On the 25th anniversary of its opening, it endures only as a period symbol of excess.
At the time of its opening, it was the largest mall complex developed by CBL.
At the time of its opening, it was the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.
At the time of its opening in 1908 it was the world's longest and heaviest bascule bridge.
I finally visited the Lazy Parrot on the Friday of its opening week, and it easily lived up to our self-perpetuated hype.
"We're completely full," Schweitzer said on a recent tour of the facility ahead of its opening, the first of three scheduled to open this year.
It never really delivers on the promise of its opening scene.
It had 31 stores at the time of its opening, including its first anchor (Younkers), as well as a bowling alley that is still in operation today.
Given the grandeur of its opening and the triumphalism of its ending, it was certainly well suited to do that.
The film had grossed one-fifth of its ultimate gross on its opening day, and more than half of that total by the end of its opening weekend.
In theaters, it's the diverse demographics, as more than 40% of its opening weekend audience was Latino or African American, according to Universal Studios.
