Visalia Mall is an enclosed

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. Visalia Mall is anchored by

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and

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History

Visalia Mall was the first enclosed shopping mall in

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when it opened in 1964. In September 1997, the mall finished its $30 million renovation. This added a 450-seat food court, an additional of space with a new anchor store

Gottschalks Gottschalks (former NYSE ticker symbol GOT) was a middle-tier American department store that operated 58 department stores and three specialty apparel stores in six western states (California, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada); some ...

, and a 3-story parking garage. The mall was acquired in 1988 by Newman Brettin Properties. In 1997 it was purchased by JP Realty Inc. of

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. Macy's opened at the mall in 2009 in the former Gottschalks space which closed early that year. In 2018, Macy's added a Backstage discount store in its location. In 2016, Blaze Pizza opened at the mall.

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