Tri City Mall
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Tri-City Mall was a mall located in Mesa, Arizona
. It was opened in 1968 and was the first enclosed shopping center in the East Valley region of the Phoenix
metropolitan area.
The mall contained 55 stores and was anchored by a Bashas'
supermarket, Diamond's department store (later Dillard's
), and JCPenney. The mall first encountered problems when the large Metrocenter
mall opened in Phoenix in 1973. Despite this, Tri City Mall continued to prosper until several additional malls were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s. The mall closed in 1998 and was demolished to make way for a new strip mall shopping center, Tri-City Pavilions. The last standing Tri-City Mall store (the gutted remains of JCPenney) was demolished in April 2006 to make way for a light rail transit station.
Mesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
. It was opened in 1968 and was the first enclosed shopping center in the East Valley region of the Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
metropolitan area.
The mall contained 55 stores and was anchored by a Bashas'
Bashas'
Bashas is a family-owned grocery store chain, primarily located in Arizona with two locations outside the state; one each in Needles, California, and Crownpoint, New Mexico. Its headquarters are in unincorporated Maricopa County, Arizona, near Chandler....
supermarket, Diamond's department store (later Dillard's
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
), and JCPenney. The mall first encountered problems when the large Metrocenter
Metrocenter
Metrocenter Mall is a regional shopping mall in southwest Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The largest shopping mall in Mississippi, it is composed of of retail space on two levels. Despite this mall opening with four anchors; its only remaining two anchors are Sears and Burlington Coat Factory. ...
mall opened in Phoenix in 1973. Despite this, Tri City Mall continued to prosper until several additional malls were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s. The mall closed in 1998 and was demolished to make way for a new strip mall shopping center, Tri-City Pavilions. The last standing Tri-City Mall store (the gutted remains of JCPenney) was demolished in April 2006 to make way for a light rail transit station.