Forum 303 Mall
Former shopping center in Texas, United States
32°42′40″N 97°03′25″W / 32.711°N 97.057°W / 32.711; -97.057(demolished September 2007)
Forum 303 Mall was a shopping mall built at Pioneer Parkway (Spur 303) and SH 360 in Arlington, Texas in the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas. The 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2) complex was dedicated September 19, 1970. Interesting features of it was that it included a public ice skating rink, and a public amphitheater in the lower level. During the 1970s many local and national acts, such as Roy Clark, performed there.
It was converted to an indoor bazaar/flea market venue and renamed Festival Marketplace in 1998,[3] but that concept failed to increase mall traffic. Air-conditioner problems[4] and competition with Six Flags Mall, The Parks at Arlington, and Traders Village contributed to its 2006 demise.[5]
Demolition of it started in September 2007.[6][7] The site has been rebuilt as a business park called Pioneer 360 Business Center.[2][8]
Former anchors
- Leonard's (acquired by Dillard's in March 1974) [239,000 square feet, with freestanding Auto Center]
- Dillard's (Converted to Dillard's Clearance Center)
- Dillard's Clearance Center (moved to Six Flags Mall in 2005)
- Montgomery Ward (closed 2001) [151,000 square feet, with freestanding Auto Center]
- Service Merchandise (closed 1999)
- AMC Theatres
See also
- Dead mall
References
- ^ a b c d Forum 303 Mall could face wrecking ball Dallas Business Journal - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.
- ^ a b Demolition of Festival Marketplace paves way for $66 million in new development Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Texas Economic Development Council - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.
- ^ Sayewitz, Ronni (February 19, 1999). "Arlington mall goes 'bazaar'". Dallas Business Journal.
- ^ "Forum 303 Mall could face wrecking ball - Dallas Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05.
- ^ "RIP, Forum 303". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 28, 2006. p. B12.
- ^ "Making way for change, Ex-Forum 303 Mall is being reduced to rubble". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 2007. p. B1.
- ^ "Demolition Begins on Festival Marketplace Mall in Arlington, Texas" (Press release). Bob Moore Construction, Inc. October 7, 2007.
- ^ Carter, O.K. (July 14, 2008). "Former mall site makes way for industrial space". Fort Worth Business Press. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
External links
- Some pictures of the Forum303 Demolition
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