Irving Mall
Irving Mall, November 2020
LocationIrving, Texas, United States
Coordinates32°50′23″N 96°59′47″W / 32.83972°N 96.99639°W / 32.83972; -96.99639
Address3880 Irving Mall
Opening dateAugust 4, 1971 (August 4, 1971)
DeveloperMelvin Simon and Associates
ManagementWashington Prime Group
OwnerWashington Prime Group
No. of stores and services105[1]
No. of anchor tenants5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,050,000 sq ft (98,000 m2)[2]
No. of floors2 (1 in former Sears, 3 in Macy's)
Websiteshopirvingmall.com

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]

It is under ownership of Washington Prime Group. On Sunday, June 13, 2021, Washington Prime Group, which owns Irving Mall, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[4]

History

The mall opened with Titche-Goettinger, JCPenney, and Sears.[5] JCPenney was closed as part of 44 underperforming stores and closed in 2001. [6]

The mall received a renovation in 1984 adding the west wing of the mall along with two new anchors, Dillard's and Mervyn's[7] and a new food court. The General Cinema, which opened in 1971 would later expand to 7 screens in the same year.[8]

In 1999, General Cinema moved to a spot where a former Wilson's Catalog Showroom[9] used to be. In the same year as part of Irving Mall's redevelopment, Barnes & Noble also opened in the former General Cinema 1–3. Barnes & Noble closed in 2012[10] and is now a Shoppers World.

In 2002, AMC took over the former General Cinema at the mall, it was renovated in 2013.[11]

Current anchors include Macy's, Dillard's Clearance Center, Burlington Coat Factory, and La Vida Fashion and Home Decor.[12]

In 2014, the mall was spun off into Washington Prime Group.[13]

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Irving Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[14]

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.[15]

Shootings

Multiple shootings have occurred at Irving Mall since 1990.

In 1990, a man named Eddie Edwards chased his girlfriend in the parking lot and shot her with a .38 caliber revolver. Another man, Tom Broom, stopped Edwards by shooting him in the head twice with a .44 caliber Magnum pistol, killing him.[16]

In 1993, a conflict at the mall between two gangs escalated to one person shooting two others, killing an innocent bystander, Kevin Reuss Bacon.[17]

On September 4, 2022, shots were fired at the mall when two people were having an argument. No one was struck by the gunfire.[18]

Current anchors

Former Anchors

Sears (opened in 1971, closed 2019)[23]

JCPenney (opened in 1971, closed 2001)

Titche-Goettinger (opened in 1971, merged with Joske's, closed 1979) [24]

Joske's (opened 1979, closed 1987 after merging with Dillard's)[25]

Foley's (opened 1989,[26] was acquired by Macy's)

Mervyn's (opened 1983, closed 2006)

La Vida (closed 2022)[27]

Transportation

DART Route 231 goes by it on Belt Line.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Irving Mall Stores". Simon Property Group. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Restaurants at Irving Mall | Places to Eat Near Dallas, Texas". shopirvingmall.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ↑ Tyko, Kelly. "Mall owner Washington Prime Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing COVID challenges". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ↑ "03 Aug 1971 Irving Mall Formal Opening with stores listed". Irving Daily News. 3 August 1971. p. 22.
  6. ↑ "J.C. Penny Announces Major Layoffs". ABC News.
  7. ↑ Mid Cities Daily News. Mid Cities Daily News.
  8. ↑ "General Cinema Irving Mall 1-3 in Irving, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. ↑ Mid Cities Daily News. Mid Cities Daily News.
  10. ↑ "Barnes & Noble closing two Irving stores as shopping patterns change". Dallas News. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  11. ↑ "AMC Irving Mall 14 in Irving, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  12. ↑ https://www.mallscenters.com/uploads/plans/irving-mall-1000.jpg
  13. ↑ "Washington Prime Group Inc. - Properties - Portfolio - Irving Mall".
  14. ↑ "At Irving Mall | Seritage".
  15. ↑ "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA Today.
  16. ↑ "Man Who Shot Killer Says He's No Vigilante". 17 March 1990.
  17. ↑ "1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Shooting at Texas Shopping Mall". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04.
  18. ↑ Reyes • •, Jacob (4 September 2022). "Police: Shots Fired at Irving Mall, No Injuries Reported". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  19. ↑ Mid Cities Daily News. Mid Cities Daily News.
  20. ↑ "Simon.com - @ Your Mall Now". 2006-03-09. Archived from the original on 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  21. ↑ "Farewell to Foley's, as name changes to Macy's". 29 July 2005.
  22. ↑ "Sales Taxpayer Search". mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  23. ↑ "9 Sears Locations Across Texas Closing After Bankruptcy Filing". CBS News. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  24. ↑ "Remembering Dallas Department Stores". 27 April 2012.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ The Victoria Advocate. The Victoria Advocate.
  27. ↑ "Sales Taxpayer Search". mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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