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Victoria Mall
Victoria Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Victoria, Texas. It opened in 1981 and is managed by Hull Storey Gibson. Anchor stores are Bealls, Best Buy, two Dillard's locations, JCPenney, and TJ Maxx. History Dillard's opened at the mall in 1981. Other major tenants included O.G. Wilson, a catalog showroom chain owned by Zales, Sears, and Bealls. JCPenney moved into Victoria Mall from Town Plaza Mall in 1987. Zales sold the O.G. Wilson chain in 1986, and the Victoria Mall location remained vacant until Dillard's opened an auxiliary store there in 1993. The same year, F.W. Woolworth closed its store at the mall. Gap and sister chain Old Navy both joined the mall in 2000. Three years later, Hull Storey Gibson (then known as just Hull Storey) purchased the property. Further renovation in 2005 removed the food court, present since 1985, and relocated restaurants throughout the mall. Best Buy also joined in 2006. Jo-Ann Fabrics, which moved from an existing store in Victoria in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Texas
Victoria is a small city in South Texas and county seat of Victoria County, Texas. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 as of the 2000 census. Its elevation is . Victoria is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Victoria is a two-hour drive from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Victoria is named for General Guadalupe Victoria, who became the first president of independent Mexico. Victoria is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas. History The city of Guadalupe Victoria was founded in 1824 by Martín De León, a Mexican empresario, in honor of Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of the Republic of Mexico. Victoria was initially part of De León's Colony, which had been founded that same year. By 1834, the town had a population of approximately 300. During the Texas Revolution, Guadalupe Victoria contributed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
