can't say that i do. after newport mall was built things started to go up in that area almost overnight. i'm from the greenville section of jc, though i hung out on first street & grove throughout high school since i had friends living down there.

before the mall was built there were a lot of gangs and drugs downtown; a totally different environment that it is now.

even though i worked at the mall, and have always kind of hated it, it really was the spark that ignited downtown.