West Town Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = West Town Mall


caption =
location = Kingston Pike, Interstate 40, and Interstate 75 Knoxville , USA
opening_date = 1972
developer=
manager = Simon Property Group
owner = Simon Property Group
number_of_stores = 150+ stores
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = convert|1330000|sqft|m2
(GLA)
floors = 1
website = [http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=202 West Town Mall Website]

West Town Mall is a shopping mall located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It is the premiere shopping mall serving the Knoxville Metropolitan Area, which includes the University of Tennessee. Opened in August 1972, this one-level mall is located in the western portion of Knoxville in the West Hills community. West Town Mall is located along Interstates 40/75 and Kingston Pike. [http://www.simon.com/mall/LeasingSheet%5CWest_Town.pdf Factual Information on West Town Mall] It is currently the largest mall in Tennessee.

Anchors

*Dillard's (opened as Miller's Department Store, then later Hess's. 243,110 sq ft.)
*Belk (Opened as Proffitt's, became Belk. Converted to Store for Women May 2007, 103,000 sq ft.)
*Sears, Roebuck and Company (original anchor, 182,140 sq ft.)
*JC Penney (Original anchor, moved to space originally slated for Parks-Belk in 1994. 147,282 sq ft.)
*Belk (former Parisian - Men,Children Home. 144,000 sq ft.)

Other stores

West Town Mall caters to a more upscale customer than other malls in the Knoxville area. There are 40 stores exclusive to the Knoxville area including Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple Store, and Coach.

There is a food court in the center the mall, which was the first mall location for Knoxville-based Petro's. [http://www.petros.com/1.22/html/h_history.htm Petro's moves to malls after the World's Fair.]

Movie theaters

West Town Mall has had two different theaters in its life. The first was a round theater on an out parcel at the corner of Morrell Rd and Kingston Pike. The building was demolished before the mall's major renovations of the 1990s.

In 1998, Knoxville based Regal Cinemas opened a Funscape entertainment complex in the mall. [http://weeklywire.com/ww/12-14-98/knox_cover.html Deconstructing the Mall] The location was the former upper level of JC Penney that had been stripped of its walls and roof in the 1990s renovation and addition. The lower level space had been converted to a main hallway and retail space and the upper level became the theater complex and entertainment area. The theater is still there, but the entertainment area was closed by Regal.

References

External links

* [http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=202 West Town Mall website]