Barefoot Landing

Barefoot Landing is a large shopping complex located in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It consists of several divided sections of stores and attractions located on filled land over top of Louis Lake, next to the Intracoastal Waterway. Barefoot Landing was previously known as the Village of the Barefoot Traders which was a collection of 15 unusual gift shops that was located on 3½ acres along a natural marsh and in 1988 was rebuilt and opened as Barefoot Landing. The complex, a popular tourist attraction, has over 100 stores and restaurants, on all sides of a small lake, plus it has adjoining areas with Alabama Theatre, House of Blues and Alligator Adventure.

Barefoot Landing was originally a residential area that had its own private marina, that was developed in the 1970s into a quaint "village" of shops. The Village of Barefoot Traders opened in March 1972 on 3-1/2 acres containing 15 shops surrounded by Louis Lake. In 1988, the entire area was redeveloped and expanded into a much larger complex, consolidated under a single owner, and was rebranded from The Village of Barefoot Traders to Barefoot Landing.^[3][4][5] Several unexploded bombs were unearthed during the construction of the resort. The bombs were left over from when the property was used as part of a bombing/gunnery range for the military.^[3][5]

El 15 de diciembre de 1998, Silver Carolina Development y Barefoot Landing Inc. presentaron al consejo municipal de North Myrtle Beach los planes para el Barefoot Landing Resort, un proyecto de 812 millones de dólares y 2345 acres, que se construiría en un plazo de 12 a 15 años. El complejo contaría con cuatro campos de golf , dos hoteles, un puerto deportivo y 5000 viviendas, además de espacios comerciales, de oficinas y tiendas. A finales de 1999, la ciudad anexó la zona, una medida que se esperaba duplicara la población dentro de los límites de la ciudad. ^{[ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ]} En marzo de 2000, un puente levadizo renovado , construido en 1934, fue trasladado desde Edenton, Carolina del Norte, para cruzar el Canal Intracostero , conectando el complejo con el centro comercial. ^{[ 19 ]} Los campos de golf abrieron en abril, aunque el puente no estaba listo, tras un retraso causado por los daños del huracán Floyd . ^{[ 20 ]}

El tramo de sendero verde del complejo forma parte del East Coast Greenway , un sistema de senderos de 4800 kilómetros que conecta Maine con Florida. La Asociación Internacional de Operadores Turísticos de Golf nombró a Barefoot Resort como el mejor complejo de golf de Norteamérica en 2016. ^{[ 21 ]}

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