Desert Sky Mall
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Desert Sky Mall is a large regional shopping mall
in west Phoenix, Arizona
. It is located on 75th Avenue and Thomas Road. The mall was developed and is managed by Westcor. It is anchored by Sears, Dillard's
, La Curacao
, Burlington Coat Factory
and Cinema Latino. The Desert Sky Mall (originally Westridge Mall) opened in the fall of 1981. In the years since the center's opening, the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood have reflected the dramatic growth in the Latino immigrant population in the Phoenix area.
The original anchor tenants
were:
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Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in west Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. It is located on 75th Avenue and Thomas Road. The mall was developed and is managed by Westcor. It is anchored by Sears, Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
, La Curacao
La Curacao
La Curacao is a southwestern retailer that serves the Hispanic market. The retailer has nine stores in Southern California and one in Phoenix. La Curacao ranks among the top 100 consumer electronics retailers in the U.S...
, Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
and Cinema Latino. The Desert Sky Mall (originally Westridge Mall) opened in the fall of 1981. In the years since the center's opening, the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood have reflected the dramatic growth in the Latino immigrant population in the Phoenix area.
History
Currently the only regional mall in the southwest valley.The original anchor tenants
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
were:
- SearsSears, Roebuck and CompanySears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
(still in operation) - JcPenney, opened 1981 closed 2000 became La CuracaoLa CuracaoLa Curacao is a southwestern retailer that serves the Hispanic market. The retailer has nine stores in Southern California and one in Phoenix. La Curacao ranks among the top 100 consumer electronics retailers in the U.S...
in 2007 - Diamond'sDiamond'sDiamond's was a department store based in Phoenix, Arizona.Originally named The Boston Store, it was founded in 1897 by Nathan and Issac Diamond, Jewish immigrants who had earlier begun a dry-goods mercantile in El Paso. Consisting of one store in downtown Phoenix, it was renamed Diamond's in 1947...
opened 1981 now Dillard'sDillard'sDillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
(1984) - Montgomery WardMontgomery WardMontgomery Ward is an online retailer that carries the same name as the former American department store chain, founded as the world's #1 mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward, and which went out of business in 2001...
opened 1993 as an extension to the mall, closed in 2001, became Burlington Coat FactoryBurlington Coat FactoryBurlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
2001. - Mervyn's, opened 1993 as an extension to the mall, closed on December 24, 2008
Current Anchors
- La CuracaoLa CuracaoLa Curacao is a southwestern retailer that serves the Hispanic market. The retailer has nine stores in Southern California and one in Phoenix. La Curacao ranks among the top 100 consumer electronics retailers in the U.S...
(166,757 sq ft.) - Dillard'sDillard'sDillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
(124,200 sq ft.) - Sears (144,275 sq ft.)
- Burlington Coat FactoryBurlington Coat FactoryBurlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
(91,948 sq ft.) - Cinema Latino (20,341 sq ft.)
Former anchors
- Mervyn's (77,500 sq ft.)
- Steve & Barry'sSteve & Barry'sSteve & Barry's was an American retail clothing chain, featuring casual apparel. By mid-2008, the chain operated 276 stores in 39 states. The company was headquartered in Port Washington, New York. The company liquidated all of its stores throughout 2008....
(20,814 sq ft.) closed on January 12, 2009
External links
- Desert Sky Mall Official website
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