North East Mall facts for kids
North East Mall in the late 1990s, in the photo is Montgomery Ward (now closed)
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| Location | Hurst, Texas in Tarrant County, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°49′48″N 97°11′59″W / 32.83000°N 97.19972°W |
| Address | 1101 Melbourne Rd |
| Opening date | March 25, 1971 |
| Developer | Melvin Simon and Associates |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Architect | Omniplan RTKL Associates |
| No. of stores and services | 135 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 (5 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,669,350 sq ft (155,088 m2) 2,134,000 sq ft (198,300 m2) (with power center) |
| No. of floors | 1 with partial lower level (2 in JCPenney, former Nordstrom, and former Sears, 3 in Dillard's and Macy's) |
North East Mall is a very large shopping mall in Hurst, Texas, United States. It's part of the big Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area. The mall is easy to get to, located near major highways like SH 121 and SH 183. North East Mall has two main parts: the main indoor mall and an outdoor area called the Shops at North East Mall. Together, they have 135 stores and cover a huge space, about 2,134,000 square feet.
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History of North East Mall
Early Years: 1970s to 1990s
North East Mall first opened with a department store called Leonard's on July 10, 1970. The main mall, with 80 stores, officially opened on March 25, 1971. Early stores included Stripling's and JCPenney.
By 1978, the mall grew even bigger. New stores like Sears and Montgomery Ward opened. This expansion also added 20 more store spaces and a movie theater called United Artists Cinema 6. At this point, the mall had 106 stores.
Big Changes: 1999 to 2004
In October 1999, North East Mall went through a huge upgrade that cost $200 million. They added a new outdoor shopping area next to the mall, which they called The Shops at North East Mall. This outdoor area also opened in October 1999.
As part of the big changes, new parking garages were built between 1998 and 2001. A new South Wing was also added to the mall, which brought 28 more store spaces.
In the fall of 2000, a fancy store called Saks Fifth Avenue opened at the mall. It was the only Saks Fifth Avenue store in the whole Tarrant County area.
When the mall was officially rededicated on September 15, 2001, it had grown to 168 stores. It became the second-largest enclosed shopping mall in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the second-largest in Texas, after The Galleria in Houston.
Recent Times: 2005 to Today
In 2006, Saks Fifth Avenue closed its store at North East Mall.
In 2014, there were reports that new stores and changes were coming to the mall. However, construction on State Highway 183 nearby made it harder for people to get to the mall, which affected sales.
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that the Sears store would close. It officially shut down in October 2019.
The JCPenney store got a major makeover starting November 1, 2019. They updated the lighting, departments, and decorations inside the store.
On May 6, 2020, another big store, Nordstrom, announced it would be closing. It closed its doors on May 12, 2020.
Main Stores at North East Mall
Anchor stores are the biggest stores in a mall, often department stores, that attract many shoppers.
- JCPenney (opened in 1971)
- Macy's (opened in 2001 as Foley's, became Macy's in 2006)
- Dillard's (This is a very important Dillard's store, with three floors, opened in 1999)
- Dick's Sporting Goods (opened in 2007 in the old Saks Fifth Avenue spot)
- Rave Cinemas (a movie theater, opened in 2004)
Past Main Stores
- Sears (Opened in 1978, closed in October 2019)
- Saks Fifth Avenue (Opened in 2000, closed in September 2006)
- Montgomery Ward (Opened in 1978, closed in 2001)
- Foley's (Opened in 2001, changed to Macy's in 2006)
- Leonards (Opened in 1970, sold to Dillard's in 1974)
- Stripling & Cox (Opened in 1971, closed in 1986)
- Nordstrom (Opened in 2001, closed in May 2020)
Images for kids
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The North East Mall logo used from 1976 to 1994.
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The Gap store at North East Mall in the Dillard's wing.
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A photo of a wing inside North East Mall, taken in February 2013.
