Hulen Mall is a diverse-scale

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

located in southwest

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, United States. Located at the southwest corner of

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and Hulen Street, it is in the southwest side of the DFW Metroplex. The mall is anchored by two major department stores and contains 118 specialty shops and stores.

History

Hulen Mall was officially dedicated on the 4th of August 1977, designed by HOK and developed by

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. Upon the mall's opening, a pre-existing Sanger-Harris would be joined by a

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department store as anchors. The mall would encompass 580,000 leasable square feet, and 87 stores at opening. The mall would exist in its original state until July 1993, when it would undergo a western expansion

Included in the new wing would be a replacement food court and a

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Department Store. The expansion would be dedicated on August 24, 1994. After the expansion the mall's total retail floor area would grow to a total of 916,700 sq ft. In 2004,

would be sold to

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, with ownership of the property being transferred within the year. The mall would undergo light cosmetic renovations starting in 2011, with 25,330 square feet of restaurants being added to the eastern facade. Among these new tenants would be

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, Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy & BJ's Brewhouse, openings being held between 2011 and 2013. Upon its completion the property would encompass 942,000 square feet.

Amenities (1977)

The mall would have many unique features, such as an early food court known as "The Park". Some tenants opening with "The Park" would include, Chelsea Street Pub,

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, Claim Jumper Hamburgers, Cookie Cupboard, Heidi's Bavarian Deli, Love That Yogurt, Ol' Dan Tucker's Smokehouse, Pietro's Pizza, and Swensen's Ice Cream Parlor.

Anchor History

On May 5, 1977, a 200,000 square foot, 3 Story Sanger-Harris would open to the public. It included in store features such as, a Beauty Salon, a Potting Shed restaurant and a Design Studio. It would predate the mall by months. On August 4, 1977, a 154,000 square foot, 2-Story

would be dedicated along with the mall proper. Some features exclusive to the

store would include, a Beauty Salon, a Frontier Room restaurant, Pharmacy and freestanding Auto Center. In July 1987, the mall's existing Sanger-Harris department store would be rebranded

Foley's Foley's was a chain of department stores owned by May Department Stores and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas. On August 30, 2005, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's ...

. The chain's parent company,

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had decided to merge the two chains in an attempt to consolidate operations. On August 24, 1994, a 336,700 square foot, 3 Story

would join the mall as its third anchor store, it would be dedicated with the mall's western wing. In March 2001, the mall's

department store would undergo its liquidation and would close with the rest of its chain. On March 21, 2002, the former

space would be assumed by a

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. On September 9, 2006,

would be re-branded as

Macy's Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...

, as part of

acquisition and re-branding of

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. On July 11, 2020, it was announced that

would be closing as part of a plan to close 28 stores nationwide. The store would complete its liquidation in late August.

May 2018 Molotov cocktail attacks

On May 11, 2018, a man lit

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s inside the mall's Dillard's and Sears department stores before fleeing. There were no reported injuries or damages. On May 18, the same suspect set off another Molotov cocktail, this time in the Sears store again. Employees tracked down the suspect, and the

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was able to detain the 46-year-old male.

Anchor Stores

Traditional Anchors

(336,700 square feet, 3 stories) — opened on August 24, 1994 *

(200,000 square feet, 3 stories) — opened in May 1977 as Sanger-Harris, became

in July 1987, became Macy's on September 9, 2006

Junior Anchors

Macy's Backstage Macy's, Inc. (originally Federated Department Stores, Inc.) is an American conglomerate holding company. Upon its establishment, Federated held ownership of the regional department store chains Abraham & Straus, Lazarus, Filene's, and Shillito ...

* H&M

Former Anchors

(154,000 square feet, 2 stories) — opened on August 4, 1977 as

, closed March 2001, became Sears on March 21, 2002, closed August 2020

Notes

External links

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