West Town Mall
Entrance to West Town Mall, August 2016 | |
Location | Kingston Pike, Interstate 40, and Interstate 75 Knoxville , USA |
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Opening date | 1972 |
Management | Simon Property Group |
Owner | Simon Property Group |
No. of stores and services | 150+ stores |
No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
Total retail floor area |
1,330,000 square feet (124,000 m2) (GLA) |
No. of floors | 1 |
Website | West Town Mall Website |
West Town Mall is an upscale shopping mall located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Opened in August 1972, this one-level mall is located in the western portion of Knoxville in the West Hills community. West Town Mall is located along Interstates 40/75 and Kingston Pike. The mall has over 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) of Gross leasable area, making it the largest of any enclosed shopping mall in Tennessee.[1]
There is a food court in the center of the mall. This was the original location of a junior anchor Frankenbergers Department Store. This food court was the first mall location for Knoxville-based Petro's Chili & Chips.[2]
Movie theaters
In 1998, Knoxville based Regal Entertainment Group opened a Funscape entertainment complex in the mall.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.simon.com/mall/LeasingSheet%5CWest_Town.pdf Factual Information on West Town Mall
- ↑ http://www.petros.com/1.22/html/h_history.htm Petro's moves to malls after the World's Fair.
- ↑ http://weeklywire.com/ww/12-14-98/knox_cover.html Deconstructing the Mall
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Preceded by Hamilton Place Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Largest mall in Tennessee 1998–present |
Succeeded by |
Coordinates: 35°55′30″N 84°02′14″W / 35.92497°N 84.03722°W