▁A . V . ▁Bl ank ens hip , ▁it ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁Mid - Cent ury ▁modern ▁architecture ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁original ▁bill board ▁sign ▁remains ▁today . ▁ ▁When ▁ ▁the ▁m all ▁was ▁first ▁en vision ed , ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁area ▁business ▁development . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁sho pping ▁areas ▁were ▁still ▁ ▁located ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁dow nt own ▁Charlotte . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁people ▁continued ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁and ▁out lying ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁catal yst ▁that ▁has ▁kept ▁the ▁sho pping ▁center ▁successful ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Park ▁Road ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁b ust ling ▁m all ▁and ▁serves ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁Charlotte ▁neighborhood s ▁such ▁as ▁My ers ▁Park , ▁Bar cl ay ▁Down s , ▁Park dale , ▁Col onial ▁Village , ▁Mad ison ▁Park , ▁S edge field , ▁Ash bro ok , ▁and ▁St arm ount . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁a ▁local ▁att orney ▁named ▁Por ter ▁By rum ▁bought ▁Park ▁Road ▁Sho pping ▁ ▁Center . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mr . ▁By rum ▁announced ▁that ▁Park ▁Road ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁would ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁ 3 ▁local ▁colleg es ▁( Que ens ▁University ▁of ▁Charlotte , ▁Wing ate ▁University , ▁and ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁University ). ▁▁ ▁Mr