Forum 303 Mall was a

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...

built at Pioneer Parkway ( Spur 303) and SH 360 in

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...

in the

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between

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and

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. The complex was dedicated September 19, 1970. Interesting features of it was that it included a public ice skating rink, and a public amphitheater in the lower level. During the 1970s many local and national acts, such as

Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...

, performed there. It was converted to an indoor

bazaar A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...

/flea market venue and renamed Festival Marketplace in 1998, but that concept also failed. Air-conditioner problems and competition with

Six Flags Mall Six Flags Mall was a shopping mall that opened in August 1970 in Arlington, Texas. Arlington's first enclosed shopping center, it was named after the nearby Six Flags Over Texas theme park. When it opened, it was the largest shopping center in T ...

The Parks at Arlington The Parks Mall at Arlington is a shopping mall that opened in 1988 at 3811 South Cooper Street ( FM 157) and Interstate 20 in South Arlington, Texas between Fort Worth and Dallas. It went through a renovation in 1996. It is one of the leading s ...

, and Traders Village contributed to its 2006 demise. Demolition of it started in September 2007. The site has been rebuilt as a

business park A business park or office park is a designated area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. These types of developments are often located in suburban areas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typically ...

called Pioneer 360 Business Center.Demolition of Festival Marketplace paves way for $66 million in new development
Texas Economic Development Council - Retrieved Feb 26, 2008.

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* Leonard's (acquired by Dillard's in March 1974) '239,000 square feet, with freestanding Auto Center''*

Dillard's Dillard's, Inc. is an upscale American department store chain with approximately 282 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, the largest number of stores are located in Texas with 57 and Florida with 42. The ...

(Converted to Dillard's Clearance Center) * Dillard's Clearance Center (moved to Six Flags Mall in 2005) *

Montgomery Ward Montgomery Ward is the name of two successive U.S. retail corporations. The original Montgomery Ward & Co. was a world-pioneering mail-order business and later also a leading department store chain that operated between 1872 and 2001. The curren ...

(closed 2001) '151,000 square feet, with freestanding Auto Center''*

Service Merchandise Service Merchandise was a retail chain of catalog showrooms carrying jewelry, toys, sporting goods, and electronics. The company, which first began in 1934 as a five-and-dime store, was in existence for 68 years before ceasing operations in 2002. ...

(closed 1999) *

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Some pictures of the Forum303 Demolition
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