Mesa Mall facts for kids

Mesa Mall is the biggest indoor shopping center in western Colorado. It serves shoppers from western Colorado and eastern Utah. It's the largest shopping spot between Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver.

Mesa Mall is located in Grand Junction, Colorado. You can find it on US Highway 6 and US Highway 50. It's also near the I-70 Business Loop. The mall is managed by Washington Prime Group. Its main stores, called "anchor stores," are Cabela's, JCPenney, and Target. Some former anchor stores, like Sports Authority and Herberger's, are now empty. The old Sears store has been torn down.

History of Mesa Mall

Mesa Mall first opened its doors in 1980. In its early years, a department store called Desmond's (department store) was one of its big anchor stores.

In 1997, a company named Macerich bought Mesa Mall. They bought it as part of a deal for 12 large shopping malls. These malls were owned by the International Business Machine Corp.'s pension fund.

Over the years, some of the mall's main stores have changed. A store called Mervyn's closed down in 2008. In 2010, Cabela's opened in that space. Another anchor store, Sports Authority, closed its doors in 2016. That space is currently empty.

In 2018, Herberger's announced it would close. This happened because its parent company, The Bon-Ton Stores, was going out of business. Herberger's closed on August 29, 2018. There are no current plans for what will replace it.

Also in 2018, Sears announced it would close. This was part of a plan to close many stores across the country. The Sears store at Mesa Mall closed in November 2018.

In 2019, it was announced that the old Sears building would be torn down. A new Dillard's store is planned to be built in its place.

See also

In Spanish: Mesa Mall para niños