Town East Mall
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| Location | Mesquite, Texas |
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| Opening date | 1971 |
| Developer | Homart Development Company |
| Management | Brookfield Properties |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 164 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,223,724 square feet (113,687.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 plus 3rd floor food court |
| Website | www |
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Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, United States. The mall features Macy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
History
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The mall opened on October 6, 1971.[2][3]
In 1978, the mall was used by director Ron Howard to film portions of the movie Cotton Candy.[4]
In late 2004, the property underwent a $20 million renovation.[2]
Dick's Sporting Goods opened as the 5th anchor store in the mall in March 2018.[5]
On January 29, 2021, it was announced that Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format.[6][7]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Town East Mall". Brookfield Properties.
- ^ a b Zaragoza, Sandra (November 14, 2004). "Town East set for face lift". American City Business Journals.
- ^ "[News Script: Shopping center]". 1971.
- ^ WILONSKY, ROBERT (October 12, 2010). "Tomorrow, a Rare Bite Into Ron Howard's Dallas-Made Cotton Candy at Tradewinds". Dallas Observer.
- ^ "DICK'S Sporting Goods Announces Grand Opening of Four New Stores in Three States" (Press release). PR Newswire. February 27, 2018.
- ^ "The last Sears department store in Dallas-Fort Worth is closing". 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list".