Cielo Vista Mall facts for kids
| Location | El Paso, Texas, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°46′54″N 106°23′28″W / 31.781593°N 106.390984°W |
| Address | 8401 Gateway West Blvd. |
| Opening date | October 1974 |
| Developer | Simon Property Group |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 134 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,245,359 sq ft (115,697.6 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 (3 in Dillard's North) |
| Public transit access |  Sun Metro bus: 25 |
Cielo Vista Mall is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, United States, owned and operated by Simon Property Group. It is located on El Paso's east side, at Interstate 10 and Hawkins Blvd., and features five anchor stores operating under four brand names, and 134 specialty stores. It is the largest of the three malls in the metro area; its former sister Simon property, Sunland Park Mall, is second.
With a gross leasable area of 1,245,359 square feet (115,697.6 m2), the mall is classified as a super-regional mall by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
History
Cielo Vista Mall opened in October 1974 with JCPenney and Montgomery Ward (demolished and rebuilt in 2002 as Foley's, now Macy's) followed by Rhodes (Now Dillard's North) a few years later. In 1978, Joske's opened on west end of the mall and later became Dillard's West in 1987. The mall's north west end expanded and Sears opened in newly added space in 1982. A parking lot structure was built on top of a small reservoir to expand the parking lot was also added about this time. Cielo Vista Mall has undergone some renovations over the years including 1982, 1993 and in 2005 being the most recent. During the 1993 and 2005 renovations most of the mall's large elaborate fountain pools and interior landscaping were removed to make room for kiosk vendors. All of the large wrap around staircases found throughout the mall were also removed in the 2005 renovation. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) from downtown El Paso, and about five miles (8 km) from the border with Mexico. Simon claims that the mall has 10 million "shopper visits" per year.
With the announcement of the closure of Town East Mall's Sears at the end of January 2021, Cielo Vista Mall's Sears is set to be the final one in all of Texas.
Anchors
- Dillard's North houses Women's departments
- Dillard's West houses Men's departments
- JCPenney
- Macy's
- Sears
Former anchors
- Foley's (became Macy's in 2006)
- Joske's (became Dillard's West in 1987)
- Liberty House (became Dillard's North in 1998)
- Montgomery Ward (closed in 2001, demolished for Foley's)
- Rhodes (became Liberty House in 1974)
