Mall del Norte facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Mall del Norte

Interior of Mall del Norte
Location	Laredo, Texas, United States
Coordinates	27°33′03″N 99°30′00″W / 27.5507°N 99.5000°W / 27.5507; -99.5000
Developer	Levcor Inc.
Management	CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Owner	CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
No. of stores and services	151
No. of anchor tenants	10 (9 open, 1 vacant by September 2020)
Total retail floor area	1,212,515 sq ft (112,646 m2).
No. of floors	1 (2 in Dillard's, JCPenney, and Macy's)

Mall del Norte is a very large shopping mall located in Laredo, Texas. It's a popular place for shopping and fun! The mall first opened its doors in 1977. Since then, it has been updated and made bigger several times. These updates happened in 1991, 1993, 2007, and 2012.

You can find Mall del Norte right next to Interstate 35. This area of Laredo is a busy spot for stores and businesses. The mall is huge, covering about 1,212,515 sq ft (112,646 m²) of space. It has more than 160 different stores! This makes it the second largest mall in South Texas. It's also one of the biggest malls in all of Texas. Only La Plaza Mall in McAllen, Texas, is a little bit larger.

In 2007, during one of its big updates, new places were built. A Cinemark Theater 16 and a Circuit City store were added. These new spots were built where an old store called Montgomery Ward used to be. Today, the mall is owned by a company called CBL & Associates Properties.

A store called Sears used to be at the mall. It closed down in September 2020.

What are Anchor Stores?

Anchor stores are the biggest stores in a shopping mall. They are usually large department stores or popular entertainment spots. These big stores help attract many shoppers to the mall. They are like the main attractions!

Current Main Stores

Here are some of the main stores you can find at Mall del Norte today:

• Bealls
• Chuck E. Cheese's
• Cinemark Theatres
• Dillard's
• Forever 21
• JCPenney
• Joe Brand
• Macy's
• Macy's Home Store

Past Main Stores

Over the years, some main stores at Mall del Norte have changed. Here are a few that used to be there:

• Foley's - This store later became Macy's.
• Foley's Home Store - This also became Macy's Home Store.
• Hachar's - This was a local fancy department store. It closed in the early 1990s and became Foley's.
• Montgomery Ward - This store closed all over the country. Its spot at the mall was then used for Circuit City and Cinemark Theater.
• Richter's - Another local fancy department store that closed. It became Foley's Home Store.
• Mervyn's - This store closed nationwide in 2008. Its space is now home to Forever 21.
• Circuit City - This electronics store closed across the country in 2009. A Chuck E. Cheese's opened in its place in 2010.
• Sears - This store closed in 2020.

Images for kids

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  Mall del Norte's Macy's entrance

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  Mall del Norte's Joe Brand's entrance

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  Northwest wing of the mall

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  A foggy morning view of Dillard's at Mall del Norte