Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "New Orleans Centre was a shopping mall in the New Orleans Central Business District, Louisiana, United States.It opened in 1988 with Lord and Taylor and Macy's as the two anchors. A third anchor was planned but never arrived. The mall had space for 150 stores, opened with 50 stores, and had about 100 stores at the its peak. It had three stories and a huge glass skylight over its main concourse. The mall had a large food court, with several restaurants facing the Louisiana Superdome (now known as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome). It never had full occupancy and was struggling financially shortly after it opened. Tribune Broadcasting took advantage of the nearly-empty third floor of the structure and leased it out in 2005 to provide studios for the city's ABC affiliate, WGNO (Channel 26). Lord and Taylor closed in the early 2000s (decade), shutting off the Poydras Street mall entrance.In 2005, the mall was flooded during Hurricane Katrina and did not reopen, with WGNO moving to Metairie's Galleria building. The former shopping mall was used in the movie The Final Destination for the scene where the women were shopping and the escalators fell apart. One part of that scene shows the nearby Benson Tower from the angle that was seen through the mall skylights.The mall-and-tower complex was purchased by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson in 2009, when it was quoted at 400,000 sq ft. The mall was partially torn down, and that area is now called Champions Square and has several Saints and Louisiana sports-related murals. Champions Square is mostly used for sports events, and the former Macy's has partially been turned into a VIP area. Since the shopping mall was not going to be reopened after Katrina, this was the best option for the site."@en }
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- New_Orleans_Centre abstract "New Orleans Centre was a shopping mall in the New Orleans Central Business District, Louisiana, United States.It opened in 1988 with Lord and Taylor and Macy's as the two anchors. A third anchor was planned but never arrived. The mall had space for 150 stores, opened with 50 stores, and had about 100 stores at the its peak. It had three stories and a huge glass skylight over its main concourse. The mall had a large food court, with several restaurants facing the Louisiana Superdome (now known as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome). It never had full occupancy and was struggling financially shortly after it opened. Tribune Broadcasting took advantage of the nearly-empty third floor of the structure and leased it out in 2005 to provide studios for the city's ABC affiliate, WGNO (Channel 26). Lord and Taylor closed in the early 2000s (decade), shutting off the Poydras Street mall entrance.In 2005, the mall was flooded during Hurricane Katrina and did not reopen, with WGNO moving to Metairie's Galleria building. The former shopping mall was used in the movie The Final Destination for the scene where the women were shopping and the escalators fell apart. One part of that scene shows the nearby Benson Tower from the angle that was seen through the mall skylights.The mall-and-tower complex was purchased by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson in 2009, when it was quoted at 400,000 sq ft. The mall was partially torn down, and that area is now called Champions Square and has several Saints and Louisiana sports-related murals. Champions Square is mostly used for sports events, and the former Macy's has partially been turned into a VIP area. Since the shopping mall was not going to be reopened after Katrina, this was the best option for the site.".