Information:
Address: 4500 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ. 85705
Phone: (520) 293-7330
Service Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 11AM-7PM
Friday-Saturday: 11Am-8PM Sunday: 12PM-6PM
Website: www.tucsonmall.com
Tucson mall on Google Map
The inside of Tucson Mall (Brookfiled Porperties)
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Tucson Mall at the night (Brookfiled Properties)
About:
The Tucson Mall is known to be the biggest and most popular mall in the city. It opened in year of 1982, and has remained for 42 years now. Brookfiled Properties were the original owners and management. There are two floor levels and about 163 stores in the mall, including restaurants nearby. The anchor stores include Dillard's, Forever 21, JCPenney, Macy's, and Old Navy. There is also a children's play place which is always full of families and children having a good time. There are always improvements happening, and openings of new stores and restaurants that comply with customers preferences. In 2001, General Growth Properties purchased Tucson Mall.
| Total retail floor area. | 1,287,206 sq ft (119,585.4 m2) |
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Anchor Stores
• Dillard's has 197,958 sq ft. (converted from Diamond's in 1984)
• Forever 21 has 86,596 sq ft. (formerly Mervyn's)
• J. C. Penney has 136,864 sq ft.
• Macy's has 139,078 sq ft. (formerly occupied in a 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2) (originally Broadway Southwest)
• Old Navy has 19,996 sq ft.
Services:
There are many entrances and parking spaces that are available to the customers all around the mall.
There are many services that are accessible to visitors. These services include ATM's, automobile jump starts, family restrooms, a lost and found, a nursing lounge, Safety Escorts, soft seating areas, stroller rentals, and wheelchairs.
Events:
During the holiday seasons, you can find Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny waiting to meet families and take photographs. Since 2015, there have also been Sensitive Santa meetings; specialized times for families of children with autistic or sensory disorders.
There are also other local events that can be managed and held at the inside lobby area next to the food court.
Dinning:
The Tucson Mall offers a variety of dining options in and around the mall. One can find full service restaurants including Churrasco de Brasil, Olive Garden, and The Cheesecake Factory; quick snacks and fast food such as In-N-Out Burger, Wetzels Pretzels; and more local snacks and flavors including Aguas Frescas and Raspados. In 2021 a fantasy themed bar; The Short Rest Tavern, opened in the back of Tucson Games and Gadgets. Guests are invited to play board games on Fridays, and Dungeons and Dragons on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Food Court - 1
Food Court - 2
Mall Programs:
- Amber Alert: When there is an Amber Alert, the mall will provide signage in the busiest locations for the word to spread.
-Community Discount Program: Where students, first responders, and military receive discounts at select stores in the mall
- Nearest Parking Locator
- LiveSafe App
Though an official "Mall Walkers" program is not available, doors to the mall open an hour before retailer's operation hours. Guests are welcome to walk the mall during this time.
Dogs are welcome inside the mall, provided they are well-behaved and leashed.
Website: www.tucsonmall.com
Tucson Mall website includes stores' information within these categories (04/12/2020):
History:
According to historian David Leighton, the idea of building Tucson Mall was entirely a coincidence. In 1930, Helen Wetmore was on a trip to Chicago when she was inspired by a shopping center on Skokie Highway. She thought, "I'm going to have that on my land". Her husband's family owned the plot of land, and she kept it aside until plans for the mall began in 1978; with the assistance of Forest City Enterprises.
Upon opening in 1982, the Tucson Mall included 100 stores; with anchor stores Broadway (now a Macy's), JCPenney, Mervyn's (now occupied by a Forever 21), Diamond's (sold to Dillards in 1984), and Sears (closed as of 2020)
1987, the mall was used as a location for the film Can't Buy Me Love
In 1990, Tucson Mall began a large-scale expansion plan. The Dillard's anchor was the first part to be expanded and renovated, and a parking garage was built next to it. On the east side of the mall, a new wing was built for providing more commercial services and attracting companies to join. This new wing opened in 1991, and provided more than 400,000 square feet of space as well as more than 70 new stores, including new anchor store Foleys (later becoming a Robinsons-May, who then was bought by Macy's in 2006).
In 1993 exterior shots of the mall were used in the movie Bodies, Rest, & Motion. Meanwhile inside the mall, a new corridor called Arizona Avenue was added as well as a carousel.
In the fall of 1999, the mall acquired its newest anchor store- Old Navy
By 2001, the mall boasted 200 stores and 6 department stores. Around this time, the mall was purchased by General Growth Properties.
In the years 2002-2003 the then 21 year old Mall underwent its first renovation which included new floors and tiles, a new paint job, soft seats, escalators and an elevator, a children's play area, and an updated "mercado"feeling to Arizona Avenue.
In 2007, the mall saw another set of construction as Macy's relocated to the form Robinsons-May store, and the old Macy's location was demolished to provide a new entrance and security offices.
In 2009 as Mervyn's shut down, Forever 21 took over its 2-story location.
In April of 2020, Sears closed permanently.
Tucson Mall at 1982 (Tumblr)
Transportation:
Sun Tran's Tohono Tadai Transit Center, located adjacent to the Mall, was opened in 1994
References :
https://www.tucsonmall.com/en.html
https://www.google.com/searchq=tucson+mall&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlr5HP-JjTAhVP2WMKHd7RAn0Q_AUICSgE&biw=1269&bih=640
"Tohono Tadai Transit Center". The Role of Transit in Creating Livable Metropolitan Communities. Transportation Research Board. 1997-01-01. pp. 71–73. ISBN 9780309060578.
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