South Park Shops

Our history dates back to 1956 when Bill Murdoch asked his father if he could develop family land for a community shopping center. It was an eight acre site which then had several small buildings, a large gravel area and a hillside to the rear. He agreed and in 1960, they opened a Kroger supermarket where currently Rite Aid is located and the following year added 37,000 sq. ft. for 15 shops extending the center to Baptist Road. McDonald’s arrived 1962, one of their first stores. The purchase of the adjacent Slater’s Garage in 1986 gave Bill and his daughter, Molly Finnell, the opportunity to add nine more stores in 1995 while renovating the others which brought the total center to 84,700sq. ft.

The Murdoch family management now includes third and fourth generation participants who continue to run and invest in the business displaying their faith in the future of the neighborhood.

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$50 in South Park Shops Gift Certificates