Midland Park Mall

Midland Park Mall
Location Midland, Texas
Coordinates 32°01′49″N 102°07′54″W / 32.03027°N 102.13162°W / 32.03027; -102.13162Coordinates: 32°01′49″N 102°07′54″W / 32.03027°N 102.13162°W / 32.03027; -102.13162
Address 4511 N. Midkiff Drive
Opening date 1980
Developer Melvin Simon & Associates
Owner Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services 90
No. of anchor tenants 6 (5 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area 615,000 square feet[1]
No. of floors 1

Midland Park Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Midland, Texas, United States. Opened in 1980, it is anchored by two Dillard's stores, JCPenney, Bealls, and Ross Dress for Less.

History

Midland Park Mall opened in 1980.[2]At its grand opening, the food court had ash trays that read "Stolen from Midland Park Mall". Within 6 weeks all remaining ash trays simply said "Midland Park Mall". Due to low unemployment, Dillard's had difficulty finding sufficient employees in its first years of operation at the mall.[3] Sakowitz was an original tenant of Midland Park Mall, closing in 1982.[4] In 2003, the mall changed managers to one who had previously managed Dadeland Mall in Miami, Florida.[5]

Gap closed in 2009,[6] although Vanity (which closed in 2017) and a food court tenant opened.[7] Other expansions included Charlotte Russe, Zumiez, and Ulta.[8]

On January 4, 2018, Sears announced ​that it's store at the mall would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 8, 2018, making it the last original anchor store to close.[9] On April 9, 2018, Simon announced plans to repurpose the Sears with two restaurants, a new larger Dillard's store, and a new-to-the-market large format retailer. Its one of the five malls owned by Simon that had Sears closed planned to be redveloped.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Do Business at Midland Park Mall, a Simon Property". simon.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Search the Midland Reporter-Telegram Archive". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  3. ↑ Rosenberg, L.J. Dillard's, the first fifty years. University of Arkansas Press. p. 80. ISBN 9781610751254. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Search the Midland Reporter-Telegram Archive". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. ↑ "Gap to close Midland Park Mall doors Monday - MRT.com: Top Stories". mywesttexas.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. ↑ "Search the Midland Reporter-Telegram Archive". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  8. ↑ "Search the Midland Reporter-Telegram Archive". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Sears to close at Midland Park Mall". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  10. ↑ Zaks Equity Research (April 10, 2018). Nasdaq https://www.nasdaq.com/article/simon-spg-announces-plan-to-transform-former-sears-stores-cm946042. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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