Irving Mall
Irving Mall is an enclosed American shopping mall located in Irving, Texas, at the intersection of Texas State Highway 183 (Airport Freeway) and Belt Line Road. It has over 80 stores, including four anchor tenants as of November 29, 2020, plus a food court with the only international restaurant being Subway.[3]
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| Location | Irving, Texas, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°50′23″N 96°59′47″W |
| Address | 3880 Irving Mall |
| Opening date | August 4, 1971 |
| Developer | Melvin Simon and Associates |
| Management | Washington Prime Group |
| Owner | Washington Prime Group |
| No. of stores and services | 105[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,050,000 sq ft (98,000 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | shopirvingmall |
.[1] It is under ownership of Washington Prime Group.
The mall opened with Titche-Goettinger, JCPenney, and Sears [4] JCPenney was closed as part of 44 underperforming stores and closed in 2001. [5]
The mall received a renovation in 1984 adding the west wing of the mall along with two new anchors, Dillard's and Mervyn's and a new food court. [6]
Current anchors include Macy's, Dillard's Clearance Center, Burlington Coat Factory, and La Vida Fashion and Home Decor.[7]
In 2014, the mall was spun off into Washington Prime Group. [8]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Irving Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[9]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed in early January and currently sits vacant [10]
Shootings
The first shooting happened in 1990 where Tom Broom, who killed a man named Eddie Edwards who was chasing his girlfriend in the parking lot and shooting her with a .38-caliber revolver. Broom stopped the man by shooting him with a Ruger .44-caliber Magnum pistol in the head twice, killing him. [11] The mall's most known shooting was in 1993 when 2 gangs got in a fight, with one person shooting 2 people and killing an innocent bystander, Kevin Reuss Bacon. The 2 others were in critical condition. [12]
Anchors
Dillard's (opened 1984)
Burlington (opened 2006 in former JCPenney)
Macy's (opened 2006 in former Foley's) [13]
La Vida (opened on the first floor of former Mervyn's)
Former Anchors
Sears (opened in 1971, closed 2019)
JCPenney (opened in 1971, closed 2001)
Titche-Goettinger (opened in 1971, merged with Joske's, closed 1979) [14]
Joske's (opened 1979, closed 1987 after merging with Dillard's)[15]
Foley's (opened 1989, closed 2006 after being acquired by Macy's)
References
- "Irving Mall Stores". Simon Property Group. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- Halkias, Maria (December 26, 2012). "Barnes & Noble set to close two Irving stores as shopping patterns change". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- "Restaurants at Irving Mall | Places to Eat Near Dallas, Texas". shopirvingmall.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17280854/03-aug-1971-irving-mall-formal-opening/
- https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=88710&page=1#:~:text=Jan.,effort%20to%20return%20to%20profitability.
- http://mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/2008/07/irving-mall-west-airport-freeway-and.html
- https://www.mallscenters.com/uploads/plans/irving-mall-1000.jpg
- https://washingtonprime.com/properties/portfolio/irving-mall/default.aspx
- http://www.seritage.com/retail/property/2501-irving-mall/3312634/landing
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/
- https://www.deseret.com/1990/3/17/18851520/man-who-shot-killer-says-he-s-no-vigilante
- https://apnews.com/article/94e7a7c8a844995ecf31ccaf2990e84c
- https://www.chron.com/business/article/Farewell-to-Foley-s-as-name-changes-to-Macy-s-1929005.php
- https://janesadek.com/2012/04/27/everything-else-remembering-dallas-department-stores/
- Barmash, Isadore (1987-04-14). "COMPANY NEWS; Allied to Sell Dillard 31 Stores in South (Published 1987)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
