The Arboretum is an upmarket retail trade area in the northwest portion of

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, centered roughly on the convergence of

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(which, as it travels through Austin, is a freeway known as Research Boulevard), Capital of Texas Highway and

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Arboretum at Great Hills

The Arboretum at Great Hills was developed by

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, opened in 1985 and is managed by Simon Malls. It is the heavily wooded park-like atmosphere that gives the mall its

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name. The Arboretum's first anchor tenant, which opened on Sept 10, 1986, was a 492-room hotel with 65,000 sqft of meeting space now known as the Renaissance Austin. The open-air mall features several open park spaces, and a

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, among other commercial establishments. The park spaces contain a set of five

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statues by

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Harold F. Clayton. It also formerly featured a movie theater - Arbor 7 Cinema - that participated in the

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The theater moved locations in 2002 and was replaced with

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The Arboretum has been owned by

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since 1998. Arboretum Market Austin Texas 2020

Arboretum Market

The Arboretum Market opened across the street in 1987 and featured upmarket retailers such as the city's only

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(now Trader Joe's) along with smaller specialty shops. The Saks space was previously a

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specialty grocer, which closed in December 1996 and was subsequently converted into Saks. As of June 20, 2014 the former Saks store was converted to Trader Joe's.

References

External links

Official website
Arboretum at Great Hills
Barshop & Oles
Arboretum Market Washington Prime Group Shopping malls in Austin, Texas Shopping malls established in 1987 {{Texas-struct-stub