Park Meadows is an enclosed

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. Opened on August 30, 1996, the mall features

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and

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as its

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History

Park Meadows opened in 1996 with

, and the first

in the state of Colorado. Both

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(now Macy's) and

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opened at the mall in 1997, and

opened in 1999. It became the largest mall in the

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metropolitan area. When Dillard's bought the Joslins chain in 1998, the Park Meadows store was sold to

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, which opened in 1999.

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, who built the mall, sold it to

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the same year. A movie theater opened by United Artists closed in 2000 and became

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, now

. Lord & Taylor closed its store at the mall in 2004. Also that year, General Growth Properties acquired the mall when it bought Rouse's portfolio. In 2006, the Lord & Taylor building was demolished for an outdoor promenade.

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, a tenant of the outdoor section, closed in 2011. A year later, it was replaced by

Anchors

Current

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(periphery) * Dick's Sporting Goods (former United Artists Theatre) * Dillard's * Epic Mountain Gear (periphery) * Forever XXI * JCPenney * Macy's * Nordstrom * PetSmart (periphery) Sources:

Former

* Border's Books & Music (now Forever XXI) *

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* Foley's (now Macy's) * Lord and Taylor, formerly Joslin's (demolished) * United Artists Theatre

References

External links

* Brookfield Properties Shopping malls in Colorado Shopping malls established in 1996 Tourist attractions in Denver 1996 establishments in Colorado {{US-mall-stub