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Shopping mall in Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Irving Mall is an enclosed American shopping mall located in Irving, Texas, at the intersection of Texas State Highway 183 (Airport Freeway) and Belt Line Road. It has over 80 stores, including four anchor tenants as of November 29, 2020[update], plus a food court with the only international restaurant being Subway.[3]
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It is under ownership of Washington Prime Group. On Sunday, June 13, 2021, Washington Prime Group, which owns Irving Mall, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[4]
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The mall opened with Titche-Goettinger, JCPenney, and Sears.[5] JCPenney was closed as part of 44 underperforming stores and closed in 2001.[6]
The mall received a renovation in 1984 adding the west wing of the mall along with two new anchors, Dillard's and Mervyn's[7] and a new food court. The General Cinema, which opened in 1971 would later expand to 7 screens in the same year.[8]
In 1999, General Cinema moved to a spot where a former Wilson's Catalog Showroom[9] used to be. In the same year, as part of Irving Mall's redevelopment, Barnes & Noble also opened in the former General Cinema 1–3. Barnes & Noble closed in 2012,[10] and is now a Shoppers World.
In 2002, AMC took over the former General Cinema at the mall, it was renovated in 2013.[11]
Current anchors include Macy's, Dillard's Clearance Center, Burlington Coat Factory, and La Vida Fashion and Home Decor.[12]
In 2014, the mall was spun off into Washington Prime Group.[13]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Irving Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[14]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed in early January and currently sits vacant.[15]
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Shootings
Multiple shootings have occurred at Irving Mall since 1990.
In 1990, a man named Eddie Edwards chased his girlfriend in the parking lot and shot her with a .38 caliber revolver. Another man, Tom Broom, stopped Edwards by shooting him in the head twice with a .44 caliber Magnum pistol, killing him.[16]
In 1993, a conflict at the mall between two gangs escalated to one person shooting two others, killing an innocent bystander, Kevin Reuss Bacon.[17]
On September 4, 2022, shots were fired at the mall when Arlington rapper Ssg Splurge was walking out the exit with a baby car seat and a rival approached him and threw a couple of punches. Splurge proceeded to drop the car seat and start shooting at the aggressor; this led to temporary panic. No one was struck by the gunfire.[18]
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Current anchors
- Dillard's Clearance Center (opened 1984, relocated from Plymouth Park Shopping Center)[19]
- Burlington (opened 2006 in former JCPenney)[20]
- Macy's (opened 2006 in former Foley's)[21]
- Las Lomas Irving Banquet Halls Event Center (opened in 2014 in the first floor of former Mervyn's)[22]
Former Anchors
Sears (opened in 1971, closed 2019)[23]
JCPenney (opened in 1971, closed 2001)
Titche-Goettinger (opened in 1971, merged with Joske's, closed 1979) [24]
Joske's (opened 1979, closed 1987 after merging with Dillard's)[25]
Foley's (opened 1989,[26] was acquired by Macy's)
Mervyn's (opened 1983, closed 2006)
La Vida (closed 2022)[27]
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