The mall continued to enjoy success and friendly competition with Four Seasons and other retail establishments in town throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A growing number of gangs combined with rising crime in the area kept shoppers away from Carolina Circle Mall.

Government offices, a branch of Guilford Technical Community College, and a sports complex and indoor fitness facility were some of the ideas that were pitched.

Linder Investments purchased the property, and turned some of the parking lots into soccer fields, however the mall structure itself remained vacant and boarded up after constant vandalism.

By June 1, 2005, Walmart had purchased part of the property, and demolition began on Carolina Circle Mall.