Visalia Mall

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Visalia Mall

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image_width = 300
caption = Visalia Mall
location = Visalia, California
address = 2031 South Mooney BoulevardVisalia, California 93277
coordinates =
opening_date = 1964
closing_date =
developer =
manager = Merrie Ann Millar
owner = General Growth Properties
architect =
number_of_stores = 75
number_of_anchors = 2
floor_area = convert|440000|sqft|m2|abbr=on.
floors = 1
parking = 2,200 spaces
website = http://www.visaliamall.com
footnotes = The Visalia Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Visalia, California. It is anchored by Gottschalks, J. C. Penney [ [http://www.ggp.com/Properties/MallDirectory.aspx?smuid=664 GPP: Visalia Mall] ] . It was the first enclosed shopping mall in California when it opened in 1964. [cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FB&p_theme=fb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1188107C10162618&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Visalia Mall serves, conserves ... |date=2007-04-13|work=Fresno Bee|accessdate=2008-10-03] In September of 1997, the mall finished its $30 million renovation. This added a 450 seat food court, an additional convert|38000|sqft|m2|abbr=on of space and a 3 story parking garage. [ [http://www.ggp.com/Properties/MallDirectory.aspx?smuid=664 GGP: Mall Directory ] ]

The mall was acquired in 1988 by Newman Brettin Properties. [cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59789723.html?dids=59789723:59789723&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+10%2C+1988&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Visalia+Mall+Sold%2C+to+Be+Expanded&pqatl=google|title=Visalia Mall Sold, to Be Expanded|date=April 10, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2008-10-03] In 1997 it was purchased by JP Realty Inc. of Salt Lake City. [cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F364832F0536F15&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title= JP Realty of S.L. purchases Visalia Mall in California|date= July 2, 1997 |work= Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) -|accessdate=2008-10-03] The current owner is General Growth Properties.

References

*cite news|url= http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17980337_ITM|title= Visalia, Calif., mall seeks to lure Macy's|last= Fonte |first=Diwata|date=September 17, 2004|work=Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) P|accessdate=2008-10-03

External links

* [http://www.visaliamall.com/ Official site ]