y ▁Pla ins ▁Road ▁( n ortheast ▁and ▁south west ) ▁and ▁Sh allow ford ▁Road ▁( east ▁and ▁west ), ▁an ▁area ▁that ▁quickly ▁went ▁from ▁forest ▁to ▁par king ▁lots ▁and ▁strip ▁m alls ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Both ▁roads , ▁which ▁were ▁two ▁lan es ▁each ▁and ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁four - way ▁stop ▁with ▁a ▁flash ing ▁red ▁light ▁overhead ▁until ▁then , ▁became ▁four - lane ▁divided ▁ar ter ial ▁roads , ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁several ▁lan es ▁wide ▁each ▁at ▁the ▁intersection . ▁ ▁G ord y ▁Park way ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁Sand y ▁Pla ins ▁Road ▁( opp os ite ▁Hol ly ▁Spr ings ▁Road ) ▁on ▁the ▁south west ▁side , ▁clock wise ▁to ▁Sh allow ford ▁Road ▁on ▁the ▁west , ▁back ▁to ▁Sand y ▁Pla ins ▁on ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁side , ▁and ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁yards ▁or ▁meters ▁back ▁to ▁Sh allow ford ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁across ▁from ▁Target ▁( which ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Rich way ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁south west ▁on ▁Sand y ▁Pla ins ▁Road ▁at ▁C anton ▁Highway ▁after ▁one ▁was ▁built ▁near ▁Town ▁Center ▁at ▁C obb ). ▁ ▁This ▁near - circle ▁allowed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁homes ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁west ▁of ▁Sand y ▁Pla ins ▁Road , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁forest ▁being ▁clear - cut . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁of ▁Frank ▁G ord y , ▁propriet or ▁of ▁The ▁V ars ity , ▁owned ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁land