West Town Mall

West Town Mall
Entrance to West Town Mall, August 2016
Location Kingston Pike, Interstate 40, and Interstate 75 Knoxville , USA
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

  1. http://www.simon.com/mall/LeasingSheet%5CWest_Town.pdf Factual Information on West Town Mall
  2. http://www.petros.com/1.22/html/h_history.htm Petro's moves to malls after the World's Fair.
  3. http://weeklywire.com/ww/12-14-98/knox_cover.html Deconstructing the Mall


Records
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 / 35.92497; -84.03722

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