Boise Towne Square Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Boise Towne Square Mall

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caption = Main entrance before 2006 renovation
location = Boise, Idaho
opening_date = 1988
owner = General Growth Properties
manager =
developer= Sletten Companies
number_of_stores = 186
number_of_anchors = 6
parking =
floor_area = 1,057,954 square feet (98,287 m²)
floors = 2
website = [http://www.boisetownesquaremall.com/ www.boisetownesquaremall.com]

Boise Towne Square Mall is a mall in Boise, Idaho, United States. The largest mall in Idaho [ [http://www.marriott.com/city-guide/city-poi.mi?cityId=283&attractionId=196149 Marriot.com City Guide: Boise] ] , it features over 186 stores, with Borders, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Mervyns, and Sears as anchor stores.

The mall also operates an out parcel shopping center, Boise Towne Plaza, which is anchored by Circuit City, Linens 'n Things, and Old Navy. [ [http://www.boisetownesquare.com/html/storedirectory.asp Boise Towne Square Mall - Story Directory] ]

History

The history of the mall can be traced back to 1980 when a regional shopping mall was proposed for Meridian, Idaho which resulted into Boise Mall at Westpark, which instead was proposed to be built near of Business Loop I-84. [http://library.boisestate.edu/Special/FindingAids/fa250.htm#Major_Documents_ Boise Redevelopment Agency documents, 1974-1989] ] The mall's name was eventually changed to Westpark Mall, then Boise Towne Square Mall. ] The mall was built in 1987 and opened in 1988.

The mall was expanded in 1998 to add a three level Dillard's department store, several new stores, a food court, and more space for The Bon Marchè. Sears recived a slight expansion in 2000. In 2006, the mall was expanded to add 35,000 square feet (3,300 m²) of retail and restaurant space. Borders, The Cheesecake Factory, and Talbots were added in this expansion. The mall also received interior renovations, which haven't been touched since the mall's opening in 1988. In August 2008, anchor Mervyns announced it would close its location in the mall in late October to early November 2008, as part of the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. [ [http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-aug1408-mervyns_closing.46fe98fd.html Mervyns to closes 26 stores, including Boise] ] [ [http://www.2news.tv/news/26954894.html Boise Towne Square Mall set to lose Mervyns] ]

Anchors

*Macy's
*Sears
*JCPenney
*Borders (opened 2006)
*Dillard's (opened 1998)
*Mervyns (closing late 2008)

Former

*The Bon Marché (opened 1988, converted to Macy's in 2005)
*Loews Cineplex (closed 2001)
*The Reel Theatre (closed 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.boisetownesquare.com/ Official website]