Irving Mall

Irving Mall
Irving Mall, November 2020
LocationIrving, Texas, United States
Coordinates32°50′23″N 96°59′47″W / 32.83972°N 96.99639°W / 32.83972; -96.99639
Address3880 Irving Mall
OpenedAugust 4, 1971 (August 4, 1971)
DeveloperMelvin Simon and Associates
ManagementCBRE
OwnerWashington Prime Group
Stores105[1]
5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Floor area1,050,000 sq ft (98,000 m2)[2]
Floors2 (1 in former Sears, 3 in Macy's)
Websiteshopirvingmall.com

Irving Mall is an enclosed American shopping mall located in Irving, Texas, at the intersection of Texas State Highway 183 (Airport Freeway) and Belt Line Road. It has over 80 stores, including four anchor tenants as of November 29, 2020, and a food court.

It is under ownership of Washington Prime Group, which has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 13, 2021.[3]

History

Southwest Court, October 2025

The mall opened with Titche-Goettinger, JCPenney, and Sears.[4] JCPenney was closed as part of 44 underperforming stores and closed in 2001.[5]

The mall received a renovation in 1984 adding the west wing of the mall along with two new anchors, Dillard's and Mervyn's[6] and a new food court. The General Cinema, which opened in 1971 would later expand to 7 screens in the same year.[7]

In 1999, General Cinema moved to a spot where a former Wilson's Catalog Showroom[8] used to be. In the same year, as part of Irving Mall's redevelopment, Barnes & Noble also opened in the former General Cinema 1–3. Barnes & Noble closed in 2012,[9] and is now a Shoppers World.

In 2002, AMC took over the former General Cinema at the mall, it was renovated in 2013.[10]

As of June 2018, anchors include Macy's, Dillard's Clearance Center, and Burlington Coat Factory.[11]

In May 28, 2014, Irving Mall was spun off by Simon Property Group to Washington Prime Group, with mall management being transferred by 2015.[12]

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Irving Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[13]

On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed in early January and currently sits vacant.[14]

Shootings

Multiple shootings have occurred at Irving Mall since 1990.

In 1990, a man named Eddie Edwards chased his girlfriend in the parking lot and shot her with a .38 caliber revolver. Another man, Tom Broom, stopped Edwards by shooting him in the head twice with a .44 caliber Magnum pistol, killing him.[15]

In 1993, a conflict at the mall between two gangs escalated to one person shooting two others, killing an innocent bystander, Kevin Reuss Bacon.[16]

On September 4, 2022, shots were fired at the mall when Arlington rapper SSG Splurge was walking out the exit with a baby car seat and a rival approached him and threw a couple of punches. Splurge proceeded to drop the car seat and start shooting at the aggressor; this led to temporary panic. No one was struck by the gunfire.[17]

Transportation

DART Route 231 goes by it on Belt Line.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Irving Mall Stores". Simon Property Group. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ Halkias, Maria (December 26, 2012). "Barnes & Noble set to close two Irving stores as shopping patterns change". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ Tyko, Kelly. "Mall owner Washington Prime Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing COVID challenges". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ "03 Aug 1971 Irving Mall Formal Opening with stores listed". Irving Daily News. August 3, 1971. p. 22. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "J.C. Penny Announces Major Layoffs". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ Mid Cities Daily News. Mid Cities Daily News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "General Cinema Irving Mall 1-3 in Irving, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mid Cities Daily News. Mid Cities Daily News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Barnes & Noble closing two Irving stores as shopping patterns change". Dallas News. December 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "AMC Irving Mall 14 in Irving, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Irving Mall Map". MallsCenters.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ www.dynamit.com, Dynamit. "WP GLIMCHER". wpglimcher.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  13. ↑ "At Irving Mall | Seritage". Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Sears store closing list: 142 more Sears, Kmart locations closing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Man Who Shot Killer Says He's No Vigilante". March 17, 1990. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  16. ↑ "1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Shooting at Texas Shopping Mall". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021.
  17. ↑ Reyes • •, Jacob (September 4, 2022). "Police: Shots Fired at Irving Mall, No Injuries Reported". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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