Editing Lenox Square (section)

=== Early expansions ===
In keeping with a then current retail trend, a major renovation and expansion in the early 1970s enclosed the entire shopping center. It included a new wing and the addition of the first [[Neiman Marcus]] location outside of [[Texas]] and [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Neiman-Marcus-Group-Inc-Company-History.html|title=The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. Company History|access-date=April 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824120802/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Neiman-Marcus-Group-Inc-Company-History.html|archive-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> It is still to this day the company's only location in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/info/index.jhtml?navid=stores_footer|title=Store finder|work=[[Neiman Marcus]]|access-date=April 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407140521/http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/info/index.jhtml?navid=stores_footer|archive-date=April 7, 2011}}</ref>

A second expansion completed in 1980 added a three-level section at the back of the mall which included a [[food court]]. This replaced the previous open-air Plaza Court and supermarket. Lenox Square then encompassed 1.04 million leasable square feet. The new food court was soon joined by a 19-story, 370,000 sqft (gross), class-A office building, a twin-like 24-story hotel, 1,800 space, five-level partially submerged combined hotel-office parking garage (two below ground), and 800-space four-level retail pre-cast concrete parking deck. These were adjacent to the [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]]'s [[Lenox (MARTA station)|Lenox transit station]], which opened in December 1984.

Davison's, owned by Macy's since 1924, was rebranded as Macy's in 1986.<ref name="fds">{{cite web|url=http://www.fds.com/company/aag_1_2.asp|title=Federated At A Glance|work=[[Macy's]]|publisher=[[Federated Department Stores]]|access-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618184232/http://fds.com/company/aag_1_2.asp|archive-date=June 18, 2007}}</ref> In 1991, Rich's relocated their flagship store to Lenox Square from [[downtown Atlanta]]. In 1995, the mall underwent its largest expansion, adding a second story above the original Mall Level. The expansion made Lenox Square the largest shopping center in Georgia, with 1.457 million square feet (140,000&nbsp;m²) divided among 200 stores and [[restaurant]]s.<ref>[http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=207 Lenox Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814175505/http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=207 |date=2007-08-14 }}</ref> This distinction was relinquished to the newly built, {{convert|1.7|e6sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[Mall of Georgia]] in 1999. In 2000, the celebration of the [[Rich's Great Tree]] moved to the flagship store from [[Underground Atlanta]], after having been held [[downtown Atlanta|downtown]] for decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19611215,00.html|title=TIME Magazine Cover: Christmas Shopping - Dec. 15, 1961|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904150925/http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19611215,00.html|archive-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>