Sunrise Mall (Corpus Christi)

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Sunrise Mall

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location = Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
opening_date = 1981
manager = Morris
owner = [http://www.kimmartinco.com Kim Martin Co]
developer = Corpus Christi, Texas
number_of_stores = 65 as of 2007
number_of_anchors = 6 (5 open, 1 empty)
floors = 2
parking = 2,500est
website =

Sunrise Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Airline Rd & South Padre Island Drive (SPID). Anchor stores include Burlington Coat Factory, Sears, Cinemark Theaters, Stein Mart and [http://www.wilcoxfurniture.com Home Place Furniture] . It's now nearly empty, with far more blank walls than shops.The Mall is located near major retail centers like Gulfway Shopping Center, and Staples Center. Lowe's and [http://www.wildoatsharvest.com Sun Harvest] are near by.

Mall timeline

*1981 Sunrise Mall opens with 85 stores, with Joske's, Sears, Frost Bros., Rich's, H-E-B and Cinemark Theaters as anchors.
*1985 Scenes from the film "The Legend of Billie Jean" are filmed at Sunrise Mall.
*1987 Sunrise Mall expands making room for an additional anchor (Mervyns) and 10 extra stores. 2 parking garages were built to house the growing Mall.
*1987 Frost Bros and Joske's close due to bankruptcy and leave room for 2 anchors. Montgomery Ward fills the empty spot left by Joske's.
*1989 Burlington Coat Factory fills the empty spot left by Frost Bros.
*1992 Oshman's Super SportsUSA opens a large store in Sunrise Mall, replacing Rich's.
*2001 Montgomery Ward closes.
*2006 Texas WorkSource acquires a large section of the Mall. Mervyns closes.
*2007 Home Place Furniture by Wilcox opens in former Montgomery Ward Spot.
*2008 Mall awaits forclosure by bank on May 6th.
*2008 Mall awaits forclosure by bank on Sep 2nd.
*2008 IBC Bank forecloses on the property.

Anchors

*Sears "(opened 1975 separate from the Mall, 1981 was acquired by the Mall)"
*Burlington Coat Factory "(opened 1981 as Frost Bros., became Burlington Coat Factory in 1989.)"
*Cinemark "(opened 1981 as Cinemark Theaters.)"
*Stein Mart "(opened 1975 separate from the Mall as H-E-B, closed 1989, became Stein Mart in 1990 and was acquired by Mall.)"
* [http://www.wilcoxfurniture.com Home Place Furniture] "(opened 1981 as Joske's closed in 1986 and became Montgomery Ward until 2001.)"
*Mervyn's Closed 2006

References

*http://www.caller.com/news/2005/aug/02/more-in-store-for-sunrise/
*http://www.caller.com/news/2007/jul/15/what-about-sunrise-mall-mix-of-service-based-and/
*http://www.caller.com/news/2005/aug/20/sunrise-mall-leasing-agents-say-site-has/
*http://www.caller.com/news/2007/mar/21/sunrise-mall-gets-new-tenant/
*http://www.caller.com/news/2005/sep/08/mervyns-to-shut-its-doors-in-january-will-lay/