral Office | Full list of stores) | Jungle/Mountain Areas (Chameleon Cult Jungle Dojo | Wild Sonichu's Treehouse) | Subdivision Areas (14 Brunchville Lane) | Target Mini-Marts | Walmart Mini-Marts

Other places of note: Billy Mays Tower | Bolyn High | CWC-Cola Bottling Company | CWCee Dees | CWCville Beach (Pier 969) | CWCville Baptist Church | CWCville General Hospital | CWCville Studios | CWCville University | Cwick-Circuit City | Cwick City Gym | Double-CWC Hotel | KCWC | Layla's Apartment | Local Coffee Shop | Pokemon Center | Samuel Memorial United Christian Church | Sarah's Apartment Complex | Simonla Rosechu's Rabbit Hole | True Blue St. (CWCville Police Dept. 11th Precinct)

Environs (map): Giovanni's Gym/Base | Kel's House | Pallet Town | Sonic's House | Station Square | Zapbud Fields

The Axis of Slaweel: Clarksville, Tennessee (4-cent_garbage.com HQ) | Cly's Mansion | Dark Mirror Hole | Doctor Robotnik's Base | Get-Tar Region | Giovanni's Gym/Base | Mal-Wart Region (M-C-Dville) | The Moon | Private Villa of Corrupted Citizens (High School District) | Sho-Mall Region (Fa-Square) | Viridian City

Other places: Destiny Cave | Mysterious Rainbow Island | Mysterious Mountain | Nabe's Dojo-Shin | New Island | The Ocean | Parodyse Isle | RuleCWC | Time Void

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