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The exterior of the mall can be seen in the 1986 film
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1113:Demolished buildings and structures in Texas
577:and shopping/entertainment districts in the
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118:585,595 sq ft (54,400 m)
16:Former shopping mall in Mesquite, Texas
453:"ruralexploration.com - photo gallery"
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534:Deadmalls.com writeup on the mall
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406:. Kimco Realty Corp. 2008-02-23.
1093:2006 disestablishments in Texas
663:Grand Prairie Premium Outlets (
349:(opened in 1961) (rebranded as
1027:Outlet Mall of America (Plano)
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422:Brian Porter (May 26, 2006).
1103:1958 establishments in Texas
845:University Park (Fort Worth)
82:800 Big Town Shopping Center
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324:Anchor history (1959–2001)
210:This once-popular spot in
256:would jump ship in 1993.
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939:The Shops at Willow Bend
320:major distribution hub.
282:Dallas Convention Center
100:(Demolished Summer 2006)
1021:Northtown Mall (Dallas)
904:Allen Premium Outlets (
697:Prestonwood Town Center
517:Dallas Business Journal
114:Total retail floor area
1037:Richardson Square Mall
968:Tanger Outlet Center (
911:Fairview Town Center (
837:The Shops at Clearfork
777:The Parks at Arlington
709:The Shops at Park Lane
401:"Big Town Mall (0170)"
767:Southlake Town Square
703:Southwest Center Mall
671:Highland Park Village
607:Firewheel Town Center
1016:North Richland Hills
872:Golden Triangle Mall
800:Alliance Town Center
929:The Shops at Legacy
849:West 7th Fort Worth
691:Mockingbird Station
498:Dallas Morning News
474:"MALL HALL OF FAME"
329:Traditional anchors
63:32.7954°N 96.6719°W
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222:Film Appearance(s)
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95:Closing date
87:Opening date
1052:(Arlington)
1008:(Arlington)
933:Legacy West
627:Irving Mall
380:Woolworth's
254:Woolworth's
236:in Dallas.
159:. Its last
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41:Coordinates
1072:Categories
1041:Richardson
992:(Mesquite)
963:Greenville
886:Lewisville
810:Hulen Mall
804:Fort Worth
792:Fort Worth
739:Mid-Cities
685:Cedar Hill
583:Fort Worth
479:2021-04-27
438:2021-12-28
387:References
312:Demolition
294:Fort Worth
272:coming to
205:Woolworths
147:suburb of
54:96°40′19″W
51:32°47′43″N
781:Arlington
771:Southlake
751:Grapevine
585:metroplex
304:and even
286:Louisiana
185:Southwest
157:Southwest
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913:Fairview
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647:Mesquite
639:(Dallas)
600:Regional
374:JCPenney
280:and the
212:Mesquite
189:JCPenney
29:Location
980:Defunct
970:Terrell
941:(Plano)
935:(Plano)
611:Garland
357:Foley's
351:Foley's
246:Foley's
240:Decline
191:(which
183:in the
171:History
155:in the
123:Parking
79:Address
923:Frisco
876:Denton
631:Irving
621:Dallas
579:Dallas
298:Irving
290:Dallas
274:Dallas
199:, and
145:Dallas
139:was a
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761:Hurst
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